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“Are the Arts Essential?”: Finding and Fostering Community Through the Lens of Urdu – YouTube

"Are the Arts Essential?": Finding and Fostering Community Through the Lens of Urdu – YouTube. Wajahat Ali, renowned writer and TED Talk speaker, sits down with Director of the Building Bridges Program Zeyba Rahman and scholar Hussein Rashid to discuss their essay, "An Urdu of the Twenty-First-Century United States." In…Continue reading“Are the Arts Essential?”: Finding and Fostering Community Through the Lens of Urdu – YouTube

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‘Ms. Marvel’: More options for who gets to save the world – CSMonitor.com

‘Ms. Marvel’: More options for who gets to save the world – CSMonitor.com. “This is the power of story,” says Dr. Rashid. “It’s not lecturing at you. It’s saying, ‘Here’s this character’s experience. We’re inviting you to that experience and inviting you to think and reflect on your own experiences.’…Continue reading‘Ms. Marvel’: More options for who gets to save the world – CSMonitor.com

Events

More On That Now: A Spoleto Discussion Series | Spoleto Festival USA 2021

More On That Now: A Spoleto Discussion Series | Spoleto Festival USA 2021 The Crusades, 1000 years later  Tuesday, January 18, 2022  6:00pm ET  REGISTER  Registrants will receive an access link via email on the day of the discussion.  Test your historical knowledge: Who “won” the holy wars? It may…Continue readingMore On That Now: A Spoleto Discussion Series | Spoleto Festival USA 2021