This series includes a variety of lectures that Mosaic has hosted, as part of its ongoing effort to increase understanding about the Arab world. Aspects and Dimensions of Islam - March 31, 2003
Seyyed Hossein Nasr is a well known and very respected scholar of comparative religion, and especially of Islamic studies. He is author of numerous books including Man and Nature: the Spiritual Crisis of Modern Man (Kazi Publications, 1998), Religion and the Order of Nature (Oxford, 1996) and Knowledge and the Sacred (SUNY, 1989). He is currently University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Learn More
Misconceptions of the Arab World:
Influences that Shape our Views- March 31st, 2003
Jack G. Shaheen is Professor Emeritus of Mass Communication at Southern Illinois University. He was also a consultant on Middle East affairs for CBS News. He has also received University of Pennsylvania's Janet Lee Stevens Award, and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for "his lifelong commitment to bring a better understanding towards peace for all mankind" and has been the recipient of two Fulbright teaching awards. Learn More