January 31, 2019, Thursday, 18.00-20.00 Cezayir-Istanbul

“Worship in the US: Boundaries of Turkish Migrants’ Religious Belonging” by Z. Selen Artan-Bayhan

This presentation, which is based on in-depth interviews with Turkish immigrants who live in the states of New York and New Jersey, addresses how migrants mobilize as religious communities, their religious practices, and the boundaries of their belonging. Although current political discourse constructs the Muslims as the other, the presentation discusses how migrants’ religious belonging should not be regarded as a boundary that is impossible to transcend.

Z. Selen Artan Bayhan: She completed her PhD in the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is a lecturer in 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi, İstanbul. Her research interest includes migration, belonging, gender, and media.