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Campus Teach-In: Muslim Community Center Controversey in Manhattan

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Making Sense of the Controversy:  Campus Teach In on the Muslim Community Center Issue in Manhattan

A panel presentation with Professors Diana Eck, Ali Asani and Mark Tushnet

FONG AUDITORIUM, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard

Date: Time: -
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Making Sense of the Controversy: Campus Teach In on the Muslim Community Center Issue in Manhattan

“The current controversy gets to the heart of many central debates about Islam in the West and poses an ideal educational opportunity for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students.“ –CMES organizers

Panel Presentation:

Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Member of the Faculty of Divinity; Director of the Pluralism Project and Master of Lowell House;

Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Associate Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program; and,

Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

EVENT LOCATION: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard (Not at HKS)