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Andalusia in Alexandria ConferenceThe Discourse Research Center, University of Alexandria, University of MurciaandThe Spanish General Consulate in AlexandriaDecember 15-17, 2014Keynote Speaker: Professor Vincent CornellMedieval Alexandria was an important meeting point of Maghreb and Mashreq. It was on the crossroads of Andalusian poets, Sufis, jurists, philosophers, chemists, pilgrims and merchants. On its shores, many of those important figures in the Islamic history landed, and some of them settled down for long years. Among those figures, there are Abū Bakr al-Ṭarṭūšī (451-520 H,) the author of Sirāj al-Mulūk, Abū Muḥammad al-Šāṭibī (538-590 H,) the famous Quran recitation scholar, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Šušturī (610-668 H,) the great Sufi scholar, Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Mursī (616-685 H,) the famous Šādhilī Sufi, and Abū Isḥāq al-Šāṭibī (720-790 H,) the great uṣulī scholar.“Andalusia in Alexandria” is an annual conference that will convene alternatively in Alexandria and an Andalusian city, for instance Seville, Cordoba, or Murcia. The Organizing Committee of this interdisciplinary conference invites contributions to the current scholarship of cultural, social, religious, political and economic relationships between Maghreb and Mashreq that were fostered in Alexandria.To apply, please send a 300-500-word abstract, and a short bio to Mohamed A. Mohamed at Mohamed.Mohamed@nau.edu, Ossama El-Kaffash atKaffash99@yahoo.com or to Ahmed Sobhi at dr.ahmedsobhi@gmail.com by October 15th, 2014. You may also send a 750-1000-word proposal of a panel with a list of 3-5 panelists, and their bios to the same email address. Decisions on selected papers and panels will be sent out on October 31st. A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in an edited volume. A final draft of selected papers is to be submitted within two months after the conference.A variety of cultural activities will be conducted during the conference, including Andalusian concerts, movies, art galleries and public lectures.Should you have any question, or require any information, please contact Dr. Mohamed A. Mohamed via email at Mohamed.Mohamed@nau.edu. The program of the conference will be posted shortly with maps and hotel contacts for your accommodation.