As world leaders meet in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, one of the key topics will be the Islamic extremist group ISIS, also known as ISIL. UBC experts are on hand to discuss ISIS and Canada’s role in the U.S.-led coalition to tackle Islamic extremism.
Colin Campbell
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 250.721.2501
Email: campbellcol@gmail.com
- International affairs, geopolitics
- U.S.-Canada relations
- U.S. military
- Government, democratic institutions
Hani Faris
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Cell: 604.970.4744
Email: hani.faris@ubc.ca
- Middle East politics and governments
- Politics of developing countries
- Islam and Muslims
Allen Sens
Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Email: asens@mail.ubc.ca
- Foreign relations
- Military, security issues
Kal Holsti
University Killam Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Political Science, Liu Institute for Global Issues
*Please note that Professor Holsti will not be available until Wednesday, Sep. 24
Tel: 604.736.9468
Email: kal.holsti@ubc.ca
- Conflict resolution
- International affairs, geopolitics
- U.S. foreign policy
- War, ethnic conflicts
Ayesha Chaudhry
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Tel: 604.822.4057
Email: ayesha.chaudhry@ubc.ca
- Government, democratic institutions
- International affairs, geopolitics
- Middle East
- Religion
- Islam and Muslims
- Gender and Islam
- Islamic feminism, religious feminism
Rumee Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Islamic Law, Dept. of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Tel: 604.822.1286
Email: rumee.ahmed@ubc.ca
- Islamic studies
- Islamic law and legal theory, Islamic legal reform