CIS | Center for Islamic Studies

Preparing for Sacred Seasons

Please join the GTU's Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies Program Director Dr. Deena Aranoff and Madrasa-Midrasha Program Director Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala in preparation for Passover and Ramadhan.

CIS is delighted to present this month’s Islamic Studies @ GTU gathering to be held Thursday, February 24 at 4pm PT. Please email Academic Centers & Programs Coordinator Matthew Hartman (mhartman@gtu.edu) for Zoom registration information.

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Beyond the Binary | A Madrasa-Midrasha Faculty Colloquia Public Forum

Please join us for an exciting public program in which participants in a two-year Madrasa-Midrasha Faculty Colloquia will reflect upon the ways in which their scholarship takes them "beyond the binary:" beyond the binaries of Jew/Muslim, east/west, center/periphery, religious/secular, sacred/mundane. Participants include: Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Deena Aranoff, Daniel Boyarin, Mahjabeen Dhala, Sam Shonkoff, and Nargis Virani.

This special Madrasa-Midrasha event stems from the work of two MA students at the GTU, Mia Trachtenberg and Sakinah Alhabshi, who were awarded a Haas Student Research Grant in 2021. The event focuses on how Chaplains use art and creativity in their work with guest speakers Taqwa Surapati, Cancer Care Chaplain at Stanford Health Care, and Amy Shoemaker, Director of Operations for the Covid Grief Network and Relief Chaplain at Stanford Health Care.

Please join us December 30, 2021 from 10am-1pm PST for a special CIS/GTU COVID-19 Community Conversations event to hear from local faith-based and related organizations report on their efforts assisting communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Multi-Dimensional Aspects of Ashura

Ashura marks a significant event in Islamic history and has a profound impact on Shi'a identity and lived experience. In this webinar sponsored by Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala will explore the historical, spiritual, political, social, and inter-religious discourses that emerge from this seventh century episode which are relevant to contemporary concerns for peace and justice. The event will be moderated by Dr.

CIS is delighted to present this month’s Islamic Studies @ GTU gathering to be held Friday, December 10 at 4pm PT. Please email Dr. Munir Jiwa (mjiwa@gtu.edu) for Zoom registration information.

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CIS is delighted to present this month’s Islamic Studies @ GTU gathering to be held Friday, November 12 at 4pm PT. Please email Dr. Munir Jiwa (mjiwa@gtu.edu) for Zoom registration information.

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