Past Events
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Apr 3Common Grounds Coffee Chat
Memorial Union
Time: April 3, 2022 | 11:00a-1:00p Location: Memorial Union | Room will be displayed on the screens in the lobby RSVP Here Join Interfaith Fellows for an interfaith coffee chat! Learn about different faith and non-faith traditions while conversing with new people and munching on pastries. Don’t forget to bring a friend!
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Mar 26Riyaaz Qawalli – March 26
Varsity Hall Union South Link
Attend the Pakistani Students Association’s Riyaaz Qawalli night! Location: Varsity Hall | Union South Time: March 26th, 2022 | 7:30 pm Register here. Qawwali is a euphoric genre of music that has been used for centuries to spark religious devotion and bring listeners to a state of spiritual union with God. It is a form …
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Dec 1IRG: Brett Bertucio — “Political Theology, Theological Profiling, and High School Kids” — Dec 1
Center for Humanities
Time: December 1, 2021 | 4:00-5:15pm Location: Zoom | Register Here Contemporary American discourse regarding the proper relation between religion and politics is increasingly incommensurate. How did we arrive at a place where our ideas are so divergent as to disclose dialog? I contend that our state of affairs has at least partially arisen from …
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Nov 12Dr. Efraim Lev – Work in progress – reconstructing the medieval Arabic medical “Book Shelf” (Library) based on Cairo Genizah fragmentZoom
Workshop for faculty and graduate students Time: Friday, November 12th | 12pm Location: Zoom | Register Here Prof. Efraim Lev (University of Haifa). “Work in progress – reconstructing the medieval Arabic medical “Book Shelf” (Library) based on Cairo Genizah fragment.” Workshop for faculty and graduate students (from any institution). If you are interested in attending, please e-mail …
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Nov 11Dr. Efraim Lev – “The contribution of the Cairo Geniza to the study of medieval Arabic medicine
Zoom
Public Lecture Time: Thursday, November 11th | 12pm Location: Zoom | Register Here Prof. Efraim Lev (University of Haifa) presents “The contribution of the Cairo Geniza to the study of medieval Arabic medicine.” Faculty and Graduate students, please see this workshop. Public lecture and workshop sponsored by the University Lectures General Fund, Medieval Studies Program …
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Nov 5Marcus Milwright – Asking Questions: Analyzing the Visual Language of Early Islamic Art and Craft
Zoom Link
Workshop for faculty and graduate students Time: Friday, November 5th | 12pm Location: Zoom | Register Here Prof. Marcus Milwright (University of Victoria) presents “Asking Questions: Analyzing the Visual Language of Early Islamic Art and Craft.” See also this public lecture. Public Lecture and Workshop sponsored by the Anonymous Fund, Medieval Studies Program, …
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Nov 4Marcus Milwright – Words, Landscape, and the Viewer: Perspectives on the Inscriptions of Early Islamic Jerusalem
Zoom Link
Public Lecture Time: Thursday, November 4th | 6pm Location: Zoom | Register Here Public Lecture. Prof. Marcus Milwright (University of Victoria) presents “Words, Landscape, and the Viewer: Perspectives on the Inscriptions of Early Islamic Jerusalem.” Faculty and Graduate students, please see this workshop. Public Lecture and Workshop sponsored by the Anonymous Fund, Medieval …
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Oct 27IRG: Gudrun Bühnemann — “On ‘Meditational Art’ and Maṇḍalas as Objects of Meditation” – Oct 27
Center for Humanities Link
IRG: Gudrun Bühnemann — “On ‘Meditational Art’ and Maṇḍalas as Objects of Meditation” – Oct 27
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Oct 26Dr. Rohany Nayan – Introduction to Islam
336 Ingraham Hall Link
UW-Madison Students are invited to 336 Ingraham Hall Tuesday, October 26, 6-7:15pm Join the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry’s Interfaith Fellows for an introductory lecture on Islam by Rohany Nayan Ph.D. This 45 minute presentation will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session. Rohany Nayan, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at …
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Oct 15Jodi Magness – The Apamaea Synagogue Reconsidered
Elvenjem Building | Hagen Room #150 Link
Workshop for faculty and graduate students Time: Friday, October 15th | 12:00 pm Location: Elvehjem Building | Hagen Room #150 Prof. Jodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) presents “The Apamaea Synagogue Reconsidered.” See also this public lecture. Jodi Magness is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (category of …