Menchik Speaks at Harvard Conference on Islam and Tolerance
Jeremy Menchik, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Fredrick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, spoke as part of a March 2, 2018 panel organized by the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University on minorities in Muslim-majority societies.
The panel was part of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program annual conference, which focused on the theme of “Islam and Toleration.”
Menchik’s panel, which focused on minorities in Muslim-majority societies, also featured Orit Bashkin, of the University of Chicago; Kristin Fabbe, of Harvard Business School; Ousmane Kane, of Harvard Divinity of School; and was moderated by Shady Nasser.
The keynote of the conference was delivered by Harvard University Professor Emeritus Thomas M. Scanlon, and focused on “Reflections on Tolerance and Its Difficulty.”
Other panels at the conference focused on Muslim minorities in non-Muslim societies and intra-Islamic toleration. The closing remarks at the conference were delivered by William A. Graham, Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program.
Jeremy Menchik’s research interests include comparative politics, religion and politics, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. At Boston University he is a member of the graduate faculty of political science and coordinates the MAIA program with specialization in Religion and International Affairs.