MU’s Muslim Students’ Organization engages in social, religious and educational activities that promote unity at MU and create awareness of Islam among Muslims and people of other faiths. In accordance with that goal, the group sponsors several events throughout the calendar year, including Islam Awareness week on campus. This fall, the MSO brings Haroon Moghul to MU to speak on Thursday, Oct. 27 in conjunction with this event that runs from Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Oct. 28. Moghul’s lecture is titled, “Who is afraid of Shariah?”
Haroon Moghul is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University, specializing in Middle East, South Asian and African Studies. He is also senior editor at the Islamic Monthly, associate editor for Religion Dispatches and a fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. He currently serves as executive director of The Maydan Insitute. Moghul’s work has appeared in the Huffington Post, and his blog, Avari, has won numerous Bass Crescent awards honoring excellence in the Muslim blogosphere, including Best Muslim Blog, Best Thinker and Best Writing.
Date/Time: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27
Location: S203 Memorial Union (campus map)
For more information: Visit the MU Muslim Students’ Organization website or contact the group via email.