Bahrami, Mohammad Saber video oral history and transcript
| Description: |
Interview with Mohammad Saber Bahrami taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: Growing up in Afghanistan; being raised by a single mother; his education in Afghanistan; practicing Islam; being a foreign exchange student in Sedalia, Missouri; the Soviet-Afghan war; living and working in a refugee camp in Pakistan; moving to Muncie in 1985; establishing a local Muslim Cemetery; moving to the new building on Hessler Road; his wifes, Bibi Bahrami, role at the Islamic Center; working as a physician in Muncie; the September 11th terrorist attacks; 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 |
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| Origin: | 2018-03-27 |
| Created By: |
Orr, Kyle Bahrami, Mohammad Saber |
| Contributor(s): |
Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N. |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/16 |
| 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 Bahrami, Mohammad Saber--Interviews Islam Laghmān (Afghanistan) Nangarhār (Afghanistan) Jalālābād (Afghanistan) American Field Service Afghanistan History Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 Islamic Center of Muncie Ball State University. Muslim Student Association Meeks Mortuary (Muncie, Ind.) Shabazz, Aamir Bahrami, Bibi AWAKEN, Inc. (Yorktown, Ind.) September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Trump, Donald, 1946- ʻĪd al-Aḍḥā ʻĪd al-Fiṭr Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 Ramadan Fasts and feasts--Islam |
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