Islam

CIS and CJS Co-host Annual Madrasa-Midrasha Day of Learning on Jews and Muslims in the Media

February 12, 2013

Participants for the Center for Jewish Studies' and Center for Islamic Studies' annual Madrasa-Midrasha Day of Learning gathered at Easton Hall on Sunday, February 10, for a day of exploration into the history, contribution

Toward an Islamic Enlightenment: The Gülen Movement

M. Hakan Yavuz, University of Utah

UC Berkeley Religion, Politics and Globalization Program Spring 2013 Lecture Series

201 Moses, UC Berkeley

Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet

Islam & Authors series at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC), conversation with author Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies.

ICCNC, 1433 Madison Street, Oakland 94612.

Tickets: $10 general/$5 students at the door, or available at www.iccnc.org.

Origins of Catholic-Muslim Dialogue in the United States

Encountering Islam: 2013 Lectures and Workshops, Inaugural Lecture by Archbishop Alex J. Brunett.

Co-sponsored by the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT), Center for Islamic Studies, and the Oakland Diocesan Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

Lecture and Reception at DSPT, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley.

4th Annual International Conference on the Study of Islamophobia

Critical Discourses on Islamophobia: Symbols, Images and Representations

Sponsored by the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project of the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley; co-sponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies

Location: UC Berkeley - Booth Auditorium, Boalt Law School

WATCH the live stream here.

WSR Cafe Series with Dr. Ghazala Anwar

WSR Cafe series presents: Dr. Ghazala Anwar “Khadija: A Model Worthy of Emulation".

Please join us on April 4th at 10:30am on the 1st floor of the GTU Le Conte Building (2565 Le Conte Ave.)

This talk is based on research on the portrayal of Khadija, Prophet Muhammad's first wife in hagiographies and biographies of the Prophet written by Muslims and non-Muslims as well as modern hagiographies of Khadija herself. (2 units)

Click image to see flyer.

2013 Intersession Courses in Islamic Studies: The Qur'an, Sunnah, and Islamic Law; Islam in Central Asia

November 20, 2012

The Center for Islamic Studies will be offering the following courses during Intersession 2013:

New Islamophobia Studies Journal

November 20, 2012

The Islamophobia Studies Journal (ISJ), a bi-annual publication “that focuses on the critical analysis of Islamophobia and its multiple manifestations in our contemporary moment,” has published its first issue.

Culture and Dignity: Dialogues Between the Middle East and the West

by Professor Laura Nader

presented by UC Berkeley’s International House

UC Berkeley International House, Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Religion and Conflict: Intersections of Faith in Conflict and Conflict Resolution

You are cordially invitied to the upcoming event hosted by the Olive Tree Initiative at Berkeley: Religion and Conflict: Intersections of Faith in Conflict and Conflict Resolution, on November 7th at 6:30pm in 106 Moffit (UC Berkeley). The event will be focusing on the past and present relations, whether conflictual or constructive, between the three main monotheistic religions -- particularly as related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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