South Texas College Library will host a free film screening of Koran By Heart a resources from the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of materials from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).
The movie will be free and open to the community and is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 2013 at South Texas College, Building D Auditorium, 3201 West Pecan Boulevard, McAllen, Texas.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association. Major support for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Local support is provided by South Texas College’s Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Department and Library Services.
South Texas College is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils nationwide receiving the Bookshelf and hosting programs for public audiences featuring the materials. The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.
For more information, Esther Garcia, 956-872-6485, egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.
