Group A Overall Yearly Research Plan

Group A held a meeting to discuss this year's research plan on April 18 in Conference Room 1 of Building 7 of Sophia University.

It was decided that the following group will be sent on foreign dispatch.

Sarai Album Research Survey: Islamic Cultural Propagation as Seen Through Images and Documents.

MIZUNO Minako will lead this group on foreign dispatch to Turkey in August or December. Accompanying her will be 4 research associates.

In addition, the following was decided concerning the call for research plans by young researchers.

• 4 applications were received.
• 2 applications were accepted.

Judgement was reserved on 1 application (to be reconsidered at a later date).

• 1 application was rejected (subsumed under one of the accepted applications).

Accepted Research

• OTSUBO Reiko, (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo) "Islam and Clothing Culture"

Professor TAKAKI Keiko will participate as co-leader.

• SAITO Tsuyoshi, (Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University)"Saint Belief and the Phenomenon of Increased Tourism in Morocco"

Professor AKAHORI will participate as co-leader. This research is currently part of Professor AKAHORI's research group on saint belief.