For our third brownbag of the semester, Religious Studies welcomes Jennifer Pruitt, Religious Studies Affiliate from Art History and the Howard and Ellen Louise Schwartz Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture! Pruitt will present her …
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November 3: Kimberly Wortman Lecture, co-sponsored with Middle East Studies Program
Religion, Heritage, and Identity in Tanzania’s Omani-Ibadi Community Ingraham 206 November 3, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Drawing from her new book Society of the Righteous: Transregional Muslim Networks and Ibadhi Moral Reform in East …
April 24: Tarek Masoud, “Religious Nationalism and Democracy in the Muslim World”
For our final lecture in the 2024 – 2025 series on Religion and Politics, the Religious Studies Program is excited to welcome Professor Tarek Masoud of Harvard University to campus to present his lecture, “Religious …
Friday, February 28: Student Lunch with Professor Benjamin Gatling
Students, both undergraduate and graduate, are invited to a lunch with Professor Benjamin Gatling on Friday, February 28th at 12 noon in Room 332 of the Bradley Memorial Building (1225 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706). …
February 10 Reyhan Durmaz Lecture
Join the Religious Studies Program on Monday, February 10th at 10:30am for a lecture by Reyhan Durmaz, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania! The lecture is titled “Fields of Destruction, Baptisms …
October 18: Brownbag featuring Zara Chowdhary, author of The Lucky Ones
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 …
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, …