Hedgecoe, Sara video oral history and transcript

Description:	Interview with Sara Hedgecoe taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: Growing up in Toreeon Coahuila, Mexico; growing up in a predominantly Catholic country; her impressions of America before moving; her education history; moving to the United States; experiencing discrimination; learning about and converting to Islam; the September 11th terrorist attacks; choosing to wear the hijab; Hedgecoes involvement in the Islamic Center of Muncie; women in Islam; the diversity of the Muncie Muslim community; Hedgecoes personal practice of Islam; her personal practice and what Islam means to her; the concept and interpretation of jihad; and the 2016 United States Presidential election. 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:	2018-02-24
Created By:	Meus, Abbey Hedgecoe, Sara
Contributor(s):	Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N.
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/12
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 Hedgecoe, Sarah--Interviews Islam Torreón (Coahuila, Mexico) Catholic Church Islamic Center of Muncie September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Hijab (Islamic clothing) Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry Conversion Discrimination Trump, Donald, 1946- Islamophobia

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