UNH Speakers Bureau

Jihad in the History of Islam

 

Program Description:

This lecture looks at the rise of fundamentalist movements in the Islamic world. It addresses the role of modernist and national movements in this rise. (adult)


Speaker:

Ethel Sara Wolper

Ethel Sara Wolper, Ph.D., U. of California, Los Angeles, is an associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. Her research interests include the history of the Middle East, history of Islam, and the history of Islamic art.

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