Religious Studies

This Friday Feb 24th “The Vast Oceans: A Transatlantic African Sufi Past” by Dr. Youssef Carter

In this talk, Dr. Carter will share his fascinating study of the transatlantic spiritual network of African-American and West African […]

Presentation by Dr. Robert Wiley – “The Psychology of Written Language: Insights from Teaching and Studying Arabic”

Please join us for a presentation by speaker Dr. Robert Wiley, “The Psychology of Written Language: Insights from Teaching and […]

Dr. Alyssa Gabbay’s Book Receives Honorable Mention for Latifeh Yarshater Award

Alyssa Gabbay’s book Gender and Succession in Medieval and Early Modern Islam: Bilateral Descent and the Legacy of Fatima (I.B. […]

“The Legacy of Fatima: Gender, Succession, and Inheritance in Medieval Shi’ism”

March 25, 4pm – 5pm at EUC, Maple Lecture given by Dr. Alyssa Gabbay of UNCG

“Women Outside Their Apartments: A Moroccan Feminist’s Cinematic Vision” by Dr. Florence Martin

Tuesday, October 8, 6-7 pm, Faculty Center “Women Outside Their Apartments: A Moroccan Feminist’s Cinematic Vision” A lecture by Dr. […]

“‘Unintelligible Babel’: How Enslaved Muslims Used Arabic to Pursue Freedom” by Ayla Amon

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 5:30-6:30pm, Faculty Center “‘Unintelligible Babel’: How Enslaved Muslims Used Arabic to Pursue Freedom” A lecture by Ayla […]