I am honored to be a respondent to the Spring 2014 McGinley Lecture on "Usury: A Moral Problem for Jews, Christians, and Muslims."
The lecture and response will be offered on April 8 (Manhattan Campus) and April 9 (Bronx Campus). Both dates will start at 6PM.
Details can be found here: http://www.fordham.edu/audience/mcginley_chair/fr_ryan.asp
ISM Fellows Lunch Series | Hussein Rashid | Institute of Sacred Music.
Our presenter will be Hussein Rashid of Hofstra University. His presentation is titled:
“A Qawwali-fied Home: Integration Through Resistance”
State of Formation – The Aga Khan and the Human Connection.
Following my previous post on putting the Aga Khan’s speech at Brown in a historical context, I want to spend some time on his discussion of technology and human interaction. Rather than speaking only to the Nizari Ismaili community, or to concerns that affect only Nizari Ismailis, he is addressing a larger human concern. If, as the Qur’an states, the Prophet Muhammad was sent as a mercy to all mankind, than it is only logical that his descendants and the inheritors of his spiritual authority should continue to speak and work for the betterment of humanity, not just the segment that agrees with them.
State of Formation – Understanding the Aga Khan’s Speech in History.
Recently, the Aga Khan gave a speech at Brown University. As the head of a community of Muslims spread throughout the world, a community to which I belong, the speech needs some reflection. As the Imam, or Divinely appointed head of the community, it would be a mistake to read his comments as a concern for the moment.
Hussein