Norhan Elsayed Topless Jihad: Fighting Oppression with Oppression?
I did a double-take when I saw the words “Topless Jihad” in a news headline earlier this Spring. My first thought was “editorial mistake?” The story that followed made me wish the headline was an error.
This past April, Femen – a Ukrainian based feminist group whose movement has spread… Read More
Mafish Mushkila/A Nation Divided
Egeler and Manjee are undergraduates participating in the Duke in the Arab World 2013 summer program (May 15-June 26) in Egypt and Morocco. Here are two recent blog posts addressing the political situation in Egypt — including the view from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the perspective of… Read More
Duke Human Rights Center Grant
Summer 2013 research support from the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) provides research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students interested in developing projects that focus on human rights.
Recipients include Anastasia Karklina ('14) who will be traveling to Ghana and Israel to conduct comparative studies of… Read More
Duke Islamic Studies students are encouraged to combine academic study and scholarship with language acquisition and international, cross-cultural experiences. The core components of undergraduate Islamic Studies are the Undergraduate Certificate in Islamic Studies, Muslim Cultures Focus cluster, and DISC DukeEngage programs.
Duke's Focus Program
Duke's Focus Program for first-year students offers clusters of courses related to an interdisciplinary theme. The DISC Focus cluster explores the diverse histories and cultures of Muslims. It requires no prior knowledge of Islam or the Middle East and has attracted both Muslim and non-Muslim students.
DukeEngage
DISC's DukeEngage programs embody the DukeEngage mission that "students apply what they have learned in the classroom to address societal issues at home and abroad."
