DSU’S FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTER GALLERY LECTURE SERIES: MUSLIM/AMERICAN, AMERICAN/MUSLIM: Emad Al-Turk and Okolo Rashid, The story and work of the first Islamic history and culture museum in America: The International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, MS

DSU’S FIELDING WRIGHT ART CENTER GALLERY LECTURE SERIES: MUSLIM/AMERICAN, AMERICAN/MUSLIM
DSU’s Fielding Wright Art Center Gallery currently hosts an exhibition by Robert E. Gerhardt, a New York-based photographer, which examines the Muslim/American, American/Muslim experience.
In the spirit of Gerhardt’s project, the DSU Art Department and QEP (DSU’s Quality Enhancement Program) have partnered to present a series of events that will provide a forum for dialogue. The series begins with a public presentation by Dr. Ahm Reza, Assistant Professor in Biological and Physical Sciences at DSU, on the experiences of a Muslim immigrant to the US on November 12. On November 19, Emad Al-Turk and Okolo Rashid, founders of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, MS, will speak about the history and mission of the institution they founded. On December 3, a public screening of the film Arranged, which centers on the unlikely friendship between an Orthodox Jewish and Muslim teacher in New York. All presentations will be held at the Fielding Wright Art Center, begin at 5:00, and are free and open to the public.
The Fielding Wright Art Center is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is closed weekends, holidays, and during semester breaks.
For further information visit our website at https://www.deltastate.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/art/ or contact 662.846.4720. For updates and announcements of upcoming events follow Delta State Art Department on Facebook or join our email list.