The State and the Social Life of Islam in Indonesia – Dr. Ismail F. Alatas
ZoomREGISTER NOW Relationships between the state and organized religion are commonly explained in secular political terms, whether as politicization or co-optation of religion. Both explanatory paradigms presuppose rigid distinctions between the political and the religious, and between state and society, thereby foreclosing explorations into the polyvalent character of the state and religion as reproduced in and through multiple social …
Book Launch – Routledge Handbook on Islam in Africa
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Film Screening – Americanish
Reitz Union AuditoriumWelcome to America: Where dreams come true...ish. A break from the traditional romantic comedy, Americanish highlights different layers of womanhood as it intersects with cultural and societal expectations.In Jackson Heights, Queens, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent and sometimes conflicting demands of romance, culture, work, …
Global Islamic Studies: a Life(‘S) Lesson
The Event: Through the Indian Ocean life of Sayyid Fadl Ibn Alawi (1824-1900) a multitude of worlds comes into view, some clear and some hazy. Oscillating between the clearly seen and the barely glimpsed, this paper defamiliarizes the study of the Islamic in relation to the global with the aim of rethinking concepts of sovereignty …