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No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Wed, July 6, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Greater Olney Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Thu, July 7, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Kingsessing Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Mon, July 11, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Whitman Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
Handmade Dolls with Sistah Aisamah Muhummad-Muneer
Tue, July 12, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
On July 12 at 4:00 p.m. join Sistah Aisamah Muhammad-Muneer and explore the different flavors of the Islamic culture of dress embraced by Muslim Women born in America of African descent. These styles are represented in her one-of-a-kind, handmade dolls that will be on display at the library…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Wed, July 13, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
In The Path of Islam: Exhibition of Calligraphy
Now through Fri, July 15, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
In the Path of Islam is a place to share the stories of Islam and celebrate Philadelphia's Muslim communities, with special emphasis on the voices of indigenous African-American Muslims, born and raised in the city. The display on view includes beautiful calligraphy selected by…
Getting to Know Me: Ayesha
Mon, July 18, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Please join us in exploring Ayesha’s Trunk. Ayesha is a fictional indigenous Muslim, born and raised in West Philadelphia, and she has a trunk filled with items that are part of her life and culture. Shahadah Abdul-Rashid who selected these objects will talk about…
Getting to Know Me: Raghad
Tue, July 19, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
Please join us in learning about Raghad, a Palestinian born in Jordan and raised in Philadelphia. She will talk about the objects she selected for her traveling trunk that reflect her life, culture and heritage. Particpants of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Mon, July 25, 2022
12:00 P.M.
Overbrook Park Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
Getting to Know Me: Raghad
Wed, July 27, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Lillian Marrero Library
Please join us in learning about Raghad, a Palestinian born in Jordan and raised in Philadelphia. She will talk about the objects she selected for her traveling trunk that reflect her life, culture and heritage. Particpants of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Wed, July 27, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
In the Path of Islam Exhibition Tour with Sistah Aisamah Muhammad-Muneer
Thu, July 28, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
Enjoy a free, guided tour hosted by Sistah Aisamah Muhammad-Muneer. She will share her unique perspective as she guides visitors through In the Path of Islam, an exhibition curated by local Philadelphians. Objects on display include one-of-a-kind art and artifacts from one thousand years of…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Thu, July 28, 2022
3:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
In The Path of Islam: Exhibition at Masjid Mujahideen
Now through Sun, July 31, 2022
12:00 P.M.
Masjid Mujahideen, 413 S 60th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
In the Path of Islam is a place to share the stories of Islam and celebrate Philadelphia's Muslim communities, with special emphasis on the voices of indigenous African-American Muslims, born and raised in the city. The exhibit on view includes the largest Qur'an in the Free…
No More Boring Dates! Discover the Versatility of Cooking with Dates.
Thu, August 11, 2022
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Whether you are going on a date, or eating the fruit, dates brings people together. In Islam, the date is sacred. It is mentioned in the Quran more than any other fruit-bearing plant. Muslims often eat this nutritious fruit to break their fast during Ramadan. In this in-person, fun, and free…
The Story of Islam Through Food
Thu, August 11, 2022
7:30 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
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Parkway Central Library
Join chef Jamela Bilal as she shares the Story of Islam through Food. This engaging presentation will also include the variety of halal options available in Philadelphia. Bio: Chef Jamela Bilal is an African American Muslim Woman from Philadelphia. Her formal training is in Elementary…
Paper Dolls Then and Now
Sat, August 20, 2022
2:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us virtually along with Martha Raively, Eileen Rudisill Miller, Valerie Keller, moderated by Chris Brown as they discuss the development of paper dolls from their birth in the late 1700s to today. Created as an adult form of entertainment, they evolved into…
Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition
Now through Thu, September 15, 2022
9:00 A.M.
Parkway Central Library
The roots of activism in Philadelphia run deep, and local archives hold innumerable stories of resistance. But many of these stories — those that center historically marginalized peoples — have been diminished, erased, neglected, and buried. Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition…