DISC faculty liaison and University of Maryland Prof. Peter Wien’s recent article in Al-Qantara entitled “There is no tradition of anti-Semitism in Islam” offers an important historical corrective to contemporary views of Islam as an inherently anti-Semitic religion. Indeed, as Prof. Wien points out, tensions between the Jews of the Arabian Peninsula and the early […]
Author: Evan Murphy
DISC Program Coordinator
Al-Diwan Blog: “The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum”
Tadween Publishing’s Al-Diwan Blog recently published a profile of the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum. The post outlines DISC’s historical development and impact on the teaching of Islamic Studies across the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Click this link to read the full text of this Al-Diwan blog post.
Why I Study Islam
DISC faculty liaisons issued a joint statement to state representatives condemning the recent Executive Order that suspended visas and immigration benefits to individuals from seven predominantly Muslim countries in the name of “protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.” In addition, DISC also reached out to students, faculty, and staff to […]
