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Dr. Jamal M. Al-Barzinji Graduate Research Fellowships | Call for Applications

By Maydan Editors  //  December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

George Mason University AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies Dr. Jamal M. Al-Barzinji Graduate Research Fellowships Call for Applications The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies Programs seeks application for the Dr. Jamal M. Al-Barzinji…

[Program and Registration) 2022 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

By Maydan Editors  //  November 23, 2022December 8, 2022

Sixth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Program | December 8, 2022 Thursday (all times are EST)- Online Registration Required | Register in advance for this meeting: https://gmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcuGurTorGtS5dexlPk0GnTVDTyFpfk0_ …

Anwar Ibrahim Lecture Series Inaugural Meeting | Islamic Discourses in Southeast Asia: From the Periphery to the Center of Global Muslim Community

By Maydan Editors  //  November 7, 2022November 10, 2022

Anwar Ibrahim Lecture Series Inaugural Meeting | Featuring Khairudin Aljunied & Ismail Alatas November 10, 2022 | 3:00pm RSVP: https://islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/14039  Southeast Asia was not only a late-comer to Islamic faith and culture but its exposure…

[Black American Muslim Internationalism Project ] What does it mean to be a Muslim Woman? | Are all the leaders male?

By Maydan Editors  //  October 9, 2022November 23, 2022

Zoom Registration Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. [Black American Muslim Internationalism Project ] What does it mean to be a Muslim Woman? | Are all the leaders male?: We invite you…

Program | Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Ottoman Studies Graduate Student Colloquium 2022 | September 16, 2022

By Maydan Editors  //  September 14, 2022September 16, 2022

Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Ottoman Studies Graduate Student Colloquium 2022 |  September 16, 2022  organized by The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies George Mason University The Institute of Middle East and Islamic Countries Studies…

Call for Papers | Race and Islam: Global Histories, Contemporary Legacies (March 23-25, 2022, George Mason University)

By Maydan Editors  //  August 16, 2021August 19, 2021

The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University will convene an international conference on Race and Islam to be held from March 23rd through 25th, 2022 on its campus in Fairfax, Virginia. The…

[Noteworthy] International Intensive Academic Course on Shi’i Studies | July 12 to 31, 2021

By Maydan Editors  //  June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

[Noteworthy] Hikmat International Institute, an independent educational institute, in association with Ahl-ul-Bait University and Ferdowsi University, is pleased to announce that it will be organizing an intensive academic course on Shiʿi Studies from July 12…

Zahra Institute Launches Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program (Application Deadline- March 19, 2021)

By Maydan Editors  //  February 19, 2021

Zahra Institute Launches Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program, First of Its Kind in the United States Zahra Institute announced the launch of its Online Kurdish Studies Certificate Program. An interdisciplinary initiative, the eight-week certificate program…

Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics (SSME) 2021 Annual Meeting Program | January 7-10, 2020

By Maydan Editors  //  January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

2021 Annual Meeting Program THURSDAY JANUARY 7 12:30-1:45PM Ritual and Materiality in Muslim Ethics Abstract: In this panel, Verena Meyer conceptualizes visiting and praying at graves (ziarah) among traditionalist Muslims in Java as a ritualized…

Fourth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at GMU | November 20, 2020 | Virtual Event

By Maydan Editors  //  November 20, 2020November 30, 2020

Fourth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at GMU | Program | Virtual Event | Friday, November 20, 2020 | 9:30am- 5:30pm  Click here to register The Ali Vural…

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