with Seán McLoughlin (University of Leeds, UK)
with Dietrich Reetz (Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient & Free University, Berlin)
with Donna Auston (Rutgers University)
COVID-19 AND MUSLIM RELIGIOSITY: an AVACGIS Webinar Series
“To Reform or Decolonize the Mind? Islamophobia, American Muslims, and the Dilemmas of Double Consciousness”
“The Transformation of Islamic Charity: From Alms to New Public Voluntarism in India”
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.
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Details »“The Transformation of Islamic Charity: From Alms to New Public Voluntarism in India”
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.
Details »Is there a "Muslim World"? Using global humanities to challenge singular narratives
The two-day seminar will take place March 20-21 at the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The teacher institute is a collaboration between George Washington University's Institute for Middle East Studies and Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom, Virginia Humanities, Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, and George Mason University's Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies.
Details »"The Sacrifice: The Story of Abraham’s/Ibrahim’s Sacrifice and Its Relevance Today"
This talk will examine the Biblical and Qur’anic story of Abraham’s/Ibrahim’s sacrifice.
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