Sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Takoma Park Philosophy Club, the Office of Student Life, the Department of Social Sciences, the Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the Cultural Arts Center’s Culture Matters Series Asra Nomani and The Mosque in Morgantown An Arab-American Heritage Month, Interfaith Initiative, and Culture Matters event
Thursday, April 25, 2013 Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 1 Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
10:00 am to 11:00 am: screening of the documentary film The Mosque in Morgantown. Register online: http://asranomanifilm.eventbrite.com
11:00 am to 12:15 pm: presentation. It is said that “Courage is action in the face of fear.” Asra Nomani, a feminist Muslim, will discuss how she confronted her own fears to take action at her mosque.* Register online: http://asranomanipresentation.eventbrite.com
12:30 pm to 1:45 pm: interactive workshop. Asra Nomani will lead participants in a discussion about social justice.* Register online: http://asranomaniworkshop.eventbrite.com
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Asra Q. Nomani is an Indian-American journalist, author, and activist known for her work in the Islamic feminism and reform movements. Born in Bombay, India and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, she worked for 15 years as a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Nomani is the author of Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam.
After the death of her friend Daniel Pearl in 2002, Nomani became a writer-activist dedicated to reclaiming principles of tolerance and women’s rights in the Muslim world. The Mosque in Morgantown is a 2009 documentary film, directed by Brittany Huckabee, about Nomani’s reform efforts at her hometown mosque and the resulting controversy.
Nomani left Morgantown in 2007 to co-lead The Pearl Project at Georgetown University where she taught investigative journalism. Nomani has written on issues related to Islam for The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time magazine, American Prospect, Slate and Sojourners magazine. She has provided commentary on CNN, NPR, BBC, Nightline, Al-Jazeera, and other media outlets.
* This event meets the College’s multicultural/diversity requirement. Certificates of attendance will be provided.