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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...
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....
Molly Wells contributes to the Undergraduate Religious Studies Association Symposium at Indiana University
Jul. 25, 2023—The symposium’s central aim is interdisciplinary conversation about religion. As such, undergraduate students from across the humanities—Anthropology, Area Studies, English, Comparative Literature, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology, etc.—are participating in the symposium and will be presenting their papers. Molly Wells will be presenting her paper “Liturgical Dance, Performativity, and the Body”. See Schedule of events...
Jaret Rushing, religious studies major, publishes undergraduate research on the Islamic mystical concept of the “Perfect Human.”
Jul. 25, 2023—See his publication here. The paper has also recently been translated into German. Congratulations, Jaret!
Josephine Dal, Vanderbilt Arabic Student of the Year
Jul. 21, 2023—Track and field athlete and honors student Josephine Dal, BA’23, was awarded the 2022-23 Vanderbilt Arabic Student of the Year award. As a track and field athlete and Honors student, Dal exemplifies what it takes to be a successful student athlete. Read full story.
Faculty member Issam Eido selected as Global Academy Scholar at Harvard’s Program in Islamic Law
Jul. 21, 2023—Read more about Issam Eido and his research in the Islamic Law Blog’s “Spotlight Series.”