[Daviscalendar-list] Islam in Context: A Globalized Look at the Religion of Islam

[Davis Center Calendar of Events]

*"Islam in Context: A Globalized Look at the Religion of Islam"*
A Year Long Speaker Series

The Outreach Program of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian 
Studies <www.fas.harvard.edu/~nrc> and the Outreach Center at the Center 
for Middle Eastern Studies
<http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/outreach> at Harvard University are proud 
to announce a new lecture series, "Islam in Context: A Globalized Look 
at the Religion of Islam".

The series takes place in five sessions, each one examining the 
circumstances of Muslims in areas such as Russia, Central Asia, Egypt, 
Africa, and the West.  The seminars are led by scholars from local 
institutions such as Harvard University and Boston University, and are 
scheduled on several Wednesday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in the 
Harvard Square area.

NOTE:  If you are an educator you can receive up to 15 PDPs by attending 
the entire series, and 25 PDPs by attending and completing the 
curriculum creation requirement. To complete the requirement educators 
need to produce a 2-3 day curriculum based on the content of the seminar 
series. The Outreach Centers at the Davis Center and the Center for 
Middle Eastern Studies can provide interested participants with 
additional resources to aid the completion of the curriculum project.

Part one of this five part series focuses on Islam in Russia, and is led 
by Dr. Thomas Simons, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and 
Eurasian Studies; Lecturer, Government Department, Harvard University; 
Former US Ambassador to Poland and Pakistan.   This event will take 
place November 14th, 2007 in Room S020 at 1730 Cambridge Street (CGIS 
South) in Cambridge, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

For more information on the entire series, and to register to receive 
professional development points, please see our website: 
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~nrc/news.html

You may contact the Outreach Program at the Davis Center at 
davisoutreach at fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-8095 or the Outreach Center at 
the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at cmesoc at fas.harvard.edu or 
617-495-4078.