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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

Media fuels Hatred of Muslims

via Talk Islam, I found this article: A rise in the number of hate crimes against Muslims in London is being encouraged by mainstream politicians and sections of the media, a study written by a former Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officer, published yesterday, says. Attacks ranging from death threats and murder to persistent low-level assaults, such as spitting and name-calling, are in part whipped up by extremists and sections of mainstream society, the study says.