Can you believe Ramadan is only a few days away? Ramadan Kareem from everyone at GISC, DISC, and CMENAS. Here are all of our upcoming events and announcements - mailchi.mp/umich/march-20…

Please join us for a special presentation on Arabic calligraphy featuring famous designer Tarek Atrissi. This will be tomorrow (Wednesday) from 1-2pm in room 302 of the International Center.

Join us this Friday, 3pm, for a special presentation by Dr. Samira Fathi entitled “Empire, Ideology, and Poetics of Place in Isfahan.” This will be in room 303 of the International Center (with a livestream option: muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/reg-link…). Free and open to all.

Join us on Friday, March 29th for the 13th Annual U-M Pakistan Conference | Undoing Linguistic Hegemony: Rethinking Belonging and Identity Through and Beyond Urdu Global Michigan International Inst. Michigan History of Art U-M RC U-M American Culture Institute for Research on Women & Gender More information: ii.umich.edu/csas/news-even…

We are proud to be cosponsoring "The Power of Photography: Resisting Death in Gaza,” which will take place on Thursday, March 21 at the Hatcher Library Gallery Space. Featuring Iftar & a discussion with artists + curators from Gaza: Shareef Sarhan, Marah Khalifa, & Waed Abbas.

Poll by MSU faculty member N. Lajevardi: Most Americans don’t agree with Biden Administration’s support for Israel’s military campaign: juancole.com/2024/04/americ…

Join us for a webinar with Mouin Rabbani entitled “The Crisis in Gaza: A Conversation with Mouin Rabbani.” This will be on Monday, April 15, from 7pm to 8pm Eastern. Free and open to all. The flyer is attached here. Registration link: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Call for Papers: N. American Association of Islamic & Muslim Studies (NAAIMS) has issued a CFP for an Oct. 2024 webinar conference on "Palestine, Israel, Free Speech and Inter-religious Relations." Abstracts are due May 3rd. For more information, visit: naaims.org/53rd-annual-co…

Join us on Monday for our webinar entitled “The Crisis in Gaza: A Conversation with Mouin Rabbani.” Mouin Rabbani is a prominent ME analyst. This will be on Monday, April 15, from 7pm to 8pm Eastern. Free and open to all. Registration link: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Karam for publishing this Faculty Voice in MSUToday in honor of Arab American Heritage Month. Thanks for all you do, Dr. Karam! msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/arab… #MSUSocialScience #MSUSociology

This month's Diversity Champion, MSU Political Science faculty Dr. Nura Sediqe's research focuses on the intersections of race, religion and gender with political behavior and preferences. The full story: spr.ly/6016woI92 #MSUSocialScience MSU Muslim Studies Program

Here is the video from the April 15 presentation by Mouin Rabbani on “The Crisis in Gaza”: youtu.be/RsfwAw8qWxc

Invitation to Participate in a Study on the Impact of Anti-Hijab Laws on Muslim Women Are you a Muslim woman living in France, UK, US, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, or Netherlands? If interested in participating in a 30 min interview, plz visit tinyurl.com/56xjde2u

UPDATE: To allow more young voices to be heard, the deadline for the 2024 Essay Contest: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been extented to August 15! Details and submission instructions can be found at globalyouth.isp.msu.edu/programs-proje…

Call for Papers: 18th annual Muslim Studies Program conference.   “Aesthetics of Solidarity by Arab American and Arab/SWANA Diaspora Artists in the US, 1948–Present” (April 9–12, 2025 – In person Michigan State University). CFP Deadline: August 30th forms.gle/uCBie7ERuomhBw…

The upcoming symposium "Aesthetics of Solidarity,” led by Rachel Winter and Salah Hassan and involving a collaboration between MSU Broad Art Museum + Global Studies + MSU Muslim Studies Program + AMCA, received an NEH Collaborative Research Grant!!!