(Brooklyn Eagle) “We want to be provocative — but in the best possible way,” said Brooklyn Historical Society President Deborah Schwartz as she introduced the latest entry in the organization’s winter events: a roundtable discussion featuring Dr. Debbie Almontaser, founding principal of the Kahlil Gibran Academy in Brooklyn and author of the recently published “Learning While Muslim: The Experiences of Muslim Principals After 9/11.”
“So much has changed since the September 11th attacks,” Schwartz continued. “Especially for the Muslim community here and around the world. It’s important that we come together as a community to relate our experiences.”
Joining Almontaser onstage were Gary Anderson, professor of Educational Leadership at NYU; Zaheer Ali, oral historian at BHS; and Aymann Ismail, Slate columnist.
