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DESCRIPTION:America the Beautiful: The Influence of Arab and Muslim Culture Since the 
 Time of Columbus\n\nWho: Guest speaker Jonathan Curiel is a journalist in 
 San Francisco and the author of Al’ America: Travels Through America’s 
 Arab and Islamic Roots. Published by The New Press in November 2008, 
 details the historic influence of Arab and Muslim culture on America, from 
 the time of Columbus to the modern age. Among the areas covered: Islamic 
 architecture and its melding into San Antonio’s historic Alamo building 
 and New York’s World Trade Center; Arab music and its impact on The 
 Doors, Bob Dylan, and the Jefferson Airplane; Persian poetry and its sway 
 over Ralph Waldo Emerson; Americans’ love for Arabic tattoos and Persian 
 carpets; New Orleans’ French Quarter and its link to Islamic aesthetics; 
 and Elvis Presley’s and P.T. Barnum’s connections to Arab and Muslim 
 culture.\n\nWhen: Monday, October 12, at 7 p.m.\n\nWhere: Soda Activity 
 Center, Saint Mary's College of California, 1928 St. Mary's Rd., 
 Moraga\n\nFor additional information contact: Hisham Ahmed, Professor in 
 Politics at (925) 631-8238\n\nSponsored by: The Politics 
 Department\n\nCo-sponsors: The Intercultural Center, International Area 
 Studies Program, The Middle East club, and the Departments of Anthropology, 
 History, Sociology, Theology & Religious Studies.\n\nFree and open to the 
 public \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/02/18624251.php
SUMMARY:America the Beautiful: The Influence of Arab and Muslim Culture Since the Time of Columbus
LOCATION:Soda Activity Center, Saint Mary's College of California, 1928 St. Mary's 
 Rd., Moraga
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/02/18624251.php
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