Islam, Beyond the Stereotypes – The New York Times

Islam, Beyond the Stereotypes

Munem Wasif’s deeply personal exhibit on Islam in Bangladesh took on added, urgent meaning a few days after it opened in Paris.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/islam-beyond-the-stereotypes/

When Munem Wasif was offered a gallery exhibit to coincide with Paris Photo earlier this month, he chose to show “In God We Trust,” his personal project on Islam in Bangladesh and his family’s relationship to it. Although he was uncertain how people would respond to the exhibit, he felt that after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January in Paris that it was important to encourage people to think about Muslims in ways that did not play into stereotypes.