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Professor Discusses the Place of Queer Communities in Islam at Book Talk

By Maren Fagan November 19, 2023

A professor of African cultural studies discussed their new book “Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Communities in North America” in a hybrid format book talk Nov. 14. Katrina Daly...

On Oct. 11, Georgetown University hosted an event to contextualize the different understandings of how Islamic teaching pertains to womens behavior.

Panel Presents Research on Islamic Teaching on Women in Arab World

By Ella Budenbender October 16, 2023

Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted an event contextualizing the different understandings of how Islamic teaching pertains to women’s behavior on Oct....

VIEWPOINT: Recontextualizing Islam at GU

By Noha Alhamid November 11, 2022

As a Hoya that is part of two geographically distinct Georgetown University entities, I have developed a unique perspective on the notion of religious diversity. My dual experience as a student on the...

GAZING EAST | Fatimah Asghar’s Poetry Illustrates the Weight of South Asian History

By Nile_Adhami August 22, 2022

For the past few weeks, I have been reading “If They Come for Us,” the 2018 debut poetry collection by Pakistani American writer Fatimah Asghar. Asghar has lived a life defined by history and culture,...

@ARABIAANALYST/TWITTER | President of the People’s Justice Party Anwar Ibrahim, right, expected Malaysian prime minister, urged cooperation among communities of different faiths at an event Tuesday.

Expected Malaysian Prime Minister Calls for Interreligious Dialogue

By Erika Gebhardt February 14, 2019

The Muslim world must practice interreligious understanding if it is to sustain democracy, said president of the People’s Justice Party Anwar Ibrahim, expected Malaysian prime minister, at an event Tuesday. Ibrahim...

MIT Middle East historian Pouya Alimagham described the effects of popular resistance in Irans political development following the 1979 Iranian Revolution at an event Oct. 3.

Youth Influenced Political Development in Iran, Middle East Historian Says

By Emma Morris October 18, 2018

Iran’s Green Movement in 2009 represents the influence youth can have on a country’s political development, modern Middle East historian Pouya Alimagham said at an event Oct. 3 in the Intercultural...

NATALIE ISÉ FOR THE HOYA Bernard Adeney-Risakotta urged both Western and Indonesian scholars to look beyond the rise radical Islam and into elements of Indonesias secular society at an event in the Intercultural Center Oct. 2.

Indonesian Professor Predicts Growth of Indonesia’s Influence on Islam

By Max Levine October 15, 2018

Indonesia has the potential to become a leader in the global Islamic community, University professor of Indonesian society and culture Bernard Adeney-Risakotta said at an event Oct. 2 in the Intercultural...

Sufi Scholarship of the 18th Century Influenced Islamic Thought, Northwestern Professor Says

By Jonah Zinn October 10, 2018

The Tijaniyyah branch of Sufism in Islam had a larger influence on Islamic thought than many historians believe, Northwestern University Professor Zachary Wright said at an event Friday afternoon in the...

COHEN: Clinging to the Remains of Coexistence

By Jeremy Cohen August 29, 2018

The bazaars of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, play host to a symphony of languages. Melons are bought and sold with boisterous exchanges in Uzbek and Tajik. Ceramic salesmen hawk their blue-glazed teacups in Russian,...

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Reconciling Drug Use With Ethics and Religion

By William Leo February 22, 2018

As a Jesuit university, Georgetown has always had a strong connection to religious traditions and ethics. But when drugs are involved, deeply held beliefs can seem dizzying and contradictory. From...

VIEWPOINT: Why I Left the College Republicans Board

By Javon Price March 6, 2017

On Feb. 27, I resigned my position as secretary of the Georgetown University College Republicans. Being an elected board member of the College Republicans was a dream of mine since I was first accepted...

EDITORIAL: Defiance in the Face of Danger

By Editorial Board February 3, 2017

President Donald Trump’s executive order last week repudiated the core values of interfaith understanding, compassion and coexistence that ought to guide the university — and the country. The ban...

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