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Islam and Politics in Afghanistan before and after the Taliban,' Nazif Shahrani, November 18. 2021

Previous Events

How Media Representations of Muslims Changed after Trump's 'Travel Ban,' Evelyn Alsultany, March 11. 2021

Muslims, Violence, and Citizenship in America, Mucahit Bilici, November 12, 2020

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment, Ahmet T. Kuru, February 13, 2020

Islamic Perspectives on Peaceful Co-Existence, October 17, 2019

Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism, March 7, 2019

Can Minorities Gain Acceptance in the US Through Community Service, November 1, 2018

Director Screening: A Stray, April 26, 2018

Understanding Syria through Refugee Stories, March 8, 2017

Immigrants, Refugees, Muslims and the Problem of Racism, October 26, 2017

Prince among Slaves, April 11, 2017

Muslim Women, Violence, and Peacekeeping, March 2, 2017

Black, Muslim, and Woman in America, November 10, 2016

MAMAIS Conference on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, April 30, 2016

Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain, March 31, 2016

Black Muslim Contributions to US History and Culture, February 11, 2016

Experiences of a UNO Fullbrighter in Turkey, December 2, 2015

Can American Muslims Define a Multicultural America?, November 13, 2015

Global China and the Politics of Islam, April 14, 2015

Islam’s Jesus: A Panel on Islamic Perspective to Jesus, March 12, 2015

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World December 4, 2014

Opposition Political Movements in Turkey: Politics of Intransigence, October 16, 2014

The Arab Uprisings and the Counter-Revolution, April 23, 2014

Prince among Slaves February 6, 2014

Women’s Rights in Islam: The Quranic Perspective, March 6, 2014

Spotlight on Islam and Muslims October 3, 2011 through October 7, 2011

2010 Study Abroad Trip to Morroco and the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music (June 4, 2010 - June 17, 2010)

2009 Malcolm X Conference, 'Reading' al-hajj al-Imam Abdul-Malik al-Shabazz (Malcolm X): Where and When We Enter? Dr. M. Ibrahim Farajajé

2009 University of Nebraska at Omaha Islamic Studies Lecture Series, Rumi and the Intelligence of the Heart, Dr. M. Ibrahim Farajajé

2009 Pearl Blizek Lecture in Art and Religion, Islamic Calligraphy: Lifting the Veil, Elinor Aishah Holland

2008 Nebraska Regional Conference for the Association of Muslim Social Scientists

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