On March 14th in Edmunds Ballroom, Dr. Aslan read from his newest work, “How to Win a Cosmic War,” and spoke on the intricate interplay between faith and politics in the Muslim world, presenting Islam as an ever-evolving faith and culture that is currently in the midst of a cataclysmic internal battle for reform and modernization. He argued that the current conflicts in the Middle East are not the result of a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West, but rather the consequence of an “Islamic Reformation” occurring within the Muslim world, an internal struggle to define the future of this magnificent yet misunderstood faith and to harmonize its traditions and values with contemporary ideals of democracy and human rights. He also spoke on the War in Iraq and Afghanistan and US foreign policy in Muslim countries. An engaging Q&A followed his talk, and the evening ended with a book singing hosted by Huntley Bookstore.
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