Recent Lectures
The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University had an eventful academic year, hosting a diverse range of guest lectures and events during the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters. These events brought together esteemed scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders to share their expertise and perspectives on various topics related to global Islamic studies.
Through its Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 guest lectures and events, The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies fostered a vibrant intellectual community, providing opportunities for students, scholars, and the wider public to deepen their understanding of Islam's global significance and its multifaceted contributions to various fields of study.
Listed below is a collection of recent lectures and events, along with detailed descriptions, speaker profiles, and links to relevant resources.
Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 Lectures
Experiences of Somalis as a Racialized Refugee Population: Narrative of Migration, Placemaking, and FaithDr. Ifrah Magan October 31, 2024
Water on Fire: A Memoir of WarACGIS Guest Lecture | Tarek El-Ariss October 3, 2024
When Only God Can See: Muslim Carceral Theologies in the Prisons of Egypt and Guantanamo BayACGIS Guest Lecture | Walaa Quisay September 25, 2024
The Starvation of Gaza, Palestinian Food Sovereignty & Questions of AccountabilityACGIS Guest Lecture | Garrett Graddy-Lovelace September 5, 2024
Art Acts, Taswir, and Local Art History: Studying Lebanon through Modern Art and vice versaACGIS Guest Lecture | Kirsten L. Scheid May 13, 2024
Shari'ah and the Islamic Secular: Between Political Theology and Political PhilosophyThe Annual Anwar Ibrahim Lecture | Featuring Sherman Jackson April 16, 2024 
The Great Muslim American Road TripRamadan Iftar | Featuring Jawaad Abdul Rahman March 26, 2024, 2024
Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Lectures
“In me is the essence of the Gita”: Muslim engagements with Hindu dharma in an age of Hindu NationalismAnand Vivek Taneja May 3, 2023
The Predicament of Islamic Decoloniality in Turkey: Sufi Political Thought and the “Great East” Project of Necip Fazıl KısakürekAlev Çınar April 26, 2023
A Discussion of "Markets of Civilization: Islam and Racial Capitalism"Muriam Haleh Davis March 29, 2023
Poetry in Praise of Prophetic Perfection: The West African Madih TraditionDr. Oludamini Ogunnaike March 27, 2023
Islamic Ethics of Interpretive JurisprudenceDr. Abdulaziz Sachedina March 9, 2023
God’s Other Book: The Qur’an Between History and IdeologyMohammad Salama March 1, 2023 
Epigraphy and the Religious Landscape of late Pre-Islamic ArabiaAhmad Al-Jallad February 22, 2023
"The Mevleviye as a Generative Force in the Art Music of Muslim Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire"Walter Feldman November 17, 2022
Hui and Uyghur in Modern China: Two Muslim GroupsMorris RossabiNovember 3, 2022
Contemporary Moroccan Thought: Revisiting the Arab-Islamic Intellectual TraditionDr. Mohammed Hashas October 25, 2022 
Navigating White AmericaSofia Ali Khan October 13, 20222