Title

How to end the Israeli occupation? Dialogue, Negotiations, or Unilateralism?

Presenter

Mustafa Abu Sway

Biography

Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway earned his BA from Bethlehem University, and MA and PhD from and Boston College, USA. He has taught at the International Islamic University-Malaysia, and was a visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Wilkes Honors College in Florida Atlantic University, as well as a visiting professor of Islamic Studies at Bard College, NY. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Islamic Studies, and Director, Islamic Research Center at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. Among his works are two books: Islamic Epistemology: The Case of Al-Ghazzali, and Fatawa Al-Ghazzali (International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization). Dr. Abu Sway is very active in interfaith dialogue for many years advocating convivencia and a “theology of soft-otherness”. He has also participated in international conferences and published numerous papers on contemporary issues involving Islam and Muslims, including the Palestinian Issue. Abu Sway has appeared on TV shows on Al-Jazeera, BBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and others.