DePaul Islamic World Studies (IWS)

04/14/2023

Please consider attending this event next week (4/20), either in person or virtually!

04/12/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/middleeast/jerusalem-aqsa-mosque-ramadan.html

Check out this article from the New York Times!

A coveted Middle Eastern rice dish has become a social media star at Al Aqsa Mosque, even as tensions escalate at a site also revered by Jews.

02/27/2023

Please consider checking out this film screening hosted by The Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education

In honor of Women's History Month, we screen "Monir." A documentary looking at the life and work of Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who first garnered attention in the 1970s when she pioneered contemporary forms of geometric mirror works. Monir created an artistic language that was informed by traditional Iranian craft and architecture; formative years spent in New York in the 1940s and 50s and ongoing conversations with some of the 20th century´s most experimental artists were also part of Monir's artistic universe.

The Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education is an art gallery and resource center that explores the intersections between the Abrahamic faiths and provides a more creative and accessible understanding of Islam and Muslims using interdisciplinary methods - located in Downtown Chicago. We are a Core Member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance and a partner with CIS (Communities in Schools Chicago.) ACCE is an initiative of IFANCA (The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America.)

Sabeel Center, our collaborator, is an Islamic Museum and community space dedicated to the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It features various galleries that illustrate the history and legacy of Islam’s last prophet. The Sabeel Center is a place where visitors can develop a greater understanding of Islamic culture and heritage through the arts, both learned and practiced.

More on "Monir."

Director: Bahman Kiarostami

Langage: Farsi and English, with English subtitles

The film takes an intimate look at the artist's life and her practice and explores how she became one of the most influential artists working in the Middle East. From her method of constructing mirror mosaics to uncovering her past following the political changes in her own country and her subsequent migration to New York, and an artistic renewal sparked by her return to Tehran after an absence of 25 years, it offers an inspiring chronicle of Monir at the peak of her career.

Prior to the film, we will hold an Islamic Art and Tessellation workshop, where we learn a brief history of its origins and create some of our own introductory designs!

02/16/2023

Check out this article from Afghanistan Analysts Network!

A large number of Taleban fighters have moved to Afghanistan’s cities since the movement’s capture of power, many of them seeing life in the city for the first time in their lifetime. These fighters, many of whom are from villages, had lived modest lives, entirely focused on the war. Their circu...

02/06/2023

Check out this article by New Lines Magazine about Islamic art!

What the debacle at Hamline University teaches us about academic freedom and why knowledge still matters

01/27/2023

Just a quick reminder that IWS is hosting an event next week! Dr. Malek Moazzam-Doulat will be discussing the Divan-e Shams by Rumi, a poet of the Islamic Mystical tradition. The talk is January 31st in Arts and Letters 304 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Please check it out!

01/25/2023

Hello! Everyone should consider attending this talk by Dr. Ziaee on the Iranian feminist uprisings! If you can't get the QR code to work, you can register at this web address:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zan-zendegi-azadi-woman-life-freedomon-iranian-feminist-uprisings-tickets-487928636687

I hope you will attend!

01/20/2023

Please come to a talk that is being hosted by us, the Islamic World Studies Department! Dr. Malek Moazzam-Doulat will be discussing the Divan-e Shams by Rumi, a poet of the Islamic Mystical tradition. The talk is January 31st in Arts and Letters 304 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Look forward to seeing you there!

01/13/2023

Here is an invent that IWS students might be interested in! The History Department invites you to come to Arts and Letters 103 for the Howard O. Lindsey Black History month lecture on February 13th at 3:00pm. Professor Matthew Delmont, a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College, will be presenting the lecture "Half American: The Epic Story of Black Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Aboard."

01/12/2023

Please consider checking out this event! On Wednesday, January 18th, from 4:30 - 6:00 pm in Arts and Letters Hall Rm 103, The Department of Latin American & Latino Studies is hosting Wilfredo Cruz, Ph.D., an Associate professor of Sociology in the Department of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences at Columbia College Chicago.
Dr. Cruz will talk to the DePaul Community about his new book Latinos in Chicago: Quest for Political Voice, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

01/12/2023

Welcome back to winter quarter! Hope you all had a nice break and a strong start to the quarter! Remember to take care of yourselves and do your best!

11/17/2022

Just sending some good vibes and a couple helpful reminders to everyone during Finals Week!