INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLOQUIUM

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1 INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLOQUIUM Halal in all its forms. Issues of halal consumption in the West and in the context of a Muslim minority: norms, objects, actors, issues, discourse and living together Le halal dans tous ses états. La problématique de la consommation halal en Occident et en contexte d islam minoritaire : normes, objets, acteurs, enjeux, discours et vivre-ensemble DATE : October 24th-25th 2012 PLACE : Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) 279, Sainte-Catherine St. East, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, CANADA Berri-UQAM Metro This colloquium is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), l Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and the Centre interuniversitaire CELAT

2 COLLOQUIUM PROGRAM ******************** WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24th a.m a.m a.m. Registration period Keynote address Halal: a number of scientific and social issues : Khadiyatoulah Fall CERII/CELAT/UQAC ; Mamadou Dimé CERII and Université de Saint Louis in Senegal ; Mouhamed Ly CERII/CELAT et IFAN-UCAD Presentation of the colloquium program and additional information : Mamadou Dimé, CERII/UQAC Presentation of the results of a «Pancanadian survey on perceptions related to halal» and the results of a «virtual survey on halal presented to the Muslim communities» : Journal de Montréal, Léger marketing, Khadiyatoulah Fall, Bouazza Mache Presentation of a sidewalk micro-interview (5 minutes) on Halal in Quebec : Symage Media, Markethnic (Bouazza Mache) and CERII

3 a.m. SESSION 1 HALAL : RELIGOUS, SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS Convener : Patrice Brodeur, Chaire de recherche du Canada Islam, pluralisme et globalisation, Université de Montréal, Quebec Talks : Mostafa Brahami, professeur d économie et de management, chercheur en éthique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland : The religious sources inherent to halal s legitimacy and the spiritual dimension. Otmani Fethallah, manager général d AVS, France : From halal to an islamic ethic of consumption Joe Regenstein, Cornell University s Kosher and Halal Food Initiative, Ithaca, U.S.A: Religious Slaughter and Animal Welfare : Is Religious Slaughter unhuman? A Scientific Point of View p.m. SESSION 1 (CONTINUATION) Convener : Anne-Marie Brisebarre, Laboratoire d anthropologie sociale, Collège de France et EHESS, France Mouloud Haddad, EHESS, Centre d histoire sociale de l islam contemporain, France : A permissive islam? The issue of haram and halal within the disciples of Shaykh Nâzim al- Haqqani Christine Rodier, Chaire Migrations, religions, diasporas, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland : Eating to believe. The emergence of new alimentary models 13H-14H30 LUNCH

4 p.m. SESSION 2 HALAL AND/OR KOSHER IN CANADA AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION Convener : Annick Germain, INRS-UCS, Montreal, Quebec Talks: Denise Helly, INRS-UCS, Quebec : State and religion in Democracies: the meaning of freedom of religion. Pierre Bosset, Département d études juridiques, UQAM, Quebec : The legal framework of kosher and halal meat in Canada : legalizing in the name of what and without taking sides? p.m. SESSION 3 MARKETING, CERTIFICATION AND CONSOMPTION OF ALIMENTARY HALAL Convener : Christine Jourdan, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal Talks : Florence Blackler-Bergeaud, Institut d'étude et de Recherche sur le Monde Arabe et Musulman (IREMAM-CNRS), France : Halal consumption in France : marketing, issues, significance. Karijn Bonne, Artevelde University College, Belgium, Halal Meat Consumption Decisionmaking among Muslim consumers in Belgium

5 THURSDAY OCTOBER 25th a.m. SESSION 4 THE ISSUE OF HALAL : CLAIMS, CULTURES, IDENTITIES AND PUBLIC SPACES IN EUROPE Convener : Florence Blackler-Bergeaud, IREMAM-CNRS, France Talks: Anne-Marie Brisebarre, Laboratoire d anthropologie sociale, Collège de France et EHESS, France, Celebrating Eid al-adha in France :sacrificing sheep at home to purchasing a carcass on internet Stéphane Lathion, Groupe de recherche sur l islam en Suisse, Switzerland : More halal = more integration? Francophone insights (Switzerland France) Samir Amghar, Institut d études de l islam et du monde musulman/école des hautes études en sciences sociales, France : Halal and French muslims: identity statements or a logic of alimentary distinction? Stephane Papi, IREMAM, France : Halal meals in French school cafeterias p.m. SESSION 5 : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE HALAL PROBLEMATIC IN QUEBEC Convener: Deirdre Meintel, Groupe de recherche DIVERSITÉ URBAINE (GDRU), Université de Montréal, Quebec Talks : Jean-René Milot et Raymonde Venditti, CRIEC, UQAM, Quebec : Halal, accommodations and living together in Quebec Mamadou Dimé, Khadiyatoulah Fall et Mouhamed Ly, CERII-UQAC, Quebec : Religious requirements and contextual challenges. Quebec Muslims living outside of Montreal and the challenge of Halal consumption

6 Jacques Cherblanc, Département des sciences humaines, UQAC : Allowed? Prohibited? Mandatory? What is the place of halal food within secular public institutions? p.m. LUNCH p.m. SESSION 6 HALAL : FROM ALIMENTARY TO OTHER OBJECTS Convener : Abdelmajid Hmaittane, Département des sciences économiques et administratives, UQAC Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans, U.S.A : The global financial crisis and the islamic finance renaissance (La crise financière mondiale et les alternatives par la finance islamique). Alternating translation Roxanne Marcotte, Études religieuses, UQAM : Muslims online and sexuality - lawful and illicit Khadiyatoulah Fall, CERII/CELAT, UQAC : Electronic objects of piety and the halal problematic p.m. Round-table with social partners : religious authorities, industrial owners and merchants, public services, journalists, consumers Moderators : Denise Helly, INRS-UCS and Bouazza Mache, Markethnic, Montreal a) The halal issue: religious issues, identities, integration challenges and living together b) The halal market: economical potential, certification, transparency. Contacts : Khadiyatoulah Fall, CERII and CELAT, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, Boulevard de l Université, Chicoutimi (Quebec), Canada, G7H 2B1; Phone : (1) ext or 5522 Fax: (1) or (1) , kfall@uqac.ca In terms of lodging, the organizers suggest the Quality Hotel Downtown Montreal, 3440 Avenue du Parc, Montreal