For our October 2024 Brownbag event, Religious Studies is excited to welcome Zara Chowdhary to read from and discuss her recently published memoir The Lucky Ones. Open to all! Date: Friday, October 18th Time: 12:15PM …
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Katrina Daly Thompson receives Library of Congress Research Residency!
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson for receiving a short term summer research residency to use the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) collections! Their residency is part of a larger project …
Apply for the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) Summer Research Institute (DSRI)
Are you a current UW-Madison undergraduate student interested in Islamic Studies? Check out the 2nd Summer Research Institute: The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum, an exciting fully funded 10-day summer program that will take place June …
March 11: World Water Day & Wisconsin Green Muslims at Allen Centennial Garden
The Allen Centennial Garden, directed by Religious Studies Faculty Affiliate Dr. Reba Luiken, welcomes Huda Alkaff, the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims for an event at the garden (620 Babcock Ave) celebrating World …
April 25: Brown-Bag & Book Talk featuring Katrina Daly Thompson
The Religious Studies Program is excited to announce that Faculty Affiliate Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson from African Cultural Studies will discuss their newest book Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America, …
RS Affiliate Katrina Daly Thompson presenting at ACS Works-in-Progress: “The Evolution of Swahili Islamic Marital Advice, 1932-2020”
This Thursday, February 2nd, Religious Studies Faculty Affiliate and Executive Committee member Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson will present their work “The Evolution of Swahili Islamic Marital Advice, 1932-2020” at the ACS Works-in-Progress series! In this …