PORT HADLOCK — University of Washington-Tacoma professor Turan Kayaoglu will talk about the American Muslim experience at the next Inquiring Mind lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jefferson County Library.
The free talk will take place at the library at 620 Cedar Ave.
The evening discussion will explore how American Muslim identities have shaped and been shaped by American culture, history and politics.
The story covers four centuries. Kayaoglu connects Muslim life under slavery, the emergence of the Nation of Islam in the context of the Great Migration and the race relations of the 1920s, the Immigration Act of 1965, the involvement of Muslims in the development and spread of the blues, and American Muslims’ embrace of stand-up comedy.
Kayaoglu is a professor of international relations and the associate vice chancellor for research at University of Washington-Tacoma.
His research explores issues related to religion, international relations, human rights, and American Muslim experience.
Kayaoglu is the editor-in-chief of “Muslim World Journal of Human Rights” and the author of “Legal Imperialism: Sovereignty and Extraterritoriality in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China” and “The Organization of Islamic Cooperation: The Politics, Problems, and Potential,” in addition to more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Kayaoglu currently works on a project exploring American Muslims’ influence on global Islam.
For information, call 360-385-6544 or go to www.jclibrary.info.
