Almassrahy, Anas video oral history and transcript
| Description: |
Interview with Anas Almassrahy taking place on the Ball State campus as part of the Virginia B. Ball Center Seminar Muslims in Muncie. Topics include: Almassrahys family; growing up in Mecca in the 1990s; practicing Islam; Almassrahys education in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; studying the Quran; transitioning to Grand Valley State University in Michigan; the Muslim Student Association at Grand Valley; transitioning to Ball State University and Muncie; Almassrahys impression of the United States and Midwest before and after he moved to Michigan; experiencing discrimination; the Islamic Center of Muncie; the Muslim Student Association at Ball State University; the concept and interpretation of jihad; Almassrahys sense of identity; the 2016 United States Presidential election; and Almassrahys perception of the United States. 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: | 2018-02-25 |
| Created By: |
Ali, Afrah Almassrahy, Anas |
| Contributor(s): |
Agnew, Elizabeth N.; Roddell, Devon M. Agnew, Elizabeth N. |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MuslimsMuncie/id/20 |
| 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 Almassrahy, Anas--Interviews Islam Mecca (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabians Quran Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University. Muslim Student Association Ball State University Islamic Center of Muncie Ball State University. Muslim Student Association Ball State University. College of Architecture and Planning Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Discrimination Islamophobia Ramadan Interfaith worship |
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