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X-WR-CALNAME:"Faith\, Tradition\, and Change: The Sunni-Sufi-Shi'i Riv
	alry for the Soul of Islam" in Keene\, NH at Congregation Ahavas Achim
	 - Eventful
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SUMMARY:"Faith\, Tradition\, and Change: The Sunni-Sufi-Shi'i Rivalry 
	for the Soul of Islam"
DESCRIPTION: Tickets: Free and open to the public“Faith\, Tradition\
	, and Change: The Sunni-Sufi-Shi’i Rivalry for the Soul of Islam” 
	 The Nathan E. Cohen Memorial Lecture Series – Congregation Ahavas A
	chim (Keene)  When Muhammad brought the message of Islam to his follow
	ers\, he revolutionized social\, religious\, and political systems. In
	 place of the tribe he ordered a new focus\, namely the "Ummah\," the 
	community of Muslims believing in the oneness of God. As Islam expande
	d\, differences developed among the faithful. The majority of Muslims 
	adopted the Sunni path of interpretation. But for Sufis\, Shi’ites\,
	 and fundamentalists such as the Wahhabis\, other roads beckoned. Agai
	nst this background Glen Swanson looks at the riddle of identity withi
	n Islam\, the rivalries\, and the responses - responses which too ofte
	n have led to armed conflict and civil war.  Glen Swanson received his
	 Ph.D. in History at Indiana University. As Foreign Area Fellow\, Amer
	ican Council of Learned Societies/Social Science Research Council\, he
	 completed advanced studies on the Middle East\, Islam\, and the Balka
	ns in Istanbul and at the School of Oriental and African Studies\, Uni
	versity of London under the guidance of Professor Bernard Lewis. He ha
	s served as a U.S. military officer and participated in the U.S. Depar
	tment of State’s "Scholar-Diplomat Seminars” and Laura Knoy’s â€
	œExchange” program on New Hampshire Public Radio. He has lectured ex
	tensively at the college and university level and as a New Hampshire H
	umanities Council “Independent Scholar.”  At the request of U.S. m
	ilitary authority Swanson helped create as Executive Editor “IRAQ: N
	ation at a Crossroads\,” an educational CD-ROM for use by U.S. milit
	ary and other governmental agencies. He is author of “Oil and Water\
	, A Look at the Middle East” and “Storm Clouds over Iraq” as wel
	l as professional articles on topics relating to Islam\, the Middle Ea
	st and the Balkans. He lives in Peterborough.  This presentation is sp
	onsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and is free and open t
	o the public. Contact: Robert Gewanter\, 355-1585 or Glen W. Swanson\,
	 924-7064.Contact info:Robert Gewanter\, 355-1585
LOCATION:Congregation Ahavas Achim @ New Hampshire, United States
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