CICW Graduate Student Institute
"Islam in the Contemporary World"
"Islam in the Contemporary World"
Islam in the Contemporary World (Aug 1-13, 2022)
Director of the Program: Ermin Sinanović (CICW)
Assistant Director: Dr. Nisa Muhammad (Howard University)
Introduction
The CICW’s summer student program, “Islam in the Contemporary World,” is a graduate students’ institute whose objective is twofold: (1) to provide graduate students with foundational instructions in Islamic studies with a focus on contemporary issues, and (2) to have discussions about the lived experiences of Muslim graduate students, especially as they pertain to issues of wellness, equity, and belonging. By combining academic and mentoring sessions, we aim to provide a rounded approach to Islam in the contemporary world.
To that end, we have assembled a stellar team of instructors, and we hope we hope to recruit an outstanding, diverse group of students from a variety of academic disciplines. Our pedagogy combines traditional Islamic learning with contemporary approaches and methods in Islamic studies. We question the West-centric assumptions and epistemologies and bring Islamic epistemologies and approaches to pedagogy, learning, and thought into the conversation.
A distinctive feature of the GSI is the learning community, led and facilitated by Dr. Nisa Muhammad. These discussions will enhance the morning academic sessions and allow the students to take academic material and make it relevant in their lives. Topics will range from What it Means to Be Muslim on Campus to Leading on Campus with Islamic Values to Gender Equity to BLM (Black Lives around the Messenger peace be upon Him) to Living the Quran, to the students’ choice of topic. This will be a safe and sacred space to share feelings in a non-judgmental manner that allows the students to continue to grow.
Contact: cicw@contemporaryislam.org
Director of the Program: Ermin Sinanović (CICW)
Assistant Director: Dr. Nisa Muhammad (Howard University)
Introduction
The CICW’s summer student program, “Islam in the Contemporary World,” is a graduate students’ institute whose objective is twofold: (1) to provide graduate students with foundational instructions in Islamic studies with a focus on contemporary issues, and (2) to have discussions about the lived experiences of Muslim graduate students, especially as they pertain to issues of wellness, equity, and belonging. By combining academic and mentoring sessions, we aim to provide a rounded approach to Islam in the contemporary world.
To that end, we have assembled a stellar team of instructors, and we hope we hope to recruit an outstanding, diverse group of students from a variety of academic disciplines. Our pedagogy combines traditional Islamic learning with contemporary approaches and methods in Islamic studies. We question the West-centric assumptions and epistemologies and bring Islamic epistemologies and approaches to pedagogy, learning, and thought into the conversation.
A distinctive feature of the GSI is the learning community, led and facilitated by Dr. Nisa Muhammad. These discussions will enhance the morning academic sessions and allow the students to take academic material and make it relevant in their lives. Topics will range from What it Means to Be Muslim on Campus to Leading on Campus with Islamic Values to Gender Equity to BLM (Black Lives around the Messenger peace be upon Him) to Living the Quran, to the students’ choice of topic. This will be a safe and sacred space to share feelings in a non-judgmental manner that allows the students to continue to grow.
Contact: cicw@contemporaryislam.org
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Deadline: May 31st, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Eligibility
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Graduate Summer Institute Teaching Faculty
(Past and Present)
To learn more about each Instructor, please click on the individual's name below (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Zainab Alwani
Founding Director and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD)
Dr. Rushain Abbasi
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities and Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University.
Dr. Aminah Al-Deen
Islamic Scholar and Activist
Dr. Ahmet Alibašić
Associate professor in the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarejevo
Dr. Ovamir Anjum
Chair of Islamic Studies Department at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Toledo
Dr. Rehenuma Asmi
CICW Executive Board Member and a Convener of teacher training program
Dr. Jasser Auda
President, Maqasid Institute Global and Al-Shatibi Chair of Maqasid Studies at the International Peace College South Africa
Dr. Jonathan Brown
Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
CICW Executive Board Member, Convener of teacher training program, and Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University
Dr. Ahmet Kuru
Director of Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and Bruce E. Porteous Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University.
Dr. Yaqub Mirza
CICW President and CEO, Sterling Management Group
Dr. Younus Mirza
Director of the Barzinji Project at Shenandoah University, Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University
Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Assistant Dean for Religious Life at Howard University and Contributor at the Yaqeen Institute
Dr. Shuruq Naguib
Lecturer in the Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Department at Lancaster University
Dr. Ermin Sinanović
Executive Director at CICW and Scholar in Residence at Shenandoah University
Dr. SherAli Tareen
Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College
(Past and Present)
To learn more about each Instructor, please click on the individual's name below (in alphabetical order):
Dr. Zainab Alwani
Founding Director and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD)
Dr. Rushain Abbasi
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities and Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University.
Dr. Aminah Al-Deen
Islamic Scholar and Activist
Dr. Ahmet Alibašić
Associate professor in the Faculty of Islamic Studies at the University of Sarejevo
Dr. Ovamir Anjum
Chair of Islamic Studies Department at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Toledo
Dr. Rehenuma Asmi
CICW Executive Board Member and a Convener of teacher training program
Dr. Jasser Auda
President, Maqasid Institute Global and Al-Shatibi Chair of Maqasid Studies at the International Peace College South Africa
Dr. Jonathan Brown
Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir
CICW Executive Board Member, Convener of teacher training program, and Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University
Dr. Ahmet Kuru
Director of Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and Bruce E. Porteous Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University.
Dr. Yaqub Mirza
CICW President and CEO, Sterling Management Group
Dr. Younus Mirza
Director of the Barzinji Project at Shenandoah University, Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University
Dr. Nisa Muhammad
Assistant Dean for Religious Life at Howard University and Contributor at the Yaqeen Institute
Dr. Shuruq Naguib
Lecturer in the Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Department at Lancaster University
Dr. Ermin Sinanović
Executive Director at CICW and Scholar in Residence at Shenandoah University
Dr. SherAli Tareen
Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College