The speaker event “Turkey and the Restructuring of the Middle Eastern Regime” was held at Gale VandeBerg Auditorium, Pyle Center on April 18th, 2011. We are honored to have the distinguished speaker, Kerim Balci here at UW-Madison campus to present his discussion, particularly focusing on the recent developments in the Middle East. Part I [...]
The speaker event “Secularism and Islam in Turkey: A Historical Perspective” was held at 1221 Humanities building on April 23rd, 2010. The current debates in Turkey on secularism and the role of Islam in government have their roots in the Ottoman Empire. The late Ottoman intellectual debates were vibrant and passionate in bringing up most [...]
By Samara Kalk Derby The future of the world depends on peace between Christians and Muslims, Islamic scholars told the pope last October. In a letter addressed to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders, nearly 140 prominent Muslim scholars said that finding common ground between the world’s two biggest religions was not “simply a [...]
Dear Friends, As you might already know, we have shown videos on the Concept of God in Islam, and the Relevance of Rumi in Contemporary Life. Several people have inquired for how they can obtain a copy of these videos. Those videos are from the series of Perspectives on Faith broadcasted at Ebru TV, and [...]
