Talk: “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, October 29, 2024 @ 7 – 10 pm ET

Where: Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 When: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 / 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) “Between the 1850s and World War I, the Ottoman Empire welcomed about a million Muslim refugees from Russia. In his new book, Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky examines how Circassian, Chechen, Dagestani, and

Webinar: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa” with Malika Zeghal, Brandeis University, October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am

From the organizers: Challenging claims that Middle Eastern states have become secular in modern times, this Crown Seminar features Malika Zeghal, in conversation with Eva Bellin. Zeghal will offer an innovative analysis of the continuity of the state’s custodianship of Islam as the preferred religion based on her new book, The Making of the Modern

Panel: Islamophobia & the Law, University of Cincinnati, October 30, 2024 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm

From the organizers: Dean Haider Ala Hamoudi, along with a panel of attorneys, will discuss the challenge of Islamophobia and how it manifests within the legal profession. This event, “Islamophobia & the Law”, will be held 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Bricker Graydon Law Offices (312 Walnut St., Ste. 1800).  The panel discussion will