MUSLIM JOURNEYS Film Series continues Thursday, May 30

Muslim Journeys Movie Series - Movie Series May 2 - Persepolis May 16 - Journey to Mecca May 30 - Koran By Heart (Discussion with Middle Eastern food to follow) - Movies begin at 6:30 PM with an introduction by Ahmed Idrissi Alami, associates professor of Arabic and the Arabic Program Director from the Purdue School of Languages and Cultures. There will also be a discussion following each film.

Want to learn more about the movies?

See Roger Ebert's Review of Persepolis.

See imdb article for Journey to Mecca

See Common Sense Media review of Koran by Heart

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

 

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

The Library offers free access to Oxford Islamic Studies Online for one year thanks to a grant received from the American Library Association and The National Endowment for the Humanities earlier in 2013.
To log onto OISO, please access the website through the Library's website or use your West Lafayette Public Library PIN number.
You can read more about Oxford Islamic Studies Online by clicking here.

Muslim Journeys Programs

The West Lafayette Public Library is the recipient of a "Bridging Cultures Bookshelf" grant titled "Muslim Journeys".  The grant will make possible a series of programs which are intended " to help public audiences in the United States become more familiar with the people, places, history, faith, and cultures of Muslims around the world and within the U.S."

MJBookShelfSm

A film series will be presented in May as part of this grant program.  Following each film a short discussion, led by an expert in the field of Muslim culture will be presented. All film showings are free of charge and will be presented at the West Lafayette Public Library. Films to be shown:


Thursday, May 2: PERSEPOLIS

Thursday, May 16: JOURNEY TO MECCA

Thursday, May 30: KORAN BY HEART

Films will begin at 6:30 pm at the Library.   Free parking is available.