Who Speaks for Islam?
Documentary & Discussion
Monday, 22 Feb 2016 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Join us for a screening of the film Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think (55 min) followed by a panel discussion. The film explores how Muslims around the world really feel about issues of gender equality, terrorism, and democracy. It is based on the world's first major opinion poll, conducted by Gallup, which interviewed Muslims from Indonesia to South Asia, to the Middle East, as well as minority communities in the US and Europe. Panelists include Miriam Amer, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Iowa; Sal Syed, Islamic Center of Ames; Arnesa Buljusmic-Kustura, executive director of the Bosniak American Association of Iowa; State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad; and James Broucek, assistant professor of religious studies at Iowa State.No podcast available for this event.
Cosponsored By:
- Asian American Studies Program
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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