Muslim Journeys: Islamic Art Film Screening

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a film screening of the movie Islamic Art.  The film screening will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys: Azizah al-Hibri, Samuel Thompson Lecture Series

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library, in conjunction with the Samuel Thompson Lecture Series, will be welcoming Azizah al-Hibri to present a lecture on Monmouth College's campus.  Azizah al-Hibri is a Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Richmond's School of Law and the Founder and Chair of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.  Her areas of expertise are Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Family Law and Constitutional Law, Women's Rights, and Freedom of Religion.

Her lecture will take place on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held at the Morgan Room, located on the top floor of Poling Hall on Monmouth College's campus.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys: The Butterfly Mosque Book Discussion

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a book discussion of the book The Butterfly Mosque.  The book discussion will be lead by Petra Kuppinger, PhD, Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at Monmouth College.  Prof. Kuppinger’s sociological field work has focused on Cairo, Egypt, and on Muslim immigrant communities in Stuttgart, Germany. She has also done scholarly work on the role of Islam in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

The book discussion will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held at the Buchanan Center for the Arts located at 64 Public Square, Monmouth, Illinois.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys: A Quiet Revolution Book Discussion

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a book discussion of the book A Quiet Revolution.  The book discussion will be lead by Farhat Haq, PhD, Professor of Political Science at Monmouth College.  As a Pakistani immigrant, Prof Haq has worked on issues of religion and politics in the context of modernization, with an emphasis on constructions of gender.

The book discussion will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Upcoming Muslim Journey Events

Last week, visiting lecturer D. Fairchild Ruggles' gave her presentation: "The Meaning of Beauty: The Art of Gardens in Islam."  She discussed how and why gardens became a significant and meaningful form of art in the Islamic world.  Further resources are available online from the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf grant website.

Events will continue in the next few weeks with two books discussions.  As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting book discussion of A Quiet Revolution and The Butterfly Mosque.  First discussion will be A Quiet Revolution and will take place on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

For more information, contact Rick Sayre, Library Director, Hewes Library, Monmouth College at rsayre@monmouthcollege.edu or 309-457-2192.

Muslim Journeys: Islamic Art Spots Film and Presentation

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a film screening and presentation of the movie Islamic Art Spots.  Visiting lecturer D. Fairchild Ruggles' presentation is titled: "The Meaning of Beauty: The Art of Gardens in Islam" and she will discuss how and why gardens became a significant and meaningful form of art in the Islamic world.  D. Fairchild Ruggles is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.  Her areas of research include: the art and built environment of the Islamic Mediterranean and South Asia, visual theory, history of water systems and land management, cultural heritage, and women as patrons of art and architecture in Islamic societies.

The short films screening and presentation will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys: Film Screening, Koran by Heart

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a film screening of the movie Koran by Heart.  The film examines the experiences and aspirations of Muslim children around the world.  The documentary follows three children as they memorize the Koran and tells their story.

The film screening will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 7pm. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys Book Discussion: Acts of Faith

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a book discussion on Acts of Faith: the Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel.  The book discussion will be lead by Prof. Hannah Schell, PhD, of the Department of Philosophy & Religion at Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL.  Prof. Schell is deeply interested in religious pluralism in the American context, and teaches courses on world religious traditions. Since 2001 Schell has been asked to make numerous presentations on Islam to community organizations and other groups in the area.

The book discussion will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library.

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys Lecture: The Veil

As part of the Muslim Journeys NEH Bookshelf grant, Hewes Library will be hosting a lecture entitled The Veil by Prof. Farhat Haq of Monmouth College.  Prof. Farhat Haq, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science at Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL.  As a Pakistani immigrant, Prof. Haq has worked on issues of religion and politics in the context of modernization, with an emphasis on constructions of gender.

The lecture is open to members of the public and will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2013.  It will be held in the Barnes Electronic Classroom, Hewes Library Room 03, on the lower level of the library. 

The Let's Talk About It and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Funded with a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association. Our local partners include the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Monmouth Chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Muslim Journeys Book Discussion: Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the U.S.

Please join us for our second book discussion featuring: 

Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the U.S. by Edward Curtis

Discussion Leader: Spencer Dew
 

Thursday, October 10, 2013, 7:00pm
Barnes Classroom, Hewes Library, Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL 61462

We have a limited number of books for those interested in participating in these book discussions led by local scholars. Anyone interested in participating in this series of discussions of five selected titles from the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf theme of American Stories, please contact Rick Sayre, 309-457-2192, Library Director, Hewes Library, Monmouth College.

For more information on the Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys Grant, please visit: http://library.monmouthcollege.edu/MuslimJourneys

Muslim Journeys Book Discussion: Prince Among Slaves

Please join us for our first book discussion of Prince Among Slaves, by Terry Alford. 

Prince Among Slaves by Terry Alford
Discussion Leader: Prof. Petra Kuppinger

Thursday, September 19, 2013, 7:00pm
Buchanan Center for the Arts, 64 Public Square
Monmouth, IL 61462

We have a limited number of books for those interested in participating in these book discussions led by local scholars.  Anyone interested in participating in this series of discussions of five selected titles from the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf theme of American Stories, please contact Rick Sayre, 309-457-2192, Library Director, Hewes Library, Monmouth College.

