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Turkish Journalist Lectures on 'Islam Without Extremes' at FGCU

WGCU | By Julie Glenn,
Mike Kiniry
Published January 22, 2019 at 11:45 AM EST
www.mustafaakyol.org

Florida Gulf Coast University welcomes Turkish writer and journalistMustafa Akyolthis Thursday, Jan. 24, as he presents“Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Freedom and Tolerance.”The presentation is hosted by the FGCU Eagles for Liberty philosophy club, in partnership with the FGCU Multicultural and Leadership Development Center, and Honors College. Akyol is the author of two books called“The Islamic Jesus”and“Islam without Extremes.”He is also a senior fellow at theCato Institutewhere he focuses on the intersection of public policy, modernity and Islam. Akyol is anopinion writerfor The New York Times. Join us as we preview his lecture, and her his personal experiences with the subject.

 

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Julie Glenn
Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
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Mike Kiniry
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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