Out of Cordoba: Averroes and Maimonides in their time and ours
The Middle East and Islamic Studies Program invites you to a screening to an award winning documentary film directed by Jacob Bender about the legacy of the Spanish city of Cordoba and its meaning for our times.
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Feb 28, 2012 from 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm |
| Where | Floyd Theater in the SAC |
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The film explores the dramatic biographies of Averroes (Ibn Rushd) the Muslim and Rabbi Moses Maimonides the Jew, the two leading personalities of medieval Islamic Spain, and the heritage of convivencia (religious coexistence) of that amazing creative epoch. Filmed in the USA, Spain, Morocco, France, Italy, Egypt, Israel and Palestine, and ten years in the making, the film also explores contemporary relations between Muslims, Jews, and Christians, the revolts for human rights in the Middle East, and the struggle against religious extremism and xenophobia. Out of Cordoba has been screened over 70 times at universities, film festivals, mosques, churches, and synagogues around the world, including a special screening at United Nations Headquarters.
A discussion with director Jacob Bender will follow the screening.
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