CIS | Center for Islamic Studies

Celebrating the Life of Prophet Muhammad and His Many Names

Join us for this event at the Lighthouse Mosque with a panel discussion featuring many distinguished scholars and community leaders.

Please join us for a CIS gathering as we welcome new and returning students, visiting/research scholars, faculty, staff and alums. To be held in the GTU Library's Multiuse Room at 5:30pm PT after the GTU-wide welcome reception. To confirm, please email: mhartman@gtu.edu

Those unable to join in person are welcome to join by Zoom by clicking here. Please join at 6pm PT if joining by Zoom.

Madrasa-Midrasha ​| 2023 Haas Student Grant Presentations

Please join the GTU's Madrasa-Midrasha Program for a lunchtime event featuring the work of the 2023 Haas Interreligious Research Grant recipients. For more info on the 2023 grant receipients, please visit the Madrasa-Midrasha Program Student Grants page.

Madrasa-Midrasha Emerging Scholars Colloquium

Please join the GTU's Madrasa-Midrasha Program for an event featuring the work of current GTU students researching topics in Islamic Studies and Jewish Studies. Presenters include recent CIS graduate Dr. R. David Coolidge and CJS MA student Carey Averbook.

This is a hybrid event, with the in-person portion taking place in the Multiuse Room of the GTU Library.

Please join us at the Simurgh Café for a meet and greet with Dr. Kei Takahashi (Toyo University in Tokyo and CIS/GTU visiting scholar 2016-2018) who will share more about his research on Muslims in America. CIS will also share more about the IDCL Grounded Knowledge’s CIS Muslims in the Bay Area Project and welcomes your ideas and suggestions. To confirm and for more information please email: mjiwa@gtu.edu

CIS is delighted to welcome you to visit the Berkeley Masjid, observe/participate in Friday prayers, and join an interfaith Q&A. Please contact mjiwa@gtu.edu.

Duas for the sacred month of Muharram, Ashura, and the Islamic New Year.

On the occasion of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) during the blessed Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah), we wish you Eid Mubarak. With gratitude and peace, your friends at CIS.

CIS is delighted to invite you to a luncheon celebrating Eid al-Adha.  This will be our last gathering at the current CIS location as we move to the Hewlett building (GTU library). To confirm and for more information, please contact mjiwa@gtu.edu.

Center for Islamic Studies, 2-5pm, 2452 Virginia Street, Berkeley.