Write Thing Reading Series Presents Anouar Majid

Anouar Majid, a professor and chair of English at the University of New England, will take part in the second installment of the Write Thing Reading Series on Thursday, October 11, 2007. He is a novelist who, according to Cornel West, is one of a few “towering Islamic intellectuals.” As a leading figure in examining the place of religion and Islam in postcolonial theory and the culture of globalization, he has written books including Unveiling Traditions: Postcolonial Islam in a Polycentric World. In 2003, he co-founded and started editing Tingis, the first Moroccan-American magazine of ideas and culture.

All readings for the Write Thing Reading Series are held in The Library at Huber Hall at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. All events are free and open to the public; refreshments are occasionally served. For more information, contact Ted Pelton, Ph.D., associate professor of English and director of creative writing, tpelton@medaille.edu.