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Maria M Dakake

Maria M Dakake

Dr. Dakake researches and publishes on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She is one of the general editors and contributing authors of the The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015), which comprises a translation and ...

Cortney Hughes Rinker

Cortney Hughes Rinker

Cortney Hughes Rinker is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Director of the Global Affairs program. She earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine with emphases in Feminist Studies and Medicine, Science, and Technology Studies. ...

RELI 211-001: Religions of the West

Spring 2024 -  Jim Dooley   -  Section Syllabus

 The study of religions and the ways that they are practiced has fascinatedstudents in all walks of life for as far back as you might care to look — peoplewho are interested in people tend also to be interested in how they think, and inwhat ways they express their beliefs. If it sounds like religion,...

POSTPONED: An Evening with Keith Ellison

Past Event
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Fenwick Library, Main Reading Room

A series on Religion, Politics, and the 2024 Election, co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Schar School of Government and Policy. This evening's speaker is Keith Ellison, first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, and currently Attorney General of the State of Minnesota. Attor...

MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies

The interdisciplinary MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences introduces students to the major issues and debates in the study of the Middle East, Islam and Muslim societies. Students study historical and contemporary topics--as well as theory an...

Aziz Sachedina

Aziz Sachedina

Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D., is Professor and IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  Dr. Sachedina, who has studied in India, Iraq, Iran, and Canada, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.  He has been conducting research and writing in the field of...

Spring 2024

Check the course schedule for more details. Note course details are subject to change. Academic Calendar Dates for Spring 2024 Last Day to Add: January 23 (Full semester) Last Day to Drop with 100% Refund: January 30 (Full semester) Core Courses GLOA 600: Global Competencies (alternative o...

RELI 211-DL1: Religions of the West

Spring 2024 -  Mohammad Mahdi M Shahkolahi   -  Section Syllabus

In this course, students primarily explore the history, practices, beliefs, and contemporarydevelopments of the three major monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Studentswill examine these three religious traditions thematically and comparatively, in order to understandthe simil...