Darien Library will host Dr. Eileen Kane for a lecture on “Islam in Europe: A Brief History of a Long Relationship” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 10. Islam and Muslim communities have a long history in Europe that is poorly understood today. This lecture will explore Muslim communities as part of the fabric of European history, with a focus on how migrations have reshuffled Europe’s populations throughout the modern era, and how popular amnesia about this history contributes to anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe today. About the Author
Eileen Kane received her PhD in modern European history from Princeton University. She is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in Global Islamic Studies at Connecticut College.
Join us for a four-week introductory class on one of the globe’s most fascinating and misunderstood religions. In 570 Muhammad ibn Abdallah, a/k/a, the one true Prophet, Muhammad, was born. This session will explore his organization of a movement that has come to be known as Islam. ___________
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In so doing he charted the course for the expansion of a vast empire, one that would see to the massive conversion of peoples until finally, today, Islam boasts over 1 billion adherents. With his death, though, the seeds were planted for a discord among the Faithful which afflicts their beloved religion to the present day, the Sunni-Shia Split.
On Sunday, Jan. 24 at 11:15 a.m. The First Congregational Church of Darien will host an open and frank discussion about the Islam faith and traditions. All are welcome to attend. The discussion will be held in Parish Hall, 14 Brookside Road, Darien. “You can’t go a day without hearing about Islam,” says Gary Morello, Associate Minister at First Congregational Church.
