The previously scheduled presentation of the Islamic Art Spots video with producer Dr. D. Fairchild Ruggles has been postponed to a later date-TBD.
The Muslim Journeys Grant committee has decided to show Koran by Heart one of the films received in our Bookshelf Grant. Free admission. The public is welcome!!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7:00pm
Location: Hewes Library, Barnes Electronic Classroom (HL03), Monmouth College
A charming documentary film that follows a global contest reading of the Quran by young Muslim children that takes place in Cairo, Egypt annually during Ramadan. A coming of age story about Muslim kids in modern times. Director: Greg Barker. The program is coordinated by the Monmouth College Muslim Journeys programming committee.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association, the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Oxford University Press, and Twin Cities Public Television. Support was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
The academic research center for Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois.
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