{"id":20878,"date":"2000-02-15T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2000-02-15T19:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=20878"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:37:42","slug":"islam-modern-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2000\/02\/15\/islam-modern-world\/","title":{"rendered":"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to hold symposium on Islam in the modern world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islam in the Modern World<\/em>, a two-day symposium, will be held from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St. The public is invited to attend free of charge.<\/p>\n

The symposium is fourth in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Symposia in Religion and Contemporary Issues series, which focuses on issues of religious tolerance and diversity. The conference is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religion at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, with support from a variety of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ offices including the deans of the faculty and college, the president, the chaplain, affirmative action and the chairs of social sciences and interdisciplinary studies.<\/p>\n

“Islam is a rapidly growing faith in this country, and interreligious understanding necessitates that we talk about the Islamic traditions,” said John Strong, chair and professor of philosophy and religion.<\/p>\n

The symposium will begin on at 2:30 Friday, March 3, with registration and introductory remarks. Professor Timothy Gianotti, Penn State University, will discuss The Modern Face of a Medieval Ideal: al Farabi’s al-Madina al-fadila (Virtuous City) and the Islamic Republic of Iran<\/em> at 4 p.m. Filmmaker Lindsay Miller, senior editor of Morning Edition<\/em>, WBUR, Boston, will present the film Islam in America<\/em> at 6:30 p.m. in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.<\/p>\n

The March 4 schedule of presentations, all in the Benjamin Mays Center, includes:<\/p>\n