Islam Awareness Week is an annual event celebrated on campuses across the nation.
The special week is usually held in the fall at Harvard but was postponed because of logistical problems.
The event's organizers said the week's purpose was to introduce to the campus images of Islamic culture they don't ordinarily see.
"Islam is often associated with words such as terrorism and fundamentalism," said Saif M. Shah Mohammad '02, the week's co-coordinator.
"It's important to remove the negative understanding of Islam and to replace it with a truer understanding of Islam," he said.
Other Islam Awareness Week events include a speech by Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology David G. Mitten, tonight and a panel discussion tomorrow, entitled "Islam in the Modern World."
Islam has over 1.6 billion adherents worldwide and is the fastest growing religion in the U.S. and the world.