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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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…
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…
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…
Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak from the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum! Want to learn more about Eid al-Fitr? Visit the Celebrating Eid! page on the UM Islamophobia Working Group’s Ramadan 2021 website. The…
Programming – Summer 2021
May 10th Michigan State: We Stand Together in Faith: Interfaith dialogue on perceptions and practices of faith and mental health 12:00 PM (EST) Interfaith dialogue on perceptions and practices of…
Ramadan Mubarak! – Ramadan 2020+
Ramadan 2020+ is an initiative spearheaded by the Islamophobia Working Group in partnership with the Muslim Students’ Association to host community iftars (large community dinners) during the academic year that…