The CICW funds $95k Research Grant for an Educational VR Platform for Islamic Pilgrimages
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Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Virtual and Augmented Reality Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., recently secured a $95,000 research grant from the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World to create an immersive virtual reality experience to serve as a training and education platform for the primary religious pilgrimages in the Islamic faith.
Spring 2022 Book Talk Series
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Call for Submissions!
The Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University invites applications for research grants for Summer and Fall 2022. Maximum amount for the research grant is $2,500 for faculty/post-doctoral applicants and $2,000 for graduate students. These grants are meant to support research and writing by individual scholars and advanced graduate students in the US and Canada. Grants could include funding for travel, research support, publication, and dissemination of results. Grants must be distributed during Summer or Fall 2022 semester, and before December 31, 2022. If intended for travel, grants will be disbursed in the form of reimbursement after the grant holder completes travel and submits all receipts to CICW. The academic nature of the project should follow CICW policies and guidelines for individual grant applications.
To learn more on the submission process, please click below.
To learn more on the submission process, please click below.
Heavenly Returns: What the Abrahamic Faiths Teach us about Financial and Spiritual Well-Being by Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza and Gary Moore
Heavenly Returns starts from a radical premise: it argues that we need more religion in finance and more finance and religion. Though the idea goes against the grain of much conventional theology, authors Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza and Gary Moore show that the Abrahamic faiths are replete with wisdom about how followers should manage wealth.
To download the book, please click below.
To download the book, please click below.
The Imam's Generational Scholarship Fund Reception
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Honoring the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Imam's Generational Scholarship Fund.
Afghan Refugee Assistance Fund
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We are announcing that FAITH is working with Sterling Charitable Gift Fund (SCGF) and the Center For Islam In The Contemporary World (CICW) to establish an “Afghan Refugee Education Assistance Fund” to help/subsidize the cost for these students. We are working on an agreement with Shenandoah University and George Mason University to reduce tuition fees to make it affordable for the students to fulfill a lifelong dream of education and support their families.
Please help support this vital program of education that will be a positive start to building structure for their families.
Your donations will help these student refugees who apply and get accepted by either Shenandoah University or George Mason University. These institutions will require specific documentation and the costs will be partly subsidized for their education.
Questions?
Email: Contact@FAITHus.org
Help Support Now!
We are announcing that FAITH is working with Sterling Charitable Gift Fund (SCGF) and the Center For Islam In The Contemporary World (CICW) to establish an “Afghan Refugee Education Assistance Fund” to help/subsidize the cost for these students. We are working on an agreement with Shenandoah University and George Mason University to reduce tuition fees to make it affordable for the students to fulfill a lifelong dream of education and support their families.
Please help support this vital program of education that will be a positive start to building structure for their families.
Your donations will help these student refugees who apply and get accepted by either Shenandoah University or George Mason University. These institutions will require specific documentation and the costs will be partly subsidized for their education.
Questions?
Email: Contact@FAITHus.org
Culturally Responsive 9/11 Teaching Resources
Compiled by Amaarah DeCuir, Ed.D.
Compiled by Amaarah DeCuir, Ed.D.
This year’s 20th anniversary of September 11th is likely to generate increased public attention and our nation’s educators need to be supported as they prepare themselves and their students for such a pivotal commemorative experience. September 11th is not only a major event in U.S. history, it also continues to impact our social, cultural, and political realities both within the nation and globally. For additional resources on this topic, please click the button below.
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