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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
By Thora Asudeh and Sera Patenaude On March 6, we had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Professor Aaron W. Hughes, the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in North American Studies at Carleton University for 2022/23. We were eager to learn more about his upcoming Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture titled "The Ubiquitous Muslim,"... More
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The 2023 Zelikovitz Centre Annual Student Colloquium will take place on April 14th, 2023! For more information on the event, please visit:... More
Friday, March 3, 2023
The MA in Religion & Public Life in the College of the Humanities proudly presents The 2023 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture, "The Ubiquitous Muslim", presented by Dr. Aaron Hughes: The lecture will be held live on March 23rd at 7pm in Paterson Hall, Room 303. If you would prefer to join us via... More
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Religion and Public Life student Alena Wilson will be presenting a paper during the HCRGSA Conference at the University of Alberta in March. Alena's paper, entitled "Honk if you Love Jesus": Christian Rhetoric & Symbolism in the Freedom Convoy 2022" reflects on the impact of Christian fundamentalism on Canadian politics and public life,... More
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The College of the Humanities houses the Master’s of Arts in Religion and Public Life. The program is a twelve-month program (full-time, part-time studies are also available) consisting of two coursework semesters, followed by a summer research semester, leading to a Major Research Essay (which is examined but not defended). Financial support is... More
Friday, February 11, 2022
Noah Taj, a current student in the Religion and Public MA program, will be having his works published in two academic journals and an open sourcebook. Listed below are Noah's publications: “Dawūd al-Qayṣarī’s On Recognizing Real Love." In Global Philosophy: A Sourcebook, edited by Mohammed Rustom. Sheffield: Equinox, forthcoming. “Ibn... More
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The MA in Religion & Public Life in the College of the Humanities proudly presents the first event of this year's Annual Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture Series presented by Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike: You can watch the recorded lecture with the link below.... More
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Friday, January 7, 2022
The Religion program's very own Dr. Rustom has recently published his new book "The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism" (NYU Press, 2022). Congratulations! For more information and to order the book, please visit the Library of Arabic Literature. Dr. Rustom also contributed to and co-edited Mysticism and Ethics in Islam and... More
Following discussions with public health authorities, the Council of Ontario Universities, and other institutions in the province, the first three weeks of the winter 2022 term courses will be held fully online. For more information, please visit... More
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Inaugural Conference: “Beginnings” Canadian Association for the Study of Islam and Muslims / L’Association canadienne pour l’étude de l’islam et des musulmans et musulmanes The Canadian Association for the Study of Islam and Muslims/L’Association canadienne pour l’étude de l’islam et des musulmans et musulmanes invites scholars... More
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