Anouar Majid featured in new film, 'Islam Unknown'

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., associate provost for Global Initiatives and director of the Center for Global Humanities, is featured in a new film titled Islam Unknown, released by Icraus Films. Majid is one of eight leading global scholars on Islam interviewed by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders.

In its publicity materials, Icarus writes that Majid "looks at the history of how Europe and Islam have defined themselves in opposition to each other, and argues for a new relationship — one based on cultures that encourage a multiplicity of points of view. . ."

"This deeply engaging interview," the film catalogue adds, "covers a remarkable amount of ground in just half an hour. In addition to his defence of heresy and overview of Muslim-European relations, Majid also delves into the historical affinity between Jews and Muslims, and calls for a 'much more robust dialogue of civilizations.'"

The interview with Majid was conducted in a Dutch farmhouse in 2009. More on the film. 

Majid is the author of five critically acclaimed books on Islam and the West, including Islam and America: Building a Future without Prejudice, and a novel, Si Yussef, which has been the focus of much scholarly and critical interest.