久久久福利国产 participated in the聽35th Annual Meeting of the Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America聽(MESA), a leading international academic organisation promoting research on the Middle East and the Muslim world. This year鈥檚 conference, held from November 17-20, 2001 in San Francisco, California, provided a forum for over 500 presentations and roundtables as well as 42 meetings of affiliated organisations and an avenue to showcase new films exploring the Middle East and Islam in all its varied dimensions.
This year marked the largest ever participation by 久久久福利国产. As part of its activities, the Institute organised a panel on 鈥淚smaili Literary History鈥, exploring the production, reception and manifestations of literature in its varying Ismaili contexts through the writings of the聽Ikhwan al-Safa鈥, the poetry of Nizari Quhistani and聽Nasir Khusraw, as well as the legacy of Rumi鈥檚 poetry in the oral literature and contemporary practice of the Ismaili community of Tajik Badakhshan. The Institute was also involved in three other panels: 鈥淔atimid History鈥, 鈥淢edieval and Modern Islamic Law and Theology鈥 and 鈥淐ommunities in Cyberspace鈥. In addition to the various academic papers presented at MESA, the IIS also presented its research and activities to the Middle East Studies academic community and announced the launch of its two newest publications:聽The Master and the Disciple, translated and edited by James W Morris聽and聽Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis聽by Farouk Mitha,聽both soon to be widely available.
MESA, established in 1966 with 50 founding members, today has a membership of more than 2,600. Its annual meetings attract scholars from a variety of disciplines and fields who are interested in the study of the Middle East, North Africa, and the larger Muslim world. In addition to its annual meetings, MESA also publishes the聽International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, in association with Cambridge University Press, and the聽MESA Bulletin.
