BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30851@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230416T140000 DTSTAMP:20230409T232305Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/arab-indianapolis-film-screening-an d-discussion-2/ SUMMARY:Arab Indianapolis: Film Screening and Discussion DESCRIPTION:\n\nIndianapolis\, IN\nArab Indianapolis - Film Screening and D iscussion\n\nCelebrate Arab American Heritage Month with our own Ruba Mars hood\, as we screen and discuss the documentary: Arab Indianapolis. This t alk is suitable for all ages. Signed copies of the corresponding book will be available to purchase.\n\nIndiana Humanities is supporting our film sc reening and discussion of Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History\, a film pro duced by Professor Edward E. Curtis IV\, an Arab American and the William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts at Indiana University\, In dianapolis. The film explores what it means to be Arab in our state\, and how Arab history is Hoosier history.\n\nArab Indianapolis is a community p roject that aims to document the long history and contributions of Arab Am ericans to Greater Indianapolis. Directed by Professor Edward E. Curtis IV \, it began with a blog in 2020 and has grown to include this documentary\ , a book\, lesson plans and a digital heritage trail. Learn more at https: //arabindianapolis.com.\n\n \;\n\nThis event is Pay What You Can -- He re’s what your Suggested Donation can do for the Indy Reads community:\n \nFREE - This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this even t and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for b eing a part of our community!\n\n$10 - This donation covers the cost of o ne attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best progr amming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to ke ep our quality programs accessible for all!\n\n$20 - This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an indiv idual\, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our commu nity that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoo siers. Thank you for your support!\n\nOther - "Pay What You Can" really d oes mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our co mmunity members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50\, we are so excited to see y ou - and thank you for your support!\n\n \;\n\nFor more information\, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.\n\n \;\n\nIndy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their families through lit eracy\, English language skills\, and job readiness programming. For more information about Indy Reads and the students we serve\, visit our website at indyreads.org.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdward Curtis is a publicly-engaged schol ar of Muslim American\, African American\, and Arab American history and l ife.\n\nHis fourteen books have been called “essential\,” “exemplary \,” “approachable\,” “groundbreaking\,” “must-read\,” “won derful\,” and “a model of clarity.” Muslims in America: A Short Hist ory (Oxford\, 2009) was named one of the best 100 books of 2009 by Publish ers Weekly\, and his two-volume Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History wa s deemed one of the “best reference works of 2010” by Library Journal. Curtis’ most recent works include Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest (New York University Press) and Arab Indianapolis (Belt Publishing). In addition to works written for general readers\, Curtis has penned scholarly articles for the Journal of American History\, American Quarterly\, and the Journal of the American A cademy of Religion.\n\nCurtis engages both national and local audiences in his work. He has contributed interviews and articles to the New York Time s\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Washington Post\, National Public Radio\ , and the Associated Press\, among other media outlets. He has also taught community college instructors and K-12 teachers how to integrate informat ion about religion and Muslim American history and life across the curricu lum. Curtis enjoys collaborating with multiple community partners\, which include Nur Allah Islamic Center\, Al Huda Foundation\, and Masjid Al-Mu ’mineen. He is currently directing the Arab Indianapolis community histo ry project.\n\nDr. Curtis is William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Li beral Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at the Indiana University Sc hool of Liberal Arts at Indiana University\, Indianapolis. He is the recip ient of fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanit ies\, the Carnegie Corporation of New York\, the Fulbright Scholar Program \, the Andrew Mellon Foundation\, the American Academy of Religion\, and t he National Humanities Center.\n\nCurtis holds a doctorate in religious st udies from the University of South Africa\, a master’s in history from W ashington University\, and a B.A. in religion from Kenyon College. He grew up in Southern Illinois.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuba Marshood\, she/her\n\nChief E xecutive Officer\n\nRuba oversees strategic planning\, management\, and im plementation of Indy Reads’ programs\, brand\, and growth to reach the 1 in 6 adults across Marion County whose English literacy and fluency is be low the 5th grade level.\n\nA social justice leader\, Ruba previously serv ed as Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement with the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (LCNV)\, Virginia’s oldest and largest adul t literacy organization. In her 10+ years with LCNV\, Ruba fostered strate gic relationships with other nonprofit\, civic\, government and corporate entities to expand the organization’s mission\, fund development\, and i mpact\, including the launch of its trademark Destination WorkforceⓇ pro gram.\n\nRuba has spent over 15 years working with global and local organi zations\, ranging from the United Nations to small organizations in differ ent parts of the world\, cultivating collaboration across community levels and sectors to organize and advocate for their interests.\n\nAn alumna of the Princeton AlumniCorps’ Emerging Leaders program\, she received her BSc from University of Maryland and her MA from Duke University. Ruba is a first-generation American\, fluent in Arabic\, and a published photograph er and photo-editor. She also enjoys exploring Indy with her kids\, dancin g\, and good food with great company.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-09-at-7.14.23-PM.png CATEGORIES:Discussion LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, Un ited States GEO:39.752545;-86.140056 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indi anapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Indy Read s:geo:39.752545,-86.140056 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR