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Statement Commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The latest figures from multiple countries underscore the severity of this escalating threat. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the leading Muslim…
March 14, 2025
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Professor Khoja-Moolji’s Book Finalist for 2024 AAR Book Award
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) recently announced the 2024 recipients of the Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion. This annual competition…
November 1, 2024
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Professor Khoja-Moolji’s book Rebuilding Community wins the Nautilus Award
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding congratulates Shenila Khoja-Moolji, the Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies, for winning…
May 29, 2024
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Statement on Campus Protests
Alwaleed Center for Muslim Christian Understanding (ACMCU), The Bridge Initiative and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at Georgetown University stand in support…
May 6, 2024
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Mideast expert to speak on ‘myths vs. realities’ of Gaza war at Pitkin County Library
The local volunteer organization Ceasefire Now Roaring Fork Valley has invited author, commentator and Middle East expert Dr. Nader Hashemi to speak on “Israel-Gaza War: Myths…
March 12, 2024
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Why Is Islam So Misunderstood? | Professor John Esposito
Professor John Esposito talks to us about studying Islam, Islamophobia in the US, and what Arabs inside and outside of the Arab region misunderstand about. …
February 21, 2024
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Times Higher Education: Interview with Nader Hashemi
The Georgetown professor of Middle East and Islamic politics talks of hating his parents’ return to Iran after the 1979 revolution – and crediting it with his life’s…
December 1, 2023
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Nader Hashemi | Recite Al Jazeera Balkans
Recite Al Jazeera's guest is Nader Hashemi, distinguished professor of Islamic studies and director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in…
November 1, 2023
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Daily Cuts – with ACMCU Director Nader Hashemi
In the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire with Hamas, despite international pressure. And slow progress…
October 31, 2023
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All in a Day: In Conversation with Dr. Nader Hashemi
CBC Radio's "All in A Day" news program interviews ACMCU Director Dr. Nader Hashemi on the current state of affairs in relation to Israel's war against Hamas and the impact the…
October 25, 2023