TALK: Judaism and Islam: A Conversation
A. James Rudin (American Jewish Committee)
Akbar Ahmed (American University)
Sunday, October 24 / 3:00 PM / Free
Campbell Hall, UCSB
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Rabbi A. James Rudin, Senior Interreligious Adviser, American Jewish Committee, New York City and Dr. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington, D.C. will engage in a conversation on "Judaism and Islam" moderated by Rev. Anne S. Howard, Associate Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara. Judaism and Islam are often described as two of the three great Abrahamic religions. But what does it meantoday to affirm a common ancestor in a world so divided along religious lines? This conversation will explore the shared anchor points of these two religious traditions which have had such enormous transformative power in our collective histories. How can Jews and Muslims better understand one another and how can Muslims and Jews work together to deepen mutual respect for their traditions and their contemporary American situations? Presented by the Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Foundation Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a program of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, that is cosponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures, Department of Religious Studies, and Hillel.

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