Farhana Qazi and Wajahat Ali: Inside the Secret World of Female Islamic Radical
Date and Time
Oct 1, 2018 6:30 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Oct 1, 2018 6:30 pm
14th & V
What does it feel like to be a Muslim today, in the era of Trump? How can we come together to overcome Islamophobia and harmful stereotypes? Jon Bubsoys and Poets as we welcome Farhana Qazi and Wajahat Ali to discuss discuss deeper issues surrounding ISIS and Islamophobia that affect all of us. Farhana and Wajahat will discuss misunderstandings and misconceptions of Islam, conflicts in the Muslim world, and how to bridge our differences and create unity. Farhana Qazi's book, Invisible Martyrs: Inside the Secret World of Female Islamic Radicals, an exploration on what drives women of all ages and backronds to join radical Islamic movements like ISIS, will also be available.
Farhana Qazi is an American scholar and internationally recognized public speaker. She has spent nearly twenty years studying conflicts in the Muslim world, violent extremism and women in war. For her service to the U.S. military, Farhana received the 21st Century Leader Award, presented by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy in New York, and the Humanitarian Award for her study of women in conflict. She has appeared on CNN, BBC television and radio, Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio, Fox News, C-Span, Bloomberg, ABC News, Canadian national television, Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, The Daily Ledger Show and more. Her stories have been published in Foreign Policy, The International Herald Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Nowhere, Marie Claire, Reuters, and more. To learn about her work, visit www.farhanaqazi.com
Wajahat Ali —who regularly appears on CNN to discuss politics, and is a New York TimesContributing Op-Ed Writer—is a new kind of public intellectual: young, exuberant, and optimistic. He speaks on the multifaceted Muslim American experience, and an emergent generation poised for social change. Wajahat Ali is one of CNN’s 25 Most Influential Muslims. He’s a journalist, writer, lawyer, an award-winning playwright, a TV host, and a consultant for the U.S. State Department. He helped launch the Al Jazeera America network as co-host of Al Jazeera America’s The Stream...Additionally, he is a Peabody-nominated Producer of the series The Secret Life of Muslims. He was also the lead author and researcher of “Fear Inc., Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America,” the seminal report from the Center for American Progress.
