Tuesday, September 7
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
Scriptural Conversations: The Qur'an and Jewish and Christian Scripture
Dr. Gordon Newby, Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University.
Mondays, September 13, 20, & 27
7 pm, Board Room
Carlos Reads Book Club
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.
Dr. Gordon Newby leads participants through Marmaduke William Pickthall’s translation of Islam’s holy scripture, the Qur’an. The discussion will focus on the history of the Qur'an and the traditions of Islamic interpretation, the meaning and use of the Qur'an among Muslims, and the relationship of the Qur'an to Jewish and Christian scriptures.
Pre-registration is required by phone at 404 727-6118, or by email at ehornor@emory.edu. Fee, which includes the cost of the book: $25 for Museum members, $35 for non-members.
Thursday, September 23
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
Spiritual Geometries and Bodily Instruments: The Art and Practice of Calligraphy
Dr. David Roxburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University.
Wednesday, September 29
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
From Parchment to Paper: The Material History of the Quran
Dr. Roxani Margariti, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University.
Friday, October 1
5-7 pm, Reception Hall
Evening for Educators
K-12 teachers are invited to view the exhibition, hear from Dr. Devin Stewart from Emory’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and enjoy Moroccan delicacies and mint tea from Atlanta’s Imperial Fez restaurant. RSVP required by phone at 404. 727.2363 or email at jgree09@emory.edu.
Sunday, October 3
Noon – 4 pm
To Make Writing Beautiful: Islamic Calligraphy Family Day
Together, children and families can explore the exhibition, make handmade paper, create the beautiful marbleized paper used in many of the Qur’ans, observe calligraphers at work, and try their hand with pen and ink, make decorative pen cases, and more.
$5 for Museum members; $10 for non-members (includes Museum admission).
Wednesday, October 13
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
Reading Manuscripts of the Qur’an
Dr. Devin Stewart, Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Emory University
Friday, October 15
8 pm, Glenn Auditorium
1652 North Decatur Road
Concert
Salar Aghili and the Raz O Niaz Ensemble
Mondays, October 25 and November 1
7 pm, Board Room, Level Two
Carlos Reads Book Club
Dr. Roxani Margariti leads participants through My Name is Red, by Nobel Prize winning author Orhan Pamuk. At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red offers a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power.
"It is neither passion nor homicide that makes My Name is Red, the rich and essential book that it is. . . . It is Pamuk's rendering of the intense life of artists negotiating the devilishly sharp edge of Islam 1,000 years after its birth that elevates My Name is Red to the rank of modern classic. . . . To read Pamuk is to be steeped in a paradox that precedes our modern-day feuds between secularism and fundamentalism."
—Jonathan Levi, Los Angeles Times Book Review.
Pre-registration is required by phone at 404 727-6118, or by email at ehornor@emory.edu. Fee, which includes the cost of the book: $25 for Museum members, $35 for non-members.
Wednesday, October 27
7 pm, Reception Hall
Lecture
“God Taught Adam the Names of All Things”: The Mysticism of the Word in Medieval Islam
Dr. Vincent Cornell, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Emory University.
Saturday, November 6
1 pm
Imam Plemon T. El-Amin, founding board member and former Chairperson of the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, leads a tour of the Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta. Participants will board a bus at the Carlos Museum at 1 pm. $15 for Museum members; $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required by calling 404 727-6118.
Wednesday, November 10 – Saturday, November 13
Artist-in-Residence: Aisha Holland
Calligrapher Elinor Aisha Holland discovered Islamic calligraphy on a trip to Turkey at the age of 18 and has spent the last 20 years mastering the art form. A student of Master Calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, Ms. Holland teaches, presents, and exhibits throughout the US and Canada, and has conducted residencies at the Museum of Natural History and the Public Library in New York, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Society of Scribes.
Wednesday, November 10
5-7 pm, Reception Hall
Workshop for Teachers
Thursday, November 11
1-5 pm, Reception Hall
Public Demonstration & Discussion
Saturday, November 13
11 am – 3 pm, Reception Hall
Public Demonstration & Discussion
November 13, Saturday
10 am, Exhibition Galleries
Artful Stories
In The House of Wisdom, Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland weave a historic, yet timeless tale of 9th century Baghdad. A young boy, Ishaq, lives with his scholar father in the House of Wisdom, a vast library where manuscripts from all around the known world have been gathered and preserved. Ishaq grows up in this center of learning, knowing how prized these ancient books are but not fully grasping the importance of the legacy they represent, until the Caliph presents him with a challenge. After the story, participants will explore the beauty of the written word in the exhibitions and make a simple book. For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. The program is free but an RSVP is required by calling 404.727.0519.
