Moving Beyond “Us vs. Them:” Teaching about Islam in Tumultous Times, Part IV

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Dr. Megan Abbas, Geneseo History professor, will be the speaker for this seminar. According to many political and media sources, the West and the Islamic World are currently engaged in a global confrontation over culture and values. This seminar challenges us to push beyond this polarized “clash of civilizations” rhetoric and to understand the War on Terror as a political rather than a cultural phenomenon. In the process, we will examine the dangerous history of constructing “cultural enemies”  and possible ways of locating a middle ground.

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