Islamic Awareness Week April 5-7 at UW

April 3, 2006 -- Discussions and lectures are among activities planned for Islamic Awareness Week celebrated April 5-7 at the University of Wyoming.

A panel discussion, "Operation Iraqi Freedom," will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the College of Business auditorium. Panelists include Wyoming National Guard members who have served in Iraq; Francois Dickman, former U.S. ambassador to Kuwait; Garth Massey, professor in the UW Department of Sociology; and Sadrul Ula, professor in the UW Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Immam Ammar Amonette, a prayer-leader at the Colorado Muslim Society Mosque in Denver, Colo., will discuss "Religions and Freedom of Speech: Recent Muhammad's Cartoon Debate," at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the College of Business auditorium.

Friday, April 7, the film "Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Senate Chambers.

Activities, free and open to the public, will include pizza and drinks. Islamic Awareness Week is sponsored by the Muslim Student Association and Associated Students of UW. For more information, e-mail kmsujon@uwyo.edu, or call Kala Meah at (307) 766-2702.

Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006