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Ritual, Power, and Modernity in Muslim South Asia

Pugh Hall, Room 210 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville

This online lecture will focus on how some South Asian Muslim thinkers conceptualized core Islamic rituals between the 18th and 20th centuries, presented by professor Muhammad Qasim Zaman from Princeton University.

Queer Companions: Religion, Public Intimacy, and Saintly Affects in Pakistan

Virtual

This online zoom lecture is organized by Dr. Ali Mian from the Center for Global Islamic Studies at UF. Dr. Omar Kasmani will be talking about his new book which features discussions on gender, queer, Islam, and many other topics in Pakistan. Dr. Omar Kasmani is a research associate at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin.

Shi’i Traditionalism in Modern South Asia

Virtual

This online symposium will be held by UF's Center for Global Islamic Studies, organized by Dr. Ali Mian from the Department of Religion. Participating speakers include: Dr. Sajjad Rizvi from the University of Exeter; Dr. Mashal Saif from Clemson University; and Dr. Simon Wolfgang Fuchs from Albert-Ludwigs-Unviersität Freiburg