From: mughal@iago.caltech.edu (ASIM M MUGHAL)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Soc.Religion.Islam: At a Glance  (monthly posting)
Date: 8 Oct 1992 05:10 PDT
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GROUP SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM AT A GLANCE:
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by Asim Mughal 7/20/92

List of current Moderators: As of 6/12/92

mughal@romeo.caltech.edu		Asim M Mughal Coordinator/Moderator SRI
azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu                  D. Salman Azhar           Moderator SRI
hanan@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu,               Hanan Lutfiyya            Moderator SRI
gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu,                 Basalat Ali Raja          Moderator SRI

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HISTORY OF SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM:

1989 : Soc.Religion.Islam established.

FOUNDER:
gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu                  Basalat Ali Raja

Fall 1989: MODERATORS SELECTED.
bes@cco.caltech.edu			Behnam Sadeghi
naim@eecs.nwu.edu			Naim Ahmed
shari@wpi.WPI.EDU			Shari Deiana VanderSpeck

NOV. 15 1991: NEW MODERATORS SELECTED, ALL FALL 1989 MODERATORS STEP DOWN..
New moderators:
mughal@iago.caltech.edu                	Asim Mughal
csulaima@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU    	Cynthia Sulaiman
hanan@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu               	Hanan Lutfiyya
azhar@duke.cs.duke.edu                 	Salman Azhar
jodar%girtab.usc.edu@usc.edu		Nick Jodar

FEB. 12, 1992: MODERATOR STEPS DOWN.
Moderator Nick Jodar (jodar%girtab.usc.edu@usc.edu)  steps down.

APRIL 2, 1992: MODERATOR RESIGNS. TWO NEW MODERATORS SELECTED.
Moderator Cynthia Sulaiman (csulaima@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU) Resigns.

New Moderators: 
gwydion@gnu.ai.mit.edu          	Basalat Ali Raja
majeed@math.utexas.edu          	Zartaj Majeed

MAY 22, 1992: COORDINATOR SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM ELECTED

Moderators elected their following colleague as `Co-ordinator SRI.'
mughal@iago.caltech.edu                 Asim M Mughal

Co-ordinater will be responsible for:
1. Reply to administrative questions regarding SRI.
2. Co-ordinate discussions among moderators.
3. Announce administrative actions, e.g. request for new moderators/run the
   selection procedure/announce results on SRI.
4. Interact with NCAR & USENET regarding updating the list of active 
   moderators. 

JUNE 5, 1992: MODERATOR GOES ON LEAVE (temporarily).
majeed@math.utexas.edu,                 Zartaj Majeed             Moderator SRI

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ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP OF SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM	

Date: 15 Nov 91 02:45:12 GMT
(Greg Woods)

As you may or may not know, this group is multiply moderated. This means
that all postings are mailed to a program here which randomly selects
a moderator from a fixed list and forwards the posting on. I do not
read this group and have no connection with it other than maintaining
the multiple moderator software and making temporary adjustments to the
list of moderators (for example, when a moderator goes on vacation s/he
asks me to remove him/her from the moderator list while gone).

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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING NEW MODERATORS

  The current moderators post an announcement for new moderators on S.R.I.
All interested applicants are sent a copy of guidelines and a list of questions.
References from others are appreciated. Each new moderator has unanimous vote
of current moderators. The new moderators must:

1. Have some understanding of Islam (not necessarily a Muslim). 
2. Agree with guidelines of Soc.Religion.Islam.
3. Be able to recognize flames/insults.
4. Have experience with USENET, preferrably a reader of SRI and have taken
   some participation in discussions.
5. Be willing to volunteer at least 2-4 hrs of time for S.R.I. per week.
6. Secure unanimous vote from all current moderators.
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SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM GUIDELINES

The submissions must:

1. Discuss Islam: directly related.

	Includes theology, comparative studies with other religions,
	annoucements of Islamic conferences & sources of information for
	muslims, Ramadan,Eid etc.

2. Academic language must be used.

	No verbal abuse, personal attacks, flames, profanity or insults.


Rejected items will be returned back to the sender with a note from the 
reviewing moderator of that particular submission.
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SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM E-MAIL ADDRESS

                   religion-islam-request@ncar.ucar.edu
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