in Cooperation  with

The Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and
The Department of Religious Studies, San Diego State University (SDSU)
 

are pleased to announce their  3rd international conference:

Sages, Shrines, and Festivals:
Implications for Communal Identity

September 27, 2002 at 3:00pm to September 28, at 4:00pm

There are 16-18 speakers this year including Muhammad Hawary, King Saud University;
Intisar Azzam, American University of Beirut; Ismail Poonawala, UCLA;
 Samir Makarem Baker College; Paul Walker, University of Chicago;
Kais Firro, Haifa University; and Randa Wahbe, Cypress College.

The Conference Hotel is:
The DoubleTree Hotel
7450 Hazard Center Drive,
San Diego, CA 92108
 (619) 297-5466 or 1-800-222-TREE
 http://www.doubletreehotels.com
 For conference rate of $117/room  (single or double occupancy)
please make reservation before August 30th
 Please mention SDSU/IDS

THE CONFERENCE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Institute of Druze Studies (IDS) was founded in 1998 as a non-profit research organization
 with the aim of promoting academic discourse about the Druzes and other immigrant religious communities.

The IDS publishes an academic referee journal and a newsletter.

IDS Address: P.O. Box 22828, San Diego, CA 92192

E-mail: ids@druzestudies.org  or  sswayd@mail.sdsu.edu;      Internet:    http://www.druzestudies.org