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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Mary in the Qur'an - A Book Talk with Younus Y. Mirza
DESCRIPTION:September 23\, 2026\, 4:30 PM ET\n555 Weiser Hall (5th floor)\, University of Michigan\, 500 Church St\, Ann Arbor\nRSVP: https://myumi.ch/2j9QR\n\nJoin the University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) on Thursday\, December 4\, 2025 at 4:00PM in 555 Weiser Hall for \"Mary in the Qur'an\,\" a book talk on the figure of the Islamic Mary (Maryam) by Dr. Younus Y. Mirza.  \n\n\nDr. Mirza will be discussing his latest book *The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries *(Fortress Press\, 2025)\, which examines the appearances of Mary\, mother of Jesus (Isa) in various Islamic theological and cultural contexts. Mary has been historically revered throughout the Islamic and Christian traditions. In the Qur’an\, she is known by the name “Maryam.” The Islamic Mary discusses Maryam's extended history\, from her scriptural mentions in the Qur’an and the traditional biographies (Sīrah) of the Prophet Muhammad\, to her appearances in medieval debates on prophecy\, to citations of her model virtue in Sufi discussions of piety\, to her representations in art and film\, to her role in modern interfaith relations\, particularly between Muslims and Christians.\n\nDr. Mirza will be introduced by Abderrahim Er-ragragi\, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Middle East Studies and Co-organizer\, Rackham Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar (IISS).\n\nThis event is brought to you by the U-M Global Islamic Studies Center and co-sponsored by the Department of American Culture\, the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program in American Culture\, and the Islamophobia Working Group.\n\n\nThe talk is part of GISC’s ongoing “Qahwah & Authors” series\, which launches new books and writers in the fields of Muslim and Islamic Studies. For more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker:\n\nDr. Younus Y. Mirza is the Founding Director of the Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning at Shenandoah University\, Virginia. He defended his dissertation in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Georgetown University\, where he is currently a visiting researcher. He has also taught at Millsaps and Allegheny Colleges. His research focuses on the relationship between the Bible and the Qur’an and the shared stories between them. He is the author of the new book *The Islamic Mary: Maryam Through the Centuries*\, co-author of the book *The Bible and the Qur’an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition*\, and has published in journals such as the *Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR)*\, the *Journal of Qur’anic Studies (JQS) *and *Islam Christian-Muslim Relations (ICMR)*. He has been profiled for his teaching by Interfaith America\, and regularly teaches classes on the Qur’an and Bible\, and Marriage and Sexuality in Islam. Dr. Mirza was recently Senior Editor of the *Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion*\, and hosts the *A Common Word and The Islamic Mary *podcasts.\n\nDr. Mirza’s publisher Fortress Press is pleased to offer attendees and colleagues a 30% discount code for buying the book. The code is MIRZA30\, valid at FortressPress.com until January 31\, 2027.\n\nhttps://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506482453/The-Islamic-Mary
UID:151292-21911325@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151292
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Muslim,Religious Studies,Global Islamic Studies,Lecture,Middle East Studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20260923T150001
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 40-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Session available as in-person and virtual event. Virtual information is included in registration information.\n\nRSVP Required for Event.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152178
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
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DTSTAMP:20260923T162116
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speakers Series - Fall 26
DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.All undergrads are welcome! Please RSVP with the link below.\n\n
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152416
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:FRB 2300
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DTSTAMP:20260609T181635
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000
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SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital
DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital.
UID:148716-21904658@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148716
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:North Campus,Music,Free
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260923T162118
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Vivian R. Shaw Lecture Featuring Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: \"Black Women\, Improvisation\, and the Grand American Narrative ”
DESCRIPTION:Established in 1997 by Ellen Agress\, the Vivian R. Shaw Lecture is presented biennially by IRWG and Women’s and Gender Studies. The lecture was created to address “real world issues” related to women and gender and has brought distinguished scholars\, writers\, and public intellectuals to the University of Michigan for nearly three decades.\n
UID:149940-21907402@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149940
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTAMP:20260727T121530
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Me\, Myself and AI: Where Human Creativity and Algorithms Intersect. An Evening with Etgar Keret.
DESCRIPTION:Etgar Keret is a celebrated Israeli author and filmmaker known for his unique\, surreal\, and darkly comedic short stories. Keret spent time engaging with AI models to test the limits of what a machine could generate about stories and narratives. In his talk \"Me\, Myself and AI\" Keret notably explores the intersection of human creativity and algorithms. \n\nKERET BIO \nBorn in Ramat Gan in 1967\, Etgar Keret is a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been published in over four dozen languages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Le Monde\, The New Yorker\, The Guardian\, The Paris Review and Zoetrope\, among others. Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. He has received the Book Publishers Association of Israel's Platinum Prize several times\, and the Newman Prize for Literature (2012). In 2010\, Keret was honored in France with the decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007\, Keret and Shira Geffen won the Cannes Film Festival's \"Caméra d'Or\" award for their movie Jellyfish\, and Best Director Award from the French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. The two also co-wrote and directed \"The Middleman\" (2019)\, a French mini-series for ARTE\, which won the best screenplay award at Festival de la Fiction in La Rochelle. Keret was awarded the 2016 Charles Bronfman Prize. His latest collection\, \"Fly Already\,\" won Israel’s most prestigious literary award\, the Sapir Prize (2018) and a National Jewish Book Award (2019). Since 2021\, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter \"Alphabet Soup\" on Substack. In 2022\, Keret presented an exhibition about his mother at the Jewish Museum Berlin. His newest short-story collection is Autocorrect.
UID:148338-21903955@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148338
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Writing,Storytelling,Poetry,Middle East Studies,Jewish Studies,Humanities,Film,Books,Art
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater
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DTSTAMP:20260923T162117
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T183000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Me\, Myself\, and AI: Where Human Creativity and Algorithms Intersect. An Evening with Etgar Keret
DESCRIPTION:Etgar Keret is a celebrated Israeli author and filmmaker known for his unique\, surreal\, and darkly comedic short stories. Keret spent time engaging with AI models to test the limits of what a machine could generate about stories and narratives. In his talk \"Me\, Myself and AI\,\" Keret notably explores the intersection of human creativity and algorithms\nKERET BIO Born in Ramat Gan in 1967\, Etgar Keret is a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been published in over four dozen languages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Le Monde\, The New Yorker\, The Guardian\, The Paris Review and Zoetrope\, among others. Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. He has received the Book Publishers Association of Israel's Platinum Prize several times\, and the Newman Prize for Literature (2012). In 2010\, Keret was honored in France with the decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007\, Keret and Shira Geffen won the Cannes Film Festival's \"Caméra d'Or\" award for their movie Jellyfish\, and Best Director Award from the French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers. The two also co-wrote and directed The Middleman (2019)\, a French mini-series for ARTE\, which won the best screenplay award at Festival de la Fiction in La Rochelle. Keret was awarded the 2016 Charles Bronfman Prize. His latest collection\, Fly Already\, won Israel’s most prestigious literary award\, the Sapir Prize (2018) and a National Jewish Book Award (2019). Since 2021\, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter \"Alphabet Soup\" on Substack. In 2022\, Keret presented an exhibition about his mother at the Jewish Museum Berlin. His newest short-story collection is Autocorrect.
UID:147949-21902583@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147949
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Amphitheater (4th Floor)
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