Bio: Motaz Azaiza, born in 1999 in Gaza, is an award-winning Palestinian photojournalist. His images have garnered global recognition, with millions of followers across his social media platforms. As an…
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Muslims in America & Europe
What does it mean to live as modern Muslims in western countries? How do they cope with prejudice, Islamophobia, traditions, integration, war, migration, and new opportunities?
Do-For-Self: The Visual Culture of the nation of islam – Oct 4th, 2023 4pm
The Nation of Islam (NOI) was founded in 1930 as a politico-religious movement for Black empowerment in the United States. From 1960 onward, it intersected with other American liberation movements…
Visual culture of Islam – Fall 2023
Participating Campuses: Host – University of Michigan | Receiving – University of Maryland Time: T, TH: 11:30-1:00pm Course Numbers: This course examines the art and architecture in the Islamic world with a chronological and…
Introduction to islam – Fall 2023
Participating Campuses: Host – Michigan State University | Receiving – Pennsylvania State University Semester Dates: Course Dates & Times: Course Number & Title: Students at participating campuses can enroll in the following sections…
Anthropology of Islam – Spring 2023
Participating Campuses: Host – University of Michigan | Receiving – University of Nebraska-Lincoln Time: T, TH: 12:00-12:30pm CST, 10:00-11:30am EST Course Numbers: Michigan – 356-001 Maryland – MODL 391 This course is about how…
Visual culture of Islam – Fall 2022
Participating Campuses: Host – University of Michigan | Receiving – Maryland
This course examines the art and architecture in the Islamic world with a chronological and regional approach. It starts with the establishment of Islam in Arabia in the seventh century, continues with the course of its spread throughout Europe, Asia and Africa, and ends with contemporary Islamic art and architecture…
Islam in Africa – FALL 2022
Participating Campuses: Host – Michigan State University | Receiving – Indiana University
This course provides an overview of “African Islam” through examining the work of scholars from Anthropology, History, Islamic Studies, and other related disciplines.
CFP: “Belong Nowhere”: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World, MSU Muslim Studies Program 15th Annual Conference
Muslim Studies Program 15th Annual Conference Michigan State University, International Center, East Lansing, MI, USA February 24-25, 2022 “Belong Nowhere”: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World Michigan State University…
Upcoming DISC Islamic Studies Courses
DISC is excited to share our final Fall 2021 course list. If you are interested in a course but do not see your institution listed, contact your faculty liaison or the…