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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Photos from our Feb 20 workshop on Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel— a great success. Many thanks to all participants for the engaging discussion, and to POMEPS for a fantastic collaboration. #CGIS #UF #POMEPS #Workshop

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

From Algeria’s Hirak to Tunisia/Egypt’s backsliding, Ennahda/PJD’s rise & fall, and Libya/Sudan’s fragmentation—how have the last 20 years reshaped political movements in North Africa (incl. Egypt) & the Sahel? CGIS/POMEPS workshop Feb 20.

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University of Florida Religion @ufreligion.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Join us for the Department of Religion’s annual Scudder Lecture ✨ This year we welcome Dr. William Sherman (UNC Charlotte Faculty of Religious Studies), for a lecture titled “Raids on Revelation: Islam, the Humanities, and Experiments with Divine Language in Early Modern Islam.”

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Huge thanks to our Nov 7 Islam In The Mediterranean workshop speakers—Aala Abdelgadir, Valery Dzatsati, and Andrew Lebovich—for engaging talks. Grateful as well to our co-sponsors for making it possible! #CGIS #UF #Workshop

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

“Islam in the Mediterranean” (Workshop) 📅 Fri, Nov 7, 2025 ⏰ 8:30 AM–2:00 PM 📍 Dauer Hall 219 (UF) 🎙️ Speakers: Aala Abdelgadir, Valery Dzutsati, Andrew Lebovich ✅ Free & open to the public Hosted by UF Center for Global Islamic Studies with CAS, CES & CLAS. #UF #CGIS #CAS #CES #Islam

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Thanks to Prof. Mauro Nobili (UIUC) for a packed BARAZA lecture: “Writing History in Islamic West Africa: Chronicles, Forgeries & Colonial Misinterpretations.” Hosted with the Center for African Studies at UF. #CGIS #UF #BARAZA #WestAfrica #History

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

BARAZA lecture: Mauro Nobili (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) — “Writing History in Islamic West Africa: Chronicles, Forgeries & Colonial Misinterpretations.” Fri Oct 31 • 3:30 PM • 404 Grinter Hall. Reception to follow. Hosted by UF CGIS & Center for African Studies. #CGIS #UF #BARAZA

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University of Florida Religion @ufreligion.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

"Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam" by Ken Chitwood Check out his book to learn more about the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims. #religion #uf #UFReligion #gators #book #religionstudies #alumni #puertorico #muslim #borícua #AmeRícan

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UF Center for Global Islamic Studies @uf-cgis.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

3.7.25 The Center for Global Islamic Studies organized a talk titled "Sinful Speech and the Ethics of Difference in Early Islamic Traditions of Piety, " delivered by Arafat Razzaque, Assistant Professor of Islamic History at the University of Toronto.

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