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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Divine and Popular Sovereignty in Islamic Political Thought after the Arab Spring Monday, November 26, 2012 Andrew March Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale UniversitySince the 2011 revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, political life in those countries has been dominated by so-called "moderate Islamist" parties. These parties proclaim the acceptance of constitutional democracy and political power-sharing, while at the same time endorsing shari'a law as the ultimate source of legitimate power in a Muslim country. This talk approaches the paradox of Islamic democracy through the lens of the concept of sovereignty in contemporary Islamic political theology. What does it mean to hold that both God and the people can be said to be "sovereign" and what unresolved paradoxes remain at the level of theory? Location: Olin 102 Sponsor: Center for Civic Engagement; Interdisciplinary Study of Religions Program; Middle Eastern Studies Program; Politics Program Contact: Mairaj Syed. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7382 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://inside.bard.edu/religion/events/