In 1957, a young, scrappy Pakistani journalist named Abdul Basit Naeem showed up at the doors of the Nation of Islam's headquarters in Chicago with a mission to meet the Supreme Leader, Elijah Muhammad, himself. Naeem was the publisher of a small...

In Peaceful Families, Juliane Hammer chronicles and examines the efforts, stories, arguments, and strategies of individuals and organizations doing Muslim anti-domestic violence work in the United States. Looking at connections among ethical...

The Arab world's leading feminist activist and writer, Nawal El Saadawi died on Sunday March 21, 2021. She was 89.

Between 1993-1997, Dr. El Saadawi spent four years at Duke University. She sheltered with us after Islamists in Egypt...

The Blue Nile Arena, comprised of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, has long been considered an anchor for stability in the Eastern and Northern Africa, including the Horn of Africa. The stability in this sub-region now appears at risk as the countries...

This talk explores the analytical opportunities afforded by a methodological focus on genre and what Talal Asad calls "the sensible body" for critically examining the Islamic discursive tradition in colonial India. To deploy a trans-genre...

The Power of Deserts: Climate Change, the Middle East, and the Promise of a Post-Oil Era

Life and Legacy of a Persian Poet & Musician, Rahi Moayeri

Annual Celebration of Persian New Year

Queer in Translation intervenes in queer studies' separate, and in fact diagonally opposing approaches to neoliberalism and Islam by using the case of Turkey's AKP governments for the past 16 years. I theorize "neoliberal Islam" as a unique...

Acclaimed poet, activist, recording artist, and filmmaker Amir Sulaiman will read from and discuss his work, which viscerally and spiritually confronts themes of race, identity, suffering, healing, and love. Sulaiman's reading caps a week of...