Category: Event Coverage, Videos

Title: Children’s Literature and Shia Muslim Childhoods in America

Three Scholars Speaking on Zoom

Children’s Literature and Shia Muslim Childhoods in America

Join ACMCU for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani, How Can I Tell My Mawla I Love Him?; Zain Bandali, Mehndi Boy; and Alim M., Ya Ali Madad Everyone. We will discuss the storylines, the authors’ inspirations, and the politics of Muslim childhood in America.

Event Video

This Fall, the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), Georgetown University Qatar, and the African Studies Program welcome 11 distinguished speakers for a vital lecture series focused on the…

Sherman Jackson

Join Dr. Sherman Jackson and moderator Dr. Nader Hashemi for a discussion on Dr. Jackson’s latest book, The Islamic Secular (2024), and how the authentic conception of the Islamic Secular…

Nour Joudah

The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, in partnership with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the African Studies Program, and Georgetown University Qatar, hosted a conversation with University of California…