Muslims and modernity focus of visit by Islamic scholar


Progressive Muslim movements and thinkers are often absent in American media reports dealing with Islam, contributing to a lack of public understanding of Islam’s place in the modern world.

One of the world’s leading proponents of progressive Islamic thinking, Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, will visit Athens next week to address this issue. An-Na’im is Charles Howard Candler Professor at the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, GA where he teaches international law, human rights, and Islamic law.

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