Amy Harper, anthropology professor at COCC, will lead a discussion of Leila Ahmed’s book that explores the changing meaning of wearing the veil. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library.
The event is sponsored by a NEH special initiative, Bridging Cultures, that engages the power of the humanities to promote understanding of and mutual respect for people with diverse histories, cultures and perspectives within the United States and abroad. The grant will help sponsor a number of Muslim Journeys lectures, book discussions, and film showings beginning in May and continuing into the fall. An Oregon Humanities grant is making it possible to bring three scholars to COCC as part of this Muslim Journeys initiative.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program.
Local sponsors include. COCC Barber Library, the COCC Multicultural program and the Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is presented by the NEH in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office and the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at
For information, call 541-383-7295.
In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola: 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact Anne Walker: 541-383-7743.
