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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 £ - £ - 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