| Ethics and War in the Islamic Tradition |
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When: November 19,
2009
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Where:
C. Shaw Smith 900 Room
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Alvarez College UnionTicket Required: No
Cost: Free and open to the public.
What is the original meaning of "jihad"? What are the core teachings in Islam about the ethics of killing? Do those teachings permit or prohibit the tactics of groups like Al Qaeda?
Speaker: Sohail Hashmi, Associate Professor of International Relations, Mt. Holyoke College
Sponsored by the Vann Center for Ethics.
Contact: Carrie Mahoney
704-894-2095
Posted By: Carrie Mahoney
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