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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As part of our annual Studies in Islam lecture series, we would like to invite you to join us at our upcoming lecture on Tuesday, September 22. Please find the details below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Title:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Mawlana Rumi and the Islamic Spiritual tradition
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Presenter:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Prof. Bilal Kuspinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Date and Place:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Tuesday, September 22nd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Place:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Renison University College, Dunker Family Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> 7:00-9:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cost:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Free but please
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mawlana-rumi-and-the-islamic-spiritual-tradition-tickets-18637195353">register</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Free parking available at Renison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bio: Bilal Kuspinar is the Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts and Director of the International Rumi Center for the Study of Civilizations and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Necmettin Erbakan
University, Konya, Turkey. His areas of specialization include: Theories of Knowledge, Philosophy of Illumination, Political Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy & Mysticism, and Islamic Civilization. He has previously taught at Concordia University, Mc Gill University,
and the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Malaysia. He is the author of numerous books and articles including
<i>The Lamp of Mysteries </i>and <i>Avicenna’s Theory of Knowledge</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please visit the <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/studies-in-islam/events">
Studies in Islam events</a> website for further details and registration information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you very much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Laura MacKenzie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Administrative Assistant to Studies in Islam and RIO<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renison University College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">240 Westmount Road North<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 519-884-4404<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">uwaterloo.ca/studies-in-islam <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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