Muslim Studies Program November 21, 2016 News and Events Please share with other faculty, students, and community. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Upcoming Co-Sponsored Progams
The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
November 22, 2016: The Final Years
Case Hall, Club Spartan - 5:30 p.m. November 29, 2016: Gandhi’s Legacy
Kellogg Center, Lincoln Room - 5:00 p.m. reception & lecture
Cosponsored by the MSU India Council, Muslim Studies Program, and James Madison College.
A noted Indian politician, academic, and advocate for tolerance and reconciliation, Rajmohan Gandhi has served in the Indian Senate and as president of Initiatives of Change International, a global nonprofit aiming at reconciliation and trustbuilding. He has been a Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and also Academic Director of that campus’s Global Crossroads Living and Learning Community. A grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Rajmohan Gandhi has published eleven books and has had a distinguished career in journalism.
Fastathon
Breaking Bread Together
November 29, 2016
Hosted by: IMSA-Islamic Medical Student Organization of College of Osteopathic Medicine
This is an interfaith and unity building event where students of different faiths will come together to share their own funny stories of being of faith and their unique challenges. Contact Bahar Zarrabian zarrabia@msu.edu for details.
Sargam 2016: A Journey Through India
Sargam is a celebration of Indian culture through dance performances, drama, music performances, poetry, and a fashion show.
3rd of December, 2016 in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theater, 6:00 pm
Brought to you by the MSU Indian Students Organization (ISO), co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and Muslim Studies Program.
2017 Muslim Studies Program Events
Muslim Journeys Book Club Spring 2017
Four sessions will be held In Spring 2017, on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, MSU Main Library Green Room:
January 25: The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami, led by Leila Tarakji, Department of English
February 8: The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, led by Dr. Austin Jackson, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
February 22: Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson, led by Dr. Morgan Shipley, Department of Religious Studies
March 15: E-mails from Scheherazad by Mohja Kahf, led by Leila Tarakji, Department of English
Mustlim Studies Program Faculty Panel
Friday, February 3 at 12:00 noon
303 International Center
with Chantal Tetreault, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Monir Monirizzam, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Linda Sayed, Visiting Assistant Professor, James Madison College
Muslim Women and the Freedom to Choose
Thursday, February 16 at noon
303 International Center
with special guest Professor Lila Abu-Lughod
What can we learn from public debates about Muslim women that hinge on a right—the “right to choose freely”--that has been enshrined in international feminist conventions and that animates the popular American imagination of such practices as veiling and arranged marriage? As an anthropologist, I look to the everyday lives of young women in one Egyptian village to open up new ways of thinking about choice and to expose the politics behind fantasies about this concept. Lila Abu-Lughod isthe Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University where she teaches anthropology and women's studies.
The Politics of Arabic in Israel:
A Sociolinguistic Analysis
Camelia Suleiman
Assistant Professor of Arabic
Date & Time: TBD
Camelia Suleiman has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgetown University, with a specialization in Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis. Her research interest is in the area of language and identity in relation to gender, politicians' use of language in the media, and national identity, in both the American and the Arab countries’ contexts. She has also received a number of awards and recognition including an award for ‘distinguished women in academia’ from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. At MSU she serves as the Arabic language coordinator, as well as she has been directing the Arabic Flagship Program.
Amir Sulaiman
poet, recording artist, Harvard Fellow, actor, screen writer and producer
MSU Main Library Green Room, 4th Floor
Wednesday, April 12 at 7 pm
Other on-campus events
(not organized by the Muslim Studies Program)
that might be of interest
Israel's Wars with Hamas: the Dilemmas of Asymmetric Conflicts December 2, 2016
10:00 - 11:30 am
B-342 Wells Hall
Director Yael Aronoff will present on the subject of democracies fighting asymmetric wars, which often attempt to balance traditional military strategies of deterrence compounded by political pressures to counterstrike with overwhelming force, with pressures for restraint. Restraint, the calculation goes, mitigates further resentment by populations in which the strikes are held; are needed to maintain a political culture's self-identity as a democracy upholding democratic norms and international laws regarding the conduct of war in opposition to the non-state actor; and to deprive the opponent of political victories through winning the media battles regarding the interpretation of these wars.
Dr. Aronoff will assess these tensions in regard to Israel's wars with Hamas and examine how international lawyers, military commanders, and non-governmental organizations such as the ICRC have come together to try to reach consensus on what the restraints binding states should be in these wars.
Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, Jewish Studies Program, and James Madison College.
Join us as we take you through the streets of Pakistan. Browse the bazaar and try your hand at haggling for some authentic Pakistani goods, learn about our vibrant culture, and enjoy the great food! There will also be a fashion show and a number of different performances! Performances will start at 7:30 pm. There is a $2 entrance fee for non students. This event is FREE for all MSU students. We hope to see you there!
Central Asia Cultural Club Dinner Date: Monday, December 5 Time: 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm Location: 303, International Center
Hosted by the Central Asian Student Association
Weekly Event Diwan Arabic Tea and Conversation Hour
Wednesdays at 4:00 - 5:00 pm September 21 - December 7 305 International Center
Arabic Diwan is a gathering of Arabic students who are in the Arabic program, where they speak the language and learn about the culture in a relaxed environment with our Fulbright teaching assistant. Students from all Arabic language levels are encouraged to attend. We extend the invitation to Arabic-speaking students from the English Center as well.
