SDSU Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies

04/08/2026

SDSU Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invites you to:

From Somalia to San Diego

A talk by Prof. Maxamed Abu-maye
Professor of African American Studies at Ohio State University

Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m.
North Education (NE) 60, SDSU Campus

Co-sponsored by SDSU Blue Ribbon & Department of Africana Studies

04/06/2026

Please join us for The Phoenix of Gaza VR Exhibit and Opening Talk

Step into the rich history and culture of Gaza with The Phoenix of Gaza XR. The immersive VR experience invites you to explore life and resilience in Gaza before and after the genocide through 360 degree video and interactive storytelling. Originally conceived by Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb and the x-Real lab at CSU San Bernardino, the Phoenix of Gaza captures Gaza outside the realm of death and destruction, including happy moments and everyday life; it documents places and faces that no longer exist in the geography of Gaza; and it imagines a liberated Gaza in a virtual space.

The XR immersive exhibit opens Monday, April 13 at 3:00p -- come experience the Phoenix of Gaza and stay to hear the opening talk:
Monday, April 13 at 4p: Ahlam Muhtaseb, "Immersive Technologies as Decolonial Art of Confrontation: The Phoenix of Gaza"

Additional opportunities to experience the exhibit:
Tuesday, April 14 from 12:30-2:30
Wednesday, April 15 from 12:30-2:30
Thursday, April 16 from 12:30-2:30

01/07/2026

DSU Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invites you to
“Love Across Difference: Mixed Marriage in Lebanon”

A talk by Dr. Lara Deeb
Professor of Anthropology at Scripps College

Thursday, February 12, 7 pm
AL 101, SDSU Campus

10/27/2025

"A Military History of the US and Iran: From World War Two Studebakers to the AI-Deep Fakes of the 12-Day War"

A talk by Dr. Ibrahim al-Marashi
Professor of History, Cal State San Marcos

Thursday, November 20, 7 PM
AL 101, SDSU Campus

01/21/2025

SDSU Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invites you to

“Religion and Populism Worldwide”
Wednesday, February 26 at 10.00am
A Zoom Talk by Prof. Olivier Roy

Zoom Webinar Registration
https://sdsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YZxUJ8W4RvSk0mGAdUz7Fw

11/06/2024

Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invites you to a lecture:

“Multiple Medinas and Karbalas: Survival and Salvation from the Islamic Past and Present”

A Talk by Maryam Kashani
Prof. at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Thursday, December 5 at 4:00pm

SDSU Campus, Storm Hall 127

09/05/2024

Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invites you to

“A Conversation with Nathan Thrall”

Tuesday, October 8 at 7 PM

SDSU Campus, AL 201

Nathan Thrall, author of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning book "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of A Jerusalem Tragedy,”
speaks with SDSU Political Science Professor Jonathan Graubart on his book,
current developments in Palestine-Israel, and the challenges of facilitating productive discussion on college campuses.

03/25/2024

Indian Muslim intellectual Faizur Rahman will give a lecture titled “Strengthening Hindu-Muslim Unity in Contemporary India” on April 29, Monday at 7pm in AL 101, SDSU Campus.

https://www.facebook.com/a.faizur.rahman

02/12/2024

Join our in-person event on Tuesday, February 27 at 6.30pm: "The Future of American Power: Latin America, the Middle East, and Beyond.” A Talk by Stephen Kinzer, an award-winning journalist and author.
SDSU Campus, Storm Hall West, SHW-11.

02/09/2024

The video of our Zoom event is now on Youtube: Prof. Butch Ware, “Black Liberation and Palestine,” February 6, 2024:

San Diego State University Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies Webinar: "Black Liberation and Palestine," February 6, 2024. A talk by Prof. Butch Ware (UCS...