Muslim Students and COVID-19 Pandemic 

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First comprehensive report on Muslim students and COVID-19 pandemic. Read the highlights and download the report.

CICW STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Dr. Yaqub Mirza

Dr. Mirza, a CICW Trustee, recently spoke at Shenandoah University School of Education and Leadership 2020 Graduation

Dr. Younus Mirza

Read Dr. Mirza's latest essay on plague gathering and their critics in the medieval Damascus

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Ermin Sinanović

CICW Executive Director spoke at AlJazeera Balkans on the protests in the US (in Bosnian)

Defending Muhammad in Modernity

Watch the book discussion with Ermin Sinanović and Dr. SherAli Tareen

Watch Dr. Amaarah DeCuir's discussion with Muslim youth authors of "I am the Night Sky"

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

CICW contributes to several scholarship programs for US-based students

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Daairas and their Impacts on Islamic Learning
among Mourides in Senegal by ​Macodou Fall

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Preliminary report on Muslim students and COVID-19

Increased religious observance, mental health stress, and worries about health insurance and academic goals

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"Gendered Morality" with Dr. Zahra Ayubi
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"Modern Muslim Theology" with Dr. Martin Nguyen
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Prof. Mohamad Haniki's lecture on "Pharmaceutical Needs of Muslim Patients"

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Global Dialogue on Higher Education

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CICW Hosting a Fulbright Fellow

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Writings by Team Members

Gay pride parade in Sarajevo:
​A victory for bureaucratic Islam

by Ermin Sinanovic

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“It Was a Memorable Day” – How the Black Death United the Population of Medieval Damascus

by Younus Mirza

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Our Mission

At the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, we:

• Engage in rigorous and innovative research, education, and outreach to advance a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in diverse, global, and contemporary contexts
• Facilitate collaborations between Shenandoah University and international universities
• Develop training programs for teachers and religious leaders in multi-faith contexts 
• Host seminars and lectures on theological and cultural challenges facing Muslims today

Our activities

Research

       Research seminars
       Workshops
       Fellowships
       Research grants 
       Colloquiums

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Teaching

            Teacher training workshops
            Curriculum development
            Offering courses on contemporary
            Islam at Shenandoah University
            Student programs

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Outreach

       Global outreach
       and collaboration
       Student recruitment
       and retention
     ​  Community building

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CICW is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), tax-exempt private foundation.