2006 Islam and Middle Eastern Culture Seminar

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Council of American Overseas Research Centers, CIC, and U.S. Department of State Announce a Seminar on “Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture”

December 28, 2006 - January 19, 2007, ACOR, Amman, Jordan

Directed by Dr. Barbara A. Porter, director of the American Center of Oriental Research

CIC and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are delighted to have the opportunity once again to offer a seminar on Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture, made possible through support from the U.S. Department of State, which is renewing its focus on these critical areas of study. This seminar, like CIC’s highly successful 2004 and 2005 seminars, will take place at the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, and will run from December 28, 2006 through January 19, 2007. Seminar participants will also reside at ACOR.

The seminar is designed specifically for independent college and university professors who are not experts in Islam or Middle Eastern culture and who are developing courses, or adapting existing courses, in order to give more attention to these fields. This is an excellent opportunity for full-time faculty members in all fields at CIC member institutions to learn more about the Middle East at a time when knowledge and teaching about the region are more important than ever. Because most colleges do not have experts in these fields on their faculties, the seminar is open to non-experts with the expectation that they will be able to share new insights and knowledge gained at the seminar when they return to their home institutions.

CAOs from CIC member institutions may nominate faculty members in all fields for the 12-person seminar. Nominations must be received by CIC no later than May 31, 2006.

Islam Seminar Guidelines and Nomination Form

Click here for information on the 2004 and 2005 Islam Seminars.

Click here for the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) website.

Questions regarding the Islam and Middle Eastern Culture Seminar should be directed to Stephen Gibson, CIC Director of Projects, at sgibson@cic.nche.edu or (202) 466-7230.