April 3rd and 4th, 2008

Film: Hats of Jerusalm

Panel 1: Alevis and Druze

"The Saz and the Minaret: the Alevi Tradition in Its Islamic Context"
Vernon Schubel (Department of Religion, Kenyon College)

"The Druze Millennial Scrolls Revealed"
Abdallah E. Najjar

Film: The Last Assyrians

Panel 2: Armenians and Kurds

"Armenians in the Middle East"
Ara Sanjian (Department of Social Sciences, University of Michigan, Dearborn)

"The Kurds: From Nation to State"
Asbed Kotchikian (International Affairs Program and Department of Political Science, Florida State University)

Panel 3: Muslims in the U.S. and Copts

"The Copts of Egypt: Tradition and Renewal"
Kurt J. Werthmuller (Department of History, Azusa Pacific University)

"Muslims in America: A Minority Divided and Suspected"
Adam Gaiser (Department of Religion, Florida State University)