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Harmonizing the Theology of the Past with the Realities of the Present

Series: Madrasa Discourses Summer Intensive 2018

Manzar Imam
February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

The task of answering the questions facing Islamic theology today cannot be met by those who have no attachment to their Islamic roots. It also cannot be accomplished by an individual alone.

Theology and Contingency in a Modern World

Series: Madrasa Discourses Summer Intensive 2018

Talha Rehman
December 17, 2018February 21, 2019

How did medieval mercantile society define and value different bodies? And how did these norms lead to different religious legal rulings?

Madrasa Discourses Equip Tomorrow’s Islamic Scholars with Scientific Literacy

Aysha Khan
December 4, 2018February 1, 2024

The Madrasa Discourses project connects madrasa graduates with the scientific and philosophical questions traditional madrasas often skip.

Beyond ‘Hearsay’ Or: Hearing and Learning to Say ‘Assalamu Alaikum’

Elizabeth Boyle
November 15, 2018November 16, 2018

Growing up in New York City after September 11, 2001, the narratives about Islam that were shared with me my entire life were ones of extremism and terrorism. It became apparent that my perception of Muslims up until this point had all been hearsay.

“Faith-by-Birth”? Community and Religious Identity

Sydney Schlager
October 16, 2018

I am Catholic because my mother lost her driver’s license when I was seventeen.

Scientific Literacy for Madrasa Graduates: A Project for Religious Renewal at the University of Notre Dame

Mahan Mirza
September 25, 2018January 25, 2024

The goal of Madrasa Discourses is to transform the intellectual culture within madrasa scholarship by bringing it into conversation with contemporary intellectual currents. [Re-posted from The Maydan]

The Evolution of Eyes

Series: Madrasa Discourses Summer Intensive 2018

Elsa Barron
September 19, 2018February 20, 2019

On the last day of the program, Haya convinced Meilin to try on one of her outfits and then wear it to class.

Photo Credit: Javed Akhatar. Madrasa Discourses students in the Education City Mosque in Doha in December 2017.

Pondering Theodicy in Education City

Series: Doha Winter Intensive 2017

Javed Akhatar
May 4, 2018

How can old tradition serve new knowledge creation? From a theological perspective, what happens when science begins to see human beings as it sees other animals, plants, and even inanimate matter?