In his 2006 novel The Order of Light where young Muslims light themselves on fire to protest the authoritarian reality of the Middle East, author Haroon Mohgul says he predicted the Arab Spring. At the Alaska World Affairs Council on April 6, Mohgul discussed the Muslim world’s relationship with the West over the years asking audiences to consider, “Can America and the Muslim World Be Friends?”
- Townsquare49: Can America and The Muslim World Be Friends?
- Haroon Moghul’s Blog
- religiondispatches.org
- todayszaman.org
- Huffington Post: Blogs by Haroon Moghul
BROADCAST ON KSKA: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
RECORDED: Friday April 6, 2012 at the Hilton Anchorage
SPEAKER: Haroon Moghul, Fellow in Muslim Politics and Societies at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law; author, The Order of Light
HOST: Alaska World Affairs Council
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