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12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy book discussion with author Usaama al-Azami
(Conferences / Seminars / Lectures) The latest book from Dr. al-Azami considers a relatively understudied dimension of the Arab revolutions of 2011: the role of prominent religious scholars. Professor al-Azami is Departmental Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford. He completed his BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Oxford, his seminary training at Al-Salam Institute, and his MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He specialises in Islamic political thought.
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