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Autobiography offers an alternative to textbooks and is a fascinating way to learn about the history, geography, politics and diverse cultural expressions of Islam. This class combines background lectures, book excerpts, videos and photographs to explore the autobiographies of Shirin Ebadi ( Iran Awakening ), lawyer and winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize; Zainab Salbi ( Between Two Worlds ), daughter of Saddam Hussein’s pilot and founder of Woman for Woman International; and Saira Shah ( Storyteller’s Daughter ), Afghani/English journalist who produced Beneath the Veil, a documentary film on the Taliban. Prior text reading is optional.
Date: Wednesdays, Nov. 4, 11 & 18
Times: 7–9 p.m.
Location: Claridge Court
8101 Mission Road
Prairie Village, Kan.
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Marilyn Klaus, lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Kansas, teaches "Living Religions of the West: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" and "Autobiographies of Muslim Women."
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