Fall 2022
Introduction to Islam
aims to provide students with a working knowledge of the religion and civilization of Islam. In addition to identifying the core beliefs, practices, scriptures, and sentiments that have defined Muslim communities, it examines the issues that have formed the focal point of ongoing debate and disagreement in the history of Islamic thought.
Winter/Spring 2022
- Middle Eastern Cities – Spring 2022
Host – Penn State University | Receiving – Rutgers University & Universty of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Muslims in America and Europe – Winter/Spring 2022
Host – The Ohio State University | Receiving – Pennsylvania State University and University of Michigan - The History of Islam in South Asia – Winter/Spring 2022
Host – University of Michigan | Receiving – Michigan State University and Rutgers University
Fall 2021
Introduction to Islam
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: Penn State University
Visual Cultures of Islam
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Maryland
Islamic Reformism
Host: University of Maryland | Receiving: Penn State University
The Early Islamic Conquests (CE 630-750)
Host: Ohio State University | Receiving: Rutgers University
Winter/Spring 2021
Exploring the Quran
Host: University of Minnesota | Receiving: Penn State University
Political Islam, Present and Past
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: Penn State University
The History of Islam in South Asia
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: Michigan State University and Rutgers University
Fall 2020
Visual Cultures of Islam
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Maryland
Introduction to Islam
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
Mystics and Saints in Islam
Host: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
Winter/Spring 2020
Introduction to Islam
Dr. Mohammad Khalil
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
Women in the Qur’an
Dr. Abla Hasan
Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
The History of Islam in South Asia
Dr. Farina Mir
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: Michigan State University, Rutgers University
Islam in/and Russia
Dr. Alexander Knysh
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fall 2019
Islam in/and America
Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: University of Michigan, Penn State University, and University of Maryland
Seminar on Rumi, Sufi Poet
Dr. Jawid Mojaddedi
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Michigan
History of Iran in the Islamic Period
Dr. Ahmet T. Karamustafa
Host: University of Maryland | Receiving: University of Michigan
Winter/Spring 2019
Women in the Qur’an
Dr. Abla Hasan
Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Receiving: Rutgers University
Muslim Ethics in the Global Age
Dr. Valerie Hoffman
Host: University of Illinois | Receiving: Rutgers University & University of Michigan
Fall 2018
Visual Cultures of Islam
Dr. Christiane Gruber
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Maryland, Rutgers University, Michigan State University
Introduction to Islam
Dr. Mohammad Khalil
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
Winter/Spring 2018
The History of Iran in the Islamic Period
Dr. Ahmet T. Karamustafa
Host: University of Maryland | Receiving: University of Michigan
The Crusades
Dr. Jon Brockopp
Host: Penn State University | Receiving: Michigan State University
Women in the Qur’an
Dr. Abla Hasan
Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Receiving: Rutgers University
Islamic Studies Seminar: Rumi, Sufi Poet
Dr. Jawid Mojaddedi
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: University of Minnesota & University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fall 2017
The History of Islam in South Asia
Dr. Farina Mir
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Illinois
Islam in African Literature
Dr. Ousseina Alidou
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: University of Michigan
Islam in/and America
Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik
Host: Rutgers University | Receiving: University of Maryland, University of Nebraska Lincoln & University of Michigan
Introduction to Islam
Dr. Mohammad Khalil
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: Pennsylvania State University
Winter/Spring 2017
Islam in Africa
Dr. Butch Ware
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Iowa
The History of Islam in South Asia
Dr. Farina Mir
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: Rutgers University
Fall 2016
Visual Cultures of Islam
Dr. Christiane Gruber
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Maryland
Muslim Ethics in the Global Age
Dr. Valerie Hoffman
Host: University of Illinois | Receiving: University of Michigan
Introduction to Islam
Dr. Mohammad Khalil
Host: Michigan State University | Receiving: University of Illinois
Winter/Spring 2016
The Crusades
Dr. Jon Brockopp
Host: Penn State University | Receiving: Michigan State University
Mystics and Saints in Islam
Dr. Valerie Hoffman
Host: University of Illinois | Receiving: Michigan State University
Fall 2015
Islam in Africa
Dr. Butch Ware
Host: University of Michigan | Receiving: University of Iowa & University of Minnesota