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Mohja Kahf: A Reading of Poetry and Prose

Trained in political science and comparative literature, bilingual in Arabic and English and well versed in Islamic studies, Mohja Kahf is a scholar and writer whose work broaches the chasm between prevailing Western understandings of Islam and the reality of Muslim lived experience. Drawing on the rhythms of hip hop, Kahf will give a humorous and exhilarating reading that addresses themes of Muslim womanhood in America, pleasure in men who wash dishes, death and dying, the U.S. military industrial complex, Ramadan and pilgrimage and, maybe, cats. Kahf is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf and is an associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Arkansas.

Admission is free.

Organized by Sarah Gualtieri (History and American Studies and Ethnicity).

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu

Location: University Park Campus Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski