These programs are especially attractive to educators because they are usually well-designed and the costs of books, travel to the site of the program and a stipend for expenses are covered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The setting is the Dar al Islam mosque and school, a North African-style adobe structure on the mesa of the Sangre de Christo Mountain range in Abiquiu, New Mexico, one hour north of Santa Fe. Classes on Islamic faith, practice, history and culture are taught by university professors from the U.S. and abroad. Participants will become more familiar with teaching resources, as well as the techniques for integrating them into the social studies, religion or world history curriculum. The sponsor provides books, art supplies, room and board, and in-state transportation.
Participants pay for their travel and incidental expenses.
Speakers were Prof. Vernon Egger, professor of history at Georgia Southern, John Parcels, Department of Philosophy and Religion at Georgia Southern, and Louisa Moffitt, a teacher at the Marist school in Atlanta. The program was so well received that the group is planning another workshop this spring at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. One position is for a visiting professor of transregional studies, who should be an academic of high stature with research, teaching and professional activities relevant to the theme. The other position is for a visiting fellow, who is expected to have recently received a Ph.D. or its equivalent, or who shows great promise in research and publication. Deadline for receipt of applications is Jan. 21, 2000.