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LSE SU Islamic Society; Head Sister – An Islamic State: History and
Misconceptions’
LSE SU Islamic Society; Head Sister
Student Group
‘An Islamic State: History and Misconceptions’
Project Title
Scheduled for late Michaelmas Term, it is a one-day conference on
neglected discussions of Statehood within Islam.
Project Pitch:
Amount requested
from LSE Annual
Fund
2,500 GBP
4,000 GBP
Total project cost
Project Start Date
(dd/mm/yy)
Project End Date
(dd/mm/yy)
28/11/15
28/11/15
Conference
Choice
Other
The conference will be divided into a colloquium format with three
different yet interlinked themes with a different keynote speaker for each.
The topics include the ideals and relevance of an Islamic state in the 21st
century; Firstly, questions of Shariah, secondly, Islamic feminism by
elaborating upon their historical trajectory over 14 centuries of Islamic
society, their relevance today and not withholding the need for reform and
it’s achievability. We will also juxtapose the ideal Islamic state with the
‘state’ of those who have claimed to have created one in the 21st century,
ISIS.
The project is being run because it fills in important gaps within the existing
discourse on Islamism, hence the need for it. It will address and challenge
the existing narratives about Islam and diversify the scope of discussion
around it.
The aim is to revive the intellectual ethos of Islam in line with needs of
(post) modernity. After the stupendous successes of Discover Islam Week,
we are hopeful that we have a large audience looking for the answers we
hope to provide (measured by number of conference attendees and debate
followed in student circles)
Project Summary:
Funds sought
elsewhere:
Please explain how
Provisional funding by the sponsors of the LSESU Islamic Society
Our project neatly fits into topical issues and can be of much benefit to
your project meets
students and academics at the LSE whether from the department of IR,
the criteria for
International History, Law, Government, LSE IDEAS and other think tanks.
financial support by Extremism is most often brushed as ‘Islamism’ and such an attitude reflects
the LSE Annual Fund.
lacks of nuance. The academia draws differences between contemporary
strands of Islamism but hardly trace back discussion historically or even
theoretically e.g. the Prophet’s state of Madina and the Islamic Empires of
the past. This will enhance LSE’s already well-established reputation of
going beyond polemics and trying to unearth the discourse closest to
reality.
Furthermore, LSE is also an international institute with students (and future
leaders) from more than 140 nationalities including the Muslim world and
beyond. The general interest sparked by the War on Terror and the rise of
quasi states like ISIS since the past two decades has made this an everrelevant discussion to have. The LSE SU Islamic Society holds frequent
events but this in an innovative one-day conference (inspired by our
Discover Islam Week) that has strong links with academic discussions at the
LSE.
How would you
recognise the LSE
Annual Fund?
Does this project
require future
Annual Fund
Support?
Why do you require
funding for more
than one year?
Project
Sustainability
Statement
Equality and
Diversity Statement
The LSE SU Islamic Society has a large membership base and our events are
very well attended across all groups of society, thus we can potentially
advertise to a huge audience. The AF logo would appear with any
advertisement for the event e.g. Newsletters, flyers, posters and all social
media. We would open the event with honourable mention and thanks to
the Annual Fund. Our representatives write for events in the Beaver at a
regular basis and will not forget to mention the generosity of the AF.
No
Most projects of the LSE SU Islamic Society are self-sustaining beyond the
first few years. This is because their success attracts sponsors as with
Discover Islam Week and Charity Week. We hope the case will be similar
with this conference. If it is deemed a success by the Society, we may carry
it on in the future with reduced and partial funding by the AF and
eventually will aim for it to be entirely self-sustaining.
We will endure our conference is a public event, thus not limited to
members of our society. This has worked well for us in the past (e.g. 60%
non member attendance for ‘Is Islam the Underlying Cause of ExtremismFebruary 2014). Thus, we will be glad to host academics and students
irrespective of any bias.
Our speaker events are always followed by QnA sessions thus allowing the
audience to express their views and question those of the speaker. The
registration will be first come, first serve
LSE Annual Fund Application Budget
£
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£
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Further information &
details - please include
quotes where possible
£4,000
Total Project Cost
Income
Total Project
Income
Annual Fund Grant
Amount Requested
Isoc Funds
Sponsorship
2500.00
500.00
1000.00
Project Cost
£
4,000.00
Ibn Jabal, Deloitte and others
Expenses covered by the Annual Fund Grant
Speakers
1500.00
Accomodation and
speaker flights
1000.00
Average estimate of 500
pounds for each speaker
based on three speakers
invited. These potentially
include high calibre speakers
such as Tariq Ramadan
(Oxford), Shiekh Abdul Hakim
Murad (Cambridge) and one
US Speaker from academic
circles
We are budgeting under the
assumption of inviting two UK
based academics and one
speaker from abroad, most
likely the US. However, most
of the potential speakers from
our list of US speakers
frequently visit the UK for
lectures and conferences. If
we are lucky enough, we may
be able to save on the flight
and accomodation costs if
any of those speakers would
be visiting London anyway. In
that case, we would return
the unused funds to Annual
Fund. We will be able to
finalise this by early
September and are happy to
sort out return of finances
around then.This is on the
asusmption, that if needed,
an economy class ticket from
the US will cost something
less than 700 GBP and
keeping 300 GBP for a three
day accomodation period with
100 GBP per day at either of
the LSE accomodations or a
3-4 star hotel.
Total Expenses covered by AF Grant
£2,500.00
Or at least 1,500 GBP
depending on usage as
detailed above.
Breakdown of expenses to be covered by other income (if applicable)
Assuming to get LSE
Catering for 250 people at the
rate of 5.6 GBP/ head. The
catering website lists the
charge to be 8.90 GBP/ head
for afternoon tea. We aim to
cut one menu item and bring
the cost down. However,
provision of refreshments is
1,400
entirely dependant on getting
Refreshments
GBP
sponsors.
Assuming to print 25 A3
posters and 200 A5 flyers.
Each poster costs a little
more than a pound and we
can print around 3 flyers per
GBP (estimates based on the
company Azo Print Kingsway,
that the society has used
Marketing
100 GBP earlier).
Total non AF Expenses
£1,500.00
Total Expenses
£4,000.00