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DESCRIPTION:Join Bay Area Muslim journalist Jason van Boom for an on-stage conversation 
 with Jonathan Curiel about his book Al 'America:  Travels Through America's 
 Arab and Islamic Roots. Al' America, 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. Followed by 
 audience Q-and-A and book signing. Part of 2009-2010 Islam and Authors 
 series.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/23/18645554.php
SUMMARY:Islam and Authors Onstage Conversation with Jonathan Curiel
LOCATION:This takes place in the first floor auditorium of Islamic Cultural Center, 
 1433 Madison Street (between 14th and 15th streets), Oakland, CA 94612. 
 This is in downtown Oakland, near Lake Merritt, 10-15minute walk from 12th 
 Street Civic Center BART Station. Accessible via 18 and other AC Trasit 
 lines. Private parking available. Wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/23/18645554.php
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