After the brutal killing of George Floyd sparked antiracism protests worldwide, Black youth organized protests in West Papua, Indonesia’s marginalized and easternmost region. In 2019, Papuans protested against entrenched racism…
In her new book, writer and Catholic scholar of Muslim-Christian relations, Jordan Denari Duffner, examines how Christians have contributed to anti-Muslim prejudice and discrimination, and how the community, using tools…
As the crisis in Jerusalem deepens Prince Hassan of Jordan calls for an end to expropriations, confiscations and annexation. “Jerusalem,” he writes “is a shared gift, not the exclusive property…
This week the Berkley Forum sat down with ACMCU Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Jessica Soedirgo to discuss her research on violence against Ahmadiyah and Shia communities in Indonesia. What follows is…
Join Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Imam Sayyid M.B. Kashmiri for a virtual discussion on Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq. This event will be moderated by ACMCU Director Dr. Tamara Sonn.
ACMCU is happy to announce our 2020-2021 initiative to collaborate with the Asian Studies Program and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs in supporting scholarship on Ethnicity, Religion…
Interview with Professor John L. Esposito and head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council Dr Maha Azzam discussing 10 years since the outbreak of the Arab Spring.
Dr. Jessica Soedirgo, SFS Postdoctoral Fellow, gave a virtual talk hosted by the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Berkley Center, on religious and ethnic…
Joe Biden, the President Elect of the United States, got early support from Muslim Americans during an online summit earlier this year (July 20) | The Associated Press…
ACMCU offers two Global Anti-Racism Initiative (GARI) courses for the upcoming Spring 2021 semester: The Racialization of Religion(INAF233), Islam and Slavery (INAF406/ARAB406).
A panel discussion, co-sponsored by the African Studies Program focused on current political events in Ethiopia, particularly as connected to religious and ethnic tensions.
In this video lecture, Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi from Georgetown University's Department of Anthropology talks about the history of Black American Muslims and the legacy of the Black American Muslim community.
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is founded on a commitment to the equality and dignity of all people, regardless of their religious, ethnic, sexual, national, or other identity. The…
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding sends warmest wishes on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. May the blessings of Ramadan sustain you as we struggle together for a healthy and…
