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Halaloween Special: Jinn & Legends: Stories from Palestine
On Wednesday, October 16th at Hatcher library, we hosted an intimate Halaloween gathering and discussion over tea and pastries, where we discussed stories, myths, and legends brought to us by the Jerusalem-based Palestine Fiction Council (مجلس الخيال) and Founder Ahmad Nabil.
Ahmad, a visual artist, practitioner, and researcher in the fields of Arab and Islamic mythology and paranormal phenomena, will introduce the Fiction Council and then talk about his work: he'll open with a few legends/myths/readings from his book “Hidden Companions,” about the documented paranormal encounters from the old city of Jerusalem, then delve into jinn and other supernatural stories from Palestine. The event ...
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Halaloween: Muslim Horror Film Festival Interview with Nayla Al Khaja. Director of Three (2024)
Просмотров 1684 месяца назад
This screening is ONLY in person at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor. Reserve your free tickets now: watch.eventive.org/halaloween, and check out the rest of the month’s Halaloween Horror selection! Join us for the US Premiere of Emarati horror film Three (2024) on October 31st, 7:30 PM at the State Theatre. This Q&A with the director, Nayla Al Khaja, and a live Q&A with writer, Ben Williams will...
9th Annual DISC Distinguished Lecture: Motaz Azaiza
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DISC's 9th Annual Distinguished Lecture featuring Motaz Azaiza, renowned Palestinian photojournalist Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM Michigan Theater Motaz Azaiza, born in 1999 in Gaza, is an award-winning Palestinian photojournalist. His images have garnered global recognition during the latest phase of the conflict in Gaza, shedding light on the hardships endured by Palestinians. In 2023, on...
Muslim Women's Rulings: Issuing Fatwas in Indonesia by Dr. Nor Ismah
Просмотров 110Год назад
Dr. Nor Ismah, CSEAS Visiting Scholar and Deputy Director at the Institute of Southeast Asian Islam at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Indonesia Join University of Michigan visiting scholar from Indonesia Dr. Nor Ismah and the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) On January 24th, 2024 at 5:00 PM, GISC was joined by Dr. Nor Ismah, CSEAS visiting scholar from Indonesia, for a talk on “...
Palestine & Free Speech Activism, Advocacy, and Law
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Palestine & Free Speech: Activism, Advocacy, and Law Tuesday, November 14, 3:00 PM | ET bit.ly/PalFreeSpeech On November 14th at 3:00 PM ET, the University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) hosted a roundtable panel discussion on "Palestine & Free Speech: Activism, Advocacy, and Law." This panel featured Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, U-M alum and Palestinian American Att...
Halaloween: Muslim Horror Film Festival Interview with Cairo Conspiracy Director, Tarik Saleh
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Halaloween: Muslim Horror Film Festival Interview with Tiger Stripes Director, Amanda Nell Eu
Просмотров 168Год назад
Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Film Festival 2023! What is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?” This year’s 2023 film festival will be in-person and online, screening one film a week for the first half of the month of October, and culminating in two in-...
Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling by Charlotte Karem Albrecht
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Book Talk: Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling by Charlotte Karem Albrecht March 9th, 2023 | 3:00 PM ET On March 9th, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET, GISC hosted the the book launch of Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling by Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht online. In this event, Dr. Karem Albrecht discusses how Syrian immigrant peddlers and thei...
A Religion & Feminism Roundtable: Muslims, Saints, & Jewishness in Latin America & The Caribbean
Просмотров 1112 года назад
Panel: Ken Chitwood, Aliyah Khan, William Calvo-Quirós, and Jocelyn Fenton Stitt. The Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) are proud to highlight and launch the new books of current and former University of Michigan faculty in religion and feminist studies in the Americas. The authors of three books in the field read from and discus...
Politics and Culture in the Muslim World. Muslims in the Balkans: On the Edges of Islam and Europe
Просмотров 4572 года назад
On November 17th at 3:00 PM, the Global Islamic Studies Center hosted “Muslims in the Balkans: On the Edges of Islam and Europe”, a lecture by Dr. Ermin Sinanović. In this talk, Dr. Ermin Sinanović explored the culture and politics of Eastern European Islam as it is lived, practiced, understood, and politicized in the Balkans. The talk focused on Bosnia and Bosnian Muslim lives, in the addition...
