Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys
The Westland Public Library is proud to announce its award of the National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored, Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys bookshelf. The bookshelf includes 25 books, 3 DVDs, and access to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online database (in-library use only). To highlight the bookshelf, the library will host programs on Islam and Muslim Americans throughout 2013.
Read more about the Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys bookshelf.
Events
Being Muslim in America Saturday, October 19 | 12 pm - 2 pm
"Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World" viewing and discussion Thursday, September 26 | 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"Koran by Heart" and Hijab Demonstration Wednesday, July 31 | 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Henna and Hijab demonstration Henna and Hijab demonstration (for teens age 12-18) Thursday, July 25 | 2 pm - 3 pm
Give Light: The Poems of Rumi Set to Music Monday, April 15 | 7 pm - 8 pm
Muslim Journeys Kick-Off Event Saturday, April 13 | 2 pm - 4 pm
Bookshelf
The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf consists of books, films and an online database chosen to present accurate information about the people, places, histories, beliefs, practices and cultures of Muslims around the world.
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence from the Middle East to America by Leila Ahmed
Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel
The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy, based on the fourteenth-century manuscript, edited by Muhsin Mahdi
The Art of Hajj by Venetia Porter
Broken Verses: A Novel by Kamila Shamsie
The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson
The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by F. E. Peters
The Columbiea Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States edited by Edward E. Curtis IV
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-Khalili
In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh
In the Country of Men: A Novel by Hisham Matar
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (film)
Islamic Arts by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair
Koran by Heart: One Chance to Remember (film)
Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf
Minaret by Leila Aboulela
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A. C. Brown
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by Maria Rosa Menocal
Oxford Islamic Studies Online (database - in-library access only)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Prince Among Slaves (film)
Prince Among Slaves: The True Story of an African Prince Sold into Slavery in the American South by Terry Alford
Rumi: Poet and Mystic by Rumi, translated and introduced by Reynold A. Nicholson
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
The Story of the Qur'an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Ingrid Mattson
When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the "Riches of the East" by Stewart Gordon
Partner Organizations
Arab-American National Museum
13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 582-AANM (2266)
arabamericanmuseum.org
Islamic Center of America
19500 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128
(313) 593-0000
icofa.com
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Michigan Chapter
21700 Northwestern Highway, Suite 815, Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 559-CAIR
cairmichigan.org
cair.com
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