Location: 1400 16th St NW, Washington, DC
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Join the Notre Dame South Asia Group for two panel discussions exploring religion, public policy, and development—at a critical time when the Rohingya refugee crisis destabilizes Myanmar and Bangladesh, and the ongoing elections in India highlight the rise of Hindu nationalism in the world’s largest democracy.
Schedule:
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Registration and Refreshments
9:00–10:00 a.m.
The Rohingya Crisis: Integrating Religion with Policy
Madhav Joshi, Kathleena Mumford, Rahul Oka, Mahbub Hassan Saleh
10:30–11:30 a.m.
The Role of Religion in South Asian Elections: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal
Devesh Kapur, Farzana Shaikh, Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Susan Ostermann
This event is presented by the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and its Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, Liu Institute for Asia & Asian Studies, and Kellogg Institute for International Studies.