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Global Islamic Studies Center
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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.