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SCL and Cambridge Analytica: Peering Inside the Propaganda Machine
Cambridge Analytica, and their parent company SCL Group hit the headlines recently, when, after their work on the Trump campaign, reporting exposed misuse of Facebook data,…
December 17, 2018
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A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is
On April 25th, Dr. John McHugo began by covering the decades following the death of the Prophet Muhammad which ended with civil war engulfing the Muslim community. This crucial…
December 17, 2018
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“The Abode of Peace: The Prophet, The Quran, and Turning the other Cheek”, with Dr. Juan Cole
In late November of 2018, Dr. Juan R.I. Cole presented a talk at Georgetown University's Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding on the history of the…
December 12, 2018
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“Anti-Islamic Campaigns and Internment Camps for Muslims in China”, with Dr. James Millward
In December of 2018, Dr. Abbas Jamshidi presented a talk at ACMCU on the concept of the "Other" in Persian storytelling traditions and how this othering impacts inter…
December 6, 2018
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“Fights, Factions, and Factions” with Dr. Paul Salem
Dr. Paul Salem, President of Middle East Institute gave a presentation on Christian Communities in Lebanon and their complex.…
November 26, 2018
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“Muslim Gravestones in Detroit”, with Dr. Ronald Stockton
On October 31, 2018, Dr. Ronald Stockton gave a talk at ACMCU about Muslim burial sites in Michigan and the gravestones that tell a story about the people, the community, and the…
November 8, 2018
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“The Ban” The Human Cost of Trump’s Travel Ban”, with Laila Al-Arian
Al Jazeera Journalist and Fault Lines Senior Producer, Laila Al-Arian presented a screening of her film, "The Ban" at ACMCU in late October. She also spoke on the…
November 2, 2018
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“Sufism and Islamic Scholarship in the 18th Century”, with Dr. Zachary Wright
On October 5th, 2018, Dr. Zachary Wright addressed gave a talk at ACMCU addressing topics related to late medieval Islamic intellectual scholarship, particularly in the…
October 24, 2018
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“Islam: As a Discourse of Resistance in Iran”, with Dr. Pouya Alimagham
On October 3rd, 2018, Dr. Pouya Alimagham, Historian of the Middle East, MIT addressed topics related to resistance movements within Iran both after the Revolution and during. He…
October 16, 2018
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Key Islamic Political Actors and Islam and Politics around the World, by John L Esposito and Emad Shahin
Islam and Politics Around the World Edited by John L. Esposito and Emad El-Din Shahin Provides a comprehensive analysis of the interaction of Islam and politics across the globe…
October 12, 2018