}} The Duke Islamic Studies Center, also known as DISC, is an inter-departmental, cross-cultural center at Duke University dedicated to the study of Islam and Muslims.[1] DISC describes itself as taking "a comparative, cross cultural approach to Islamic studies to encourage creative solutions to the economic, political and social challenges involving Muslims."
Established in 2006 and replacing the Center for the Study of Muslim Networks (CSMN),[2][3] the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC) continues to foreground Muslim networks, especially educational networks, as essential instruments for advancing cross-cultural understanding.
Eve M. Duffy, Associate Vice Provost for Global Affairs at Duke, serves as the interim director of Duke Islamic Studies Center.[4] The center was previously led by Ellen McLarney from 2019 - 2022[5] and by Omid Safi from 2014 - 2019.[6][7]
Other prominent faculty leadership includes Jen'nan Read (Assistant Director of Special Initiatives).
Prominent past faculty leadership includes Abdullah Antepli (Chief Representative for Muslim Affairs) from 2014 - 2019.[8]
Core faculty includes:
Affiliated faculty includes:
In addition to putting on a full slate of programs and events each semester, the Duke Islamic Studies Center sponsors special initiatives that reflect emerging leadership priorities and faculty interests.
Transcultural Islam Project
The Transcultural Islam Project was a multi-year project launched in July 2011 with funding support from the Carnegie Corporation. This initiative had two overarching goals: 1) to inform public discourse and policy by publicizing and promoting scholarly and research-based information about Islam and Muslims; 2) to support scholarship and scholarly collaborations to advance research about Islam and Muslims across the globe.
DISC Media Fellows Initiative
The Disc Media Fellows Initiative was established in order to promote the interaction of Islam covering journalists and Muslims with the student base of Duke University, as well as with Dewitt Wallace Media Followers.[9]
These initiatives were funded by the Social Science Research Council.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke Islamic Studies Center.
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