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Global Islamic Studies Center
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Recent News
GISC In The News (Michigan Daily): Halaloween 2024
(Michigan Daily, October 17, 2024): Halaloween presents Muslim horror films with a feminist lens.
Reflections From a Week in Palestine
DISC Program Specialist Nur Shaina-Ayers has just returned from volunteering in Palestine.
The University of Michigan has extraordinary depth in scholarship and instruction dealing with Islam as a world religion and the study of Muslim peoples and societies. Over 50 faculty members from a wide array of departments and professional schools are currently engaged in work related to these topics. The study of Islam and Muslim societies at U-M is not confined to a few highly specialized departments, but is part of the University's mainstream. Read more.
Events
Apr
16
GISC Rabbi Elliott T. Spar Politics and Culture in the Muslim World Series. Book Launch:
The Revolution Within: Islamic Media and the Struggle for a New Egypt
Yasmin Moll, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; Andrew Shryock, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Anthropology
4:00 PM
Off Campus Location
May
01
2025 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony
Honoring the MIRS, PICS, and Center Graduates
5:00 PM
Off Campus Location
