Anouar Majid interviewed for Journal Tribune story on McArthur Library's NEH Muslim Journeys Bookshelf grant

The Journal Tribune on March 16th published a story on McArthur Library's (Biddeford) award of a National Endowment for the Humanities Muslim Journeys Bookshelf grant, which is allowing the library to expand its selection of materials on Islamic culture. 

The story interviews Anouar Majid, Ph.D., UNE director of the Center for Global Humanities and associate provost for global initiatives, who has assisted in the development of McArthur's materials on Islam and given talks at the library.

Majid told the Journal that he understands why many people have a lot of misconceptions about Muslims, especially after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.

“It’s only normal for people to be suspicious of Islam since 9/11” and what they see and read in the news, he said.

Through his talks at the library, and around the state, Majid tries to explain how Islam affects believers and their culture and to make Muslim culture more relatable to Americans. Read the story.

The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier also published a short article on the grant and Majid's role with the library. Read the story.

Majid is the author of five critically acclaimed books on Islam and the West, including Islam and America: Building a Future without Prejudice, and a novel, Si Yussef, which has been the focus of much scholarly and critical interest. He is the editor of the magazine TingisRedux.

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