150 The American Journal of [slamic Social Sciences 19:4 

The Thirty-First Annual Conference of the 

Association of Muslim Social Scientists 

The Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) held its thirty­

first annual conference in Washington, DC, from October 25-27, 2002, 
with the collaboration of the International Institute of Islamic Thought 

(IIID. The conference was cosponsored by the School of International 

Service, American University, and supported by the university's Ibn 
Khaldun Chair ofislamic Studies, Dr. Akbar Ahmed. 

Jn his welcoming remarks, Dr. Louis Goodman, Dean of the School of 

International Service, American University, encouraged the use of academ­

ic forums to highlight social concerns of the larger world community.