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Join author Diana Darke for this illustrated talk exploring the historical and artistic connections between Syria and Europe. The presentation begins with the Christian art and architecture still extant on Syrias hillsides, where thousands of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-century churches can be studied and explored. The Umayyads, the first Islamic dynasty, inherited this Syrian legacy in the seventh and eighth centuries from their capital, Damascus. This heritage shaped the earliest examples of Islamic art and architecture, including Jerusalem's iconic Dome of the Rock and Damascus Great Umayyad Mosque, both built for new Muslim patrons with the help of leading Christian craftsmen. When the Umayyads later established their dynasty in al-Andalus (present-day Spain and Portugal), where Islamic art and architecture reached its peak in the early medieval period, the roles reversed: top Muslim craftsmen worked for new Christian patrons during the Catholic reconquest of Spain, transferring their skills and decorative repertoires into Latin Europe.

Does Islam Have a Liberation Theology?", with multiple panels and keynote presentations by Ebrahim Moosa (University of Notre Dame) and Sylvia Chan-Malik (Rutgers University). Webinar registration

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Does Islam Have a Liberation Theology?", with multiple panels and keynote presentation be Ebrahim Moosa (University of Notre Dame) and Sylvia Chan-Malik (Rutgers University). Webinar registration

Rhea Rahman (Assistant Professor of Anthropology Brooklyn College (CUNY). An ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores how a Muslim organization can do good in a world that defines Muslimness as less than human. Rooted in more than a decade of international research, her study on the organizations projects, methods, and limitations reveals how racial capitalism permeates all aspects of humanitarianism and paints a frank, nuanced portrait of the constraints Islamic aid entities face in the effort to disentangle themselves from neocolonialism and Western hegemony.

Jennifer Pruitt, University of Wisconsin Chair of the Department of Art History, and Howard and Ellen Louise Schwartz Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture

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Silos to Systems: Weaving Together the Strands of Muslim Mental Health

As the global mental health landscape evolves, the need for cohesive, collaborative systems has never been more urgent. This year’s conference calls on us to come together—across disciplines, institutions, and lived experiences—to build integrated pathways of healing rooted in Islamic values and Muslim communities’ realities.

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Paper submission deadline: March 27th.