The Oberlin Review

Students Call for Renewal of Islamic Studies Visiting Assistant Professor

The College has decided not to renew the Religion department’s visiting assistant professor of Islamic Studies’ contract, generating pushback from students. On Monday, the department of Religion’s ...
Opinion
The Oberlin ReviewOpinion

Oberlin Should Not Cut Islamic Studies from Religion Department

Oberlin College was the first institution in the U.S. to establish an undergraduate program dedicated to the academic study of religion. Yet, it has now made the troubling decision to eliminate the ...
The Colgate Maroon-News

Professor Visits Campus, Discusses Palestinian Resilience in Digital Age

Colgate University’s Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies hosted Wellesley College Associate Professor of Peace ...
Chronicle

Mbaye Lo Named Director of Duke’s Islamic Studies Center and Middle East Studies Center

Mbaye Lo has been appointed director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center and Duke University Middle East Studies Center, effective Aug. 1. Lo, a professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern ...
Princeton University

Michael Cook awarded Balzan Prize for Islamic Studies

The International Balzan Foundation has awarded Michael Cook, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies, the 2019 Balzan Prize for Islamic Studies. The prize comes with an award ...
The Tufts Daily

The case for an Islamic Studies program at Tufts

Currently, Tufts - a university long renowned for its influence on government policy - does not have a program in Islamic Studies. But if Tufts is going to maintain its competitive edge, it needs such ...
The Peninsula Qatar

Experts discuss practical applications of Islamic psychology

Leading scholars and experts convened at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) to advance the practical application of Islamic ...
Santa Clara University

Islamic Studies

Courses in the Islamic Studies Pathway investigate Islam not only as a religion but also as a civilization and as a variety of cultural traditions, which have taken diverse forms in Muslim societies ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Islamic Studies Program X Account Reinstated After University Intervenes

The X account belonging to the Harvard Islamic Studies Program was reinstated on April 18 following a nearly two-month suspension after the University’s Office of the General Counsel reached out to ...
Brandeis University

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Program

The interdepartmental program in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) has been discontinued and returned to a track (Arabic and Islamic Studies) in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS).
The Harvard Crimson

X Suspends Account Belonging to Harvard Islamic Studies Program

The X account belonging to the Harvard Islamic Studies Program was suspended on Feb. 22 for “violating rules against platform manipulation and spam,” according to Harry Bastermajian, the program’s ...