Conference Report:
Imam 'Ali: His Place in Muslim Thought and History
More than 350 people attended a one-day conference on October 17, 2009, sponsored by The Jafaria Association of Connecticut and Hartford Seminary, on Imam 'Ali: His Place in Muslim Thought and History, at the Sheraton Hotel in Hartford, CT.
Speakers offered presentations on various aspects of The Life and Faith, Commitment, Justice and Divine Knowledge, including Hartford Seminary Professors Mahmoud Ayoub on Imam 'Ali and Muslim Unity and Yahya Michot on Imam 'Ali in Sunni Muslim Tradition.
To view the program: click here
The Jafaria Association of Connecticut has generously decided to use proceeds from this conference to award partial scholarships to two international students at Hartford Seminary who are in the Master of Arts program in Islam and Christian-Muslim relations.
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Najah Bazzy, a speaker
Three Hartford Seminary professors, Ingrid Mattson, Yahya Michot and at right, Mahmoud Ayoub, stand with Agron Belica
Below, the panel of speakers at the Imam 'Ali conference
Other sponsors include: The Islamic Institute of Ahl'l Bayt, the Alavi Foundation of New York, the Universal Muslim Association of America, the Al-Hakim Foundation in Al-Najaf, Iraq, and the Al-Fatemah Islamic Center, Albany, NY.
The organizers of the conference are preparing a full text of all the papers presented, which will be published in book form. The publication will be available for $25, including shipping. You may reserve copies by calling: 860-869-8662 or writing to: Jafaria Association of Connecticut, 1 Meriden Road, Rockfall, CT, 06481.
Speakers at the Imam 'Ali conference.
Photos courtesy of: IMN Productions
Agron Belica/Dr. Jay R. Crook
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