Islam and the World

The Commonwealth Club is proud to frequently present programs featuring leaders of our Islamic community on Islamic life, art, politics, faith and more. Here is a selection from the past few years: 

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Daughters of Kobani: Kurdish Women Warriors Against Islamic State

February 23, 2021
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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God's Shadow: Sultan Selim and his Ottoman Empire

August 20, 2020
Alan Mikhail, in conversation with Adam Hochschild

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The Importance of Interfaith Understanding

May 26, 2020
Mahjabeen Dhala, Sam Berrin Shonkoff, William Swing, Michael Pappas

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Linda Sarsour and Alicia Garza: We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

April 22, 2020
Linda Sarsour, Alicia Garza

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Women and Islam

April 25, 2019
Maha Elgenaidi, Anita Husen, Joe Simitian

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Fear of a Faith: Sharia, Surveillance, Terrorism

April 23, 2019
Maha Elgenaidi, Jihad Turk, Joe Simitian

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What Does It Mean to Be Muslim?

April 16, 2019
Ameena Jandali, Jihad Turk, Joe Simitian

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Reza Aslan: A Human History of God

April 15, 2019
Reza Aslan, in conversation with Steven Saum

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Invisible Women's Voices Finally Being Heard

April 3, 2019
Mariam Baker

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Reliving My Hajj: Reflections Beyond Ritual

October 26, 2018
Ejaz Naqvi, Michael Pappas

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Not on Our Watch: How the Bay Area Stands United

June 26, 2017
Ju Hong, Marielena Hincapie, Zahra Billoo, Raha Jorjani, Mina Kim

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Women and Islam

May 22, 2017
Sumbul Ali-Karamali, Maha Elgenaidi, Joe Simitian

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Fear of a Faith: Sharia, Surveillance, Terrorism and the Muslim Ban

May 9, 2017
Ameena Jandali, Jihad Turk, Joe Simitian

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What Does It Mean to Be Muslim?

April 3, 2017
Sumbul Ali-Karamali, Maha Elgenaidi, Jihad Turk, Joe Simitian

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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Modern Struggle Between Faith and Reason

May 5, 2017
Christopher de Bellaigue

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Pulitzer Prize Finalist Carla Power: Bridging Islam and the West

August 15, 2016
Carla Power, Jonathan Curiel

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Humanities West Book Discussion—The Caliph's Splendor: Islam and the West in the Golden Age of Baghdad, by Benson Bobrick

April 30, 2014
Book discussion group

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Sufism: Mysticism of Islam

October 25, 2012
Dr. Nahid Angha, Michael Pappas

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It's Complicated: Muslims and Jews in America

June 1, 2011
Reza Aslan, Aaron Hahn Tapper, Aysha Hidayatullah, Sidney Mintz

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Park 51: The NY Islamic Center Project

November 8, 2010
Munir Jiwa, Ameena Jandali

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Why Muslim Women Must Re-interpret the Quran

July 19, 2010
Nimat Hafez Barazangi, Laura Sydell

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Kader Abdolah: Writer in Exile

April 9, 2010
Kader Abdolah, Jeroen Dewulf

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What Is Sharia'ah Law

March 11, 2010
Sumbul Ali-Karamali

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Reza Aslan: Islamic Identity in America

September 1, 2009
Reza Aslan, Jonathan Curiel