AAR 2020 | Islamic Studies Panels
…place virtually between Sunday November 29- Thursday, December 10, 2020. You can find the online program book here, and a PDF version of the complete program book here. Although we…
Islam in Media Roundup | 10 February โ 16 February 2020
…Into Ongoing Psychological Effects on Christchurch’s Muslim Community One News 1 NEWS can reveal a new study is underway to help understand the psychological and physical effects of the March…
25 June-01 July – Islam in Media Roundup
…Boycott Israel The Intercept Americans’ right to freely boycott could be criminalized with the passing of a new bill that would allow the president to impose penalties on companies boycotting…
June 19-25
…of prayer in Canadian schools. Read More Kumail Nanjiani’s Culture-Clash Comedy The New Yorker Kumail Nanjiani’s new comedy highlights the culture-clash within the lives of Middle-Eastern immigrants. Read More …
Islam in Media | Oct 12 – Oct 18
…the government revoke a new law they say will cripple labour rights. Read More International More Questions on Human Rights for Beijing Winter Olympics Abc News A coalition of human-rights…
March 6 – 12
…new settlement in Muslim surveillance case CNN The New York City Police Department has agreed to revised terms of a settlement over their surveillance of Muslims. The new terms include…
Islam in Media Roundup | March 9 โ March 15
…a new opponent: a new coronavirus. Read More No Country Is Above the Law US Facing War Crimes Prosecutions in the Hague Byline Times Imagine if the Taliban threatened to…
[IMTF] Opening Pandoraโs Box: AI and Its Ethical Dilemmas
…Jim Keller | EP 308, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ll5c50MrPs&t=1217s (accessed on 2/18/2023). [2] See Alan Turing’s classic paper, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” Mind 49 (1950): 433–460. For some relevant debates, see…
The Muslim Community and its Ethos
…filled with new energy and insights. This essay responds to questions raised by the Islamic Moral Theology and the Future project as to what “community” could mean in contemporary times…
Sectarianism in Saudi Arabia: The Challenges and Opportunities of Wasatiyya and Wataniyya
…24-point set of demands, including freeing political prisoners, ending corruption, an elected consultative council, and making the judiciary independent. See Statement by Free Youth Coalition, Facebook, March 1, 2011, www.facebook.com/ksa1Freedom1day….