Programme Day 1
Thursday, October 6
Skarmholem Conference Facility
09:00-09:10 | Welcome Speech and Opening of the Conference |
09:15-10:30 | Key Note Speech Marat Shterin "Russia's Muslims With and Without Islam: a Sociologist's View" |
10:35-10:50 | Coffee break |
Panel: Inter-Religious Relations Panel chair: Eric Shiraev |
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10:55-11:05 | Dmitry Babich "The Concept of Peaceful Coexistence of Traditional Islam and Orthodox Christianity in Tatarstan: Support from the Senate, Resistance from the Zealots" |
11:10-11:20 | Anastasia V. Mitrofanova "Islam in the Eyes of Politicized Orthodoxy in Russia" |
11:20-11:30 | Question and Answer Session |
Panel: Islam Beyond Russia Panel Chair: Dmitry Strovsky |
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11:40-11:50 | Rebecca Fradkin "Nation Building and the Co-optation of Islam in a Nation-State and Multi-Nation State: Kazakhstan and Russia" |
11:55-12:05 | Ringo Ringvee "Muslim Migrants from the Soviet Republics and their Impact upon Historical Muslim Communities in the Baltic States during the Soviet Times and Beyond" |
12:05-12:15 | Question and Answer session |
12:15-13:15 | Lunch break |
Panel: External Influences on Islam in Russia Panel chair: Azat Akhunov |
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13:20-13:30 | Azat Akhunov "Russia-Middle East: The Influence of the Arab Factor on the Formation of Muslim Education System in the Republic of Tatarstan in 1990-2000" |
13:35-13:45 | Dmitrii Bulgaru "Information Challenge of ISIS: Modern Methods of Influence in the Russian Federation and Possible ways of Counteracting" |
13:50-14:00 | Zilya Khabibullina "Modern Aspects of Russian Muslim's Pilgrimage: According to Research Studies in the South Urals" |
14:05-14:15 | Alexander Ponomariov "Rais Suleimanov (Kazan') and his Struggle against Foreign and Jihadist Influence in Russia's Islam Community" |
14:15-14:35 | Question and Answer Session |
14:35-14:55 | Coffee break |
Panel: Islam's Influence in Modern Foreign Relations Panel Chair: Elena Grunt |
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15:00-15:10 | Nigyar Abbasova "Russia in Modern World Affairs: Potential of the Islamic Religious Factor" |
15:15-15:25 | Behnaz Asadikia "Islam in Dugin's Neo Eurasianism Theory" |
15:30-15:40 | Hamidreza Azizi "The Impact of Islam on Russia-Iran Relations: from Suspision to Cooperation" |
15:45-15:55 | Nicolas Dreyer "The Role of Islam in Russia's Policy towards the Middle East" |
16:00-16:10 | S. Mohammad Isanedjad "The Role of Islam in Redefinition of Russian Geopolitics and National Identity" |
16:15-16:25 | Maxim A. Suchkov "Islam in Russian Foreign Policy" |
16:25-17:05 | Question and Answer Session |