Event time:
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 7:00pm
Location:
LC 102
Co-sponsored by the Yale Chaplain’s Office, Yale MSA and Yale HSC
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Biography: Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto, founding Director of the Centre for South Asian Civilizations, and past Chair of the Department of Historical Studies, Dr. Shafique Virani (PhD, Harvard University) is an award-winning author and internationally recognized public speaker who has addressed people from over 50 countries and audiences of over 15,000. Describing him as “a visionary,” the United Nations honored him for dedicating his efforts “to the cause of extending the frontiers of knowledge and the welfare of humankind.”
And his information about his bio can be found here: http://religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/shafique-n-virani/
Dr. Shafique Virani has given an excellent, inspirational, and famous TED Talk on the Clash of Ignorance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoyNrlMNBvw