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Great Issues Forum: The Rise of Intellectual
Reform in the Islamic World
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DATE:
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4/20/2010
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TIME:
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7:00 PM— 8:30 PM
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REGISTRATION:
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ADDRESS:
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365 Fifth Avenue
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PHONE:
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212-817-8215
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BUILDING NUMBER:
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Graduate Center
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ROOM NUMBER:
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Proshansky Auditorium
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PRIMARY EVENT
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Public Programs
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WEB ADDRESS:
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SUMMARY:
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A panel will discuss intellectual reform in
the Islamic World. Participants will include Baber
Johansen, Ebrahim Moosa and Abdulkarim Soroush;
moderated by Talal Asad.
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DESCRIPTION:
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Featuring Baber Johansen, Professor of Islamic
Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School;
Ebrahim Moosa, Associate Professor of Islamic
Studies at Duke University; and Abdulkarim Soroush,
philosopher, reformer, Rumi scholar, and former
professor at the University of Tehran. Moderated by
Talal Asad, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
at the Graduate Center. Historically, Islam has
enjoyed a rich intellectual tradition, which has
often been obscured by conservative extremism. In a
world increasingly governed by ideals of democracy
and pluralism, this program will look at both the
evolution of religion and freedom in Islam, focusing
on the recent rise of intellectual reform and the
role of the religious intellectual, as well the
debate surrounding these changes. Seating is
limited, reservations are required. Click the
e-VENTS online reservation icon; for more
information call
212-817-8215
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Unclaimed reservations will be released to a standby
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basis.
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ADMISSION:
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Free,
reservations required
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