PROGRAM FOR SERMEISS FALL MEETING
OCTOBER 18-20, 1996
VALLE CRUCIS, NORTH CAROLINA

Friday, October 18

6:30 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. Board Meeting & Reception

Saturday, October 19

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00-9:50 "Women's Laws and Marriage in Two Muslim Societies: Egypt and Indonesia" John Williams (William & Mary)

10:00-10:45 "The Other Imams: An Overview of Twelver Shi'ism" Sumaiya Hamdani (George Mason)

11:00-11:45 "Cromer and the Classics: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Greco-Roman Past in Modern Egypt" Donald Reid (Georgia State)

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30-2:00 Business Meeting

2:00-2:45 "Workshops: The Tell and Show of Show and Tell" Penny Maguire (Apex Middle School), Louisa Moffitt (Marist), Ken Perkins (USC)

2:45-4:15 The Craft Fair

4:15-5:15 "National Parks in Jordan and Morocco: Environment at Risk, Environment Saved?" Jim Miller (Clemson) and Wes Burnett (Clemson)

6:00 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. Films with Taffy Bodman (UNC)

Sunday, October 20

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9-9:50 "The Concept of 'Popular Culture': How Useful Is It for the Study of the Middle East?" Bill Young (Georgia Southern)

10:00-11:45 Current Events Discussion led by David Champagne (Fort Bragg)

12:00 Lunch and Departure