Najashi was the 7th century Christian ruler who protected early Muslim emigrants.  The message will be presented by Ahmed Meiloud,  a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Middle East and North African Studies and a former Fulbright Scholar, with MAs in Near Eastern Studies and American Studies. Ahmed studies political Islam and modern religious and legal discourses in the Arab world and North Africa. Ahmed also serves currently as the director of the Islamic Center of Tucson.