A Marriage of Two Civilizations

Professor Nazif Shahrani (left) and Professor Ali Mazrui

Photo by George Vlahakis
How can Western norms and Muslim values be balanced? That’s the question addressed by IU Professor Nazif Shahrani, director of the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program at IU Bloomington, and Professor Ali Mazrui, director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York, Binghamton. The two held a topical conversation during a recent meeting of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, held on the IU Bloomington campus.

Discussions include the Marriage of Two Civilizations: the Balance between Western Norms and Muslim Values.. You will hear first the voice of Professor Shahrani.

Listen to the entire conversation or listen by topic:

• Introduction
• Introduction by Prof. Shahrani - Comparing values of Islam and western civilizations by Prof. Mazrui
• Relations damaged by political and foreign policy issues
• Prof. Mazrui's recent experience with American security agents 12:30 - Resolution of environment of fear and suspicion in the U.S.
• Close by Prof. Shahrani
• Close