Halaloween 2022 Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
Просмотров 4562 года назад
On Thursday, October 27th, we wrapped up Halaloween with a panel discussion on Muslim horror, the use (and misuse) of Islam and the Quran in the horror genre, feminist politics in horror, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films. This panel will featured experts and scholars: Dr. Ali A. Olomi, Dr. Ekky Imanjaya, Dr. Rubina Ramji, and Dr. Karla Mallette. Dr. Ali A Olomi is an ...
Afghanistan's Bleak Future Under the Taliban Rule
Просмотров 1492 года назад
Presenter(s): Jawad Sukhanyar, Journalist-in-Residence, University of Michigan Description: An Afghan journalist's perspective on the war, democracy, the United States withdrawal, and the return of the Taliban to power. Jawad Sukhanyar worked as a journalist for major news agencies in Afghanistan, where he reported for The New York Times for 8 years. He was also a freelance journalist and wrote...
Islamic Chaplaincy in North America and Mantle of Mercy Book Launch
Просмотров 2202 года назад
On April 5th, 2022, The Global Islamic Studies Center invited editors Chaplain Muhammad Ali, Chaplain Sondos Kholakhi, and Sister Jaye Starr, Imam Kamau Ayubbi of Michigan Medicine, and U-M Felicity Foundation Chaplain Matthew Schumann to convene and discuss their experiences as Muslim Chaplains and the newly released essay collection Mantle of Mercy: Islamic Chaplaincy in North America (Temple...
Black Muslim Revolutions: From the Masjid to the World: Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller
Просмотров 3642 года назад
On March 29th, GISC hosted Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer and Dr. Rasul Miller for a lecture on Black Muslim Revolutions: From the Masjid to the World, moderated by Dr. Aliyah Khan. Meet the speakers: Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar, artist, activist, and author of Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States (2016). In her most recent work, Umi’s Archive, Dr. Abdul Khabeer exami...
Black Islam in the Americas Series: Two Gods Filmmaker Q&A with Zeshawn Ali, Aman Ali, & Razi Jafri
Просмотров 1112 года назад
On March 17th at 2:00pm ET, the Global Islamic Studies Center hosted a Q&A with Two Gods filmmakers Zeshawn Ali and Aman Ali, moderated by local Detroit filmmaker and GISC Fellow Razi Jafri. Director of TWO GODS: Zeshawn Ali was born and raised in Ohio and is a graduate of Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He is a member of Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and Meerkat Media, and is currently based...
Muslim Women in the Digital Age: Misha Euceph, Emmen Ahmed, and Aint Afraid
Просмотров 1442 года назад
Muslim Women in the Digital Age: Misha Euceph, Emmen Ahmed, and Aint Afraid
Afghanistan Series Part 3: A Conversation with Sonita Alizadeh & Cara Cruickshank
Просмотров 1413 года назад
Afghanistan Series Part 3: A Conversation with Sonita Alizadeh & Cara Cruickshank
Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
Просмотров 6173 года назад
Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
Flowers, Love and the Landscape of Violence: Queering War in Afghanistan by Dr. Ahmad Qais Munhazim
Просмотров 3603 года назад
Flowers, Love and the Landscape of Violence: Queering War in Afghanistan by Dr. Ahmad Qais Munhazim
Muslims in Comics: Superheroes and Scapegoats (Updated Video)
Просмотров 2033 года назад
Muslims in Comics: Superheroes and Scapegoats (Updated Video)
DISC Distinguished Lecture - Eboo Patel, "American Muslims in the Era of Islamophobia"
Просмотров 544 года назад
DISC Distinguished Lecture - Eboo Patel, "American Muslims in the Era of Islamophobia"
The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
Просмотров 3275 лет назад
The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum
Unraveling the Arab Spring: Egypt since 2011
Просмотров 5337 лет назад
Unraveling the Arab Spring: Egypt since 2011
Investigating Islam: A Community Forum
Просмотров 2587 лет назад
Investigating Islam: A Community Forum
Human Rights, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World
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Human Rights, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World
DISC Distinguished Lecture: Gender and Sexuality in the Islamic Culture
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DISC Distinguished Lecture: Gender and Sexuality in the Islamic Culture
Intro to Islam
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Intro to Islam
American Qur'an
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American Qur'an
Qur’anic Paradigms and Analogies in Caliphal Rhetoric
Просмотров 2519 лет назад
Qur’anic Paradigms and Analogies in Caliphal Rhetoric
The Making of European Jihadis
Просмотров 3119 лет назад
The Making of European Jihadis