Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization with Dr. Reza Aslan – Rumi Forum
Dr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is a contributing editor at the Daily Beast (thedailybeast.com). Reza Aslan has a BA in Religions from Santa Clara University, a MA from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop, where he was named the Truman Capote Fellow in Fiction. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, and the Pacific Council on International Policy. He serves on the board of directors for both the Ploughshares Fund, which gives grants for peace and security issues, Abraham’s Vision, an interfaith peace organization, and PEN USA. Aslan’s first book is the international bestseller, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, which has been translated into thirteen languages, short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award in the UK, and nominated for a PEN USA award for research Non-Fiction. His other books include How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism) and Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. Named by the Smithsonian Institute as one of 35 Innovators Under 35, Aslan is CEO of Aslan Media Inc, whose holdings include BoomGen Studios, a mini motion picture studio and media company dedicated to fostering …
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