Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Today on NPR's All Things considered program, they chose Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani singer, as one of their series of 50 Great Voices:

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan Listen to the program online.

First Event

The first event for our CBC Reads series, *Geography, Civil Society, and Development in Pakistan*, was last night. It went really well!

Donna Brouns helped organize the event, invited one of the two speakers, and introduced both of them to an audience of close to 100 people.

Dr. Feeney showed slides of his 1999 trip to northern Pakistan. Dr. Bourouh gave a great overview of facts about Pakistan, as well as relevant quotes from Three Cups of Tea. Together, the information and images gave an overview of Pakistan and good context for readers of the book.

As one community member said, “I don’t know who did this, but I’d like to thank whoever did because it’s been very informative and interesting. I read about it in the newspaper.”

Meg Woods

Events 2009-2010

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
7PM, HUB
Geography, Civil Society, and Development in Pakistan
Come see slides of Biafo Hispar in Pakistan and learn more about the region’s culture and people! Dr. Craig Feeney and Dr. Omar Bourouh will host a question and answer session after the slides and lecture.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9
12:40-1:40PM, GJERDE CENTER
Kite Making Workshop
Join Greg Gregor as he guides you through how to make a Pakistanithemed kite! Space is limited to the first 30 students and each will receive a free copy of the book. Kites for Everyone!

TUESDAY, APRIL 27
7PM, GJERDE CENTER
Islamic Religion and Culture
CBC Reads will host a showing of the documentary film Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think which details the Islamic religion and its impact on Pakistan. After the film, a diverse panel of local Muslims will be on hand to comment and answer any questions from
the audience.

Art Contest
FRIDAY, APRIL 30: Deadline for entry
MAY 17 to JUNE 1: Art Show in the Library
Works of art, in any medium, which are inspired by
the book Three Cups of Tea or Pakistani culture are
due on April 30th to the library and will be displayed in the library
from MAY 17 to JUNE 1. For more info, see this blog posting.

Book Discussions

ENGLISH:
TUESDAY, MAY 25
7PM, HUB

ESPAÑOL:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
7PM, HUB

BROUGHT TO THE STUDENTS OF CBC BY THE CBC READS COMMITTEE, DIVERSITY, AND ASCBC.

Download color poster in PDF.