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From Tablet to Pen: The Literary History of Islam

Name: From Tablet to Pen: The Literary History of Islam
Start: 2011-05-05T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2011-05-05T20:00:00-04:00

A Seminar with Reza Aslan

May 5, 2011 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Internationally-acclaimed writer and scholar of religions Reza Aslan gives an overview of the history of Islam and the different languages and poetic traditions of the Islamic world.

View an excerpt from Reza Aslan’s program below

Admission $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members Location Kray Hall Sponsored By Poets House

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Date:: May 5, 2011
Time:: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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From Tablet to Pen: The Literary History of Islam

A Seminar with Reza Aslan

May 5, 2011 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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