[Peace] [CIMIC-Announce] Lessons from Black America; Afghanistan is not Iraq; Islam Awareness Week

[Naeem Sheikh]

Dear Subscribers to CIMIC Events Announcement List,

Greetings. Hope everyone is doing well.

Wanted to let you know of these 3 events coming up:

1. "Learn, Change, Motivate and Grow: Lessons from Black America"

Thursday Feb. 26th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
124 Burrill Hall, 407 S. Goodwin St.

Panel:

Keynote speaker: Imam Johari Abdulmalik, Outreach Director of 
Dar-ul-Hijra Islamic Center, Falls Church, Virginia

Carol Ammons, Champaign County Board member (2008-2012), co-founder of 
Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice (CU-CPJ)

Erma Bridgewater, Recipient of MAS-Distinguished Community Services 
Award 2009

Spoken Word by Takeya Al-Amin

Jazz Performance by Professor Hanif Bridgewater

Cosponsored by:

Muslim American Society (MAS) Urbana-Champaign Chapter
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement
Dept. of African-American Studies
African Cultural Assoc.
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-UIUC)
Muslim Students Assoc. (MSA-UIUC)


2. Special Seminar at CIMIC
Saturday Feb. 28th, 2009, 7:45 PM

"Why Afghanistan is not Iraq"

Marvin Weinbaum, Scholar-in-Residence, Middle East Institute, 
Washington, DC; Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Here is the flyer for this event.

Cosponsored by:
Illinois Network on Islam and Muslim Societies (I-NIMS)
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES)
Center for Global Studies (CGS)
Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center (CIMIC)


3. Islam Awareness Week (March 2 to March 6)
This is an annual event organized on campus by the Muslim Students 
Association. This year the line-up of events is:

Monday, March 2, 2009

The Colors of Islam
Presented by Prof. Najjar, SIU-C School of Art and Design
Lincoln Hall Rm. 192 at 7 p.m.


Tuesday, March 3, 2009

The Muslim Mosaic - Art Gallery
Illini Union Colonial Room
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.


Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The History, Roles, and Contemporary Challenges of American Muslims
Presented by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Nawawi Foundation
Lincoln Hall Rm. 192 at 7 p.m.


Thursday, March 5, 2009

Unveiling Islam: Anything and Everything
Presented by Prof. Junaid Rana and Prof. Mohammad Khalil
Lincoln Hall Rm. 192 at 7 p.m.


Friday, March 6, 2009

Open House at Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center
106 S. Lincoln, Urbana
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

"Allah Made Me Funny" Film Screening
Gregory Hall Rm. 100 at 6:30 p.m.

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Best regards,

Naeem Sheikh
Outreach Committee
Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center (CIMIC)
www.cimic.org
cimic at cimic.org

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