Events

Dr. Sarah Shields, "What They Think of Us", March 8, 2006

  • Wednesday, 08 March 2006 01:37
"What They Think of Us: The Middle East"
by Sarah Shields, professor of history, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
March 8, 2006, 4:00 pm
Richard White Lecture Hall, East Campus, Duke University

Part of the Speaker Series, "What They Think of Us: The United States in the Eyes of the World, sponsored by the History Department and Alumni Affairs, Duke University.

3rd Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Student Conference, April 2006

  • Sunday, 05 March 2006 01:38
"3rd Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Student Conference on Islamic Studies"
Translating Islam

Call for Papers Submission Deadline: March 5, 2006

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the question of translation across the humanities and in the social sciences. The linguistic and cultural turn that has shaped the modern formation of interpretive studies currently pushes toward further engagement with issues of translation, namely how concepts, ideas and practices are related to a more complex substrate in culture. In a more radical way, the theoretical frameworks derived from post-structuralism and post-colonial studies equate the ideal of translatability with that of universality.

The aim of this conference is to explore ways in which the issue of translation figures in theories, methodologies, ethnographic and historiographic dimensions of the study of Islam and Muslim societies.

Jesus in Islam, February 8, 2006

  • Wednesday, 08 February 2006 01:26
Jesus Christ According to Qur'an

The Birth of Jesus
Jesus as a Prophet
The Names of Jesus
Jesus' Ascension
The Descent of Jesus

Lecture by Mr. Bilal Ankaya
Director of Interfaith Dialogue, Rumi Forum

When: February 8, Wednesday, 5:30 pm
Where: Student Union, Rm: FPG-2518-B
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Calligraphy and Illumination Exhibit, January 2005

  • Thursday, 27 January 2005 22:36
“Calligraphy and Illumination Exhibition and Workshops, 01/25 – 02/04 2005”

Calligrapher Mr. Efdaluddin Kilic and illuminator Ms. Gulnihal Kupeli came to North Carolina to present their fine arts and to do workshops. Their Calligraphy and Illumination Exhibition took place at Duke University's Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture from January 25th until February 4th, 2005.

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