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February 2023
The Islamic Republic of Letters in Modern South Asia: Revisiting Madrasas
This online seminar will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF, moderated by Dr. Ali Mian from the Department of Religion. Dr. Ebrahim Moosa will discuss his book titled What Is a Madrasa?. Dr. Ebrahim Moosa is Mirza Family Professor in Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies at the University of Notre Dame.
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Courts of the Saint: Judicial Rulings and Muslim Belonging in India
This online lecture will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF, moderated by Dr. Ali Mian. Dr. Anna Bigelow of Stanford University will talk about her research on Islam in South Asia.
Find out more »Restoring Mosques, Preserving History: Memory, Materiality, and Aesthetic Practices in South India
This online lecture will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF, moderated by Dr. Ali Mian. Dr. Harini Kumar, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, will talk about her research on mosques in southern India.
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Lunch Seminar: The Dynamics of State and Non-State (Counter) Terror Actors in the Framework of Texts and Contexts on Boko Haram
This event will be held by the Center for Global Islamic Studies on Monday, March 27 at 117 Anderson Hall. Dr. Amidu San is a professor and the president of Fountain University in Nigeria. He will be talking about his recent research on Book Haram. All are welcome to swing by!
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Online Lecture: The Red Light Masjid: Brotherhood in Benares
How do Dalit Muslims negotiate, in ordinary life, the contradictions between the Islamic ideal of equality and practices of socio-economic inequality? Dr. Joel Lee (Williams College) will present his research on Dalit Muslims in South Asia on Tuesday, March 28, from noon to 1:15 p.m. EST. All are welcome to join at: https://bit.ly/CGIS0328
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