On May 3-4, 2003, the Foreign Policy Research Institute held its tenth History Institute for Teachers. Forty-two teachers from fourteen states participated in a weekend of lectures and seminars, featuring seven outstanding scholars. Although Muslims define themselves and the Christian West in terms of religion, Western countries view relations among themselves and with Islam in national terms. Understanding America's distinctive encounter with Islam is fundamental to understanding both the American and Islamic perspectives on the war on terrorism. Sessions included: (1) Islam and the West (Edward Peters); (2) Islam in America (Philip Jenkins); (3) Religion and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Adam Garfinkle); (4) American Foreign Policy and Islam (Harvey Sicherman); (5) Political Islam (John Calvert); and (6) Mapping America's Middle East (Eric Davis.)