A recently approved Islamic Studies minor is in development in the Religious Studies Program at the University of Minnesota. The minor comes with two new professors and will help students tie their courses together.
The Quran has captivated new Assistant Professor Mohsen Goudarzi’s interests since an early age. Today, he explains how rethinking fundamental aspects of this text can lead to a new understanding of Islam’s beginnings.
Religious Studies major Habibo Ali discusses her 2018 internship with CAIR. To find additional internship opportunities, contact Katy Hinz in CLA Career Services.
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus, Calvin Roetzel on the publication of his memoir, *I Knew We Wuz Poor: Coming of Age on an Arkansas Farm in the Great Depression*
2017-2018 lectures series in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation organized by the Center for German and European Studies and the Center for Austrian Studies.
The shooting in Orlando shocked the nation. Religious studies faculty member Cawo Abdi writes from the lens of a Somali immigrant who hopes that this crime will not divide us in the fight against Islamaphobia, homophobia, and helping marginalized communities.
