Commonwealth Club - It's Complicated: Muslims and Jews in America

Reza Aslan, Co-author, Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities; Contributing Editor, The Daily Beast
Aaron Hahn Tapper, Co-author, Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities; Swig Chair of Judaic Studies, USF
Aysha Hidayatullah, Assistant Professor of Islamic studies, USF
Sidney Mintz, Rabbi, Congregation Emanu-El

A distinguished panel takes a new look at the innovative ways in which Judaism and Islam have absorbed, and been profoundly altered by, the so-called "American experience." American Jews and American Muslims have consistently engaged each other in conversation - whether directly or indirectly, constructively or not - in ways that have usually eluded their co-religionists throughout the rest of the world. The members of these two groups often find themselves the focus of a disproportionate amount of media attention, particularly when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. American Jews and American Muslims struggle with similar inter-communal concerns when it comes to education, politics or even pop culture. Join in a fascinating discussion.

Presented by the Commonwealth Club.

Designed for: Adults, College, High School
6:15 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program
Cost: $12 members, $22 non-members, FREE for students (with valid ID)
For tickets, go to www.commonwealthclub.org