"Assaulting Cultural Heritage": ISIS's Fight to Destroy Diversity in Iraq and Syria

"Assaulting Cultural Heritage: ISIS's Fight to Destroy Diversity in Iraq and Syria" is the theme of The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies' academic conference designed to educate the public on the significance of assaults on pluralism. The conference also promotes greater community engagement and raises awareness of the threat to cultural pluralism posed by violent extremist movements such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda."

Registration is mandatory.  Please register online here.

Agenda
(Speakers tbc)

8:30 am - 10:00 am. Panel 1: "ISIS and the Intellectual Roots of Assaulting Cultural Heritage."
Room EV-1.605, Engineering & Visual Arts Building (EV), 1515 Sainte-Catherine

10:30 am - 12:00 noon. Panel 2: "Protecting Cultural Heritage: Lessons Learned."
Room EV-1.605, Engineering & Visual Arts Building (EV), 1515 Sainte-Catherine

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Panel 3: "Roundtable: Educating for Intellectual Respect, Social Diversity and Inclusion." (limited space)
Room FB-804 (Speakers tbc), 1250 Guy Street