"The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity"
AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series with Darryl Li
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EST
Zoom Virtual Event
Zoom Virtual Event
2020 Lectures
Making the US: Muslims, Race, and Class
AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series with Hussein Rashid
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM EST
Zoom Virtual Event
Zoom Virtual Event
"How has the Arabian Nights Sustained a Reputation?"
AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series with Muhsin al-Musawi
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Zoom Virtual Event
Zoom Virtual Event
"Our Bodies Belong to God: Organ Transplants, Islam, and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt"
AVACGIS Guest Lecture Series with Sherine Hamdy
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:10 PM EDT
Zoom Virtual Event
Zoom Virtual Event
AVACGIS Guest Lecture by Dr. Zaid Adhami
“To Reform or Decolonize the Mind? Islamophobia, American Muslims, and the Dilemmas of Double Consciousness”
Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
WebEx Virtual Event
WebEx Virtual Event
AVACGIS Visiting Scholar Presentation by Dr. Christopher Taylor
“The Transformation of Islamic Charity: From Alms to New Public Voluntarism in India”
Thursday, April 16, 2020 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
Online Location
Online Location
Almsgiving is a ritual obligation in Islam practiced by the vast majority of the world's Muslims, yet it is not well understood in popular or scholarly discussions. This lecture examines the contemporary changes in obligatory almsgiving (zakat) through ethnographic research on new Islamic charity organizations in north India.
AVACGIS Guest Lecture by Dr. Younus Mirza
"The Sacrifice: The Story of Abraham’s/Ibrahim’s Sacrifice and Its Relevance Today"
Monday, February 24, 2020 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Student Union I, SUBI- Meeting Room 3A
Student Union I, SUBI- Meeting Room 3A
This talk will examine the Biblical and Qur’anic story of Abraham’s/Ibrahim’s sacrifice.
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