Celal Nuri: Young Turk Modernizer and Muslim Nationalist
When and Where
Friday, April 05, 2024 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Room 200B
4 Bancfroft Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1
Speakers
Professor York Norman (Buffalo State, State University of New York)
Description
This talk presents the first scholarly monograph fully dedicated to the study of Celal Nuri, a leading member of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) from 1909 until the end of the First World War, who remained one of the most prominent figures in the Turkish Republican political elite until his death in 1938. His voluminous writings offer a window into formative debates on Islam, tradition, and modernity. These debates cover a wide gamut of issues, including modernizing politics, reforming religion, language, and women’s and minority rights.
Sponsors
Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, CERES, Department of History
Map
4 Bancfroft Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1