Talk at Yale on Islamic Practices and Culture

As part of its Wake the Dream program, Yale University Library Human Resources will sponsor the program, “Islamic Civilization and Muslim Identity,” on Tuesday, February 19, 2002, from 12-2 p.m. in the Sterling Memorial Lecture Hall, 130 Wall Street.

The talk will be delivered by Imam Zaid Shakir, religious leader of Masjid al-Islam, a New Haven Mosque. It will be preceded by the short video, “Religions of the World: Islam.” The video provides an overview of the world’s fastest growing religion, including its history and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, its practice, the art, architecture and science of Islam.

For additional information, call 432-1810 or visit the website http://www.library.yale.edu/training/newdream00/Islam.htm.