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Sayyed Hossein Nasr, professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., will lecture at CSUS Oct. 22 on the ways Islamic ideas can confront and begin to challenge the environmental crises facing all people today.

“Islam and the Environmental Crisis” is part of the CSUS Visiting Scholars program will also touch on the Islamic conceptions of nature, as well as the rights and responsibility humankind has toward the natural environment.

The lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. in Mendocino Hall Room 1003.

Nasr, who has multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in Islamic cosmology and science from Harvard University, has lived in the United States since 1979. He was born in Iran where his early education was in classical Persian and Islamic studies. He has also studied physics, mathematics, philosophy, and the history of science.

His honors include Member of the Royal Academy of Jordan, Fellow of Temenos Academy, Patron of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christianity-Muslim Relations and membership in the Institute Internationals de Philosophie.

Nasr has published over 30 books in English, Spanish, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian including “Islamic Life and Thought”, “Mecca — The Blessed — Medina — The Radiant,” and “Sacred Art in Persian Culture.”

In addition, he has written over 300 articles in various languages, which have been published in leading academic journals throughout the world.

This visiting scholar lecture is sponsored by the CSUS Foundation, the Multi-Cultural Center, Ethnic Studies department, and the Muslim Student Association.

The Visiting Scholar Program contributes scholarly and creative activities to the entire university. Professorial professionals from across the country are invited to share their knowledge and experiences on campus.

The lecture is free and open to the general public. Refreshments will be served afterward.

For more information, call the Muslim Student Association at 916-720-7496.