Reuter’s Coverage of America to Zanzibar

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Here is a Reuter’s video 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. I had no idea the tie was rakishly crooked.

The Muslim Culture Exhibition on TRT Showcase from Reuters Content Solutions on Vimeo.

The Muslim Culture Exhibition on TRT Showcase

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