Oregon Humanities

Mercy Corps Action Center Tuesday University Is Back

This Oregon Humanities-cosponsored event begins on October 26

Oregon Humanities is pleased to once again cosponsor Mercy Corps Action Center’s Tuesday University, which begins with the four-part fall seminar History of Islam in America, led by Reed College professor of religion and humanities Kambiz GhaneaBassiri. The class takes place on four Tuesdays, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., October 26, November 2, 9, and 16, 2010, at the Mercy Corps Action Center, 28 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97204.

Using his recently released book A History of Islam in America (2010, Cambridge University Press) as a foundation, GhaneaBassiri leads a seminar on how the history of American Muslims challenges the politicized dichotomy between “Islam and the West” which has come to frame the study of American Muslims and the relation between Islam and modernity.

Registration is $100 and includes a copy of the class text, available at the Action Center. Register online at Brown Paper Tickets, or at the Action Center during regularly scheduled hours. Registration is also available by phone (503-896-5747), or in person during regular operating hours.

The winter seminar is North Korea: Politics, Policy and People, from January 11 to February 1, 2011.

For more information about this program, visit the Mercy Corps Action Center website.

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