Dr. Mehnaz Afridi joins us this weekend as the speaker at Shabbat Renewal and at our Kiddush Luncheon. She is the Director of the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College.

• On Friday evening at Shabbat Renewal she will speak about her work on the Shoah and her book, The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes.
• On Saturday at the Kiddush Luncheon she will speak about Antisemitism and Islamaphobia. 

If you'd like to join us for the Kiddush Luncheon, there is no charge but we ask you to register below so we have food for everyone.

If you'd like to pre-order a copy of Dr. Afridi's book, The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes, to pick up this weekend, please include that in your registration below.

More about Dr. Afridi:

I teach contemporary Islam and the Holocaust.  In my classes on Islam, we look at contemporary issues of religious identity like gender, race and class. We also pay close attention to diverse interpretations of the Qu'ran in various Muslim communities.  Many of my classes are focused around issues of religion, theology and politics.

I am deeply invested in interfaith work both in my scholarship and work at the center as the Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center director.  I am a Muslim who believes that we should focus on trying to understand other faiths and beliefs.  My scholarship puts into question the problems of religious bias, competition and identity.  I love to teach and work with students on various projects.  My focus on keeping the memory alive of Holocaust survivors has involved the work of students, community and local survivors.

P. H.D.   University of South Africa, Religious Studies-2009;  M.A.  Syracuse University, New York.   Religious Studies -1992;  B.A.  Syracuse University, New York.   English & Religion -1990