Kia ora, Please see below an opportunity for the Muslims in Asia-Pacific conference. Ngā mihi, [University of Otago]<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.otago.ac.nz%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csocialanthpostgrads%40lists.otago.ac.nz%7C73b4031a02b54dc41fd108de594c22b9%7C0225efc578fe4928b1579ef24809e9ba%7C0%7C0%7C639046380706850381%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FSeCxilHKw5lqlPv6Rx0kUJb5zHa5Ttpwl5c3kCiji0%3D&reserved=0> Giorgia Fletcher (she/her) BA (Gender Studies & Psychology) Administrator | Kaiwhakarite University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Divisional Services and Administration (Humanities) T: +64 3 556 7658 E: giorgia.fletcher@otago.ac.nz<mailto:giorgia.fletcher@otago.ac.nz>; anthropology@otago.ac.nz<mailto:anthropology@otago.ac.nz> Hours: Mon & Thu: 9-2:30pm | Tue & Fri: 9-4pm | Wed: 9-4:30pm From: sgsc <sgsc@otago.ac.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 8:58 am To: Administration for Archaeology Programme and Social Anthropology Programme <anthropology@otago.ac.nz>; Centre for Sustainability <centre-sustainability@otago.ac.nz>; Classics Department <classics@otago.ac.nz>; Department Admin - Geography <geography@otago.ac.nz>; EARU Admin <Curriculuminsights.admin@otago.ac.nz>; English and Linguistics Programme <english@otago.ac.nz>; Faculty of Law <law@otago.ac.nz>; History Programme <history@otago.ac.nz>; Irish and Scottish Studies <ciss@otago.ac.nz>; Languages <languages@otago.ac.nz>; Media, Film & Communication <mfco@otago.ac.nz>; Philosophy Programme <philosophy@otago.ac.nz>; Politics <politics@otago.ac.nz>; Religion <religion@otago.ac.nz>; School of Performing Arts <spa@otago.ac.nz>; Te Tumu <tetumu@otago.ac.nz>; Theology Programme <theology@otago.ac.nz>; University College of Education <education@otago.ac.nz> Subject: Call for Abstracts - Muslims in Asia-Pacific Conference Kia ora koutou admins, can you please share the following amongst your programmes The Muslims in Asia-Pacific Conference: ‘Building Equitable Futures for Muslim Communities’ invites staff and postgraduate students across all academic disciplines and institutions to submit abstracts [??] Abstracts are due by 31 January. The conference will be held in Ōtepoti Dunedin 20-21 June. This is the second Muslims in Asia-Pacific (MAP) conference and follows a successful inaugural event last year in Wellington. This is the first Muslim-led, Muslim-focused academic conference to be held in New Zealand [??] It continues the group’s commitment to centring Muslim voices, strengthening scholarship, and building equitable futures across the Asia-Pacific region. 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