#  Islam and Democracy 

 



##  Islam and Democracy 

 

 

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#### On October 24, 2017, The [Ash Center for Democratic Innovation](https://ash.harvard.edu/) at the Harvard Kennedy School and The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program co-sponsored a cross-disciplinary panel discussion on the intersection of Islam and democracy across the Muslim world as part of [Worldwide Week at Harvard](https://ash.harvard.edu/). Convened by Professor Tarek Masoud, the panel of experts included: Professor Kristin E. Fabbe of Harvard Business School; Sophie Lemiere, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Andrew F. March, Berggruen Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics; and Roy P. Mottahedeh, Gurney Research Professor of History,  
*Emeritus*.



 

##  Panel 

 



  [### 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... 

 

 

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   [### Roy Mottahedeh

 ](/people/roy-mottahedeh) <mottahed@fas.harvard.edu>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) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 ### Islam and Democracy

 

   ![Islam and Democracy October 2017](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/islamanddemocracyposteroct2017.png?itok=8TrRxA4A) 

 

 

 

 ### Worldwide Week at Harvard

Worldwide Week at Harvard showcases the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. During Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations hosted academic and cultural events with global or international themes.



 

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- [ AISP Events ](/events/aisp-events)
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