Program and Schedule
TETT 2017
Creating Learning Against Radicalization
September 25, 2017
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony
Welcome by Dr. Ayaz Naseem,
Convenor TETT Symposia
Welcome by Dr. Miranda D’Amico
Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science,
Concordia University
Dr. Diane Pesco
Associate Chair, Dept. of Education
Concordia University
Message from Dean, College of Arts
Nova Southeastern University
10:00-10:45 Keynote
Dr. Ali A. Abdi
University of British Columbia
The Complexities of Contemporary Migrations, Radicalization and Possibilities for De-radicalization: Historico-Actual Analyses
10:45-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 11:45 Session 1: Making/unmaking Radicalization: Constitution and Disruption of Radicalization Discourses
Chair: Ezgi Ozynom
Dr. Mario Novelli, University of Sussex
Undermining International Solidarity and the Right to Dissent: De-Radicalisation as Discourse and Practice in UK Education
Dr. Adeela Arshad-Ayaz, Concordia University
Deconstructing the ‘pathology’ of radicalization
Dr. Uzma Jamil, Dawson College
Knowing Muslims: The Muslim Subject in State Discourses of Radicalization
11:45-12:30 Critical engagement
12:30-2:00 LUNCH
2:00-2:45 Session 2: Theology and/or Ideology: Perspectives on Radicalization/Counter-Radicalization from within the Islamic Thought
Chair: Marlon Sanchez
Dr. Naved Bakali, Tabah Foundation, Abu Dhabi
Takfiri Ideology and its Divergence from Traditional Muslim Views: Understanding the Ideological Underpinnings of Islamic Terrorist Networks
Dr. Hassan Bashir, Texas A&M University, Qatar
Fighting Religious Extremism from Within: Advice from a South Asian Muslim Fundamentalist Thinker
Hicham Tiflati, Université de Montréal
ISIS’s Factory of Suicide Bombers: Rationale, Ideology, and Logistics Behind Self-Immolation
2:45-3:30 Critical engagement
3:30-3:45 COFFEE BREAK
3:45-4:30 Session 3: Pedagogical Interventions for CLEAR: Initiatives in Québec
Chair: Monyka Rodriguez
Dr. Ghayda Hassan, Université du Québec a Montreal
Preventing Violent Radicalization: From Theory to Practice
Claire Lyke, Sherpa Project, McGill University, Montreal
What if? Intercommunity Art Project
4:30-5:15 Critical engagement
September 26, 2017
9:00-10:00 Keynote Address
Dr. Cecile Rousseau, MD
McGill University
Rethinking Risks and Benefits of Security Approaches in Education, Health and Social Services Institutions in the Prevention of Youth Violent Radicalization
10:00-10:30 Session 1: Use of Media for Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization
Chair: Thomas Prince
Dr. Ahmed K. Al-Rawi, Concordia University
ISIS & the Role of Media in State Building
Dr. Jeremy Stoddard, College of William Mary— Via Skype
Dr. Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin
Fifteen years after September 11, 2001: Terrorism, Terrorists, and the War on Terror in US State Social Studies Curriculum Standards
10:30-10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:30 Critical Engagement
11:30-12:30 Session 2: Presentation of pedagogical deliverables developed at the First Concordia Institute on Creating Learning Against Radicalization (CLEAR)
12:30-2:00 LUNCH
2:00-2:45 Session 3: Canadian Perspectives on CLEAR
Chair: Wendy Sun
Dr. Lynette Shultz, University of Alberta
Addressing the “Rise of the Right” and Acts of Extremism in Canada: What does UNESCO Have to Offer?
Meriem Rebani-Gosselin
RCMP and Université de Montréal
Using Community Policing Practices to Prevent Radicalisation Leading to Violence
Dr. Anila Asghar, McGill University
Muslim Youths’ Response to Radicalization in Canada
2:45-3:30 Critical engagement
3:30-3:45 Coffee Break
3:45-4:30 Session 4: Community Engagement as CLEAR
Chair: Alicia Piechowiak
Diana Rice, Dawson College
Building Community: Prevention of Violence and Radicalization at the Local Level
John Neysmith, World Scout Committee
World Scouting’s Non-Formal Education Youth Program
Mahad Yousouf, Midaynta Community Services, Toronto
Community Approach to Counter Radicalization
4:30-5:15 Critical engagement
September 27, 2017
9:00-9:30 Session 1: Countering Radicalization in/through Social Media
Chair: Michelle Savard
Dr. Lynn Davies, University of Birmingham
Counting or Countering? Strategies for Anti-Extremism in the Social Media
Nadia Naffi and Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson, Concordia University
Learning About “Otherness” in the Era of Radicalization: Disrupting the Dialogue Through the Pedagogy of Understanding Oneself.
9:30-10:15 Critical engagement
10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-11:15 Session 2: Pedagogical interventions for CLEAR
Chair: Ayaz Naseem
Alicia Piechowiak, Concordia University
Creating suspect communities: Current counter radicalization education initiatives
Dr. Cheryl Duckworth
Nova Southeastern University
Learning 9/11 in an Age of Terror: Meta-Narratives, Local Impact
Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba – via Skype
Radicalism Driven Violent Extremism: In Search of a Pedagogical Model for Conflict Transformation
11:15-12:00 Critical engagement
12:00-2:30 LUNCH and Peace Walk
2:30-3:15 Session 3: Gender and Radicalization
Chair: TBA
Crystina Wyler, Art Transforms Conflict Inc., Florida and Washington DC
Transforming Cultural Identity: How Forced Migration Changes the Role of Women
Dr. Bina Patel, La Vida Conflict Resolution Centre, Ruckersville, VA
Psychology of Female Violence
3:15-4:00 Critical engagement
4:00-4:30 Group chat about TETT 2018
4:30-4:45 Closing ceremony
Photo courtesy of Concordia University.