“Searching for Nubia”
Film Screening & Director Q&A
Free screening of the the film “Searching for Nubia,” directed by Yasmin Moll, U-M associate professor of anthropology: “What does it...
The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan & Coming of Age in America
Journalists Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp, with Mursal Rahim, in conversation with Anna Quindlen
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, Rebecca Blumenstein, then a top editor at The New York Times, was deeply involved in...
Halaloween x AANM: Madayen (Saudi Arabia, 2016)
Oct. 8, 2026, 7:00 PM @ Arab American National Museum
Join the Global Islamic Studies Center and the Arab American National Museum (AANM) for a free screening of the Saudi found-footage horror...
Halaloween: Under The Shadow (2016, Iran)
Oct. 13, 2026, 7 PM @ State Theatre
Join us for a free screening of the Iranian horror film Under the Shadow (2016) on October 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the State Theatre in Ann...
Halaloween: Tiger Stripes (Malaysia, 2023)
Oct. 20, 2026, 7:00 PM @ State Theatre
Join us for a free screening of the Malaysian horror film Tiger Stripes (2023) on October 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the State Theatre in Ann...
Halaloween x Michigan Medicine Panel | Fears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, and Loss with Horror Movies
Dr. Adam Marks, Hospice Program and Adult Hospice; Dr. Nurah Omobola Lawal, Pediatrics & Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Karla Mallette, Founder, Halaloween, Chaplain LJ Brazier, Michigan Medicine Spiritual Care Department; Chaplain Maryam Ashraf, Mi
Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the Hussey Room in the Michigan League at the University of Michigan for the first-ever...
Devil’s Night Detroit: “Those Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape" Musical Retrospective and Short Films
Reginald Thiessen, Victor Ghannam
Join us on October 29, 2026, at 9:00 PM for the first-ever Halaloween collab between the Global Islamic Studies Center and Devil’s Night...
Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Human Rights Reporting: Stories from the Field
Tanzil Asif, Erica Hellerstein, and Shan Li - Knight-Wallace Fellows
Tanzil Asif, Erica Hellerstein, and Shan Li, three of this year's Knight-Wallace Fellows, will discuss their experiences covering human...
