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Sana Amanat Supercharges The Comics World – Bwog. On Tuesday evening, Barnard’s Sulz Parlor was packed with eager listeners. Like her heroine, Sana Amanat was warm, funny and down-to-earth. Amanat, the child of Pakistani immigrants, worked in magazine publishing after graduating from Barnard. From there she moved to an indie comic book company. She was hired by Marvel in 2009, where she currently works as director of content and character development.   Interviewing her was Professor Hussein Rashid, adjunct professor of religion at Barnard, whose work focuses on Muslims and American popular culture. He starts with the most important question of…

Sunday, December 18, 2011 Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters Lecture by Omid Safi 8:00 pm | $10 In spite of the ubiquitous claim to “follow the Sunna”, Omid Safi contends that we as Muslims have largely forgotten about the profound prophetic character of the Prophet’s mission. … cmd=_s-xclick&hosted _button_id=2XBEU27HYZD2G Visit us on the web: www.nurashkijerrahi.org Find us on twitter, facebook & youtube: nurashkijerrahi Join our events mailing list: www.sufibooks.com NUR ASHKI JERRAHI COMMUNITY | DERGAH AL-FARAH 245 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 | 212 966 9773 | info@nurashkijerrahi.org

MUSLIMS AND AMERICANESS IN GRAPHIC NOVELS Hussein will trace the religious imagery embedded in American graphic novels and how this coded language served to normalize religious minorities in American consciousness. There will be a discussion of vectors of Muslim involvement in graphic novels and how they are building on these traditions to integrate into American society.