'Knowing the Koran' Presentation Wednesday at FDU

An author and lecturer will present "Recite & Recall — Knowing the Koran" at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham's Monninger Center.

Princeton University's Dr. Heba Musharraf, a lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, will speak at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Orangérie at the Monninger Center, followed by a screening of the documentary "Koran by Heart."

Musharraf’s presentation will examine the relationship between faith, the Koran and the role that memorization plays in defining and substantiating the way Islam is lived and experienced, according to a news release from FDU.

Musharraf has taught Arabic at the college level for 17 years. 

This event is a part of “Muslim Journeys,” a project grant from the American Library Association, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities that the College at Florham Library was awarded this semester. This grant provided the library with 25 written texts, four documentaries and university-wide access to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online database. 

For more information, email Dr. Kenneth Sammond at ksammond@fdu.edu, or call the FDU Library at (973) 443-8515. FDU is located at 285 Madison Avenue, Madison.