Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness - Film and Discussion
Exploring the life and impact of one of the greatest spiritual and legal philosophers in Islamic history, this film examines Ghazali's existential crisis of faith that arose from his rejection of religious dogmatism, and reveals profound parallels with our own times.
Please see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439430/ for further information.
The showing will be followed by a discussion, where we will be joined by:
Isa Waley - Keeper of the Persian Manuscripts at the British Library
Sheikh Afifi Al-Akiti - Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (tbc)