VANCOUVER, Wash. Washington State University Vancouver will host a town hall on understanding Islam from 2 to 4 p.m. March 6 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110.
Titled A Conversation with Your Muslim Neighbors, the program will feature a brief presentation on Islam, followed by an open question period. Khalid Khan, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Portland, will speak, followed by a panel including three Muslims, Shirin and Kristin Elkoshairi and Tervaris Evans; and a non-Muslim religious scholar, Michael Chrzastowski.
The goal of the event is to engage and educate the larger American community about Islam and to debunk myths and stereotypes about Muslims.
The town hall is sponsored by the Islamic Society of Southwest Washington and Wendy Dasler Johnson, associate professor of English, who teaches world religions classes at 91勛圖窪蹋厙. It is free and open to all. Parking on campus is free on Sundays.
For more information, call Shirin Elkoshairi at 360-831-3135.
About 91勛圖窪蹋厙
91勛圖窪蹋厙 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. Parking on campus is free on Sundays.
As one of four campuses of the Washington State University system, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university offers affordable baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu