Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies
President: Bob Hunter, Indiana State University
Events
2002: Conference is 2-3 March at Indiana State University, Terre Haute
2001: "Understanding the Middle East and Islam" Conference; 23-24 March 2001, Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park, Indiana
Speakers:
- Pierre Atlas, Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis: "Israel as a state for the Jewish People"
- David Buchman, Hanover College: "Teaching about Islam and the Middle East -- The Problem of Western Stereotypes and Preconceptions"
- Dan Goffman, Ball State University: "Jewish Diaspora in the Ottoman Middle East"
- Bob Hunter, Indiana State University: "Aspirations of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank"
- Jeff Kenney, DePauw University: "Islam, Christianity and Judaism: Common Faiths?"
- Ibrahim Makkawi, Indiana State University: "National Identity of Palestinians in Israel"
- Michelle Mannering, Butler University: "The United States and the Middle East"
- Isabel O'Connor, University of Southern Indiana: "Medieval Islam as a Global Religion", "Muslim Minorities Under the Cross"
- Glenn Perry, Indiana State University: "Teaching about Islam and the Middle East--Overview of Resources"
- Michael Suleiman, Kansas State University: "Arabs in America"
Co-sponsored by Indiana Consortium for International Programs
(created 2001)
(last updated 22 February 2002)