Event Types
Islamic Peace Studies Conference. The Abode of Peace: Spirituality and Harmony in Islam
Irfan Omar, Juan Cole, Valerie Hoffman, Alexander Knysh, Jennifer Nourse
This conference explores the spiritual dimension of peace in Islam. Negative peace has been defined as the absence of violent conflict and...
IISS Book Workshop
Christiane Gruber, Professor, History of Art
Join us for a lively discussion with Professor Christiane Gruber about her new book, "The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic...
CREES Noon Lecture. "They Treat Us Like Animals Here": Romani and Egyptian Belonging in Albania
Chelsi West Ohueri, postdoctoral fellow for population health, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
While many scholars in the Balkan region have analyzed identity and the politics of difference through the lens of ethnicity and ethnic...
Donia Human Rights Center Lecture. Diaspora as Counter Response: Human Rights Stories and Violence Against Women
Amal Hassan Fadlalla, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Women’s Studies, and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
There is no doubt that the Islamists’ rise to power in the 1980s has put Sudan at the center of transnational media attention....
MES Lecture Series - Heads and Horror: Men's Severed Heads from the Bible to Netflix
Kelly J. Murphy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Central Michigan University
Judith and Holofernes. Salome and John the Baptist. Sheila and Gary. Stories of severed heads have long horrified and hypnotized audiences....
Arab Folk Dance with Karim Nagi
As part of the ongoing celebration of Arab Heritage Month, you are invited to join the circle of Arab folk-dancing in this one-of-a-kind...
IISS Book Workshop. Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, U-M
Please join the Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar (IISS) for a lively discussion with Professor Juan Cole about his most recent...
AMAS and CMENAS Event. Islamophobia Working Group Meeting
The Islamophobia Working Group (IWG) was assembled in January 2016 to address the national crisis of Islamophobia and its impact on our...
Fourth Annual DISC Distinguished Lecture. “More Perfect”: A Politics of Empathy in a Challenging American Moment
Abdul El-Sayed, Physician | Public Health Expert | 2018 Candidate for Governor of Michigan
“We, the People, in order to form a more perfect union.” Those are the first eight words of the preamble of our Constitution, the...
Arab American National Museum and CMENAS Film Screening. Wild Relatives + Talkback
Deep beneath Earth’s Arctic permafrost, seeds from all over the world are stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. For the first time...
