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Recent News
A Look Back at the Accreditation Paths for Muslim Seminaries Convening
Held from August 6-8, 2025, the event brought together leaders from 18 Muslim seminaries across the U.S. to discuss challenges and opportunities associated by creating an accreditation board for Muslim seminaries.
MIRS Welcomes the Fall 2025 Cohort
The International Institute (II) is thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of students in the Masters of International and Regional Studies (MIRS) program!
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
Oct
21
2025 Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
In-person Screening of Agora (Tunisia, 2024) on Tuesday, October 21, 7 PM at the State Theatre
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Oct
28
2025 Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
In-person Screening of Algiers (Algeria, 2024) at 7 PM, at the State Theatre
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Nov
05
CMENAS Colloquium Series. The Storied Gulf: Storytelling, Migration, and Masculinities
Salman Adil Hussain, Miami University
2:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Nov
19
CREES Noon Lecture. Piety and Power: Women and Religious Life in Central Asian Islam
Aziza Shanazarova, assistant professor of religion, Columbia University
12:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
