For those in the NY area, the Asia Society is host an exhibition on the art of the Qur’an and on calligraphy. Asia Society link. New York Times review.
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It explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture. March 15, 2012 6PM The Met Museum Trailer: http://youtu.be/p_A74ZOSoek RSVP to New York Premiere: http://islamicartfilmatthemet.eventbrite.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/174943015952963/
Newsday on America to Zanzibar
Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It’s a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with differences in a healthy, positive way and encourage them to be inquisitive while exploring the world instead of running away from its differences,” Rashid said, an experience not so different from his years growing up in Elmont.