2021 Ramadan Halaqa Series: Anti-Racism, Islam, and Human Dignity - Dr. Bilal Ansari -  Week 2
Channel: Muslim Space
Date: 2021-04-24

Ramadan Halaqa: Human Dignity Series 2021
"Anti-Racism, Islam, and Human Dignity" with Imam Dr. Bilal Ansari

Muslim Space offers a 4-part Ramadan halaqa titled Human Dignity Series - Affirming and elevating God's honor to humankind. The goal of this series to elevate the notion that all creation has been granted dignity from the Divine and it is incumbent on all believers to uphold this dignity, not only to ourselves but to others. The 4 topics that will be addressed are issues that have historically diminished God's gift of dignity: gender-based oppression, racism, classism/poverty, environmental destruction and how it robs current and future generations of dignity. 

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Imam Dr. Bilal W. Ansari is Director of Campus Engagement at Williams College and Co-Director of Islamic Chaplaincy at Hartford Seminary and Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology. Dr. Ansari offers courses in the following areas: Islamic Law, Contemporary Islamic Ethics, Prison Ministry, Muslim Pastoral Theology and Islamic Spirituality. Dr. Ansari believes in the notion of shepherding as a Muslim form of institutional leadership. His scholarship and activism includes serving on the Institute of Muslim Mental Health, Professional Advisory Committee and work in the field of Diversity Equity and Inclusion.