CICW Graduate Student Institute
"Islam in the Contemporary World"
July 14 - July 29, 2024
"Islam in the Contemporary World"
July 14 - July 29, 2024
SCHEDULE
(All times are US Eastern Standard Time)
Please note the order of presentations is tentative and is subject to change.
SCHEDULE (All times are US Eastern Standard Time)
Sunday, July 14
Students’ arrival and check-in (after 3 pm)
Monday, July 15
9:00 – 10:00 – Opening Session
10:30 – 12:00 – The Qur’anic Worldview, Ermin Sinanović
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Tuesday, July 16 (Day of Ashura’)
9:00 – 10:30 – Neo-traditionalism in the West, Dr. Walaa Quisay
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Muslim Prisoners and Carceral Fiqh, Dr. Walaa Quisay
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 3:30 – Islamic Exegetical Tradition, Dr. Maria Dakake
8:30 pm – CICW Hosted Iftar
Wednesday, July 17
9:00 – 12:00 – Ummatics: Thinking about the Muslim World, Dr. Ovamir Anjum
12:00 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 5:00 – The Prophet’s Sira (Life), Dr. Ovamir Anjum
Thursday, July 18
9:00 – 10:30 – History and Importance of the Sunnah, Dr. Jonathan Brown
10:30 – 11:00 - Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Islam in West Africa, Dr. Farah El-Sharif
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Friday, July 19
9:00 – 12:00 – The Prophet’s Sira (Life), Dr. Ovamir Anjum
12:00 – 2:15 – Break / Salat al-Jum’ah
2:15 – 4:15 – The Prophet’s (SAW) Legacy in the Modern World, Dr. Jonathan Brown
Saturday, July 20
10:00 – 12:00 – Resistance and Sufism, Dr. Farah El-Sharif
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Islamic-Based Wealth Building, Dr. Yaqub Mirza
5:00 – Group Dinner
Sunday, July 21
No Classes – Research Day
Monday, July 22
9:00 – 10:30 – Sociocultural Perspectives in Islamic Education, Dr. Rehenuma Asmi
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Prophetic Pedagogy, Dr. Rehenuma Asmi and Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Islam in North America, Dr. Aminah Al-Deen
Tuesday, July 23
9:00 – 10:30 – Islamic Antiracist Education, Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – (Topic TBD)
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Wednesday, July 24
9:00 – 10:30 – Renewal and Reform in Islamic Thought, Ermin Sinanović
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Contemporary Islamic Thought, Ermin Sinanovic
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – The Qur’anic Model of Family, Dr. Zainab Alwani
Thursday, July 25
9:00 – 12:00 – Understanding Islamic Law, Dr. Jasser Auda
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Friday, July 26
9:00 – 12:00 – Al-Tafsir al-Maqasidi, Dr. Jasser Auda
12:00 – 2:15 – Break / Salat al-Jum’ah
2:15 – 4:30 – Research Mentoring
Saturday, July 27
10:00 – 1:00 – Students’ Presentations
Sunday, July 28
10:00 – 1:00 – Students’ Presentations
Monday, July 29
9:00 – 10:00 – Concluding Discussion, Dr. Nisa Muhammad and Ermin Sinanović
10:30 – 11:30 – Concluding Session / Graduation
(All times are US Eastern Standard Time)
Please note the order of presentations is tentative and is subject to change.
SCHEDULE (All times are US Eastern Standard Time)
Sunday, July 14
Students’ arrival and check-in (after 3 pm)
Monday, July 15
9:00 – 10:00 – Opening Session
10:30 – 12:00 – The Qur’anic Worldview, Ermin Sinanović
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Tuesday, July 16 (Day of Ashura’)
9:00 – 10:30 – Neo-traditionalism in the West, Dr. Walaa Quisay
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Muslim Prisoners and Carceral Fiqh, Dr. Walaa Quisay
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 3:30 – Islamic Exegetical Tradition, Dr. Maria Dakake
8:30 pm – CICW Hosted Iftar
Wednesday, July 17
9:00 – 12:00 – Ummatics: Thinking about the Muslim World, Dr. Ovamir Anjum
12:00 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 5:00 – The Prophet’s Sira (Life), Dr. Ovamir Anjum
Thursday, July 18
9:00 – 10:30 – History and Importance of the Sunnah, Dr. Jonathan Brown
10:30 – 11:00 - Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Islam in West Africa, Dr. Farah El-Sharif
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Friday, July 19
9:00 – 12:00 – The Prophet’s Sira (Life), Dr. Ovamir Anjum
12:00 – 2:15 – Break / Salat al-Jum’ah
2:15 – 4:15 – The Prophet’s (SAW) Legacy in the Modern World, Dr. Jonathan Brown
Saturday, July 20
10:00 – 12:00 – Resistance and Sufism, Dr. Farah El-Sharif
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Islamic-Based Wealth Building, Dr. Yaqub Mirza
5:00 – Group Dinner
Sunday, July 21
No Classes – Research Day
Monday, July 22
9:00 – 10:30 – Sociocultural Perspectives in Islamic Education, Dr. Rehenuma Asmi
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Prophetic Pedagogy, Dr. Rehenuma Asmi and Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Islam in North America, Dr. Aminah Al-Deen
Tuesday, July 23
9:00 – 10:30 – Islamic Antiracist Education, Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – (Topic TBD)
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Wednesday, July 24
9:00 – 10:30 – Renewal and Reform in Islamic Thought, Ermin Sinanović
10:30 – 11:00 – Break
11:00 – 12:30 – Contemporary Islamic Thought, Ermin Sinanovic
12:30 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – The Qur’anic Model of Family, Dr. Zainab Alwani
Thursday, July 25
9:00 – 12:00 – Understanding Islamic Law, Dr. Jasser Auda
12:00 – 2:00 - Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Learning Community, Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Friday, July 26
9:00 – 12:00 – Al-Tafsir al-Maqasidi, Dr. Jasser Auda
12:00 – 2:15 – Break / Salat al-Jum’ah
2:15 – 4:30 – Research Mentoring
Saturday, July 27
10:00 – 1:00 – Students’ Presentations
Sunday, July 28
10:00 – 1:00 – Students’ Presentations
Monday, July 29
9:00 – 10:00 – Concluding Discussion, Dr. Nisa Muhammad and Ermin Sinanović
10:30 – 11:30 – Concluding Session / Graduation