Winter 2016 Journal Roundup
…Journal Roundup every quarter. Please let us know if we have missed any journals or if you have questions at journals@themaydan.com. New Journal Issues for Winter 2016 American Journal of…
Islam in Media Roundup | 09 – 15 September 2019
…other oral historians sought to change that. Their work culminates in a new sound-and art exhibition called “An Opening,” including art by Kameelah Janan Rasheed. Read More Iranian Woman Denied…
Islam In Media | 17 Aug – 23 Aug
…or Arabic New Year, the Islamic New Year is celebrated on the first day of Muharram. Read More Responsibility Of Ulemas In Preventing Spread Of Radicalization & Extremism New Dehli…
Islam in Media Roundup | 6 July – 12 July 2020
…Social Media Community ‘Muslim’ Looks To Attract Islamic Gen-Z Forbes A new social media platform looks to create a new, accepting community and outlet for Generation Z and millennial muslims…
Gay Pride Parade in Sarajevo: A Victory for Bureaucratic Islam
…the deliberations: the official Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ICBH), and the country’s LGBTI community. Bureaucratization of religion and the Bosnian case Bureaucratization of religion is defined as “the…
The Ottomans from an Iranian Perspective: Persian Hajj Travelogues as Primary Sources for Ottoman Studies
…familial community, and they were concerned with sharia and Sufism, Shi’ism, and Sunnism. Some of these travelogues are concise at no more than a page in length, while others are…
Traditional Ulama, Salafism, and Religious Authority
…students. They intentionally modeled their relationship with their students on that of the Prophet and his Companions. Similar to how the Prophet was a leader with Companions (sahaba), the leaders…
[Program] Fifth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at GMU | December 9, 2021 | Online
…work under examination (please refer to the list of possible books below). 2) A short writing sample (5 pages maximum) on the broader theme of the selected book. 3) A…
[CFA] Fourth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at GMU | October 9, 2020 | Online
…pages maximum) on the broader theme of the selected book. 3) A resume (2 pages maximum). All three documents should be emailed to Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu at atekelio@gmu.edu as a…
Islam in Media Roundup | 13 April – 19 April 2020
…Read More Nigerian Christian and Muslim Communities Unite to Combat COVID-19 National Catholic Reporter The Christian and Muslim communities in Nigeria are collaborating to respond and combat the growing coronavirus…