[Discussion] CfP: The International Conference on Islam

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ICI'05 -The International Conference on Islam-

April 29-30, 2005
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
http://www.islamconf.org

The International Conference on Islam will be held on the campus of =
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, during April 29-30, 2005. The =
objective of the conference is to create an environment for the =
discussion of various aspects of Islam in an academic setting and in a =
non-speculative way. The conference will serve the purpose of bringing =
together academics, scholars and researchers interested in different =
aspects of Islam, and will provide an opportunity to share new findings,
approaches and research on Islam. The theme of this year's conference =
will be Islam and Dialogue.

Talk proposal / Abstract submission deadline: March 15th, 2005

Scope:

Topics of interest include but not limited to:

  * Dialogue in the Quran and Sunnah
  * Dialogue in the History of Islam
  * Current Islamic movements and Dialogue
  * Dialogue among Abrahamic Traditions
  * Islam and the West
  * Islamic Spirituality
  * Prospects for Middle East
  * Gender's Role in Dialogue

Keynote Speaker:

  * Prof. Kemal Karpat, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Important dates:

  * Conference registration starts      : January 10th, 2005
  * Talk proposal / Abstract submission : March 15th, 2005
  * Publication of program              : April 1st, 2005
  * Last day for conference registration: April 15th, 2005

Submissions:

If interested in giving a talk in International Conference on Islam, =
please submit the following to committee@islamconf.org

  * Your full name, institutional affiliation and contact information
  * Brief CV/Bio
  * Talk title and 500-word abstract

The submissions will be peer reviewed and the abstracts of the accepted =
presentations will be published in the proceedings of the conference.

Registration:

If you would like to attend to the conference without giving a =
talk,vplease register by sending an email to register@islamconf.org
Registration is FREE!

Exhibits:

  * Muslim Cultures Fair (displays representing different Muslim =
countries)
  * Calligraphy Exhibit
  * Ebru Art Exhibit
  * Live Tasawwuf Music & Naat
  * Live Quran Recitation

Cosponsored by:

  * Dialogue International, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  * Center of Turkish Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  * Global Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  * Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  * Niagara Foundation

Location:

The conference will be held at the Lowell Conference center at =
University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus. For the full address and =
directions, check:
http://conferencing.uwex.edu/lowell.cfm?lowell=3D4

Lodging:

You can stay at the Lowell center where the conference will be held. =
Here are some other suggestions for places to stay:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/hotels.html

For more information on the conference please check
http://www.islamconf.org, or send an email to: info@islamconf.org
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* Calligraphy Exhibit<BR>&nbsp; * Ebru Art Exhibit<BR>&nbsp; * Live =
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conference will be held at the Lowell Conference center at University of =

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