Islam Awareness Week at George Washington University

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Come to as many events as you can!

Invite others and spread the word!

All events are free and open to the public.

ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK

Friday, January 26
• JUM'AH: "ISLAMIC ROOTS IN AMERICA"
Speaker: IMAM JOHARI
1:15pm, MC Continental Ballroom
[Chair of Government Relations for the Muslim Alliance in north America, President of the Muslim Society of Washington]

• EID AL-ADHA DINNER
"Hajj Pilgrimage: Uniting the Essence of a People"
6:30pm, MC Continental Ballroom
Speaker: IMAM MAGID
[Imam of ADAMS Center, Vice President of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)]
Also Featuring Photo Exhibit by AASIL AHMAD

Saturday, January 27
• BOWLING FOR A CAUSE
IINTERFAITH Community Service
5pm, MC Hippodrome
Suggested Donation: 3 Canned Goods/Clothing for donation to Miriam's Kitchen

Sunday, January 28
• ISLAM AND BLACK AMERICA
2pm, MC Amphitheatre
Speaker: DR. SHERMAN JACKSON
[Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Visiting Professor of Law, and Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]
Co Sponsored By NAACP

Monday, January 29
• AN IN DEPTH LOOK: BAN ON THE BURQA
7pm, MC Continental Ballroom
Speaker: MERVE KAVAKCI
[Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, In 1999, Kavakci ran for Parliament and was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. However, she was prevented from swearing-in due to her headscarf. She is one of Turkey's pioneers in the women's political movement in the early 1990s.]
Co Sponsored By Islamic Alliance for Justice

Tuesday, January 30
• ART EXHIBIT
"Reflections of Identity"
11am-5pm, MC Great Hall

• LOYALTY TO GOD AND COUNTRY: MORAL OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP
7pm, Continental Ballroom
Speaker: DR. LOUAY SAFI
[VP of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, President of the Center for Balanced Development, Founding Member and Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy]
Co Sponsored By GW Democrats

Wednesday, January 31
• The Spiritual Expression of Arabic Calligraphy
1pm-4pm, MC 301
LECTURE AND CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP

• ESPIONAGE AT GUANTANAMO?
7pm, Grand Ballroom
Speaker: FR. CHAPLAIN JAMES YEE
[After being offically recognized twice for outstanding performance as a Guantanamo chaplain, Ch. Yee was arrested and imprisoned in an Naval brig for 76 days while being falsely accused of spying and espioage. Chaplain Yee's gripping account of his Guantanamo experience has been published and is entitled For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire]
Co Sponsored By College Democrats, Asian Student Alliance, Sigur Center for Asian Studies (Elliott School of International Affairs)

Thursday, February 1
• MOVIE SCREENING: Islam Empire of Faith
11am and 2pm showings, MC 101

• MUHAMMAD AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE BIBLICAL PROPHECY
7pm, MC Amphitheatre
Speaker: HISHAM MAHMOUD
[Professor of Advanced Arabic Studies at Princeton U and Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies at UCLA]

Friday, February 2
• COFFEE NIGHT
7pm, MC Continental Ballroom
Featuring Comedian MO AMER
ALLAH MADE ME FUNNY TOUR
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Other Cosponsors for the week include Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC), GW Dining Services Commisson, Colonial Nightcap, and Arab Student Association

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