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NYC Event: Three Faiths in the Form of a Fugue at the @NYPL

THREE FAITHS IN THE FORM OF A FUGUE Salman Ahmad, Reza Aslan, Fabrice Hadjadi, Alicia Jo Rabins, Shirin Neshat, Damien Poisblaud Hosted by: Reza Aslan Friday, January 28th at 8:00PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library. http://www.showclix.com/event/16519/ Use code: FUGUE when purchasing tickets through www.Showclix.com to receive discounted tickets to this program. Spread the word and share the code with friends and colleagues. Event details and ticket information below. LIVE from the NYPL 11 West 40th Street Room SC-1 New York, NY 10018 PH 212 930 0843 F 212 930 0914 pubpage@nypl.org www.nypl.org/live

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