NY event: Shuruq Festival at NYU from March 22nd - March 31st

Shuruq 2006: Raising the BAR

Shuruq, meaning "sunrise," brings light to the diversity of life, culture, art, music, literature, religion, and politics in the Muslim world—defined as representative and inclusive of peoples from all over the globe, including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. This year, Shuruq will take place from Wednesday, March 22nd through Friday, March 31st. Our events include lectures, documentaries, academic panels, dramatic storytelling and folk music performances, an international banquet featuring celebrated comedian Preacher Moss, and much more! For more information about Shuruq NYU and our calendar of events, check out our website www.shuruq.net

Wednesday, March 22

Western Muslims: Diversity in Adversity
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Furman Hall, Room 21
A documentary presenting the views of Western Muslims after 9/11. The film's director Usama Khalidi will attend the screening. Refreshments will also be served.
Sponsored by Islamic Law Students Association at NYU

Muslim Women in History
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Kimmel Center 802
Shuruq 2006 will kick off with an academic panel discussion examining the intellectual and spiritual pursuits of Muslim women in history. Panelists include Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies), Asma Sayeed ( Princeton), and Barbara von Schlegell (Haverford). Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry (NYU) will moderate the discussion. Dinner will be provided.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU: Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Women's Herstory Month, Islamic Center of NYU, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Student Association, Women in Islam, OASIS, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Tarab

6:00-9:00 PM

Doors open at 5:45 PM.

Kimmel E & L Auditorium.

Enjoy a night of comedy, hip hop, spoken word, and musical performances!!

$5 NYU/$7 non-NYU

Tickets available at Ticket Central

Sponsored by Arab Students United

Thursday, March 23

Brown Bag Speakers: Yvonne Ridley

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

5th Floor Atrium, 10 Washington Place

Sponsored by the Department of Journalism

Capture and Conversion: British Journalist Yvonne Ridley's Life after Islam

6:30-8:00 PM

Kimmel 914

Yvonne Ridley, a British Reporter who was imprisoned by the Taliban in 2001, discusses her conversion to Islam. Dinner will be served.

Co-sponsored by Women's Herstory Month, Department of Journalism, Islamic Center of NYU, Graduate Students of Color Network, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Students Association, and OASIS

Friday, March 24

Friday Prayers

Thompson Center Auditorium

1:15 PM-2:00 PM

Come learn about Islam at one of the five daily prayers.

Co-sponsored by Islamic Center of NYU

Saturday, March 25

The Magic of Storytelling (Children's Program)

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Kimmel 405 & 406

Join Benyamin van Hattum, storyteller extraordinaire as he retells rich and entertaining tales from the Muslim world. This event is a family event. Refreshments will be served.

Admission $5. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticket Central.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, Islamic Center of NYU, Islamic Law Students Association at NYU, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Students Association, and OASIS

The 7th Annual Forum on Social Justice and Activism

"Battlegrounds of Justice: Voices from the Margin at the Core of Action"

10:30 AM-5:00 PM

Opening in Kimmel 914

Our keynote speaker Merve Kavakci, former Turkish Parliamentary Member, will discuss her experiences defending her right to wear the Islamic headscarf (hijab). Visit www.oasis.nyu.edu for more information about the day's events.

Co-sponsored by OASIS, OSA, Voices for Choice, Office of LGBT Student Services, Stern School of Business, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Women's Herstory Month, and the Inter-Residential Hall Council

Zevk Ensemble: Storytelling and Folk Music from Istanbul to Andalus

7:00-9:30 PM

Kimmel 905 & 907
Join husband and wife team Benyamin and Rabia van Hattum for an evening of Turkish folk music and devotional Islamic poetry interspersed with dramatic storytelling. Refreshments will be served. $5 NYU/$7 non-NYU. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticket Central.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, Islamic Law Students Association, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Students Association, and OASIS

Sunday, March 26

Words of Resistance

7:00-9:30 PM

Kimmel 914

The event will accentuate the cultures, religions, and diversity of the Muslim world with a night of self-expression through the arts of spoken word/poetry. Refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by the Islamic Center of NYU, Organization of Black Women, Graduate Students of Color Network, and OASIS (UNIDAD Project)

Wednesday, March 29

Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

Altschul Auditorium, Barnard College

Asma Barlas, a Professor of Politics at Ithaca College, will share her insight on gender issues in Islam.

Sponsored by the Muslim Student's Association, Columbia University

Thursday, March 30

Islamic Law and Prospects for Gender Equity

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

NYU Law School, Furman Hall, Room 210

Mohammad Fadel, a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto will deliver a thought-provoking lecture on Islamic law and gender equity.

Sponsored by the Islamic Law Students Association at NYU

The Democratization of the Muslim World

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210

Join a panel of experts discussing the most hotly debated topic in the media today. Panelists include Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto Law School), Bernard Haykel ( New York University), M.A. Muqtedar Khan (University of Delaware), Sami Zubaida (NYU Law School) and Haroon Moghul a doctoral student at Columbia University will moderate the panel. Dinner will be provided.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Islamic Center of NYU, Islamic Law Students Association at NYU, Middle Eastern Sustained Dialogue, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Student Association, Women in Islam, and OASIS

Friday, March 31

Shuruq Closing Ceremony: International Banquet

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

Kimmel 914

Join us for a night of fun and food as we celebrate the closing of Shuruq!! The evening's program includes a guest appearance by celebrated comedian Preacher Moss. $5 NYU/$7 non-NYU. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticket Central.

Co-sponsored by Islamic Center of NYU, Program Board, Islamic Center at NYU Alumni Association, Islamic Law Students Association at NYU, Arab Students United, Religious Studies Program, Pakistani Student Association, and OASIS

Shuruq Advisors:

Angela Dixon

Jennifer Ismat

Shuruq 2006 Planning Committee:

Irfana Hashmi, Co-Chair

Rayad Khan, Co-Chair

Yomna Nassef, Co-Chair

Shafayat Joarder, Treasurer

Morcel Hasson, Advertising Chair/Secretary

Fatma Abdullahi, Senior Consultant

Sulayman Ferguson, Webmaster

*Must have Picture I.D. to enter the events.

*Kimmel Center for University Life is located at 60 Washington Square South.

*Thompson Center is located at 238 Thompson Street between West 3rd Street and

Washington Square South.

*Furman Hall is located at 245 Sullivan Street, between Washington Square South and West 3rd Street.

*Vanderbilt Hall is located at 40 Washington Square South (between MacDougal and Sullivan Streets).

For more information, please visit our website http://www.shuruq.net or contact Jennifer Ismat at ji362@nyu.edu or 212-998-4350.

Special thanks to the Office of Student Activities, Angela Dixon, OASIS Office for African American, Latino and Asian American Student Services, ASSBAC and Audrey Underwood, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Women's Herstory Month, Department of Journalism, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Tisch School of the Arts, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Islamic Center of NYU, Islamic Center at NYU Alumni Association, NYU Muslim Chaplain Khalid Latif, Fatima Quraishi, Ahmed Mirza, Yasmin Mistry, Shabnam F. Faruki, Islamic Law Students Association at NYU, Program Board, Middle Eastern Sustained Dialogue, Graduate Students of Color Network, Religious Studies Program, Organization of Black Women, Arab Students United, Women in Islam, and Pakistani Students Association.