Wed 5/2 @ 6pm
Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, the man behind an Islam-themed comic book series, will speak @ Baldwin-Wallace on Wed 5/2. His comic, THE 99, received much praise… and, of course, controversy. His super heroes exemplify each of the 99 attributes of Allah — like compassion, understanding and tolerance — and counter religious extremism within the Islamic world.
As Al-Mutawa wrote in WIRED Magazine, “Historically, one of the most effective ways to defeat extremism was by the use of art and culture. My thesis in creating THE 99 was simple: if I could offer positive messages of tolerance, diversity and mutual respect to counter directly the destructive messages of a few self-styled messiahs in my religion, I could uncouple their messages from my religion and expose them as the evil men that they are. My superheroes would crowd them out.”
He’ll appear @ the Kleist Center for Art & Drama.
440-826-2325