# Annual Conference [### Islam and Toleration ](/islam-tolerance) Annual Conference We aim to explore the concepts and realities of toleration in the Islamic tradition with a focus on contemporary work, from Asia and Africa to Europe and the United States. Dates: March 1st & March 2nd Location: 1730 Cambridge Street -... ## Thursday, March 1 - 5:30 PM ## Keynote Address ## “Reflections on Tolerance and Its Difficulty” ### Location: Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street Open all sections Close all sections ### 9:30 AM - Coffee expand\_more ![coffee.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/aisp/files/coffee.png?itok=jaynKM_d) 9:30 AM - Coffee ### 10:00 AM -Panel One: Muslim Minorities in Non-Muslim Societies expand\_more ## 10:00 AM -Panel One: Muslim Minorities in Non-Muslim Societies [### William A. Graham ](https://islamicstudies.harvard.edu/william-graham) Former Director of the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Murray A. Albertson Research Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Professor William A. Graham is the Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and University Distinguished Service Professor. Currently the Director of the AISP since 2016, he is also a member of the... ![graham_william](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/graham_william-150x150.jpg?itok=6SxJLSRN) [### Khalil Abdur-Rashid ](/people/khalil-abdur-rashid)Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University Instructor of Muslim Studies at Harvard Divinity School Public Policy Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Email: [khalil\_abdur-rashid@harvard.edu](mailto:khalil_abdur-rashid@harvard.edu) Telephone: office (617) 495-3885 Address: 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Ste. 730, Cambridge, MA 02138 Website: Watch the interview with Khalil Abdur-Rashid, produced by... ![061217_abdur-rashid_khalil_232_605_1_0_0](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/061217_abdur-rashid_khalil_232_605_1_0_0.jpg?itok=6Sc403GA) [### Sugata Bose ](/people/sugata-bose) Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs Office Hours Sign-Up: Bose's field of specialization is modern South Asian and Indian Ocean history. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. His books include His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas... ![bose](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/bose.jpg?itok=wwgsH-vQ) ### 12:00 PM - Lunch expand\_more ![food.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/aisp/files/food.png?itok=S9BGXn8o) Break for Lunch ### 1:00 PM -Panel Two: Minorities in Muslim-majority societies expand\_more ## 1:00 PM -Panel Two: Minorities in Muslim-majority Societies [### Kristin E. Fabbe ](/people/kristin-e-fabbe) Associate Professor of Business Administration Hellman Faculty Fellow Harvard Business School ![kristin_fabbe](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/kristin_fabbe.png?itok=emlJb55d) [### Ousmane Oumar Kane ](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/aisp/ousmane-kane) Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Religion & Society ![ousmane-oumar-kane](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/ousmane-oumar-kane.jpg?itok=gOmsZHPg) [### Shady H. Nasser ](/people/shady-nasser) Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations ![s.nasser2](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/s.nasser2.jpg?itok=SZn1cT_o) ### 3:00 PM - Panel Three: Intra-Islamic Toleration expand\_more ## 3:00 PM - Panel Three: Intra-Islamic Toleration [### Tarek Masoud ](/people/tarek-masoud) [tarek\_masoud@hks.harvard.edu](mailto:tarek_masoud@hks.harvard.edu)Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance Harvard Kennedy School Tarek Masoud is the Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-Editor of the Journal of Democracy of the National Endowment for Democracy, and serves as the Faculty... ![tarek_masoud](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/tarek_masoud_01.jpg?itok=UjC3irrv) [### Roy Mottahedeh ](/people/roy-mottahedeh) Gurney Research Professor of History ![Roy Mottahedeh](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aisp/files/mottahedeh_profile_photo.jpg?itok=eM4IxLtT) ### 4:45 PM - Closing Remarks expand\_more ## ![Graham](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/aisp/files/graham.jpg?itok=1tOAFsxO) ## [William A. Graham](https://hds.harvard.edu/people/william-graham) ### Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies - Faculty of Arts and Sciences Member of the Faculty of Divinity ### See also:- [ AISP Events ](/events/aisp-events) - [ Harvard Event ](/events/harvard-event) - [ Special Event ](/events/special-event) - [ William Graham ](/featured-faculty/william-graham) - [ Ousmane Kane ](/featured-faculty/ousmane-kane) - [ Annual Conference ](/news/annual-conference) - [ In the news ](/news/news)