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Michael Muhammad Knight explores American Islam in seventeen books that traverse the genres of fiction, memoir, reflection, and original scholarship
Oct. 17, 2024— Join us October 24th at 12:15pm 200 Center Bldg Classroom Michael Muhammad Knight explores American Islam in seventeen books that traverse the genres of fiction, memoir, reflection, and original scholarship. Knight’s writing lives began in 2003 with his self-published novel, The Taqwacores, which told the story of a fictitious Muslim punk rock scene that...
“Toward a Negative Zoology: Human Limitation and More-Than-Human Worlds”
Oct. 7, 2024—Mayanthi Fernando, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California Santa Cruz “Toward a Negative Zoology: Human Limitation and More-Than-Human Worlds” Wednesday October 16th 12:15-1:45 PM Buttrick 306 My talk takes as its starting point Muhammad Asad’s observation in The Message of the Quran that human sense-perception is limited, and that there must be all kinds...
Adeana McNicholl, Selected for the 2024–2026 Young Scholar in American Religion Cohort at the Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture, University of Indianapolis
Oct. 2, 2024—Ten scholars have been chosen to join the 2024-2026 cohort for the Young Scholars in American Religion program. The cohort brings with them vast professional experiences and research interests relating to the study of American Religion. During their two years in the program, these scholars will be mentored by R. Marie Griffith and Kristy Nabhan-Warren.
William Romero, Outstanding Senior in Religious Studies
Oct. 2, 2024—
Collins Agyeman and Farshad Ghanbari, Co-winners of the Arabic Student of the Year
Oct. 2, 2024—Collins shares about his minor in Arabic and his future career plans: “I started studying Arabic in my freshman year with an interest in understanding a language that I had been passionate about from the very first time I heard it spoken and a region that I was always curious to explore. I came into...
From Khilafat to Shaheen Bagh Movement: Muslim Women and Unveiling as Politics in India
Sep. 12, 2024—Dr. Razak Khan presents “From Khilafat to Shaheen Bagh Movement: Muslim Women and Unveiling as Politics in India.” Join Us! Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:10 – 6:00pm Divinity 124 Dr. Razak Khan, Research Fellow, Center for Modern Indian Studies (CEMIS), Georg-August-Universitat, Gottingen (Germany) This paper explores two moments of staging Muslims belonging in Indian politics....