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Global Islamic Studies Center
Recent News
GISC In The News (Michigan Daily): Halaloween 2024
(Michigan Daily, October 17, 2024): Halaloween presents Muslim horror films with a feminist lens.
Reflections From a Week in Palestine
DISC Program Specialist Nur Shaina-Ayers has just returned from volunteering in Palestine.
The University of Michigan has extraordinary depth in scholarship and instruction dealing with Islam as a world religion and the study of Muslim peoples and societies. Over 50 faculty members from a wide array of departments and professional schools are currently engaged in work related to these topics. The study of Islam and Muslim societies at U-M is not confined to a few highly specialized departments, but is part of the University's mainstream. Read more.

Events
Feb
13
Muslims in the Digital Age Series: AI and Muslim Piety on TikTok
Dr. Christoph Günther, University of Erfurt, Germany
4:00 PM
555
Weiser Hall
Feb
17
Falasteen on Screen.
Ahmad Alive &
Bisan Double-Feature: Stories Straight from Gaza to Ann Arbor
Ahmad Alive (Short film, 28 min, 2024) & Bisan (Short film, 27 min, 2024)
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Feb
25
GISC Panel. Qahwah & Authors: Poetry & Visual Arts
Aline Batarseh (Visualizing Palestine) Esra Mirze Santesso (Muslim Comics & Warscape Witnessing) Mouna Ammar (Zmagria: Poems) Noor Hindi (Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. )
6:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Feb
26
Falasteen on Screen. Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza (الحياة حلوة) Screening at the Michigan Theater
1 hr 30 min, directed by Mohamed Jabaly
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Mar
23
Falasteen on Screen.
Lyd (2023) Film Screening & Q&A with filmmakers at the State Theatre
1 hr 18 min, A Sci-fi documentary directed by Rami Younis and Sarah Ema Friedland
5:00 PM
Off Campus Location