NEWS RELEASE
April 27, 2010 Contact: Erica Jesberger, 544-4916
The documentary Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think will be shown tonight at 7 in the Gjerde Center on the Columbia Basin College Pasco campus.
After the film, a panel of Muslim professionals from the Tri-Cities will comment on the film and answer audience questions.
Focused on the issues of terrorism, democracy, and gender justice, the film challenges the popular notion that Muslims and the West are on a collision course and instead highlights a shared relationship that is based on facts, not fear. The film asks questions on many Americans minds: Why is there so much anti-Americanism in the Muslim world? Who are the extremists and how do Muslims feel about them? What do Muslims like and dislike about the West? What do Muslim women really want?
Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think runs 55 minutes. This free public showing is sponsored by the CBC Reads committee, the Office of Diversity, and the Associated Students of CBC.