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Villanova University is pleased to announce an international conference
celebrating it 25th anniversary.
All panels and session are free and open to the
public
except for the banquet and
the luncheons where registration is required***
April 1-4, 2009
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Conference Links:
Contact:
Email:
aisconference@villanova.edu
Dr. Silvia Nagy-Zekmi
Conference Organizer
Call: 610-519-4640
Center for Arab and Islamic
Studies
Publication:
Selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed
volume.
Topics
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The conference program includes
the following special events.
April 1, Wednesday
6-9
pm
Caramel,
a Cannes awarded film, presented by director,
Nadine Labaki
followed by a reception.
April
2, Thursday
4-7:00 pm.
Meet the Authors:
Susan Abulhawa,
Eric Sellin,
Habib Tengour
read their work. Moderated by
Pierre Joris, followed by
book signing and reception.
7:30- 9 pm.
My Name is Rachel Corrie, a
stage performance directed by Sean O'Donnell, actress:
Courtney Day Nassar
April
3, Friday
5:30 - 7 pm.
Keynote address by;
Juan R. I.
Cole
Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of
History at the
University of Michigan
followed by
7 - 10 pm
***Banquet dinner
with tribute to
Hafeez Malik.
April
2 and 3
12:15-2pm.
***Luncheons
with distinguished guests:
Saad
Eddin Ibrahim and
James Zogby.
April 4, Saturday
4-6 pm.
Women take the Camera in the Middle
East Mayada al-Hiraki, proiducer and director actress, Nadine Labaki.
April
2-4
Continuous film screenings |
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