An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

“Cinema of the Arab World”: Conference and Call for Papers

New Cairo Campus, AUC AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo, Egypt

Call for Papers Please submit 300-400-word abstracts, including a short biographical statement and a 5-entry bibliography, to Terri Ginsberg and Iman Hamam by August 31, 2017.  Acceptance notices will be circulated by October 1, 2017.  Participants must submit their completed...

Occupational Risks: Israel in the West Bank

Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 505 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC, United States

About the Lecture This talk raises the two burning questions in this 50th anniversary of the 1967 War. First, “Is the presence of Israel’s military and settlers in the West Bank an occupation?” An answer...

1st Sufi Studies Graduate Student Symposium

Üsküdar University Altunizade Mahallesi, Haluk Türksoy Sk. No:14, Üsküdar/İstanbul, Turkey

About the Symposium/Areas of Interest Areas of interest include topics in the context of Sufi studies from multidisciplinary perspectives. This symposium, organized by graduate students, aims to bring together the growing community of researchers and...

A Modern Islamic Perspective on Coexistence and Pluralism

Johnson Center, Room E 4477 Aquia Creek Lane, Fairfax, VA, United States

About the Speaker Dr. Abdulrahman al-Salimi is currently a Patricia Crone Member of Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study working on early Islamic sources. He is currently editing and studying Ibadi texts of the eighth...

American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear

Leavey Program Room, Georgetown University 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is excited to partner with The Bridge Initiative to host Professor Khaled Beydoun for a talk on his newly published book American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of...

“Women, Social Change and Activism: Then and Now”

  Conference on The Global Status of Women and Girls at Christopher Newport University Call for Papers: Abstract Deadline is September 3, 2017 Submissions from any academic discipline are welcome, including, but not limited to, art,...

Maimonides and Islam

Johnson Center, Room B 4477 Aquia Creek Lane, Fairfax, VA, United States

About the Author Dr. David Novak holds the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies as Professor of Religion and Philosophy in the University of Toronto, where he is a member of University...

L’EMPIRE DES ROSES CHEFS-D’OEUVRE DE L’ART PERSAN DU 19E SIÈCLE

Louvre-Lens Museum 99, rue Paul Bert 62300 Lens, Lens, France

Le musée du Louvre-Lens présente la toute première rétrospective en Europe continentale consacrée à l’art fastueux de la dynastie des Qajars. Ces brillants souverains régnèrent sur l’Iran de 1786 à 1925. Cette période est l’une des...