Voices from the Moderate Muslim Majority

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Voices from the Moderate Muslim Majority
March 15, 2007
Ali S. Asani professor, Indo-Muslim culture, Harvard University
Mona Eltahawy reporter
Jeff Jacoby op-ed columnist, Boston Globe

Ali Asani and Mona Eltahawy explore the tensions within modern Islam and how we can better understand them.

The world's 1.4 billion Muslims encompass an enormous range of beliefs and practices, a world of cultures from Arab to post-Soviet to Indian to American, and a wide spectrum of movements from liberal progressive to Islamist. However, today's headlines all too often highlight the familiar stories of violence and extremism within the Islamic world. Is religion truly the driving force behind these actions? Where is the space for voices of the moderate majority to be heard? In our country, where many became acquainted with Islam only in the context of September 11th, how can we better understand this major world religion?

This lecture is moderated by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe columnist and presented in collaboration with the Old South Meeting House as part of the Partners in Public Dialogue Series.
Series:

* Indian Culture Series
* Muslim Culture Series

Topics: Culture & Identity
Tags: Human Rights | Asian | Middle Eastern | Muslim | Spirituality & Religion
Presented By WGBH and Ford Hall Forum:

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Mona Eltahawy was born in Egypt in 1967.

She was a correspondent for Reuters News Agency in Cairo and Jerusalem and also wrote for the Guardian newspaper from the Middle East. Her opinion pieces also appear in the Washington Post and the Daily Star.


ولدت منى الطحاوي في مصر عام 1967.

عملت مراسلة لوكالة أنباء رويترز في القاهرة والقدس وكتبت أيضا لصحيفة الغارديان من منطقة الشرق الأوسط. وتظهر كتاباتها المعبرة عن أفكارها في كل من الواشنطن بوست والديلي ستار.


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