Writing Connections: Bridging the Divide Between Islam and Europe

Can art in general, and writing in particular, function as a bridge between religious Muslim communities and secular Western Europe? How do we move forward to mutuality without engaging in cultural terrorism, neo-colonialism or retracing the Orientalist stereotypes of history? The way forward, suggests Ziauddin Sardar, is to focus on the idea of transmodernity that takes us above and beyond modernity to an intellectually honest, mutual understanding of each other.

Tickets for this event cost €8/€6; booking is through the Project box office on 01-8819613/4.