Amitabh Pal, the author of \u201cIslam Means Peace: Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today,\u201d will make a presentation on the same subject Thursday, Feb. 23, at the 91勛圖厙.<\/p>\n
Pal, who is also the managing editor of The Progressive, will speak at 3 p.m. in the Garden Key Room of the Student Union. His presentation is a feature of the Al Ghazali Islamic Studies Program, housed in the 91勛圖厙 Global Perspectives Office, in partnership with the 91勛圖厙 College of Arts & Humanities. It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
The event, organized by the 91勛圖厙 Global Perspectives Office, is also part of the 2011-2012 themes of \u201cPeople Power, Politics and Global Change,\u201d \u201cCovering Global Crises from the Frontlines\u201d and \u201cIndia Speaker Series.\u201d<\/p>\n
In this book, Pal seeks to rebut many misconceptions about Islam by detailing its tradition of nonviolence. He chooses to incorporate modern Muslim societies in his analysis by spotlighting recent peaceful protest movements.<\/p>\n
Pal is also the co-editor of the Progressive Media Project. In his work, he has interviewed many newsmakers, such as the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter and John Kenneth Galbraith.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Global Perspectives Office and the Al Ghazali Islamic Studies Program, sponsors and partners include the 91勛圖厙 Middle Eastern Studies Program, the 91勛圖厙 Political Science Department, the 91勛圖厙 Diplomacy Program, the 91勛圖厙 Nicholson School of Communication, the 91勛圖厙 Book Festival 2012 in association with the Morgridge International Reading Center, the 91勛圖厙 International Services Center, 91勛圖厙 LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amitabh Pal, the author of \u201cIslam Means Peace: Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today,\u201d will make a presentation on the same subject Thursday, Feb. 23, at the 91勛圖厙. Pal, who is also the managing editor of The Progressive, will speak at 3 p.m. in the Garden Key Room of the Student Union. His presentation is a…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":33006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,21],"tags":[5617,6874,1973],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-32999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-opinions","tag-al-ghazali-islamic-studies-program","tag-amitabh-pal","tag-global-perspectives"],"yoast_head":"\n