Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys: Film Screenings of Koran by Heart

Armacost Library, Campus Diversity & Inclusion, and Redlands Peace Academy have received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association to host events to highlight Islam and the cultures, histories, and stories of Muslims in the United States and around the world.

This month, we will be screening the documentary film Koran by Heart at several locations. The film screenings are free and open to the public. On Thursday, October 17, 2013, the film will be shown on campus at Gregory Hall 161 at 7:00 p.m. Another screening is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Redlands Peace Academy at 7:30 p.m. A facilitated discussion, headed by Dr. Patrick Wing of the University of Redlands history department, will follow both screenings of the film.

Koran by Heart offers an engaging glimpse into the world of several Muslim children and their families as they compete in Egypt’s 2010 International Holy Quran Competition in Cairo. The children featured in the documentary film are under the age of 10.

For more detailed information, including maps, other events associated with Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys, and online pre-registration, please visit the project website: http://library.redlands.edu/muslimjourneys.

For inquiries, questions, and suggestions, please contact Melissa Cardenas-Dow at Melissa_Cardenasdow@redlands.edu or x8089.

The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA), the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Oxford University Press, and Twin Cities Public Television. Major support for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Local support is provided by University of Redlands Campus Diversity & Inclusion and Redlands Peace Academy.

Blind Date With a Book 2013 (BDWB13)

Take a chance on a new love! Pick a book based on its description and check it out!

Only 46 items from our collections are wrapped and placed near our One-Stop Desk and reading areas on the 2nd floor of Armacost Library. Descriptions of the book are written on the wrapping to intrigue you. The Blind Dates are located near the Blind Date With a Book 2013 signs (BDWB13). Look for these and take a chance!

Blind Date With a Book 2013 (BDWB13) runs from February 4 to March 1, but only while Blind Dates are available. Blind Dates may be checked out by any patron with current borrowing privileges. Regular borrowing policies still apply. All Blind Dates are poetry and fiction. Some are film adaptations of books. 

Rate Your Date Raffle
To help us evaluate Blind Date With a Book 2013, we have created an evaluation form that doubles as a raffle entry. These can be found within the Blind Dates. Entries/evaluation forms can be returned to the Armacost Library One-Stop Desk or be submitted online (see the paper form for the URL and a QR code).

Each patron who submits an entry will be counted only once. Thanks to University of Redlands Campus Diversity & Inclusion and the English Department, we will select 10 lucky winners! Each winner will receive a $5 gift card to the Bulldog Cafe.

Only entries that provide names, phone numbers, and email addresses will be counted. To enter, submit the evaluation forms at the One-Stop Desk or use the URL or QR code on the form to submit online. Submit your evaluations by Friday, February 22! We'll announce the winners on Monday, March 4.

BDWB13 is brought to you by Sigma Tau Delta, Armacost Library, and University of Redlands Campus Diversity & Inclusion.

Need more information? Contact Melissa Cardenas-Dow, Outreach Librarian, at x8089 or Melissa_Cardenasdow@redlands.edu or Tasha Greenberg, Sigma Tau Delta Vice President of Public Relations, at Tasha_Greenberg@redlands.edu.