What is Islam, part 1 (of 4)

What is Islam? A Symposium in Memory of Shahab Ahmed April 29, 2016 Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard University 1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public The Aga Khan Program was a proud co-sponsor for the event What is Islam? A Symposium in Memory of Shahab Ahmed, held April 29, 2016 at Harvard University’s Fong Auditorium in Boylston Hall. The symposium explored the ways in which AKPIA Associate Shahab Ahmed’s recent publication, What is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic (Princeton University Press 2015) speaks to, affects, and challenges specific fields of academy study. Speakers included Michael Cook, Noah Feldman, Cemal Kafadar, Gülru Necipoğlu, Parimal Patil, Arafat Razzaque, Nicholas Watson with opening and closing remarks by Nora Lessersohn. Part one features Michael Cook and Noah Feldman.