Religion:Duke Islamic Studies Center
}} The Duke Islamic Studies Center, also known as DISC, is an inter-departmental, cross-cultural center at Duke University dedicated to the study of Islam and Muslims.[1] DISC describes itself as taking "a comparative, cross cultural approach to Islamic studies to encourage creative solutions to the economic, political and social challenges involving Muslims."
Established in 2006 and replacing the Center for the Study of Muslim Networks (CSMN),[2][3] the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC) continues to foreground Muslim networks, especially educational networks, as essential instruments for advancing cross-cultural understanding.
Faculty Leadership
Eve M. Duffy, Associate Vice Provost for Global Affairs at Duke, serves as the interim director of Duke Islamic Studies Center.[4] The center was previously led by Ellen McLarney from 2019 - 2022[5] and by Omid Safi from 2014 - 2019.[6][7]
Other prominent faculty leadership includes Jen'nan Read (Assistant Director of Special Initiatives).
Prominent past faculty leadership includes Abdullah Antepli (Chief Representative for Muslim Affairs) from 2014 - 2019.[8]
Core faculty includes:
- Azeddine Chergui
- Fadi Bardawil
- Miriam Cooke
- Erdağ Göknar
- Mona Hassan
- Engseng Ho
- Maha Houssami
- Mohsen Kadivar
- Claudia Koonz
- Timur Kuran
- Bruce Lawrence
- Mbaye Lo
- Adam Mestyan
- Ellen McLarney
- Negar Mottahedeh
- Jen'nan Read
- Omid Safi
- David Schanzer
- Rebecca Stein
- Sean Swanick
- Mustafa Tuna
Affiliated faculty includes:
- Chris Bail
- Mark Emamian
- Shai Ginsburg
- Adam Hollowell
- Jayne Huckerby
- Bruce Jentleson
- Bruce Kuniholm
- Meredith Riedel
- Lucas Rompay
- Erika Weinthal
- Joseph Winters
Projects and Initiatives
In addition to putting on a full slate of programs and events each semester, the Duke Islamic Studies Center sponsors special initiatives that reflect emerging leadership priorities and faculty interests.
Transcultural Islam Project
The Transcultural Islam Project was a multi-year project launched in July 2011 with funding support from the Carnegie Corporation. This initiative had two overarching goals: 1) to inform public discourse and policy by publicizing and promoting scholarly and research-based information about Islam and Muslims; 2) to support scholarship and scholarly collaborations to advance research about Islam and Muslims across the globe.
DISC Media Fellows Initiative
The Disc Media Fellows Initiative was established in order to promote the interaction of Islam covering journalists and Muslims with the student base of Duke University, as well as with Dewitt Wallace Media Followers.[9]
These initiatives were funded by the Social Science Research Council.
- ISLAMiCommentary
- TIRNScholars: Transcultural Islam Research Network
- Duke-RTI Professors & Practitioners Series
- British Council Our Shared Future
- Durham Library- Muslim Bookshelves
- DISC-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Partnership
- DISC Media Fellows
DISC Advisory Board
- D. Randall Benn
- Ken Close
- Eugene V. Fife
- Seham Al Foraih
- James P. Gorter
- Nauman Khan
- Bruce B. Lawrence
- Bettye Musham
- Charles Ogburn, Co-chair
- Kimberly Reed
- Hooman Sabeti-Rahmati, Co-chair
- Ayşe Soysal
- Marzuki Usman
- Dato Wan Ariff Wan Hamzah
- Hasnain Zaidi
References
- ↑ "About | Islamic Studies Center". https://islamicstudies.duke.edu/about.
- ↑ "Duke Islamic Studies Center | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations". https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100034711.
- ↑ "Duke to Establish Islamic Studies Center, Create $1.5 Million Endowed Professorship | Duke Today" (in en). 2005-11-09. https://today.duke.edu/2005/11/islamstudies.html.
- ↑ Center, Islamic Studies. "Staff | Islamic Studies Center" (in en). https://islamicstudies.duke.edu/staff/.
- ↑ "Ellen McLarney | Scholars@Duke profile: Academic Experience". https://scholars.duke.edu/person/ellenmc/academic-experience.
- ↑ "Omid Safi | Scholars@Duke profile: Academic Experience". https://scholars.duke.edu/person/omid.safi/academic-experience.
- ↑ Teymoori, Ali (2018-03-10). "Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC)" (in en-US). http://ijtihadnet.com/duke-islamic-studies-center-disc/.
- ↑ "Abdullah Antepli | Duke Divinity School". https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/abdullah-antepli.
- ↑ Teymoori, Ali (2018-03-10). "Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC)" (in en-US). http://ijtihadnet.com/duke-islamic-studies-center-disc/.
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