The Center for Interreligious Engagement, DePaul University, invites you to:

Islam in the U. S.

Clash of Civilizations or Metaphor for Understanding?

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed

American University

Tuesday, September 16, 12:00-2:00 PM

Cortelyou Commons

(2324 N. Fremont St.)

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University, and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institute. He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and has taught at Princeton, Harvard and Cambridge Universities. A past High Commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain, Prof. Ahmed has been an advisor to Prince Charles and met with President George W. Bush on Islam. He is regularly interviewed on CNN, CBC, and the BBC and has appeared several times on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Night Line. His numerous books, films and documentaries have won awards; his books have been translated into many languages, including Chinese and Indonesian. 

Considered one of the world’s leading authorities on contemporary Islam, he has long been involved in critical interreligious work. “Professor Ahmed has been described as building bridges of understanding where others build walls of fear, and it is for his wisdom, his unfaltering moral compass, and his selfless contribution to the drive for dialogue and friendship between peoples of different backgrounds that we honour him.”  (Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Christopher Gaskell on conferment of honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Liverpool, July 6, 2007.)

For further information, please contact Frida Kerner Furman, 773/325-4275.

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