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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>Dear Colleagues, </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial>We are organizing a panel
for the tenth CESS (Central Eurasian Studies Society) conference, to be
held at the University of Toronto, Oct. 8-11, 2009(</FONT><A
href="https://www.email.arizona.edu/horde/services/go.php?url="
target=_blank><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.cess.muohio.edu/CFP_2009.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial>). It will be entitled "Armenians and Islam", and will focus on
the encounters between Armenians/Armenia and the Islamic world. Papers on all
aspects of the encounters between Armenia and Islam will be welcome,
including:</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>1. Medieval and modern
history</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>2. Literature</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>3. Art</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>4. Anthropoligy and
Sociology</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>5. Politics</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>If you are interested in presenting a
paper, kindly send the tentative title of your topic to me at </FONT><A
href="https://www.email.arizona.edu/horde/services/go.php?url="
target=_blank><FONT face=Arial size=3>mushegh.asatryan@yale.edu</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=3>, </FONT><A
href="https://www.email.arizona.edu/horde/services/go.php?url="
target=_blank><FONT face=Arial
size=3>masatryan@mail.fairfield.edu</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=3>, or to
Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan at </FONT><A
href="https://www.email.arizona.edu/horde/services/go.php?url="
target=_blank><FONT face=Arial size=3>Iranist@yahoo.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=3>. Please note that the abstracts will have to be
submitted by Feb. 1 2009. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>Sincerely, </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>Mushegh Asatryan</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>______________</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Visiting
Instructor</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Fairfield
University</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM></EM></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Doctoral
Candidate</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Yale
University</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>