This Le Figaro report suggests that both moderate and radical Muslims in France seek support on the web, that the Imam is only one of many possible guides. While it offers a place for more fundamentalist interpretations like Salafism from Saudi Arabia, the internet is also revolutionizing Muslim thought. As Jocelyne Cesari, a scholar of…
Harvard University recently premiered a documentary film entitled “Fremont, U.S.A.” which was developed by Harvard’s Pluralism Project. The film, focusing on the fourth-most populous city in the San Francisco Bay area, examines how Fremont, California has woven a wide range of new religions and cultures into the fabric of daily life in the city, which…
Jocelyne Cesari – Associate, Middle East Center, Harvard University Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard’s Jocelyne Cesari for a discussion of the subtle and complex changes transforming Islam practice and thinking as Muslims live and work in the West. Topics covered include: Muslim women, the changes in religious practices, sharia and Western courts, the emergence…
” . . . a magnificent demonstration of the power of theatre to change the terms of public debate. The monologues make visible – live, in real time, in close physical proximity – women, emotions, and beliefs that are hidden from the non-Muslim world.” Thomas Sellar, Editor, Theater The American Repertory Theatre is pleased to…
Two issues of Muslim practice are stirring debate at Harvard University. The debate over whether the university should grand women separate gym hours, and whether or not the call to prayer should ring out across Harvard Yard, have prompted student discussion. The first controversy began in early February, when the undergraduate college restricted one of…
