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Q&A with New Faculty in Global Islam

The UF Religion Department is excited to welcome the Izzat Hasan Sheikh Fellow in Islamic Studies and Assistant Professor of Religion Dr. Ali Altaf Mian to Gator Nation! Dr. Mian received his B.A. in Philosophy and M.A. in English from the University of Louisville, and his Ph.D. from the Graduate Program in Religion at Duke University. His research  areas include Islam […]

Public Culture and Islam in Modern Egypt: Media, Intellectuals and Society

THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ISLAMIC STUDIES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES PRESENTS: DR. HATSUKI AISHIMA “PUBLIC CULTURE AND ISLAM IN MODERN EGYPT: MEDIA, INTELLECTUALS AND SOCIETY” Tuesday, November 28th, 2017; 3:30PM 404 Grinter Hall Abstract: Hatsuki Aishima explores what it means to be “cultured” and “middle class” for Egyptian Muslims, which, as […]