Credit: Street art in Tehran, Iran with the word "Love," (ashq) in calligraphy by Cave2, photographed by the artist at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cave_cave/6061589846/in/pool-683418@N20/ |
The drama of conflict, chaos, and war come to Western readers in daily newspaper stories, but the news gives us scant details about how people live their lives in Islamabad, Fez, Cairo, or Tehran. Through “Points of View,” readers will encounter Muslim-majority societies through memoirs and novels representing a diverse geography and some of the best works in contemporary storytelling.
Image and text from http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/themes/show/5