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Nursi Conference in Alberta, Canada 2010-02-25 11:10:27 
The Interdisciplinary Program in Religious Studies presents:
ISLAM IN TURKEY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSLIM THEOLOGIAN BEDIUZZAMAN SAID NURSI .
SPEAKERS:
Fred Reed. Journalist and Author of Anatolia Junction: A
Journey Into Hidden Turkey: “The Life of Said Nursi”
Dr. Thomas Michel, Georgetown University and the Vatican:
“Theological Foundations of Nursi's Thought: Risale-i-Nur”
Dr. Faris Kaya, President of the Istanbul Science and Culture
Foundation: “The Current Situation of the Nur Community in
Turkey”
TIME AND PLACE:
Tory B-96
Tuesday, March 9, 9:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Program Sponsored by Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi, Edmonton
Council of Muslim Communities Chair in Islamic Studies
Please click here to download the flyer
-Changing Islam from Within: Turkish Scholars Discuss Said Nursi. In Turkey, a Muslim reformer named Said Nursi had a major influence on Islam in Turkey and elsewhere in the early 20th century. What is the legacy of Said Nursi on modern Islam? Come and hear Turkish scholars Faris Kaya from The Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture; Prof. Said Ozervarli of Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul; as well as Zeyneb Salim, a PhD candidate in the department of theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.; and Prof. Thomas Michel, S.J., who studied Arabic in Lebanon and Egypt and received his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago. March 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., University of Alberta, Calgary Centre, 120, 333 5th Ave S.W.
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Faith+calendar/2647820/story.html#ixzz0hOf79yR2
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