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Je Suis Moh: Muslims & the Terrorism Conversation Shakir Mustafa World Languages Center

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Je Suis Moh: Muslims & the Terrorism 

ConversationShakir Mustafa

World Languages Center

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• Reinventing Western Islamophobia 

• Trivializing Muslim communities

• Flattening Muslims’ reactions to        the Muhammad cartoons

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cartoon,Friday 2/6

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Visual Representations of Muhammad:

The Contemporary Scene

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Wall painting on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, Cairo, Egypt, 2012 

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Mural on a contemporary building in Iran

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5‐story mural 

in Teheran, 

Iran depicting 

Muhammad’s 

Night 

Journey,” 

2008

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Algerian color postcard from the 1920s or '30s 

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Popular Genre: Muhammad’s Biography

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Mohammad's birth, from Jami’ al‐Tawarikh (Compendium of Histories),14th & 15th century A.D.  Present‐day Afghanistan, Heart (slides 9‐13)

Ja

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Detail from Muhammad’s birth

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Mohammad resolves the argument over the black stone 

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Mohammad receiving his first revelation from the angel Gabriel

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Muhammad:  the 

First Revelation

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Mohammad presented to the Meccans. 

18th century Ottoman copy of an 8th century original. In Topkapi SaraiLibrary, Istanbul. 

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Mohammad 

on his prayer 

rug.

Late medieval 

manuscript from 

Iran 

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Mohammad exhorting his followers before the battle of Badr. From the Jami'al‐Tawarikh

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Muhammad’s last sermon. (Note details of face, clothing, etc. Clean, neat.)

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الوداعُحجة Copy

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Muhammad on his deathbed. Miniature illustration on vellum, from Jami' al‐Tawarikh

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Muhammad’s Night Journey

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Mohammed 

leaves Mecca, at 

the beginning of 

his "Night 

Journey." 

From  Khamseh, by Nezami, 

1494‐5. British Museum

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Detail from beginning of “Night Journey”

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Visit to Paradise,From  Jami' al‐Tawarikh, 

14th century.

Next slides are 

from various 

medieval 

manuscripts

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From a popular manuscipt, Miraj Nama, with numerous copies. 15th century

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Meeting the 

giant angel. 

From Miraj‐name, Tabriz (c. 1360‐70). In Topkapi SaraiLibrary, Istanbul.

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Meeting the Prophets in Paradise

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From 

Jami' al‐

Tawarikh, 14th century.

Meeting 

Prophet 

Ibrahim

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Details from meeting with prophets

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Poster from an 18th century painting

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Tradition of Hiding  

Muhammad’s Face

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Mohammed, on a blue donkey, touching hands with the Archangel Gabriel.

From a 1595 illustrated edition of Muhammad’s Biography. Topkapi Sarai

Library, Istanbul.

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Detail

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Muhammad’s HouseholdFrom a 1595 illustrated edition of Muhammad’s Biography. Topkapi SaraiLibrary, Istanbul.

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Muhammad’s and Fatima’s faces are whitened.

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Even hands are covered.

Muhammad at the mosque. 

16th century Turkish manuscript.

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Detail from “Day of Judgment,” late 19thcentury. Iran 

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“Day of Judgment”