Baba Ali Comedy Event at Penn- IAW
Suhail Dar
Baba Ali is coming coming tomorrow to Penn. Here are the blurbs and flyers that we sent out on our listserv. Danish, can you send this out on the PPS listserv?
Islamic Comedy Workshop: Baba Ali (Ali Ardekani) presents Ummah Films
Date: October 23rd, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Terrace Room, Logan Hall
Directions: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_bldg.php3?id=71
They say laughing is healthy. Baba Ali, although known for his YouTube videos, will do some stand up comedy along with showing a few of his now famous Ummah Film videos on YouTube. Afterwards, he will give a talk on how Islamic comedy has become a bastion for critical, yet funny minds, such as Azhar Usman and Preacher Moss. Through this, he will elaborate upon the medium of communication he has utilized through YouTube to convey the etiquette of his faith and flaws he finds with the Muslim Ummah today.
State and Need for Dawah in the West: Taha Abdul-Basser discusses how Muslims must revive this aspect of Islam if we are to be better understood in a post 9/11 world
Date: October 24th, 2008
Time: 1:15 pm
Location: College Green in front of College Hall
Directions: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_bldg.php3?id=20
Harvard Chaplain and well-studied individual of Islam, Taha Abdul-Basser will deliver the Friday sermon on the lack of Dawah (invitation) on the part of Muslims in North America, not only to convey a message of submission to God alone but also to wash away misconceptions some share about Islam. Seven years after 9/11, Taha Abdul-Basser will elucidate on the importance of such education, sharing important Prophetic narratives and other occurrences in Islamic tradition that epitomize the magnitude of this act. We expect many non-Muslims to observe our Jummah outside, visually understanding the importance of this holy day.
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Suhail Dar
Wharton School Class of 2009
University of Pennsylvania
Mobile: (330)-703-4714
suh...@sas.upenn.edu
