Discussion with Filmmaker Kythe Heller

Join the Somerville Public Library on Thurs., May 7 at 7 p.m. for “I am neither of the West nor the East: What Islamic Spirituality can Offer the Secular West,” an exploration of aspects of Islamic tradition, philosophy and culture that have inspired members of the secular and Christian worlds. Poet, filmmaker, and Harvard doctoral student in Religion Kythe Heller will give a talk on the critically acclaimed memoir, The Butterfly Mosque the story of a secular American woman’s conversion to Islam and discuss the work of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Rumi) (1207-1273) a Sufi mystic from present day Turkey, who is currently the best-selling poet in the United States. The discussion will be held in the main branch library at 79 Highland Ave.

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