DEARBORN – Henry Ford Centennial Library recently received a $3,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to host a five-part reading and discussion series about the Muslim faith, culture, history and people.

The project, which seeks to familiarize the public with Islam in the United States and around the world, will be held in 125 libraries and state humanities councils across the country.

The series is titled, “Let’s Talk About It:  Muslim Journeys, Connected Histories.” 

The first reading will be from the book, “When Asia was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ‘Riches of the East,’” by Stewart Gordon and will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at the library.  Dr. Gordon, the author, will speak and facilitate the discussion. Registration for this discussion program begins on Monday, August 26.

“We are excited for the opportunity to offer our patrons this unique scholarly experience right here at their local library,” said Isabella Rowan, project director and librarian at Henry Ford Centennial Library. “The series is the equivalent of a college-level class, except it’s free and there are no exams.”