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(run time: 1h 22mins) A STRAY tells the human story of one young man’s personal journey for belonging. The film—hailed as a “visually striking film,” and a NY-Times critics pick, follows Adan through the little-seen, vibrant world of Somali refugees in Minneapolis. Adan’s story provides a window into what it means for some of the most marginalized Americans to find their place in this country. Featured Panelists: |
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ISPU, conductes objective, solution-seeking research that empowers American Muslims to develop their community and fully contribute to democracy and pluralism in the United States. It is their hope that these materials will allow a host of interested parties to do the same. In an effort to provide a resource for academics, advocates, journalists, students and others, we created this bibliography of over 300 books published between 1966 and 2018 focused on Muslims and Islam in the United States. |
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2019 is both the 8th centenary of the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and Malik al-Kamil, and the 10th anniversary of the Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue. To celebrate, Kathleen Warren, O.S.F. (author of Daring to Cross the Threshold) will speak on “The Hidden Wisdom of Francis and the Sultan: After 800 Years, Are We Ready for It?” Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion with Vincent Stegmann, C.S.Sp., and Rabbi Barbara Symons, moderated by James Swindal, Ph.D. Free and open to the public. |
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The Bridge Initiative is a multi-year research project on Islamophobia housed in Georgetown University. The Bridge Initiative aims to disseminate original and accessible research, offers engaging analysis and commentary on contemporary issues, and hosts a wide repository of educational resources to inform the general public about Islamophobia. Available at the site are fact sheets, articles, infographics and more. Sign up for mailing to get up to date information on Islamophobic news. |
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Professor Jacqueline Fewkes, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University maintains a blog of her research on American Mosques . According to Fewkes "there is a real need to understand mosque spaces better as civic institutions entirely within “mainstream” American history, and to understand how American ideas of civil society have shaped and been shaped by mosque communities. What histories do we have of early mosque communities in the US? What were the circumstances under which the first American mosques were built? |
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A talk by Dr. Ali A. Alkandari, at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Dr Alkandari is an instructor of Modern and Contemporary GCC History at Kuwait University. He holds a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from University of Exeter and Master of Arts in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. Ali works on Islamism and Political Legitimacy in GCC where he published few of articles and participated in several talks on media, conferences, and universities |
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Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, released their groundbreaking report, called "Hijacked by Hate: American Philanthropy and the Islamophobia Network," listing the philanthropic foundations, many of them mainstream, that were used by anonymous special interest donors to funnel almost $125 million to anti-Muslim hate groups between 2014 and 2016. The publication was released on May 6, 2019. |
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A presentation by Dr. Aomar Broum, UCLA Professor of Anthropology |
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