April 16, 2018 ALL

11th Annual Week of Islamic Culture

The Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies proudly presents the 11th Annual Week of Islamic Art and Culture at John Carroll University featuring Fr, Thomas Michel, SJ, April 16-19. This year’s events are:

Monday April 16: Fr. Thomas Michel, SJ will give a talk titled “Nursi’s Appreciation of God’s Creative Artistry.”

Tuesday April 17: Dr. Eve McPherson of Kent State University will give a presentation titled “The Beautiful Voice: Style, History, and Affect in Turkish Call-to-Prayer Recitation.”

Wednesday April 18: A showing of the film Bab’Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2015) a Sufi inspired feature film by the Tunisian director Nacer Khemir.

Thursday April 19: Sonya Rhie Mace curator for Indian and Southeast Asian Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art will give a talk titled: “Art and Stories of Mughal Women.”

All events will begin at 7pm in the Donahue Auditorium of the Dolan Science Center.

For more information please visit the Nursi Chair website at http://go.jcu.edu/nursi or call 216-397-6279.