‘Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found – as a non-Muslim, a self-identified “tourist” in the Islamic holy book – wasn’t what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the grace, flexibility and mystery she found, in this myth-debunking talk.’
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[WATCH] Islam for Catholics 101 by Natana J DeLong-Bas
Natana J. DeLong-Bas gives a presentation on Islam at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Continuing Education.
Listen to broad overviews of Islam, what Muslims believe and why their faith’s traditions is so dear to them and, to shatter stereotypes fueled by media.
‘Muslims and Christians combined make up the majority populations in the world. Therefore the well being and future of the world depends on Christians and Muslims finding ways of working together to address global concerns and challenges’
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[WATCH] Understanding Islam – A 3 part series by Matt Davies
Matt Davies, a christian by faith and Islamic scholar, gives his understanding and lessons learnt about Islam.
Part 1: An overview of Islam, Islam in the world and a comparison/similarity of Christian teachings and Islam.
Part 2: An examination of what the Qur’an says about violence and how mainstream Islam interprets Qur’anic verses used by Islamic extremists groups, such as ISIS and al-Qaeda, to justify their terrorism.
Part 3: A focus on American Muslims, American Muslim political and social engagement, interfaith dialogue, Muslim condemnation of terrorism, the Sunni and Shia split, and Sharia law.