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JAN
15
Muslim Journeys - A discussion of the Ken Burns documentary film, The Central Park Five
Date:
Thursday, 15 Jan 2026
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
East Lansing Public Library
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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Nazita Lajevardi (Political Science) will lead a discussion on the Ken Burns documentary film, The Central Park Five.

JAN
21
The 5th Annual Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum featuring Yusef Salaam
Date:
Wednesday, 21 Jan 2026
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
MSU Erickson Kiva
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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Yusef Salaam, NYC Councilmember and Member of the Exonerated (Central Park) Five.  Presented by the MSU Muslim Studies Program and MSU Libraries (Muslim Journeys).

JAN
27
Said Ennahid (University of Ifrane, Morocco), "The City of the Islamic World"
Date:
Tuesday, 27 Jan 2026
Time:
12:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
303 International Center
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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Said Ennahid (University of Ifrane, Morocco), "The City in the Islamic World: A North African Perspective on Medieval Town Planning".

JAN
30
Conversations on Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Date:
Friday, 30 Jan 2026
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
TBA
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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Please register for the event: https://forms.gle/kw7KNGbe2nyNSj798

FEB
2
Karam Dana (University of Washington Bothell), "To Stand with Palestine"
Date:
Monday, 02 Feb 2026
Time:
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Webinar TBA
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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Details TBA

FEB
11
Nareman Amin, "Is God for Revolution? Affect, Youth, and Islam in Post 2011 Egypt"
Date:
Wednesday, 11 Feb 2026
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
TBD
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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FEB
24
A lecture by D. Fairchild Ruggles (Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) on the Mosque of Cordoba
Date:
Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026
Time:
12:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
International Center, room 303
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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MAR
24
Diana Darke (Public Historian), "How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe"
Date:
Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026
Time:
12:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
International Center, room 303
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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MAR
25
Diana Darke, "How Syrian Art and Architecture Helped Shape Europe's Romanesque and Gothic Styles"
Date:
Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
TBD
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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MAR
26
19th Annual Muslim Studies Program Conference: "Does Islam Have a Liberation Theology?"
Date:
Thursday, 26 Mar 2026
Time:
All day
Location:
Webinar
Department:
Muslim Studies Program
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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.