“Re-Orienting the Veil”
Feb. 22-23, 2013
Fed Ex Global Education
Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Free, registration
required
Presented by the Carolina
Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations and the
Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies
“Re-Orienting the Veil” is a conference featuring an
interdisciplinary, cultural, religious, historical and political discussion of
the meaning of the Islamic headscarf. It
will include presentations on veiling by visiting scholars and faculty, photographs
from the Esse Quam Videri project, and a hands-on session with a selection of
veils from different cultures.
NC scholarly communities, students,
NC K-12 and community college educators, and the general public are all
invited to attend free of charge. Registration
is required.
*NC K-12 teachers are eligible to earn one CEU through
attendance and completion of pre- and post-conference activities.*
For more information and to register for the
conference, contact Outreach Director Dr. Regina Higgins,
reginaUNDERSCOREhigginsATunc.edu
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