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Islamic University Rector Sekkat Abdel Jaouad opens inaugural conference in series sponsored by U.S. Embassy Niamey
U.S. Embassy Niamey Sponsors Conference Series at Islamic University
On October 28, 2008 U.S. Embassy Niamey and Niger’s Islamic University at Say launched a new partnership with the first of a series of six conferences on Islam. The inaugural presentation entitled “Islam: Between Divine Inspiration and Humane Reflexion” was given by Dr. Boukary Kindo, a repected Islamic scholar and lecturer at the University. Kindo noted that Islam is a religion of balance, and that revelation and reasoning must be viewed as complementary concepts. Religious revelation provides the general guidelines for living; however reason must be used in everyday life to comprehend and address the challenges of the world and the environment, and to adapt to them, as necessary. He argued that extremism in the name of Islam is not a valid course of action according to this tenet of the religion.
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| Guests included Nigerien Minister of Religious Affairs (center right) and traditional chief of Say region (far right). |
