Foundational Readings
Learn about some of the ideas that have inspired Wasat's creation and development:
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah:
"Islam and the Cultural Imperative"
Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer:
Dr. Ray Oldenburg:
The Great Good Place (especially chapters 1 and 2)
"The Problem of Place in America"
"The Character of Third Places")
Dr. Seyyed Hussein Nasr:
"Can We Live in Harmony with Nature?" Renovatio, June 17, 2019
Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike:
"The Silent Theology of Islamic Art" Renovatio, December 5, 2017
Dr. Ziauddin Sardar:
Reading the Qur'an (chapter 14 "A Middle Community")