Since the end of the Cold War, scholars and journalists have focused on the potential threat of political Islam to world peace and the values of democracy and personal freedom valued by Western civilization. From the Ayatollah Khomeini to Saddam Hussein, the image of Islam as a militant, expansionist, and rabidly anti-Western religion has gripped the minds of governments and the media. John Esposito evaluates the validity of such fears with respect to Islam both as a religion and its political expressions in the past two decades.
Hosted by: Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

In conjunction with: Department of Economics, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Department of History, Department of Linguistics, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Center for African Studies, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Program for the Study of Religion, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), Women in International Development, Women's Studies Program, Independent Muslim Students Association