The Word Illuminated: Form and Function of Qur’anic Manuscripts Thursday–Saturday, December 1–3 Turkish Embassy and Ripley Center Lecture Hall Costly paper, finely tooled bindings, special scripts, and intricate illumination are among the characteristics that distinguish...
A panel discussion co-hosted by the IIR & AVACGIS on xenophobia & Islamophobia In recent years, the United States has witnessed an increase in xenophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric. The prevalence of inaccurate information about immigrants and...
After over a decade in the security spotlight, Muslims in the US now find themselves in the cross-hairs of the Trump movement. Islamophobia arguably provides the common thread and rallying call for the various forces...
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https://islamicstudies.duke.edu/symposium-muslim-african-intellectual-history Please mark your calendars and join us in hosting a number of African scholars on Monday, March 27th, 2:00-5:00 for a small symposium on Muslim African intellectual history. This event is sponsored by the...
9:30am. Session 1. State Institutions, Muftiates and the Teaching of Islam Sebastien Peyrouse (George Washington University) At The Crossroads of the Religious and Regime Security: The Teaching Of Islam In Uzbekistan Kamal Gasimov (CAP Fellow)...
Event page. Registration required. About the Panel Donald Trump promoted a nationalist “America First” approach to foreign policy throughout his campaign for the presidency. But in the months since taking office, the president appears to...
Registration required. Part of EISA's 11th Annual Conference in Barcelona Section 24 - Islam in World Affairs: Politics and Paradigms The section addresses the role of Islam in world affairs. It seeks to explore the empirical...
About the Colloquium The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University is pleased to announce the program of the 2017 Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. The...
Section webpage here. Conference Website. Section Description This working group foregrounds theatre and performance in Islamic countries and cultures, and representations of Muslim bodies on stage. Orientalist ‘othering’ into an age of paranoid nationalism has...
Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, the progression of events in the Middle East has provoked new questions on the role of political Islam in the region. The Arab Spring offered Islamist parties the opportunity and...