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2. x Social Media and the Perception of Islam
x Social Media and Religious Communities
x Social Media and Religious Minorities
x The Use of the Internet by Political Islam
x Inter-religious Dialogue in the Media
x Portrayal of Religion and Political Correctness
x Anti-Islamic Promotion
x Reality and Perception
x Jihadist Media
x Proselytizing Media
Deadlines
December 15, 2014: Abstracts of about 400 words in Arabic or English
January 10, 2015: Abstract decisions announced
April 30, 2015: Full papers for those interested in submitting their papers for publication
Abstracts in either English or Arabic of about 400 words, outlining the question or argument to be
explored, should be sent to Dr. Ramez Maluf at media.religion@balamand.edu.lb. Full panels will
also be considered.
Registration Fee: $180 - paid during Registration on May 5 or 6, 2015
$80 graduate students
Limited funds are available to assist with accommodation or registration.
Participants will be the guests of the University during lunch and coffee breaks, and visitors from
abroad will have the opportunity to visit the ancient city of Byblos, as well as the Lebanese capital,
Beirut.
Participants at the conference will have a variety of choices for accommodation near the Balamand
campus. As the conference date approaches, specific locations and rates will be posted.
The University of Balamand is a private university founded by the Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV of
Antioch in 1988 that adopts a non-denominational approach to education and admission policy. Its
beautiful main campus, set on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean in the northern Koura region, is
the largest contiguous campus in Lebanon. The University has other campus in Lebanon, including
one in Sin el Feel, which houses the majority of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, another
neighboring Saint George Hospital in Ashrafieh, which houses the faculty for medicine and medical
sciences, and a third in Souk el Gharb.