Malasalih, Safwan video oral history and transcript

Description:	Interview with Safwan Malasalih taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: Growing up in Mosul, Iraq; the religious and cultural environment he grew up in; studying the Quran; how Islam shaped family practices; his impression of America before moving; his education; his involvement at the University of Mosul; professional development at the University of Arizona and the International Corner; how Malasalih met his wife; raising his family in Iraq in the early 2000s; fleeing Mosul in 2014; the immigration process; his personal identity; Malasalihs involvement at the Islamic Center of Muncie; his personal practice of Islam; maintaining contact with his family in Iraq; and his hopes for the future. 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:	Rainey, Ren Malasalih, Safwan
Contributor(s):	Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N.
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/2
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 Malasalih, Safwan--Interviews Islam Quran Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 Jāmiʻat al-Mawṣil IS (Organization) Islamic Center of Muncie Iraq War, 2003-2011 September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Interfaith worship Shīʻah Islamic sects

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