11 Feb., “Antisemitism and the Qu’ran”
Professor Reuven Firestone, Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles; Affiliate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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18 Feb., “How Antisemitic is South Asian Antisemitism?”
Dr. Richard Benkin, U.S.-based Zionist and Human Rights Activist
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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4 Mar., “Deconstructing Left-Wing Antisemitism in Post-Colonial India”
Priya Singh, Associate Director at Asia in Global Affairs, non-profit, independent research forum
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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18 Mar., “Antisemitism from Innocence”
Professor P.V. Viswanath, Graduate Program Chair in the Department of Finance and Economics, Lubin School of Business, Pace University, New York
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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25 Mar., “Countering Antisemitism in a Muslim Culture: Reflections on Northwest Pakistan and Afghanistan”
Fawad Javaid, Lecturer in Pakistan Studies, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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8 Apr., “The Unnoticed Antisemitism in India”
Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP; Assistant Professor of History, Presidency University, Kolkata
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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22 Apr., “Jews in Afghanistan: An Historical Perspective”
Dr. Farid Younos, Retired Lecturer, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, California State University
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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29 Apr., “Instances of Antisemitism in the Indian Urdu Press”
Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar, Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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6 May., “Re-Examining Secularism and Antisemitism in Bangladesh”
Naureen Rahim, Coordinator, Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice and Adjunct Faculty, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Independent University Bangladesh
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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20 May, “Stereotypes, Sublimations and Substitutions: Jews and Antisemitism in South Asian Literature in English”
Professor Anna Guttman, Department of English, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada and Chair, Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies
Convener: Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi, Research Fellow, ISGAP
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021
Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
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