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UPCOMING DISC EVENTS: More events and information available in the Full Calendar of Islamic Studies Events
Duke-UNC Pro-Faculty Seminar: THE JUNE 30 PRO-FACULTY SEMINAR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JULY 13, 2009.
SEE OUR FULL CALENDAR OF ISLAMIC STUDIES EVENTS AT DUKE AND BEYOND
SEE DISC Events In Depth for detailed information on Islam in the Public Square and other DISC events.
View more DISC-sponsored events on the Duke Calendar
LATEST NEWS
Professor Mohsen Kadivar, a prominent Iranian scholar and critic of the clerical regime, spoke with Duke News on June 24, 2009 to discuss his thoughts on the elections in Iran. You can see the interview here. Also, check out Professor Kadivar's interview on June 19, 2009 at a New York mosque about the protests in Iran and the future of the Iranian republic. Read a a WSJ op-ed on Kadivar's talk. Professor Kadivar is a visiting professor at Duke for 2009-2010.
DISC faculty response to Obama's Cairo speech: In an interview on radio 680-WPTF Professor Jen'nan Ghazal Read analyzes President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo, Egypt. Listen to a podcast of Read's reflections.
Professor Read has posted more thoughts on the "distinctly different approach [the Obama] administration plans to take in handling U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East." Read her blog posting.
President Obama reaches out to Muslims in speech at Cairo University. Read the President's speech.
Professor Timur Kuran's reflections on how collective processes, context and opportunities shape human behavior are featured on Cato Unbound. Read Professor Kuran's essay "More than Imagination."
During visit to Turkey, President Obama presented with novel translated by Duke professor Erdağ Göknar. Read more.
EVENTS IN DEPTH
DISC Contexts and Connections Media Fellows Program
ISLAM IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE LECTURE SERIES: DISC co-sponsors lectures and events throughout the university to insure that Islamic Studies is represented across the curriculum. The lectures in this series reflect DISC’s distinctive commitment to supporting research and discussion about Islam and Muslims in both social sciences and humanities.
Read more about the speakers and lectures. . . .
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: BAREFOOT ACROSS THE NATION: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN AND THE IDEA OF INDIA: APRIL 10-11, 2009, Duke University
Click here to find out more about this conference and to see the conference program.
Husain's "Last Supper of the Desert in Red" will be on display at the Nasher Museum during the conference.
Duke Students launch new blog: BARACK BEAT ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Just one week after the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Duke students launch "Barack Beat," a new blog to promote awareness, discussion, and reflection about U.S. policies and relations in the Middle East and the broader Muslim world.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
A MIND AT PEACE, by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar; translated from the Turkish by Erdag Göknar (DISC Faculty). A Mind at Peace, originally published in 1949, is a magnum opus and a lyrical homage to Istanbul.
SEE MORE RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS BY OUR FACULTY
FACULTY WEBPAGES
Visit the faculty webpages to find out more about Islamic Studies faculty and see a current list of their publications.
LATEST AUDIO/VIDEO
TIMUR KURAN was a featured speaker in the Religion and the Open Society Symposium: Session Three: Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress. The symposium was part of the the Religion and Foreign Policy Symposie Series, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, View the video of Professor Kuran's presentation or listen to the audio recording.