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Past Event
JFK Jr Forum

The World Premiere of AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis

Open to the Public

The film will be followed by a Panel Discussion with:
 
Firas Ahmad: Deputy Editor of Islamica Magazine (KSG '05)
Ali Asani: Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
Bill Cran: Emmy Award-Winning Director
Shamir Allibhai: Filmmaker and Producer (HDS '09)
Moderated by Jocelyne Cesari: Director of the Islam in the West Program

Date: Time: - Location: Harvard Kennedy School - Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

About

As the divide between the Muslim world and the West continues to grow, it is time to hear the story of a Muslim leader who has been persevering for fifty years to promote a vision of pluralism, religious tolerance, and positive social action. This is the first documentary in 45 years on the Aga Khan, the leader of the world's Shia Ismaili Muslims. What does he have to say about this post 9-11 world?
 
The film will be followed by a Panel Discussion with:
 
Firas Ahmad: Deputy Editor of Islamica Magazine (KSG '05)
Ali Asani: Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
Bill Cran: Emmy Award-Winning Director
Shamir Allibhai: Filmmaker and Producer (HDS '09)
Moderated by Jocelyne Cesari: Director of the Islam in the West Program
 
This event is cosponsored by the Divinity School, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs, the Islam in the West Program, and the Kennedy School Muslim Caucus.