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The Program
on Citizenship and Security at the World Policy Institute Presents "ASK ME NO QUESTIONS: Security and Immigrant Families post-9/11" A conversation about
the implications of the security crackdown for immigrant families
in this country with Author Marina Budhos, Filmmaker Theresa Thanjan
and Artist Naeem Mohaiem Monday, April 17th
2006 Marina Budhos will read from her newest novel, Ask Me No Questions, about two illegal teenage Bangladeshi girls, snared in a post-9/11 crackdown. When their father is detained at the Canadian border, one of them must find the strength to save her family. Ask me No Questions is a young adult novel. Ms. Budhos is an author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction who frequently writes about the collision of cultures. Ms. Budhos has been a Fulbright Scholar to India, has given talks throughout the country and abroad, and has taught at several universities and colleges. She has also served as an editor and consultant to a variety of projects. She is an assistant professor of English at William Paterson University. Theresa Thanjan will introduce the award-winning documentary she produced and directed, "Whose Children Are These?" Ms. Thanjn has worked within immigrant communities for ten years as a social worker and activist. The film provides a gripping view into the world of three Muslim teenagers impacted by the post 9/11 security measure Special Registration: Navila, who fought to have her father released from prison detention; Sarfaraz, who confronts pending deportation; and Hager, a young woman spurred into activism as a result of circumstances. Naeem Mohaiem is the Director of VISIBLE, a Collective of Muslim and Other Artists which has done installations around the deportations. He created "Disappeared," a walk-through installation that uses film, soundscape, images, installations and lectures to humanize the faces of post 9/11 "disappeared" Muslims. Budhos' book Ask Me No Questions (Atheneum/Ginee Seo Books/Simon & Schuster, 2006) will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is $5. Please contact the New School box office at 66 West 12th Street for ticket purchases. Reservations can also be made by e-mail to: boxoffice@newschool.edu or by calling 212-229-5488. Program on Citizenship
and Security
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