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2005 - 2006 Essay Judges and Online Mentors Karima Diane Alavi, Director, Dar al Islam Teachers’ Institutes Karima Diane Alavi is the former director of the Dar al Islam Teachers’ Institutes on “Understanding and Teaching about Islam.” An American convert to Islam, she studied in Iran in 1976 as Bicentennial Scholar. In 1978-79 she taught English at the University of Isfahan, Iran. Upon her return to the US, Ms. Alavi taught at Quaker institutions such as Wilmington College of Ohio and the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. She has over 25 years of experience in teaching history and Islamic studies, and has co-authored the curriculum unit “The Emergence of Renaissance: Cultural Interactions Between Europeans and Muslims.” Ms. Alavi is a frequent conference speaker, and she returned to Iran in 2003 and 2004 to accompany educators’ tours for which she served as primary lecturer.
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