Education and textbooks in the Middle East and Beyond

History writing, narratives and nation-building

1. Mohammad Irfani: History writing in Afghanistan 2001-2021
2. Kræn Kielsgaard: History writing in Post-Assad Syria

Moderated by Joakim Parslow

Mohammed Irfani,
PhD fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for
Asian and African Studies

Kræn Kielsgaard,
PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Middle East
Studies

Joakim Parslow,
Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen,
Middle East Studies

Methodological challenges in studying
schooling and curricula

1. Tea Sindbæk Andersen: Studying the effects of history curricula
2. Liora Sion: Ethnography in Israeli schools

Moderated by Christine Crone

Tea Sindbæk Andersen,
Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen,
East European Studies

Liora Sion,
Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen,
Middle East Studies

Christine Crone,
Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen,
Middle East Studies

Religious teaching and transnationalism

1. Minoo Mirshahvalad: Iranian religious schools in the diaspora
2. Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen: Islamic teaching in Denmark

Moderated by Maria Lyngsø

Minoo Mirshahvalad,
Affiliated researcher, University of Copenhagen, Middle East Studies

Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen,
Professor at university of Copenhagen, Middle East Studies

Maria Lyngsø,
Post-doc at the University of Copenhagen, Study of
Religions