Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum

02/21/2024

Less than two weeks remaining to apply!

The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) program is hosting its 2nd Summer Research Institute this Summer. From Monday, June 3rd until Thursday, June 13th all BTAA undergraduate students are eligible to participate in this unique opportunity to travel to both the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland to develop and expand their knowledge and research skills as it relates to the field of Islamic Studies. Please visit digitalislam.umich.edu/dsri for more information and to apply.

01/10/2024

We are back! We hope you had a lovely Winter Break. Stay tuned to discover our new content and find out what Khamseen has in store for 2024!

01/10/2024

The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) program is hosting its 2nd Summer Research Institute this Summer. From Monday, June 3rd until Thursday, June 13th all BTAA undergraduate students are eligible to participate in this unique opportunity to travel to both the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland to develop and expand their knowledge and research skills as it relates to the field of Islamic Studies. Please visit digitalislam.umich.edu/dsri for more information. To apply please visit DISC Application.

03/21/2023

Happening TODAY at 4:30pmEST!

The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) invites the public to its 8th Annual Distinguished Lecture: The Muslim Exception in American Religious and Political Freedom, by author, Middle East and legal studies scholar, and advocate Sahar Aziz on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. This year’s distinguished lecture is an in-person and virtual event and is free to attend.

Professor Aziz is a professor of law, Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar, and the founding director of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights at Rutgers University Law School. Her scholarship examines the intersection of national security, race, religion, and civil rights focusing on the adverse impact of national security laws and policies on racial, religious, and ethnic minorities. Her groundbreaking book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, examines how religious bigotry racializes immigrant Muslims through a historical and comparative approach.

Cosponsors: University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

03/21/2023

03/15/2023

The Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) invites the public to its 8th Annual Distinguished Lecture: The Muslim Exception in American Religious and Political Freedom, by author, Middle East and legal studies scholar, and advocate Sahar Aziz on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. This year’s distinguished lecture is an in-person and virtual event and is free to attend.

Professor Aziz is a professor of law, Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar, and the founding director of the Center for Security, Race, and Rights at Rutgers University Law School. Her scholarship examines the intersection of national security, race, religion, and civil rights focusing on the adverse impact of national security laws and policies on racial, religious, and ethnic minorities. Her groundbreaking book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, examines how religious bigotry racializes immigrant Muslims through a historical and comparative approach.

Cosponsors: University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.

03/11/2023

Applications are back open until tomorrow, March 12th 11:59pm!
Fully funded research program - no cost to participants.

Apply now at https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/digitalislam/dsri/

02/21/2023

DISC is excited to announce our 8th Annual Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Sahar Aziz, professor of law, Middle East Legal Studies Scholar, and Chancellor's social justice scholar at Rutger's University. Her groundbreaking book 'The Racial Muslim:When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom' examines how religious bigotry radicalizes immigrant Muslims.

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, March 21st 4:30.

This event is cosponsored by Global Islamic Studies Center, the Department of Political Science, and the Sawyer Seminar on the Africana Muslim and Genealogies of White Supremacy.