GE2015-16
| Date 日期: | 22 Oct 2015 | |
| Time 時間: | 6:45pm - 8:45pm | |
| Venue 地點: | KK101, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building, HKU | |
| Speaker(s) 講師: | Dr. James Frankel Mr. Jacky Li Ms. Zhou Yijun |
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| Summary 內容: | The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is growing its territory while rapidly expanding its network in the Middle East, North Africa, and around the world. It has been infamously known for its brutality and is seen to bring impact on regional and global security. In this forum, experts from different sectors will illustrate ISIS’s current situation, its propaganda on social media, its impact on global politics, and whether the violence can be defeated. All students are welcome to join and share their opinions. Together we will demystify ISIS. Registration: For HKU students and staff: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?EM=Y&UEID=39292 For public: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=39293 |
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| Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: | Dr. James Frankel James D. Frankel holds a Bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies and a doctorate in Religion from Columbia University. Currently on the faculty in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, he is working to build the Centre for the Study of Islamic Culture, while teaching and researching on religious fundamentalism in Asia. Mr. Jacky Li Jacky Li Chun Leung, a Catholic, grew up Bruneian Chinese and Malaysian Chinese family, and became interested in Chinese history and modern European history in his early life. While he was enlightened by his parents and started self-learning of the Jawi script (Arabic-writing Malay language) and Arabic language, and the rise of International Politics in recent years, he started his research on Islamic Politics in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and Nusantara (This literally means, ‘Malay World’, and includes Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia). He hopes to build a study base in Hong Kong with connections to Islamic Studies in Nusantara, in order to broaden people’s insights. Ms. Zhou Yijun Zhou Yijun is the Chief Content Director (International News) of Initium Media in Hong Kong. Until June 2014 she was Chief International Correspondent at Phoenix Satellite Television. Since 1998, she has reported in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Korean Peninsula, the Palestinian territories, Israel, Egypt, Libya, and throughout Europe and the United States. She has also written a book, The Closest Place to God, which comprises a range of stories about the Gaza Strip. |
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