Past News Articles
December 12, 2012
Organizations using fear and anger to spread negative messages about Muslims have moved from the fringes of public discourse into the mainstream media since the Sept. 11 attacks, according to new research by Christopher Bail, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist. The work appears in the December [...]
November 12, 2012
Students and faculty from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, can now watch 32 outstanding films that offer entertainment and insights on Persian Culture for free, thanks to a grant from the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute. The 32 films include award winning narrative feature films by directors such as [...]
September 24, 2012
In the past week, UNC faculty have been offering their views on protests in the Middle East against the online video mocking the Prophet Muhammad. In an interview with Radio Free Europe, sociology professor Charles Kurzman maintained that the film and some reactions represent less a “clash of civilizations" than a “clash of hatreds” [...]
September 13, 2012
In collaboration with the Ackland Museum, and with funding from ART/Islam, the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations and the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies presents Cinema of the Global Middle East, a series of six films to be screened at the Varsity Theater during [...]
June 28, 2012
For centuries scholars and theologians have debated the Qur’an’s confusing passages. But Carl Ernst says they’ve missed out on a key method for unlocking the book’s secrets. Read more about Carl Ernst and his book, How to Read the Qur’an, by clicking here.
June 6, 2012
On April 19, 2012, Syrian-American Hip-Hop artist and activist Omar Offendum visited UNC-Chapel Hill. Mr. Offendum participated in a panel that afternoon on "Transnational Muslim Youth, Politics, and Art" with local faculty, students, and activists. Later that evening, Mr. Offendum performed in front of more than 300 people at the [...]
