Category: Past Events Published Date
Date: 02 May 2008
Title: THE MUSLIM JESUS
Speakers: Irshad Ashraf, Director
Event Details:
The City Circle and St Ethelburga's are pleased to present a screening of the much talked-about documentary "THE MUSLIM JESUS" with its director, Irshad Ashraf.
Narrated by Lord Melvyn Bragg, with appearances from Hamza Yusuf, Karen Armstrong, Sarah Joseph, Abdul Raheem Green, Poetic Pilgrimage, Ajmal Masroor, Usama Hasan, Ahmed Thompson, and specially recorded Quran recitation by Ahmend Saad, The "Muslim Jesus" presents the story of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Quran and other Islamic texts.
Screened to critical acclaim on ITV, this BAFTA nominated film explores the differing ways in which Christianity and Islam both acknowledge the importance of the story of Mary and Jesus to billions of people around the world.
After the screening, the film's director, Irshad Ashraf, who has made documentaries for Channel 4, ITV and BBC, will be there to answer questions and offer behind-the-scenes insights.