Issues of Global Religion & Politics, from one of WSU’s own Experts in the Field!
RCI 2018-19 Interdisciplinary Lecture – Free & Open to the Public
Tues, Nov 6, at 7 p.m., CUB 220 (Senior Ballroom)
Dr. Lawrence Pintak (Founding Dean & Professor, WSU Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, former CBS correspondent for the Middle East)
“America & Islam: A Tortured Relationship”
The forces that shape American perceptions of Islam date back to the dawn of the U.S. republic. In recent decades, the relationship has been defined by soundbites and suicide bombs, most vividly in the 2016 president campaign and the two years since. This talk will look at the long history that brought us to the present moment and the way in which anti-Muslim rhetoric has energized American Muslims to engage politically for the first time.
https://history.wsu.edu/rci/lecture-series/
Sponsored by:
Roots of Contemporary Issues (RCI) Program, Department of History
For more information, contact history@wsu.edu
