The terrorism of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group (aka ISIS) was a product of some Muslim leaders calling for revival of earlier glorious empires that have long since vanished, according to the former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., who will speak on the subject at Florida State University.
Haqqani’s visit to FSU is sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Ruth K. and Shepard Broad International Lecture Series. His keynote lecture opens the South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference February 1-2, 2018.
Haqqani will discuss how calls for pursuing lost glory led to simplistic but dangerous prescriptions that have not reversed the Muslim world’s decline but have increased strife and violence in an already troubled world.
He will also raise the question: Does the rise of extremism among Muslims offer lessons for western nations that face similar movements seeking revival of past greatness?
A Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia, Haqqani served as Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S. from 2008 to 2011 and is widely credited with managing a difficult partnership during a critical phase in the global war on terrorism.
Considered an expert on radical Islamist movements, Haqqani, along with Hillel Fradkin and Eric Brown, is co-editor of Hudson's signature journal Current Trends in Islamist Ideology.
Ambassador Haqqani is the author of three books: “Pakistan Between Mosque and Military,” “Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States and an Epic History of Misunderstanding” and “India vs. Pakistan: Why Can't We Just Be Friends?”
A reception will be held at 5:00 pm prior to the talk.
Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Global and Multicultural Engagement Building (GME), Auditorium
110 S Woodward Ave., Tallahassee, FL
Free
Rebecca L Mahony
850-645-9415
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