Visting Professor, Mohsen Kadivar, recently spoke with Duke News to discuss his thoughts about the elections and protests in Iran. See the full interview here.

Professor Bruce Lawrence and DISC cosponsor "Ibn Khaldun Today: Precursor or Alternative," May 29-31, 2009 / Istanbul, Turkey

This symposium will provide an interdisciplinary forum for critically examining Ibn Khaldun and his legacy. A central question of the symposium: Should Ibn Khaldun's work should only be conceived as a precursor of the modern social sciences or as an alternative to them as well? The symposium is organized by the International Ibn Khaldun Society and cosponsored by Duke University and the National University of Singapore. For more information email the Ibn Khaldun Society. or contact Hasim Koc,
Istanbul Foundation for Education and Research (ISAR); Gülfem Hatum Mah. Aziz Efendi Mektebi Sok. No: 2; Üsküdar 34672; Istanbul, TURKEY
Phone: + 90-216 310 9920

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Professor Bruce Jentleson meets with Syrian President

Professor Bruce Jentleson (Public Policy / Political Science) says U.S. and Syria should explore areas of diplomatic opportunity. (Read more and watch video interview with Professor Jentleson.)

Professor Erdağ Göknar attends "Turkish Modernity and Social Sciences Workshop" at Princeton

This March 2009 workshop explored the dynamics and implications of Turkey's changing internal and external environments. Professor Göknar participated in a panel on social theory and culture.

miriam cooke, Dept. of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Professor cooke spoke at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in February 2009. She delivered the inaugural lecture in their new Arab World Lecture Series. Professor cooke spoke on "Feminism in Islam."

In December 2008, professor cooke presented "Academic Freedom: Race and Contingent Faculty" at the Modern Languages Association Convention in San Francisco.

Jen'nan Ghazal Read, Sociology and Global Health

Following the November election, Professor Read, who has been studying the role of American Muslims in the 2008 election, was cited in many publications including USA Today (Nov 6), the New York Times (Nov 7), Newsweek (Nov 7), and the Chicago Tribune (Nov 6) as well as in Beliefnet and international publications in India, Qatar, and Brazil. You can read some of her insights into the elections in a Reuters article.

David Schanzer, Director of Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, urges closure of Gitmo

In an op-ed in the Raleigh News and Observer, Schanzer suggests several strategies to enable the next president to close the prisin at Guantanamo Bay.

 

OP-ED: JEN'NAN GHAZAL READ

WHILE FIGHTING AGAINST STEREOTYPES, MUSLIM-AMERICANS COULD SWING ELECTION:  

Most Americans may be too distracted by the Wall Street crisis and other recent news to pay attention to how Muslims are being portrayed as our nation heads to its historic election. But these messages have not escaped the notice of one of the least-discussed — but potentially most important — group of American voters: Muslim Americans. . Read complete op-ed [Oct 2008].  More information about Professor Read.

TIMUR KURAN speaks on Religion, Innovation, and Economic Progress

at the Religion and the Open Society Symposium. The symposium, part of the Religion and Foreign Policy Symposia Series, was supported by the Henry Luce Foundation. View the video of Professor Kuran's presentation or listen to the audio recording.

MBAYE LO: The mission of Duke Engage and civic engagement.

Professor Mbaye Lo, the faculty leader for DISC's DukeEngage programs, shares his reflections on the conventions of civic engagement. Read Professor Lo's complete op-ed. Professor Lo has also blogged about the mission of DISC's DukeEngage programs in Yemen and Cairo.

"MARKETS OF DIASPORA," Photo-Documentary, Christof Galli

Galli's project visually explores issues of identity and belonging as they arise in the context of Middle East markets in the United States, incorporating elements of models of documentary photography as well as photo-elicitation. View the photographs and commentary.