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VISUAL ARTS AT MIT. Computer-based video, photographic, and sculptural works by Paul Pfeiffer. Selected video works by William Wegman at the Media Test Wall, and “Rapid Eye Movement,” a short film by Runa Islam, at the Bakalar Gallery. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 12 to 6 p.m.; Fridays, 12 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 12 to 6 p.m. MIT List Visual Arts Center, Wiesner Building, 20 Ames...
...Morning After Nov. 1, 2004 ----------------- The God Gene Oct. 25, 2004 ----------------- The Vote Battle Oct. 18, 2004 ----------------- Visions of Tomorrow Oct. 11, 2004 ----------------- The Tragedy of Sudan Oct. 4, 2004 ----------------- CBS Controversy Sept. 27, 2004 ----------------- America's Border Sept. 20, 2004 ----------------- Struggle Within Islam Sept. 13, 2004 ----------------- World of George Bush Sept...
Schimmel’s work dealt with all aspects of Islam, including calligraphy, Islamic art and literature and Islamic mysticism—specifically Sufism. She wrote more than 50 books on diverse topics ranging from the role of cats in Islamic literature to naming in the Islamic world...
When Schimmel won the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 1995 for her search for “a synthesis of Islam and the modern,’’ more than 200 German intellectuals protested her receipt of the award, citing her reported support of the Iranian government’s death sentence against British author Salman Rushdie...
...according to The Boston Globe, Schimmel denied the charge, saying she rejected “the sinister holy war against Rushdie, but also simplistic Western preconceptions that equate Islam with intolerance...