Robert Azzi is a photojournalist, columnist and public speaker who lives in Exeter NH. An Arab American Muslim, he writes on issues of identity, conflict, and Islam, particularly as they apply in the Middle East and the Global South. Born in New Hampshire, he’s lived in Beirut, Cairo, Athens, Jeddah and New York.
Azzi will be visiting Powell, Cody, and Billings the week of Sept 22-27 and leading a series of Community Conversations on American history, tolerance, and interfaith dialog.
All events are free and open to the public.
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Sunday Sept. 22, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
“Ask A Muslim Anything”
Beyond the soundbite: What is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim? Azzi welcomes questions on Islam, on being Muslim in America, on issues related to terrorism and on the geopolitics of the Middle East as he has experienced and understands them. Nothing is off the table.
Public presentation at
Christ Episcopal Church
825 Simpson Ave., Cody Wyoming
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Monday, Sept. 23, 7-9:30 p.m.
“Jefferson’s Qur’an: Muslims in America 1619-2019”
Who are they? Why are they here? What do they want?
45 min. PowerPoint presentation followed by Q & A: Ask a Muslim Anything.
Public presentation, sponsored by the NWC Office of Intercultural Programs
Fagerberg Building, Room 70
Northwest College, 231 W. 6th Street, Powell Wyoming
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Tues. Sept. 24, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
“A Career in Photo-Journalism”
Photography class and students, public invited
Fagerberg Building, Room 62
Northwest College, 231 W. 6th Street, Powell Wyoming
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Wed, Sept. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
“Ask A Muslim Anything”
Beyond the soundbite: What is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim? Azzi welcomes questions on Islam, on being Muslim in America, on issues related to terrorism and on the geopolitics of the Middle East as he has experienced and understands them. Nothing is off the table.
Public presentation at MSU-Billings, Library Room. 148
1500 University Dr, Billings, MT
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Thursday Sept 26, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Telling The Stories Of The Other: Reclaiming Authentic Voices.
When we tell the story of America, who is the storyteller? Robert Azzi argues that history is written by those in power, even when the stories belong to the powerless. Azzi works to rediscover the voices of the exploited, the colonized, and the radicals willing to push back against the status quo. Join us for a conversation about a new American history, one in which those who have been silenced are given permission to narrate.
This event is free and open to the public, co-hosted by Wyoming Rising and the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center
1539 Road 19, Powell Wyoming
