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No matter what happens, we will be processing the results of the Nov. 5 election for some time. Join us for a post-election debrief, focusing on the role that religion—and Christian nationalism in particular—played in the campaigns and in the results. The panel will address what happened in the election, what we know, what we don’t know, and what questions this raises for American pluralism moving forward.
Mary, the mother of Jesus—Maryam in Arabic—is venerated by Christians and Muslims around the world. In this course, we will examine the Islamic portrayal of Mary as described in the Qur’an and the holy narrations of Prophet Muhammad, both normative sources for Muslims. We will identify similarities and differences that emerge in the Muslim depictions of Mary. By presenting examples of Islamic art and architecture, Zeyneb will highlight Mary’s ongoing importance in Muslim life. Finally, we will reflect about the possibilities of how Mary can serve as an important interreligious figure who can both divide and unite.
Today, antisemitism is still a social and political problem. However, many disagree as to what it actually is. This course explores the various efforts in history to define antisemitism and the political factors that inform them. We examine a few contemporary definitions of antisemitism and evaluate the political worldviews of each, so that participants can consider the role these definitions play in efforts to counter antisemitism as well as how they inform broader socio-political concerns.
Islam is a religion that nourishes body, heart, mind and soul. The word Islam literally means peace, surrender and submission. A Muslim is one who has made a conscious decision to freely surrender and submit to the one and only God, the creator of every thing and every being. In this online event, ICJS Muslim Scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan explained how Muslims try to embody these ideals in everyday life.