On Tuesday, September 1, 2009, The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco Presents:
Reza Aslan: Islamic Identity in America
Description from The Commonwealth Club Web site:
Aslan is back with an insightful discussion of Muslim identity in the United States
Reza Aslan: Islamic Identity in the United States Reza Aslan, Author, How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of War on Terror
Jonathan Curiel, Journalist, San Francisco Chronicle; Author, Al’ America: Travels through America’s Arab and Islamic Roots – Moderator
What does being Muslim in the United States mean today? U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East greatly affects the everyday relations for Muslims living in the United States. How does our foreign policy shape the identity of Muslim Americans or put their identity in crisis? Aslan will discuss Islamic identity in the United States, how the U.S. media portrays Islam, and to what extent the media factors into the formation of identity and stereotypes.
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:15 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
San Francisco (near Montgomery BART):
595 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members
Tickets – The Commonwealth Club
NEW: Buy the Book: Order How to Win a Cosmic War, by Reza Aslan, from The Club’s eBay store (link takes you to new site). If you order the book fewer than five business days before the event, it will be available for pick up at the event. If you order more than five business days before the event, the book will be sent to you.