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Show Middle East lectures scheduled at SUSG CEDAR CITY - "The Middle East: A Human Mosaic," a series of lectures, discussions, workshops and musical performances dealing with the human condition in the Middle East, will be April 23-24 in Cedar City. Sponsored by the Southern Utah, State College Division of Continuing Education and the University of Utah Middle East Center, the conference is being particatly funded through ,a, grant ,from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities. Ronald L. Holt, instructor of political science and history at SUSC, is the project director. Free to the public, the conference is available for one hour undergraduate un-dergraduate SUSC credit for $10, or for one hour U or U graduate credit for $20. The conference gets underway April 23 with a no-host dinner at the Cedar City Town & Country Restaurant. Omar Kader, a specialist in Middle Eastern subjects sub-jects at Brigham Young University, will deliver the keynote address "Understanding of Middle Eastern Cultures: A Key to Better Relations." "A Human Mosaic" gets underway at 8 a.m. April 24 with registration in the Old Administration Building, room 204. The remainder of the conference con-ference will be in that building, ending at 2:45 p.m. with a panel discussion on Iran-United States relations; Camp David; Israel and Egypt; Oil and OPEC; and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. "Besides these topics, panel discussions will be held on anything of interest in-terest to the . attending public," Professor Holt said. Four speakers will be featured in the morning session. Adel Allouche, professor of Arabic at the U of U, will discuss "Women in Islam: An Overview of Modern Trends." Christine Sproul. a representative of the U.S. Office of Education who has done fieldwork in Egypt and Iran, will discuss "The Role of Women in Twentieth Century Eygpt." Following a short refreshment break morning sessions continue con-tinue with "The Human Aspects of the Five Pillars of Islam," a topic explored by Robert Stabb, assistant director of the U of U Middle East Center; and "Three Trends in Classical Persian Poetry" featuring Leonardo Alishan, professor of Persian literature at the U of U. The conference continues con-tinues after lunch with "Reflections on Judaism and Jerusalem," a topic addressed by Harris Lenowitz, professor of Hebrew at the U of U. Sessions titled "Music in the Middle East," and "Middle Eastern Curriculum," will run concurrently prior to the panel discussion. The musical presentation will be under the direction of Laurence Ludwig, a graduate student in Middle Eastern studies at the U and an accomplished ac-complished musician. Joyce Hansen, Utah State Office of Education, will direct the session on curriculum development. Various ethnographic and historical films on the Middle East will be shown throughout the day, Holt said. Those interest in at tending "The Middle East: A Human Mosaic' should contact the SUSC Division of Continuing Education, 586-7853, tc secure a reservation. |