The University of North Carolina at Asheville
in cooperation with Mercer University
announces:

"Teaching Islam in the Undergraduate Curriculum"

Asheville Institute on Liberal Learning 2005:

June 2nd - 4th
UNC Asheville's Campus

The University of North Carolina at Asheville welcomes participants from colleges and universities to its lovely campus, in the cool and beautiful mountains of North Carolina, for an Asheville Institute 2005: "Teaching Islam in the Undergraduate Curriculum." This two and a half day conference will feature papers and panels proposed by the participants, as well as several distinguished plenary speakers. The schedule will include luga'at--small-group, guided conversations on specific topics. Textbooks, supplementary readings, and other materials will be on display.

We encourage participants' friends and families to join them, at the conclusion of the conference, for a vacation in Asheville--one of America's most exciting and relaxing small cities!

Plenary Speakers:
Ahmad Dallal, Ph.D., Chair & Prof., Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University
Charles Kimball, Ph.D., Prof., World Religions, Wake Forest University
Elise Salem, Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of English, Communication & Philosophy, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Suggested Topics for Papers Include: