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November 04, 2024

GTU Student Zeinab Vessal Awarded Prestigious Ahlul Bayt Fellowship by the Mohsena Memorial Foundation

Zeinab Vessal, a Presidential Scholar in the PhD program at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), has been awarded the Ahlul Bayt Fellowship for Graduate Studies by the Mohsena Memorial Foundation (MMF). Funding from this fellowship will support her field research on the Shi’a finial of ‘Alam in Karbala, Iraq.

May 17, 2024

Islamic Law Scholar Dr. Ahmed Khater Appointed to Full-Time Faculty Position

The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to share that Dr. Ahmed Khater has moved from his role as an adjunct professor to a full-time teaching position in the Center for Islamic Studies.

Group Visit to the “Stitching Keffiyehs: Moving Images from Palestine” Exhibition at UC Berkeley

Wednesday, March 13th 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

You are welcome to join a group visit to this important exhibition featuring works by renowned artists representing Palestine and its diaspora.

Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley

Ramadan Mubarak 2024

Monday, March 11th 2024

Ramadan Mubarak from the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union!

March 01, 2024

CIS News - March 2024

Center for Islamic Studies

News and upcoming programming information from the GTU's Center for Islamic Studies.

Black & Palestinian Liberation -- A Qur’anic Perspective on the End of Empire with Dr. Bilal Ware

Saturday, February 10th 2024, 6:00pm

Join us for this event at the Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland with Dr. Bilal Ware, co-sponsored by CIS.

Lighthouse Mosque

January 18, 2024

Summer 2024 Interreligious Research Grants | Madrasa-Midrasha Program

Madrasa-Midrasha Program

The GTU's Madrasa-Midrasha Program is pleased to announce summer research grants ranging from $250 to $1000 to support GTU students working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam. These grants are made possible through the generosity of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, which has supported the Madrasa-Midrasha Program since its inception in 2008.

Madrasa-Midrasha | Preparing for Sacred Seasons

Thursday, March 7th 2024, 11:30am

Please join the GTU's Madrasa-Midrasha Program as we honor the messages of Passover, Ramadan, and Lent featuring Sam S.B. Shonkoff, Celene Ibrahim, and Arthur Holder.

Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley

2024 MLK March | Social Justice and Beloved Community

Monday, January 15th 2024, 11:00am

The CIS is honored and delighted to participate in the 2024 MLK events hosted by the NorCal MLK Foundation.

Reflections on the SF Opera Omar

Tuesday, December 12th 2023, 4:00pm

The Center for Islamic Studies is delighted to invite you to a community gathering on the SF Opera Omar, on the life of Omar ibn Said, with a panel and community reflections on race, slavery, religion, justice, belonging and aesthetics/arts. This event is part of the CIS IDCL Grounded Knowledge grant project on Muslims in the Bay Area: Leading, Bridging and Belonging.