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Immediate: March 8, 2013Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634Email: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/releases

Nassau Community College Receives National Endowment for the Humanities, American Library Association Grants: Will Present the Documentary Koran by Heart 

March 19

Garden City, NY — Nassau Community College is honored to receive grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association to present the documentary film Koran by Heart on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the College Center Building.In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year old children — two boys and one girl — leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Koran by Heart is a colorful and dramatic saga of human competition, the finals of which are broadcast on live television around the Arab world.This program, which is free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled, is co-sponsored by the Nassau Community College Student Activities Evening Club Hour and the NCC A. Holly Patterson Library. Those who attend should park in a spot designated for student or visitor parking. For more information about Koran by Heart, contact Prof. Roseanne Humes at 516.572.7401 ext. 26033 or rosanne.humes@ncc.edu.Ref.:1657.3/8/13/170About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where almost 23,000 full- and part-time students and nearly 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island.  As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.