CSR-undergrads-list April 2012

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*Reminder* Tomorrow, Advising Fortnight: "What's Religion Got To Do With It? Perspectives of Faculty and Students" Tuesday, April 3, 4:15 to 5:30!

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Tuesday – Tomorrow! "What's Religion Got To Do With It? Perspectives of Faculty and Students" Advising Fortnight Religion Tea: Tuesday, April 3, 4:15 to 5:30! The Comparative Study of Religion<www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> concentration tea, designed for first-year students considering the concentration, is coming up this *Tuesday, April 3, at 4:15 in the Kresge Room.* The title of the event is "What's Religion got to do with It? Perspectives of Faculty and Students". Faculty and students from the concentration will speak about the courses they teach and about what is distinctive about the study of religion. The Director of Undergraduate Studies, Courtney Lamberth will speak to the "nuts and bolts" of the concentration and students will be able to ask questions. The panel discuss will be followed by informal conversation with refreshments.

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The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program's 4th Annual Conference - April 7 & 8, 2012, ³Expressions of Islam in Contemporary African-American Communities.²

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University is hosting its Fourth Annual Conference on April 7 & 8, 2012, entitled “Expressions of Islam in Contemporary African-American Communities.” Speakers will explore and highlight the varied experiences of African American Muslims in the United States. The conference will not only showcase research on African American Muslims by leading academics, but will also feature contemporary artists and community activists who speak directly to the subject through their work. Panels include talks on African-American converts to Shia Islam (minorities within minorities), the role of Hip Hop and “Muslim Cool,” Leadership and Community Activism and relationship between/among African-American Muslims and African Muslim immigrants. There is also a short film, Mustafa Davis' The Wayward Son. <http://muzlimbuzz.sg/2011/09/07/wayward-son-the-jordan-richter-story/> <http://muzlimbuzz.sg/2011/09/07/wayward-son-the-jordan-richter-story/> http://muzlimbuzz.sg/2011/09/07/wayward-son-the-jordan-richter-story/ The conference is sponsored by the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University<http://www.islamicstudies.harvard.edu/>, an interfaculty and interdisciplinary initiative seeking to improve understanding about Islam and Muslim communities in diverse national and transnational contexts, the W.E.B. Dubois Institute at Harvard<http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/>, the Department of African American Studies<http://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/>, and the <www.studyofreligion.harvard.edu> Committee on the Study of Religion<www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu>. The conference website is: <http://harvardafricanamericanmuslims.wordpress.com/> http://harvardafricanamericanmuslims.wordpress.com/ Krystina Friedlander Program Assistant Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program Harvard University 8 Story St. First Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-3379 facebook.com/harvardislamicstudies twitter.com/harvardislamic

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*Thursday - "What is 'Islam'? or: The Importance of Being Islamic", Shahab Ahmed on April 5th at 5 p.m. Harvard University

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Committee Study of Religion, Harvard University Colloquium: “What is ‘Islam’? or: The Importance of Being Islamic” Professor Shahab Ahmed, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, The Study of Religion and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University April 5, 2012 5 p.m. Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall [cid:CD3ED35B-0A76-41BA-BB06-CF995D895525@fas.harvard.edu] The Committee on the Study of Religion www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796> Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-5781 csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu>

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CSR-undergrads-list April 2012