Ibn Warraq at CFI-L.A. 4.20.08

CFI-L.A.'s FEED YOUR BRAIN Lecture Series presents

Ibn Warraq

The Apologists of Islam

Sunday, April 20
11 a.m. in Hollywood
4:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa*

$6, or free for Friends of the Center

Conflicting assessments about the character of radical Islam today are reminiscent of past disputes about the nature of communist systems. Attention should be paid to earlier analyses of radical Islam by important Western scholars and thinkers. In both cases, central to the disagreements has been these questions: To what degree do beliefs and ideologies determine policies or behavior? How closely did ideas shape actions?

Ibn Warraq, an independent scholar and a leading figure in Koranic criticism, will answer these questions in his talk. A senior fellow at the Center for Inquiry-Transnational, he has written five books on Islam and Koranic criticism, including Why I am Not a Muslim and the forthcoming Which Koran? His most recent book is Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism. Copies of his book will be available for sale and signing.

*This event will be repeated at 4:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. map

$6, or free for Friends of the Center

The Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles
4773 Hollywood Boulelvard.,
Hollywood, CA 90027
2 blocks west of Vermont at Berendo map
Free parking!