Penn MSA: Islam and Democracy @ 7:30 PM TONIGHT
Marwa Ibrahim
Hisham Mahmood: The Future of Jihad 9/22 ; 7:30 PM Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Khalid Latif: Under Wraps--Domestic Violence in the Muslim World 9/23 ; 7:30 PM Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall Reza Aslan: Islam and Democracy 9/24 ; 7:30 PM Huntsman Hall G06 Open Friday Prayer on College Green: Adnan Zulfiqar 9/25 ; 1:15-2 PM College Green Day of Interfaith Service 9/26 ; 10 AM-1 PM Meet outside Rodin College House Celebration of Islamic Cultures 9/27 ; 7:30 PM Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Margari Hill “Triple Minority: Black, Female, and Muslim in America” 9/29 ; 7:30 PM Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall Sadik Kassim: From Darwin to Stem Cells: Islamic Perspectives on Modern Science 9/30 ; 7:30 PM Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Islamic Music Night – The Sound of Reason 10/1 ; 7:30 PM Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall
=========== IAW EVENT #3 =========== Reza Aslan: Islam and Democracy Date: Thursday, September 24th 2009 Time: 7:30-9:00 PM Location: Huntsman Hall G06 Program Description Speaker Biographical Information:
Dr. Reza Aslan, Internationally acclaimed writer, religious scholar, and Professor at the University of California Riverside, has been profiled, quoted, and featured extensively in the US and international media as an authority on contemporary issues of Islam and global politics. Dr. Aslan has written for numerous newspapers and periodicals including Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Slate, Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Chicago Tribune, the Nation, and others. He has also appeared on several TV programs, including The Rachel Maddow Show, Meet the Press, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Anderson Cooper 360°, Hardball, Nightline, Real Time with Bill Maher and Fareed Zakaria GPS.
Dr. Reza Aslan will deliver an enlightening speech on the concept of the Islamic State, covering a range of topics from the theoretical concept of the Islamic state to the current situation in Iran. Dr. Aslan will also concentrate on the viability of an Islamic welfare system laid down within the scope of Western democracy and the role, or lack thereof, of a modern day caliphate--surely a point of heated discussion in our day and age. This event should help clarify present myths of the outcast image of Islam, shedding an academic light on some of the most relevant and pressing issues in the global arena.