Qur’an at UNO
Excited to offer the first Qur’an course ever at UNO.
The Qur’an in China at Southern Methodist University
I am heading to Southern Methodist University to give a lecture on the Qur’an in China on October 28th. The event is part of their Asian Studies Lecture Series. I very much appreciate the invitation from the Director of Asian Studies, Steven Lindquist. Here is what I will be talking about: This presentation explores the history of the Qur’an in…
The Qur’an in China at the University of South Carolina
I am giving a lecture on the Qur’an in China at the University of South Carolina on September 8th. The event is sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies, the Program in Islamic World Studies, and the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies. I appreciate the invitation from the Director of the Center of Asian Studies, Michael Gibbs Hill.
Central Eurasian Studies Conference Keynote Address – Even Unto China: Interpreting Islam in Dialogue
This past spring I was invited to give the keynote address at the Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference at the University of Indiana. In my talk, Even Unto China: Interpreting Islam in Dialogue, I tried to address some of the difficult theoretical issues that arise in examining cultures in contact, and especially within Islamic Studies. Notions of center…
Forms of Exchange: China and the Muslim World
In the spring of 2013, I participated in a wonderful conference organized by the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley called Forms of Exchange: China and the Muslim World. There were lots of great friends there and I made many new ones. My presentation was titled “Textual Contacts, Qur’anic Journeys, and Interpretive…
