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February 2017
Xenophobia and Islamophobia in the Modern Era
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…
Find out more »“Between Social Conservatism and Progressive Resistance: Muslims in Trump’s America” with Dalia Mogahed & Dr. Abbas Barzegar
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…
Find out more »March 2017
Do Maslaks Matter? The Construction of Sunni Muslim Identities in South Asia
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/172583/do-maslaks-matter-construction-sunni-muslim-identities-south
Find out more »Symposium on Muslim African Intellectual History
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…
Find out more »April 2017
Islamic Education and Knowledge Transmission in Central Asia
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)…
Find out more »June 2017
The Power of the President to Shape U.S. Relations in the Middle East and North Africa
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…
Find out more »September 2017
Islam in World Affairs Panel at the 11th Pan-European Conference on International Relations
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…
Find out more »October 2017
Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
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…
Find out more »November 2017
“(Re)presenting Muslim Bodies of Performance” at ASTR Annual Conference
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…
Find out more »April 2018
The Future of Political Islam: Trends and Prospects
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…
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