Muslim Journeys: Understanding Islam and Muslims -Beyond the Headlines
With Professor Ali Asani, Harvard University
Tuesday October 29 @ 6:30 PM
Plaza Library, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112
Brought to you by co-sponsors The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kansas City Artists Coalition.
“God is beautiful and loves beauty,” said the Prophet Muhammad. Now Harvard’s Ali Asani explores various artistic and literary forms to open the sacred, complex, and culturally diverse worlds of Islam. The arts help to humanize cultures where political discourse based on nationalist ideologies tend to dehumanize,” Asani says. Asani is chair of the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department and the director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.
The program is presented by the Kansas City Public Library, recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to receive a collection of books, DVDs and other resources on Islam. The collection is called the “Muslim Journeys Bookshelf,” and it is part of NEH’s program, “Bridging Cultures.”
via Muslim Journeys with Professor Ali Asani | Festival of Faiths.
http://www.kclibrary.org/event/muslim-journeys-understanding-islam-and-muslims-beyond-headlines
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