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More than 1,000 people packed the Irving Arts Center. The overarching theme of the day was how a particular episode in the life of Muhummad should be understood by all Muslims as an instruction to show respect and tolerance for other religions.
I had a wonderful time. The choir was great. The audience applaused when I was done. Either because I did so well or because I was the final speaker, I couldn’t really tell…
The event was a pretty good illustration of the diversity of Islam. If all you know is about Muslims is, say, the Taliban, this celebration would have been a shocker. The master of ceremonies was a woman. The student choir was co-ed. And the keynote speaker was a scholar who argued that modern antagonism by some Muslims against other religious is actually counter to the central precepts of their own faith.
The scholar was Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi from the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He focused on a particular event from the life of Muhummad.
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