BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Film and Discussion: The Alexandria Black History Museum and Po rt Of Harlem magazine present the free screening of the one-hour film Afri can-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington\, DC. "It's a very interesti ng representation of African-American culture with a barely heard Islamic twist\," says Port Of Harlem's Wayne Young. Created by Zarinah Shakir\, th e presentation explores the lives of three South Carolinians who converted from Christianity to Islam in the 1940's and 1950's. Young added\, "The h eartwarming stories are typical of those of southern Blacks who moved from the South to the North for greater opportunity and freedom. Their storie s are full of sometimes funny 'southernisms'." Shakir will follow the film with a discussion. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington on Nov 17\, 2012 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington on Nov 17\, 2 012 X-WR-CALNAME:African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington on Nov 17\, 2 012 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Film DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=5056\n\nFilm and Discussion: Th e Alexandria Black History Museum and Port Of Harlem magazine present the free screening of the one-hour film African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington\, DC. "It's a very interesting representation of African-Ameri can culture with a barely heard Islamic twist\," says Port Of Harlem's Way ne Young. Created by Zarinah Shakir\, the presentation explores the lives of three South Carolinians who converted from Christianity to Islam in the 1940's and 1950's. Young added\, "The heartwarming stories are typical of those of southern Blacks who moved from the South to the North for greate r opportunity and freedom. Their stories are full of sometimes funny 'sou thernisms'." Shakir will follow the film with a discussion.\n\nLocation: B lack History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: Fr ee\, but reservations required. Call the Museum at 703.746-4356\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Film\n\nImport this event into your calendar: ht tp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=5056 DTEND:20121117T210000Z DTSTAMP:20130619T220000Z DTSTART:20121117T190000Z GEO:38.812083;-77.048042 LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:African-American Pioneer Muslimahs in Washington TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:cc9e39db-745d-4d91-83c4-04df2182c46c X-COA-DTSTAMP:20121114T182938Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR