Benkato, Omar video oral history and transcript

Description:	Interview with Dr. Omar Benkato taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: Dr. Benkatos education history; growing up in Benghazi; his family; studying Islam; Qaddafis rise to power; Dr. Benkatos impression of the United States before moving; meeting other Muslims after moving to Muncie in 1989; losing the mosque in 2013; the diversity of the Muslim community in Muncie; how Dr. Benkato characterizes his personal practice of Islam; the September 11th terrorist attacks; the travel ban; and what it means to be a Muslim in America. An interview from Muslims in Muncie, an hour-long documentary film that traces a half-century of Muslims community building in Muncie, Indiana, from the 1960s to 2018, as told by community members. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	2018-02-20
Created By:	Orr, Kyle Benkato, Omar
Contributor(s):	Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N.
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/1
Collection:	Muslims in Muncie Oral Histories and Documentary Project
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography:	Muncie Delaware County Indiana United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Oral Histories Benkato, Omar--Interviews Islam Banghāzī (Libya) Jāmiʻah al-Lībīyah Libya--Politics and government Qaddafi, Muammar American Friends of the Middle East Ball State University. Muslim Student Association Islamic Center of Muncie Shabazz, Aamir September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Race Trump, Donald, 1946-

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