Islam and World Peace: Perspectives from African Muslim Nonviolence Traditions
This conference invites students of religion and Islam around the world to engage in substantive ways the genesis, diffusion, and teachings of Islamic nonviolence traditions of Sufi leaders and their interpretation and operationalization of the concept of Jihad that unequivocally rejects extremism and intolerance in all their forms. We seek to create a dynamic space for continuing scholarly exchanges and interactive debates, along with creative processes that foster multiculturalism.
Sponsors: Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University (IRCPL); the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University (IAS); Majalis (Scientific Initiative for African Muslim Heritage)
For more details, visit : http://www.ias.columbia.edu/event/islam-and-peace-international-conference