IIIT’s annual “Al -Faruqi Memorial lecture” was held on Sunday, November 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting. This meeting brings together around 10,000 people who are interested in the fields of religious studies and theology, and holds more than 1000 academic sessions and other meetings. Dr. Ermin Sinanovic gave a brief introduction of IIIT’s history, its policy, strategy and new programs and introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Mohammad Hassan Khalil, whose presentation was on “Islam and new Atheism”. In addition to the lecture, the IIIT booth was frequented quite often for book sales and even more often for engaging discussions. One of the most repeated comments was “Thank you for being there representing an Islamic Institution.”
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