March 21, 2016

Islamic expert to discuss the Qur’an at Saginaw Valley University in Michigan

Dr. Ingrid Mattson. Image from iqra.ca

Michigan, (IINA) - Dr Ingrid Mattson, a Muslim religious leader and professor of Islamic Studies and an interfaith activist, will discuss the Qur’an, at 6 p.m. April 14 in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan, U.S.A. MLive (Michigan news) reported.
Mattson is speaking as part of the Dr. Anna Akbar Memorial Lecture Series on Culture and Islam. Her topic is "Qur'an: Text, Context and Tradition."
Mattson earned her doctorate in 1999 from the University of Chicago. She is a senior fellow of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan. From 2009-2010, she was a member of the Interfaith Task Force of the White House Office of Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships.
She is a past member of the council on global leaders of the C-100 of the world economic forum and the leadership group of the U.S.-Muslim engagement project.
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