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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.  

Holy Burkas, Batman! | BU Today

Just sat on a panel with this guy. He’s brilliant, and his work is great. Holy Burkas, Batman! | BU Today. Comics expert A. David Lewis (GRS’11), who is studying for a doctorate in religion and literature, sees a bigger, more surprising development than a bonanza for comic book collectors. Lewis sees the emergence of the Muslim superhero.  For all their alien/underwater/superhuman evildoers, says Lewis, comics have on occasion borrowed villains from the real world—the Image cover updated one from World War II showing Captain America slugging Hitler. The year after 9/11, Marvel Comics introduced Dust, a Muslim “mutant” (superhuman)…

NYC event – Splendor of Islamic Art

Event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Avenue at 81st Street). Click the thumbnail for the full flyer. Technorati Tags: Islamic art, music, Metropolitan Museum of Art