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糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Students, Community Members to Discuss Study Abroad Trip to Spain and Religious Tolerance Efforts in Aug. 31 Panel

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a free community panel where students will share their experiences studying abroad in Spain and prominent community members will discuss efforts to promote religious tolerance in Arkansas and their experiences with prejudice.聽 The panel discussion, entitled 鈥淭ogether Little Rock,鈥� will take place in the Legends Room of the Jack Stephens Center at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. The panel will include Mayor Frank Scott Jr., Dr. Sara Tariq, co-founder of the Madina Institute and board member for the Interfaith Center, the Hon. Annabelle Imber Tuck, board member for the Interfaith Center and Congregation B’Nai Israel in Little Rock and the first woman elected as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and study abroad participants Torri Richardson and Nick Junker. The students who attended the trip, all part of the course, will also be in attendance to talk about their experiences abroad and share photos and souvenirs with the audience. Students who went on the trip include Steve Abouem, Armando Arellano, Madison Ellis, Scott Filek, Owen Hayes, Nicholas Junker, Kenedy Kuchinski, Torri Richardson, Misty Roberts, Alexander Shahegh, and Isaac Thomas. Dr. Rebecca Glazier, professor in the School of Public Affairs, accompanied the students on this trip as their faculty advisor. The group spent 12 days in Spain this summer visiting spots in Madrid, Toledo, Granada, and Salobre帽a. 鈥淢ost of them had never been out of the country, and some hadn鈥檛 even been on an airplane before,鈥� Dr. Glazier said. 鈥淚鈥檓 glad they were all able to come. We went deep and saw much more than just the top tourist attractions, and it was a unique experience that the students wouldn鈥檛 have gotten by themselves or with a tour group.鈥� One of the most significant activities was the opportunity to connect with a nonprofit organization centered in Spain called Arco Forum. It is run by refugees, mostly from Turkey, who have set up cultural programs and efforts to help other Muslim refugees integrate to Spain. 鈥淭he students had a lot of fun, but the trip also opened their eyes to Islamophobia and prejudice in the country and around the world,鈥� Dr. Glazier said. 鈥淭his event will be a good way to open that conversation here in Little Rock and ask what we can do better and how we can better connect with their community.鈥