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From the Excess to the Apocalyptic: Media and the Production of Religious Surplus in Africa – Asonzeh Ukah

The Center for Global Islamic Studies is organizing this lecture as part of the Henry Luce Foundation project, “Islam and Africa in Global Context.” Dr. Ukah is a sociologist of religion and […]

Media and ‘Public’ Islam in Africa and Elsewhere (Workshop)

The Center for Global Islamic Studies is organizing this Workshop as part of the Henry Luce Foundation project, “Islam and Africa in Global Context.” The workshop will feature presentations on mediated religion […]

A Conversation with Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer with Selections from Sampled: “Beats of a Muslim Life”

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar-artist-activist who uses anthropology and performance to explore the intersections of race and popular culture. Su’ad’s written work on Islam and hip hop is accompanied […]

Islam and the Spice Trade: Profit and Prophecy in the Global Middle Ages – Joel Blecher

Shipwrecks, smuggling, and… Islam? What if we retold the story of the spice trade—oft appreciated as a catalyst for Europe’s “Age of Discovery”—through the eyes of the late medieval Muslim […]

Workers Movements and the Arab Popular Uprisings of 2011 – Joel Beinin

Arab workers, especially in Egypt and Tunisia, participated prominently in the popular uprisings of 2011. They were motivated by declining standards of living and loss of job security in the […]

“Cairo in One Breath” with documentary filmmaker Anna Kipervaser

Anna Kipervaser’s film Cairo in One Breath will be screened on April 15th in Keene Flint 005 as the final installment of the “Muslim Worlds” series. The film focuses on the experiences of Cairo’s […]

“Redneck Muslim” with Dr. Zoharah Simmons

On April 10th you are invited to the screening of “Redneck Muslim” and an engaging discussion with Dr. Zoharah Simmons on race and Islam in the United States. This event will […]

“We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria,” A Talk by Dr. Wendy Pearlman

Based on interviews with hundreds of Syrians conducted over four years across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, “We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria” […]

Subjunctive Explorations of Fictive Vaisnava-Sufi Discourse in Bengal

The Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) is pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Tony Stewart, Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Asian Studies and Chair, […]