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<P><FONT FACE="Garamond">Study of Sacred Scriptures in the Middle East and Europe</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Garamond">Within the framework of the research program, Europe in the Middle East- the Middle East in Europe, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin in cooperation with the Orient Institute in Istanbul invite applications for an international Summer Academy on “Literary and Historical Approaches to the Qur'an and the Bible.” The Summer Academy is scheduled for September 2-12, 2007 in Istanbul. Twenty doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in Judaic, Patristic and Islamic studies as well as theology, philosophy and the history of religions will present their current research, with a group of leading scholars from the field acting as tutors. Participant stipends cover travel and accommodations.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Garamond">DEADLINE: April 21, 2007</FONT>
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