Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Muhammad Isa Waley worked for 45 years as Curator for Persian and Turkish, initially at the British Museum and then at the British Library, London. He will be visiting Mason to discuss, "The Study of Manuscripts and its Importance for Research on Islamic Literature and Culture."

Have a look at this semester's course offerings in Islamic Studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Prof. Yilmaz's HIST 387 - Europe and the Middle East, 600-1900, Prof. Dakake's RELI 365 - Muhammad: Life and Legacy, and Prof. Sachedina's RELI 645 - Muslim Comparative Theologies: Sunni-Shi'i Religious Thought.

Prof. Sachedina, who holds the IIIT Chair of Islamic Studies at Mason and whose career spans more than three decades of scholarly work, is a major figure in contemporary Islamic thought. His pioneering excavations of classical Islamic sources in relation to major contemporary themes such as democracy, human rights, and biomedical ethics have established him as a scholar of truly international standing.

Dr. Cemil Aydin, Associate Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss his newest work, "The Idea of the Muslim World" on Oct. 13 as part of the yearly Fall For The Book festival. Dr. Aydin previously served as the Founding Director of the Center for Global Islamic Studies from 2009-2011.

The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies is pleased to announce the program of the 2017 Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. The Colloquium, held in cooperation with Fall for the Book on Oct. 12, will feature book reviews of recent noteworthy publications in the broader field of Islamic Studies by graduate students across a diverse set of institutions.