Mosque in Morgantown: Islam and Feminism in West Virginia
Join filmmaker Brittany Huckabee and Asra Nomani for clips of the film and a
discusssion with the Center’s Kiriyama Research Fellow Rachel Rinaldo
Monday, March 16, 2009, 5:45 PM
USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall (Parker at Golden Gate in San Francisco)
After reporting from post-9/11 Pakistan, Indian Muslim Wall Street Journal
reporter Asra Nomani returns to the West Virginia town where she grew up to
discover that the mosque there had been taken over by men she saw as
extremists. The Mosque in Morgantown chronicles what happens when she
decides to fight back – angering even the mosque’s moderates. As the film
unfolds, it tells a story of competing paths to social change, American
identity, and the nature of religion itself.
Join filmmaker Brittany Huckabee and Asra Nomani for clips of the film and a
discusssion with the Center’s Kiriyama Research Fellow Rachel Rinaldo,
Ph.D., whose research on Islam and women’s activism in Indonesia provides a
unique perspective on the film’s content.
The Mosque in Morgantown screens on Sunday, March 15, 4:30pm: Kabuki
Theatres, SF; Tuesday, March 17, 9:15pm: Kabuki Theatres, SF; and Sunday,
March 22, 5:15pm: Camera 12 Cinemas, San Jose, all as part of the San
Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC reservations recommended. Please call (415)
422-6828.
A joint presentation of the USF Center for the Pacific Rim and the San
Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Co-sponsored by the
Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning.
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