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JMEWS : Volume 17, Issue 3, November 1, 2021

November 1, 2021
About the Journal: JMEWS is the official journal of the Association for Middle East Women's Studies.

This interdisciplinary journal advances the fields of Middle East gender, sexuality, and women's studies through the contributions of academics,...

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Elsa Costa: Xenophobia in Early Modern Spain

October 29, 2021

Duke History postdoctoral associate Elsa Costa will be speaking on November 22, 2021 at the Convivencia Lecture Series to discuss " Early Modern Xenophobia in Spain. "

In 2018, Elsa was awarded a Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship...

Juhood Fall 2021 Issue

Juhood Volume 3, Issue 2 now available

October 18, 2021
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 SUMMER 2021

FROM THE EDITOR

October 18, 2021

Dear Readers and Friends,

As I sit in Vondy as a first semester senior and look out the glass windows at Duke’s gothic stone buildings, I can’t help but feel...

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JMEWS: Volume 17, Issue 2

July 1, 2021
About the Journal

JMEWS is the official journal of the Association for Middle East Women's Studies.

This interdisciplinary journal advances the fields of Middle East gender, sexuality, and women's studies through the contributions of...

Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence

March 20, 2021

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence

We are stunned by the anti-Asian mass shootings in Atlanta and Acworth on March 16, 2021. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families who have suffered...

Juhood Fall 2020 Issue

Juhood Fall 2020 Issue release

February 18, 2021
CURRENT ISSUE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 FALL 2020

FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Readers and Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I present Juhood Volume 3, Issue 1. After perhaps one of the strangest college semesters in Duke history, we...

Omar ibn Said, born in Senegal in 1770, held onto Islamic practices while enslaved for decades in the US

Muslims in America: A forgotten history

February 10, 2021

For more than 300 years, Muslims have influenced the story of the US – from the ‘founding fathers’ to blues music today.

By

Sylviane A Diouf

10 Feb 2021

Omar ibn Said, born in Senegal in 1770, held onto Islamic...

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Undergrad Academic Journal: Jasūr Magazine

Jasur is an academic journal for writing on the Middle East, edited by students from North Carolina Universities (Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC-Greensboro). The journal is published biannually online and in print, and provides a...

JMEWS: Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

JMEWS: Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

This interdisciplinary journal advances the fields of Middle East gender, sexuality, and women's studies through the contributions of academics, artists, and activists from around the globe working in the interpretive social sciences and humanities. 

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ALHAMDU | Muslim Futurism Exhibit

MIPSTERZ are proud to announce the world premiere of their "ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM" exhibition presented by Duke Arts and hosted at the Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University in collaboration with the Duke Islamic Studies Center. The exhibition will be open from August 16, 2022, through...