Sat 11/2 The Palestine Sermons: A Conversation with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl

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A Conversation with

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl

Saturday, November 2nd @ 6pm CST via ZoomNew

The Palestine Sermons: A Conversation with

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM Central Time (Chicago)

Venue: Zoom

Registration: Free, registration required

Join AIC and Prof. Khaled Abou El Fadl for a conversation on his latest book, The Palestine Sermons, a collection of twenty-five sermons and one public address that Prof. Abou El Fadl delivered between April 2018 and May 2024 in relation to ongoing developments relating to Israel-Palestine. Engaging current events in Palestine from an Islamic theological perspective, Prof. Abou El Fadl challenges scholars to re-examine their ethical responsibilities today: “Gaza is a watershed moment. Everything has to change.”

Speaker: Dr. Khalid Abou El Fadl

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the world’s leading authorities on Shari’ah, Islamic law and Islam, and a prominent scholar in the field of human rights. He is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and the founder of the Institute of Advanced Usuli Studies (“The Usuli Institute”).

Host: Dr. Mahan Mirza

Dr. Mahan serves as Visiting Vice President for Academic Affairs at AIC and as the Executive Director of the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his PhD in Religious Studies (specializing in Islamic Studies) from Yale University. 

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Friday, November 1st @12-4 pm

Location: AIC Lobby

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