About this Event
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Synopsis:
This book is a comparative, qualitative research study of an educational phenomenon still functioning worldwide: Hizmet. Dr. Parrillo and Dr. Ansari present a cross-cultural study of Hizmet schools in seven countries of varying histories and ethnic compositions. Some are fairly homogeneous, while others are longstanding multicultural, multiracial societies. Some have Muslim-majority populations, others a small Muslim minority. Through hundreds of interviews with students, parents, staff, and financial supporters, the authors explored individual perceptions and experiences, as well as the triad of student/ parent/ school interaction. Analyzing the commonality of the schools’ structures and processes in different settings, they offer their insights about the schools’ success in achieving their twin goals of offering a quality education and promoting interethnic harmony.
The book will be available for sale at the event at special event pricing.
Speaker
Dr. Vincent N. Parrillo is professor of sociology, emeritus, at William Paterson University, and received its distinguished Legacy Award in 2019. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Liège, Belgium (2010), the University of Pisa, Italy (2006 and 1998), and Roehampton University, London (2005). As a Fulbright scholar in the Czech Republic in 2000, he lectured at Charles University (Prague) and Palacký University (Olomouc). He is the executive producer and writer of six award- winning PBS television documentaries. His scholarly articles and essays have appeared in many academic journals, and his various writings have been published in one of nine languages (Chinese, Czech, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, and Vietnamese). Parrillo has gone on numerous assignments for the US State Department to give public lectures and to confer with national leaders in Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden on issues relating to immigration and intergroup tensions. He has also conducted numerous diversity training sessions for the Department of Defense. An invited lecturer to dozens of universities in Asia, Canada, Europe, and the United States in recent years, he has also been the keynote speaker at international conferences in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Poland, and Romania.
Moderator
Emre Celik is the Executive Director at Peace Islands New York. He has held positions in numerous non-profits in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Washington DC and New York working on educational and inclusion & diversity projects with a particular focus on interfaith/ multicultural engagement. He is currently completing his PhD in Islamic Studies examining civil Islam in the United States. His op-eds, interviews and social media are available
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Ignatius Loyola Church, 980 Park Avenue, New York, United States
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