With Historian and Curator Amir Muhammad. The presentation will look at early history and contributions of Muslims in America from pre-Columbus, the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s and Muslims in Service of Our Country today. It...
Islamic Studies Lecture Series: Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton "Preserving, Democratizing, and Studying the World Heritage of Islamic Manuscripts: The Zaydi Manuscript Tradition"
Lecture led by Kamran Bokhari.
Lecture by Dr. Peter Mandaville Reflecting on his three years working at the State Department during the Obama administration, Dr. Mandaville will discuss the complex and at times contradictory approaches to Islam and Muslims that...
Dr. Farid Hafez, Islamophobia Research & Documentation Project This talk discusses the emergence of Islamophobia in Europe and the USA and its specific role in party politics. It discusses the announcement and introduction of Trump's...
This annual event is named in honor of Taha Al-Alwani, a leading scholar of Islamic law and philosophy, who passed away last year.This year’s event features two renowned scholars who will address the issue of:...
Registration requested. Dr. Megan Abbas, Geneseo History professor, will be the speaker for this seminar. According to many political and media sources, the West and the Islamic World are currently engaged in a global confrontation over...
Registration requested. Please join Prof. Maria Dakake for a public talk entitled "Encountering the Divine through His Most Beautiful Names in Islamic Contemplative Practice". This talk will examine contemplative practices related to the names of...
Registration requested. About the Lecture At this moment in our nation’s history, there is an unprecedented need for interreligious education and engagement around Islam. In the second lecture in this series, Engy Abdelkader will examine...
Registration requested. Already during the first two centuries of Islam Muslim ascetics-mystics (Sufis) used Qur'anic recitation as a means to extract its exoteric, allegorical senses. This exoteric reading of the Scripture would often result in...