The American Islamic Congress is putting on a public lecture series in Boston on "Diversity in the Muslim World: Between Pluralism & Division." The events start Monday, March 16 and go through March 29, events are free and open to the public. Go here for details, press release here. Some of the events sound fascinating. From the AIC:
"Sponsored by the Boston Foundation, the series seeks to inform Bostonians - both Muslims and non-Muslims - about Muslim cultural diversity. The panels address distinct geographic regions of the Muslim world (Africa, Europe, Near East, South Asia, and Far East). Speakers and artistic performers include experts from Harvard, Tufts, Brown, and other local universities."
"We hope to shatter stereotypes about Muslim identity and offer a nuanced look at the Muslim world's complexity. Unusual communities spotlighted include Russian Tatars, Berber Shi'ites, Sufis who go on hajj to Senegal instead of Saudi Arabia, and Nigerian tribes featuring Muslims and Christians in the same nuclear family - plus a non-Muslim MIT professor who helped build a mosque in Cambodia."
The artists include Senegalese drummers a funk band, Pakistani and Bangladeshi poets, aPakistani singer, a Turkish classical music ensemble, and a Tunisian oud player. Pretty cool line-up of events.
Interesting,
The muslim world definatley needs to diversify,
Keep up the good work
Posted by: software developer | January 08, 2010 at 07:16 AM