Arab Springs: Revolution and Repression
The conference will be live-streamed Friday, Feb 17 at 9am.
Recent News
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- Professor Mohsen Kadivar
- Kadivar, who came to the United States in 2008, was a Chomsky-esque intellectual rock star for much of his career—he’s one of the most famous Iranian academics of his generation. He has recently launched a new website. You can read a profile of Kadivar in Duke's Towerview magazine. Read More
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- Poetic Portraits of a Revolution Exhibit and Opening
- Opening Reception: February 8, 5:30 - 7:00. Louise Brown Gallery, Bryan Center, Duke University. Poetic Portraits of a Revolution Exhibit at Louise Brown Gallery, Bryan Center. This reception is sponsored by the Duke University Union VisArts program. "Poetic Portraits of a Revolution" includes photojournalistic imagery and poetic reflections of the struggle for self-determination in Egypt and Tunisia. During a time of transformative events, four young artists set out on a two-month journey to capture stories and Read More
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- Bruce Lawrence honored
- Bruce Lawrence, Inaugural Director of DIS and Professor of Islamic Studies Emeritus, was awarded the 8th "Friend" Award from the Turkish Women's Cultural Association (TURKKAD) at a ceremony in Istanbul on 4 February 2012. Past recipients of this award include: Carl Ernst (2005) and Omid Safi (2011), for their respective books on Muhammad. Bruce will receive the award for his book "The Qur'an-A Biography", translated into 18 languages, including Turkish (2010). Click here to view a video Read More
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- Using iPads to Teach Turkish
- During the Spring 2012 semester, Erda? Göknar will be using iPads with students in his course, Turkish through Screenplays and Film. He describes how he plans to use second generation iPads with his students below (read more) Read More
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- 'Affective Meaning' in Arabic
- "Affective Meaning" in Arabic: Duke sociologists hope collaboration with Arab-Americans will improve social interactions abroad. Read More
"Muslims in America: The Next Ten Years"
In September 2011, DISC hosted a one-day conference for the Religion Newswriters Association. Eboo Patel was the keynote speaker. You can watch a clip from his keynote address below. You can watch the conference panels on iTunesU The are 3 panels: Radicalization (featuring Charles Kurzman, David Schanzer & Abdullah Antepli); Muslim-American Youth (featuring 4 undergraduates talking about growing up in post-9/11 America); and Eboo Patel's keynote address.
CONFERENCE: ARAB SPRINGS: REVOLUTION AND REPRESSION
FEBRUARY 16-18, 2012
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About DISC
Gil Merkx, director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center, highlights the mission of his center and talk about DISC's current projects.
February 02, 2012
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February 16, 2012
