Eid ul Fitr Prayer at Islamic Cultural Center, California

Sat 11 Sep 2010 Eid ul Fitr Prayer at Islamic Cultural Center - Oakland, California

Saturday 11 September 2010 9:30 a.m. Eid ul Fitr Prayer and lecture by Dr. Hamid Mavani (English).

Dr. Hamid Mavani is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Claremont Graduate University, School of Religion. He obtained his academic graduate degrees from McGill University and received theological training from the traditional seminaries in the Muslim world. His primary fields of interest include Islamic legal reform, women and Shi'i law, Shi'i theology and political thought, Muslims in America, Qur'anic studies, intra-Muslim discourse and contemporary developments in the Muslim world. He has published articles in some of these fields and has been working on a book project dealing with authority and leadership in Twelver Shi’ism. His most recent article is titled “Paradigm Shift in Twelver Shi’i Legal Theory: Ayatullah Yusef Saanei.” Dr. Mavani’s scholarship also includes translations of Islamic texts from Arabic and Persian into English.
Cost: Free, donations gratefully accepted
Location: Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., Oakland, California 94612
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