Tariq Ramadan, PhD
The Arab Awakening: Islam and the new Middle East
Friday, March 15, 2013
C.L. Siegfried Hall | 7:30-9:30p.m.
Free Parking | Wheelchair Accessible
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Drawing from his recent book, The Arab Awakening: Islam and the new Middle East, Professor Ramadan asks: can Muslim countries bring together Islam, pluralism and democracy without betraying their identity? Will the Arab world be able to reclaim its memory to reinvent education, women’s rights, social justice, economic growth and the fight against corruption? Can this emancipation be envisioned with Islam, experienced not as a straitjacket, but as an ethical and cultural wealth? He argues that the Arab world has an historic opportunity to stop blaming the West, to jettison its victim status and to create a truly new dynamic.
Tariq Ramadan holds an MA in Philosophy and French literature and a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Geneva. In Cairo, Egypt, he received one-on-one intensive training in classic Islamic scholarship from Al-Azhar University scholars. He has contributed substantially to the debate on contemporary Islamic issues, Islamic revival in the world, and Muslims in the west. Professor Ramadan is active both at the academic and grassroots levels, lecturing internationally on theology, Islamic law and jurisprudence, applied ethics, philosophy, social justice, economics, politics, interfaith and intracommunity dialogue. He is currently professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University.
This lecture is endowed by a special fund created by the Spalding family.
I look forward to seeing you on Friday, March 15, as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II.
Don’t forget to reserve your seat!
Cristina Vanin, PhD
Lectures Coordinator
