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DESCRIPTION:with Sarah Moser\, Associate Professor\, Dept. of Geography\n\n
 In recent years\, there has been a surge of scholarly and media interest i
 n the many ambitious and fantastical urban mega-developments emerging in t
 he Gulf\, particularly in Dubai\, Abu Dhabi\, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Thes
 e include new ‘smart’ cities built from scratch\, futuristic techno-utopia
 n enclaves\, and massive artificial islands in the shape of fish\, palm fr
 onds\, and continents. While Gulf countries are all monarchies with theocr
 atic elements\, scholars have largely overlooked the role that religion pl
 ays in these urban mega-developments. My research investigates how specula
 tive and futuristic urban mega-developments are being crafted in part to c
 arve out space within conservative Muslim societies for more moderate prac
 tices of Islam as a way to combat fundamentalism.\n\nThe student ambassado
 rs Natalia Kolesnikow\, Jenny Park and Jia Yi (Ariel) Sheng will introduce
  the speaker and moderate the Q&A after the presentation.\n	 \n\nWatch on Y
 ouTube\n
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SUMMARY:Cutting Edge Lectures in Science: Combatting religious fundamentali
 sm through speculative urbanism in the Gulf
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