Chautauqua 2012Interfaith <strong>Lecture</strong> <strong>Speakers</strong>and both religious and secular points of view?Monday, July 23Akbar AhmedAmbassador Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair ofIslamic Studies at American University in Washington; theFirst Distinguished Chair of Middle East and Islamic Studiesat the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis; and a non-residentSenior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.He has taught at Princeton, Harvard, and Cambridge Universities,and has been called “the world’s leading authorityon contemporary Islam” by the BBC. He has advised myriadU.S. agencies and organizations on Islam and foreign policy.The topic of Ambassador Ahmed’s lecture is “The MostDangerous Place in the World—The Tribal Areas of Pakistan.”PAGE 46FROM PAGE 45Tuesday, July 24Bushra GoharYou need to laugh and we need the moneyLet’s get together!Each week Jr’s brings you the nation’s best professional touring comedians!Jr’s offers plenty of clean, fun and affordable laughter, and chances arewe are only a short distance from where you are standing right now!Live Comedy Wednesdays thru SaturdayWednesday - Dueling pianos with no coverand no reservations!Thursday - 6:30pm ShowFriday & Saturday 6:30m & 9:30 PMShows Each NightCall us for all your comedy emergencies at814-461-09111402 State Street, Erie PA 16501Check out our website @ www.jrslastlaugh.comThe Honorable Bushra Gohar is the Central Vice Presidentof the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan, and waselected as a member of Parliament on reserved seats forwomen in the Pakistan’s 2008 National elections. She waselected as the chair of the National Assembly’s StandingCommittee on Women’s Development and is a member ofthe Working Council of the Women Parliamentary Caucus.She is also a member of the National Assembly’s StandingCommittees on Finance and Revenue, Interior and KashmirAffairs.Wednesday, July 25Qazi Asmat IsaQazi Azmat Isa is a seniorcommunity development specialistfor the South AsiaEnvironment & SocialDevelopment Unit of theWorld Bank. At present he isa senior community developmentspecialist at the WorldBank in Islamabad. Prior to this,within the same subsidiary, heserved as the national country officerwith the UNDP/World Bank Water and Sanitation Program,and afterwards as a project advisor.Thursday, July 26Amin HashwaniAmin Hashwani is the founding chairman of AIESEC,Pakistan, the world’s largest student organization providinga platform for the youth to discover and develop their potentialfor a positive impact on society. He is also the foundingpresident of the Charter for Compassion Society in Pakistan,based on the global Charter for Compassion initiative led byKaren Armstrong and supported by TED.Friday, July 27Karen ArmstrongKaren Armstrong is a highly sought-after lecturer aroundthe world, and is called upon by governments, universities,and church and secular organizations alike to educate aboutthe world’s religions and to inform regarding their place inthe modern world. A former Roman Catholic nun, she waseducated at Oxford and has taught at London University andLondon’s Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism.WEEK SIXJuly 29 to Aug. 4The Life of Faith and the Digital AgeIs technology really good for our souls? In an era ofoverwhelming abundance of facts, data, and digitally-producedillusions, wherein lies truth? Can faith be enhancedin the digital age? <strong>Speakers</strong> at the 2 p.m. Interfaith lecturesin the Hall of Philosophy will attempt to address thoseSEE PAGE 47
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