Muslims and The Holocaust

On Tuesday, January 24, Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, Professor of Religious studies and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College will present, “Muslims and The Holocaust”.

Dr. Afridi teaches courses on Islam, the Holocaust, Genocide, comparative religion, and Feminism.  Her book, Shoah through Muslim Eyes (Academic Studies Press, 2017) was nominated for the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research. She won the 2022 award for the Lasallian Educator of the Year.  She is co-editor with Mark Celinscak of International Approaches to the Holocaust, (University of Nebraska Press), and her forthcoming book is The Wounded Muslim, (Lexington Press).

Please join us for this talk starting at 1 pm EST via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.