The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was founded in 1993 by an agreement between the Fondation pour L'Entente entre Chretiens et Musulmans, Geneva and Georgetown University to build stronger bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West as well as between Islam and Christianity. The Center's mission is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West and enhance understanding of Muslims in the West.
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Rim-Sarah Alouane: Religious Identity in France
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On this episode of Building Bridges, we speak with legal and International human rights scholar, Rim-Sarah Alouane, from University Toulouse-Capitole. Rim-Sarah gave a talk at ACMCU in the Fall of 2019 on the topic of Muslim identity in France and the impact that Laïcité has on minority groups.By The Bridge Initiative
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Dr. Saadia Yacoob: Gender in Early Islamic Law
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In April of 2019, Dr. Saadia Yacoob gave a talk at ACMCU on the topic of Gender in Early Islamic Law. This conversation was recorded after her presentation this past semester on the topics she covered in her article, "Islamic Law and Gender," published in the Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law (Edited by Anver Emon and Rumee Ahmed, Oxford University Pr…
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On this episode of Building Bridges, we speak with Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Dean of Academic Affairs at the Islamic Seminary of America and Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College on the history of Salafism and the changing landscape of religious studies in the digital era post Arab Spring.By The Bridge Initiative
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Dr. Liz Bucar: Islamic Fashion and Appropriation
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we talk with Dr. Liz Bucar, Professor of Religion and Dean’s Leadership Fellow at Northeastern University in Boston. She is the author of five books including the award-winning P…
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Building Bridges - Fr. Thomas Michel, S.J.
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Fr. Thomas Michel, S.J., former Head of the Vatican Office for Relations with Muslims (1981-1994), Secretary for Inter-religious Affairs for the Catholic Bishops of As…
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Building Bridges - Dr. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, Associate Professor of Religion and Director of the Middle East Studies program at the University of Vermont. Dr. Morgenstein Fuerst gave…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Sean Foley of Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Foley recently published a book entitled, Changing Saudi Arabia: Art, Culture, and Society in the Kingdom, and…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Ronald Stockton, Founding Director of the Michigan Committee on US-Arab Relations. He is also a Principle Investigator on the Detroit Arab American Study (one of t…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Abbas Jamshidi, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Jamshidi discusses in this episode the literary tradition of "…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Zachary Wright, Associate Professor in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar. Dr. Wright spoke at ACMCU in the fall of 2019 on Sufism and Islamic Scholarsh…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Paul Salem, President of the Middle East Institute. Dr. Salem gave a talk this past November at ACMCU on the topic of the Christian Communities in Lebanon. We caug…
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. On this episode, we feature Dr. Juan R.I. Cole, author of the new book "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires".By The Bridge Initiative
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. This episode features Dr. Charles Kurzman, author of the newly re-issued book "The Missing Martyrs: Why Are there so Few Muslim Terrorists".By The Bridge Initiative
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On ACMCU's Building Bridges Podcast, we present a conversation on Muslim-Christian relations and highlight experts in the field and the work that they do. This episode features Al Jazeera producer Laila Al-Arian as she talks about her new documentary, "The Ban" which brings to light the impacts that President Trump's travel ban has had on families …
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