Omid Safi

Greetings and salams to all,
My new book on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, titled Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters, was just published yesterday. There are a few events in the local area associated with the book that I thought maybe of interest to you.

1) Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
I will be discussing the life and legacy of the Prophet (S) on the local NPR station (91.5) at 12:20 pm, live on air.
12:20 pm ET interview WUNC (NPR affiliate) Website for the Program “State of Things”:  http://wunc.org/programs/tsot/  

2) Thursday, November 19th, 2009
The Raleigh News and Observer paper will have an article (religion section) on the Prophet, and this book.

And here are a few book readings in the local area:

3) Saturday, November 21st, 2009 - 11:00 am
Bookstore Event - Reading/Signing
McIntyre’s Fine Books & Bookends (Pittsboro)
2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro, NC  27312

4) Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Bookstore Event - Reading/Signing
Regulator Bookshop (Durham)
720 9th Street, Durham, NC  27705

5) Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 - 3:30 pm ET
Bookstore Event - Reading/Signing
Bull’s Head Bookshop (UNC campus)
UNC Chapel Hill, CB 1530, Daniels Building