For more information on the Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys Grant, please visit: http://library.monmouthcollege.edu/MuslimJourneys

Program Tonight! Sufi Poetry Reading at the Buchanan Center for the Arts

Tonight at 7:00 pm, there will be a Sufi Poetry Reading at the Buchanan Center for the Arts in downtown Monmouth.  Members of the college and Monmouth community will be invited to read selections from Sufi poetry. 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.

Program Tonight! Movie: Koran by Heart

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.

On Display: Muslim Journeys

On display this month in the East Lobby Display Cases is a collection of materials from the Muslim Journeys grant Hewes Library received.  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.

Program Tonight! Islam: An Old American Religion - 7pm @ Hewes

Petra Kuppinger, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, will present Islam: An Old American Religion: The Long Journey from the 17/18th Century Africa to the 21st Centuries, at 7:00 pm in the  Barnes Electronic Classroom on the Lower Level of Hewes Library.  All are welcome.

This presentation chronicles the arrival and dynamic existence of Islam in the USA, starting from the arrival of Muslim Africans forced into slavery, to a survey of contemporary Muslim communities and movement in the 21st century. Special focus is given to the difficult period of Muslim religious practices during the era of slavery and the first decades afterward. The second part of the presentation focuses on "new" Muslim movements (e.g. the Nation of Islam) in the early 20th century, and the large scale influx of Muslim immigrants beginning in the 1960s. A central question in the discussion of American Islam is whether or not the two historical experiences (Islam as a slave religious and 20th-century Muslim movements and communities) are connected.

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.

Tonight! Program: What is Islam? at the Buchanan Center for the Arts

Tonight the program ISLAM 101: What is Islam? will be presented at the Buchanan Center for the Arts in downtown Monmouth at 7:00 pm. 

Presenter: Hannah Schell, Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Monmouth College.

Professor Schell will introduce Islam to the audience. Her opening presentation will be supplemented by comments from a panel of respondents from Monmouth College, including Mohsin Masood, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Monmouth College, Farhat Haq, Professor of Political Science, Petra Kuppinger,  Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. Masood & Haq are both Pakistani Muslims who have lived in the United States for many years. Masood has recently established a fund in the U.S. to support Malala, the young female student shot by Taliban extremists for her advocacy of education for females in Pakistan.

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.

Hewes Library receives Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys Grant

Hewes Library, Monmouth College, has received a 2013 Bridging Cultures Bookshelf grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association on the theme of Muslim Journeys.  The library has received a collection of 25 selected books and 3 videos related to the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims around the world, including those within the United States.  As part of the 2013 Bridging Cultures theme of “Muslim Journeys”, the Monmouth College community has planned the following series of events this Spring 2013 to promote these valuable resources enriching the Hewes Library collection.

Spring 2013 Events

Thursday, January 24, 2013, 7:00 pm

ISLAM 101: What is Islam?

Presenter: Hannah Schell, Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Monmouth College. 

Location: Buchanan Center for the Arts

Professor Schell will introduce Islam to the audience. Her opening presentation will be supplemented by comments from a panel of respondents from Monmouth College, including Mohsin Masood, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Monmouth College, Farhat Haq, Professor of Political Science, Petra Kuppinger,  Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. Masood & Haq are both Pakistani Muslims who have lived in the United States for many years. Masood has recently established a fund in the U.S. to support Malala, the young female student shot by Taliban extremists for her advocacy of education for females in Pakistan. "Pakistanis in U.S. setting up fund for Malala" Dawn.com /20121011. 

Monday, February 11, 2013, 7:00 pm

ISLAM - AN OLD AMERICAN RELIGION: The long journey from 17/18th century Africa to 21st centuries US cities 
Presenter: Petra Kuppinger, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Monmouth College

Location: Hewes Library / Barnes Electronic Classroom

This presentation chronicles the arrival and dynamic existence of Islam in the USA, starting from the arrival of Muslim Africans forced into slavery, to a survey of contemporary Muslim communities and movement in the 21st century. Special focus is given to the difficult period of Muslim religious practices during the era of slavery and the first decades afterward. The second part of the presentation focuses on "new" Muslim movements (e.g. the Nation of Islam) in the early 20th century, and the large scale influx of Muslim immigrants beginning in the 1960s. A central question in the discussion of American Islam is whether or not the two historical experiences (Islam as a slave religious and 20th-century Muslim movements and communities) are connected. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7:00pm

Film: ISLAMIC ART SPOTS developed by D. Fairchild Ruggles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Location: Hewes Library / Barnes Electronic Classroom 

The video will be introduced and followed with a discussion led by D. Fairchild Ruggles, the producer of this video. 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 7:00 pm – SUFI POETRY READING (National Poetry Month)

Location: Buchanan Center for the Arts

 

Members of the college and Monmouth community will be invited to read selections from Sufi poetry. Coordinated by the Monmouth College Muslim Journeys programming committee. 

 
GREAT DECISIONS 2013 – January 23–March 20, 2013

Meets weekly on Wednesdays, 7:30–9:00pm in the Highlander Room, which is located on

             the upper level of Stockdale Center.  Programs are open to all.

·         January 30 – EGYPT – Petra Kuppinger, discussion leader

·         February 27 – IRAN – Mohsin Masood, discussion leader