Munir Jiwa

Please join us as we celebrate the CIS 15th anniversary! We will hear about the extraordinary achievements of our students, graduates, faculty and visiting scholars, followed by a reception.

Join UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute for a conversation about how religion has shaped responses to Covid-19 in the United States, including both the impact of the pandemic on religious communities, ideas of health and wellness, and the relationship between law and religious freedom, over the past couple of years.

Panelists include Marla Frederick (Emory Candler School of Theology), Jim Oleske (Lewis and Clark Law School), Ronit Stahl (UC Berkeley), and CIS Director Munir Jiwa.

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.

In this online event, Dr.

In this lecture hosted by our neighbors at Zaytuna College, CIS Director Dr. Munir Jiwa will discuss the national frames through which Islam and Muslims enter discussions and debates in the public sphere, what he refers to as the “five media pillars of Islam,” and the particular ways these impact the study of Islam and Muslims in academia.

Anti-Islamic rhetoric is spreading across America like wildfire as fear-mongering tactics and crass statements by politicians continue to create an ominous climate at home for Muslim-Americans.