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"Sex, Work, and the Hijab: Islamic Ideals and American Realities"-Stephen Young
SMSC resumed its doctoral candidate series with a presentation by Stephen Young of the University Professors Program. In a lecture titled "Sex, Work, and the Hijab: Islamic Ideals and American Realities," Young highlighted some of his own [...]ethnographic research conducted with American Muslims living in greater Boston.
Filmed: October 24, 2007 at 11:00am in the School of Theology, Boston University.
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"Due Process in Islamic Criminal Law" - Sadiq Reza
(March 27, 2009) SMSC invited islamic law scholar Sadiq Reza from New York School of Law to host a talk about "Due Process in Islamic Criminal Law."
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"Three Years in Iran: A Student's Observation"-Matthew Pierce
SMSC continued its Doctoral Candidate Seminar Series with Matthew Pierce. The talk focused on experiences with the education system in Qom, Iran
Filmed: March 21, 2007
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Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America after 9/11 - Geneive Abdo
The Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations, together with the BU Dept. of Anthropology and the BU Humanities Foundation welcomed author, journalist, and expert Geneive Abdo to the Castle. Her talk, titled "Mecca and Main [...]Street: Muslim Life in America after 9/11," highlighted some of the findings of her study of Islam in America published in her new book of the same name.
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Lecture: "An Exploration of Muslim Humor" - Ulrich Marzolph
(November 16, 2009) Ulrich Marzolph is a professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Goettingen, Germany, and a senior member of the editorial committee of the "Enzyklopaedie des Maerchens". In his presentation, Dr. Marzolph presented an [...]exploration of Muslim humor.
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"Is Afghanistan a Failed State: The answer from one bazaar town."-Noah Coburn
(February 24, 2009) SMSC inaugurated the Spring 2009 events with his talk "Is Afghanistan a Failed State: The answer from one bazaar town." Mr. Coburn highlighted his experiences of living in the city of Istalif, Afghanistan for almost two years.
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“Muslims Through Christian Eyes: From the Prophet to the Present†- Harvey Cox
Among the issues Prof. Cox explores are urbanization, theological developments in world Christianity, Jewish-Christian relations, and current spiritual movements in the global setting (particularly Pentecostalism). He has been a visiting professor at [...]Brandeis University, Seminario Bautista de Mexico, the Naropa institute and the University of Michigan. Dr. Cox is also a prolific author whose latest book is The Future of Faith (Harper Collins, 2009).
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“The Arab Uprisings and Political Change in the Middle East.†- Melani Cammett
In January 2011, Tunisians ousted long-time president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali after a wave of protests–in what became the first successful revolution of the Arab Spring. On October 23, Tunisia held its first free election to the Constituent [...]Assembly. Prof. Cammett of Brown University reviewed the Tunisian revolution and compared it to the other Arab uprisings, while commenting on the results of the recent elections.
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Grassroots Arabic Literacy in Africa
The 2006-2007 Doctoral Candidate Seminar Series concluded on April 11, 2007 with Jeremy Berndt, a doctoral candidate from Northwestern University. Mr. Berndt’s talk was titled, “Grassroots Arabic Literacy in Africa: Text and Social [...]Practice in Twentieth-Century Gimbala, Mali.â€
Filmed: April 11, 2007
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