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Esposito discusses religious differences
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11/18/08
Seán Kinane
WMNF Evening News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: John Esposito, Sami Al-Arian, CAIR
John Esposito is the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, where he is a professor of religion, international affairs and Islamic studies.
Esposito was in Tampa on Saturday to address a banquet for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). WMNF spoke with Esposito and began by asking about his most recent book.
“…I’m certainly hopeful that the Al-Arian situation will be turned around.”
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Be the first to commentCAIR urges Muslims to define themselves
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11/17/08
Seán Kinane
WMNF Evening News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: CAIR, Keith Ellison, John Esposito, Muslims, civil rights, religion
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 6th annual banquet Saturday at the Tampa Convention Center. Speakers included Georgetown University professor John Esposito and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim in Congress.
Following prayers, about 600 people gathered to hear about the theme American Muslims: Defining Ourselves. Ellison said that during the recent presidential campaign, others groups attempted to define Islam and what it means to be Muslim. Many even tried...
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