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UPCOMING DISC EVENTS: More events and information available in the Full Calendar of Islamic Studies Events
IPS Lecture: "Islam and Liberal Democracy" Nader Hashemi, Univ. of Denver
November 19, 2009; 12:00 PM, 311 Social Sciences Building
Cosponsor: Political Theory Workshop
Sawyer Seminar (UNC): "What Can Representationf of the Hijab in Mass-Market Print and Visual Culture Tell Us About Germanness?" Claudia Koonz
November 19, 2009, Room 4003 FedEx Global Education Center, UNC-CH
Sponsor: Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Diversity and Conformity in Muslim Societies
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
Duke Today features a profile of Engseng Ho, a core Islamic Studies faculty member who holds appointments in history and cultural anthropology.
Professor miriam cooke and former DISC Advisory Board member Marjorie Ransom cited in Abu Dhahbi English-language press article on Syria.
Professor Mbaye Lo and Taimoor Aziz, a Duke University undergraduate, have published "Muslim Marriage Goes Online: The Use of Internet Matchmaking by American Muslims" in the Fall 2009 issue of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture.
Listen to Negar Mottahedeh discuss the "Twitter Revolution" and the role of social media in post-election unrest in Iran. November 4, 2009: The State of Things, WUNC radio (91.5).
Call For Papers: 7th Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Islamic Studies Conference: No!: Subjectivity and Agency in Muslim Rights/Rites of Negation, February 27028, 2010, Duke University. Keynote Speaker: Kecia Ali, Boston University
On October 16th, Duke Today featured a profile of new DISC faculty member Mona Hassan. Hassan is an assistant professor in the department of religion.
The September 23 talk " Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim American Communities," David Schanzer & Ebrahim Moosa, is now available on iTunesU.
In a BBC Interview podcast, Mohsen Kadivar supports abolition of Iranian government's Supreme Leader post (9/25/09).
If you missed them live, you can watch the video of Jen'nan Read's Live Office Hours (9/11/2009).
American Muslims have much in common with other Americans asserts Professor Jen'nan Read in an editoral published in the Philadelphia Enquirer and the Raleigh News and Observer.
Professor Bruce Lawrence discusses the latest bin Laden message on Chicago Public Radio (9/15/09).
EVENTS IN DEPTH: Islam in the Public Square Lectures
Visit Events in Depth for details about these lectures, which embody DISC’s commitment to scholarly examination of Islam and Muslims across the curriculum in social sciences and humanities.
FACULTY WEBPAGES
See profiles of new Islamic Studies faculty on the New Arrivals page. To learn more about DISC faculty, visit the faculty webpages.
LINKS OF INTEREST: Hot topics, new DISC programs, and special features.
DISC Faculty Experts on IRAN
Visit this page for links to media coverage of DISC faculty Mohsen Kadivar and Negar Mottahedeh.
DISC-DeWITT WALLACE MEDIA FELLOWS PROGRAM
This four-week fellowship brings mid-career journalists to Duke to broaden their knowledge of Islam.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE, NOV 2009
BARACK BEAT ON THE MIDDLE EAST
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN
In April 2009, DISC cosponsored an international conference on this iconic and celebrated Indian Muslim painter.
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.