ACMCU Events

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…

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…

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…

ACMCU Honors the life and legacy of Distinguished University Professor and Founding Director Dr. John L. Esposito as this year's recipient of the annual Building Bridges Awards. ACMCU hosts distinguished…

ACMCU, in partnership with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the African Studies Program, hosted a conversation with University of California Berkeley Professor of Middle East History and Chancellor’s…

ACMCU, CCAS, and The African Studies Program of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service welcomed Dr. Tareq Baconi from Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network to give a lecture on the…

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…

In partnership with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), Georgetown University Qatar, and The Georgetown University African Studies Program, ACMCU will host a four part series focused on the…

In this talk about their new book, Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America (NYU Press, 2023), Professor Katrina Daly Thompson tells the story of progressive…

In this talk, Tazeen M. Ali discusses her recent book The Women's Mosque of America: Authority & Community in US Islam, published with NYU Press in November 2022.