"Religious Pluralism: A Challenge to Islam in Dealing with Human Rights"

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WHO: Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Virginia Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D., is Frances Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virgina, Charlottesville. Dr. Sachedina, who has studied in India, Iraq, Iran, and Canada, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has been conducting research and writing in the field of Islamic Law, Ethics, and Theology (Sunni and Shiite) for more than two decades. In the last ten years, he has concentrated on social and political ethics, including Interfaith and Intrafaith Relations and Islamic Biomedical Ethics. He is an American citizen born in Tanzania. WHAT: Presentation sponsored by the Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies entitled: Religious Pluralism: A Challenge to Islam in Dealing with Human Right WHEN: Thursday, October 9, 2008 7:30 p.m. WHERE: John Carroll University 20700 N. Park Blvd. University Heights, OH Dolan Science Center/Donahue Auditorium CONTACT: Dr. Zeki Saritoprak Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies 216-397-6279 www.jcu.edu/religion

"Religious Pluralism: A Challenge to Islam in Dealing with Human Rights"

October 2, 2008