Muslim Studies Program at CURA

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Final Call for 2025-2026 CURA Fellows!

Selected fellows participate in bimonthly colloquium sessions to workshop research papers on religion and world affairs.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.bu.edu/cura/fellows-2025-2026/

Application Deadline: May 31, 2025

Founded in 2024, Boston University’s annual “Conference on the Jewish Left” gathers together the scholars, students, and global partners of the Jewish left. At a time when foundational principles of justice and democracy are under attack, the conference tackles pressing public questions and empowers the next generation of leaders to make a difference in the challenges facing our world. Register now and join us online or in person February 28: https://www.bu.edu/cura/recent-news-and-happenings/the-jewish-left-2025/

Join us at the upcoming colloquium on February 7 2025.

Please read the paper in advance, as it is required for attendance.

The link is in our Bio - register to gain access to the paper.

What do we learn about Islam, politics, and the world by starting our analysis in Africa? -- By challenging the assumed dominance of the Middle East in the development of Islam, what new understandings emerge about how religion travels, conflict, decolonization, or social justice?

Join our esteemed panelists as they engage in questions about Islam and Africa: Entanglements and New Vistas

We are excited to share the highlights from our first Keynote Lecture event, featuring Maya Tudor, Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

We look forward to welcoming you to our next event!

CURA's Symposium on The Jewish Left (Chapter 4)

“Beyond Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A Future of the American Jewish Left and the Negation of the ‘Negation of the Diaspora’” by Shaul Magid

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503032241267244

CURA's Symposium on The Jewish Left (Chapter 3)

“The Invitation of Do’ikayt: Mystical anarchism and the Jewish Left” by Andy Izenson

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503032241269610

CURA's Symposium on The Jewish Left (Chapter 2)

“What is “Jewish” about the Jewish Left in Palestine/Israel?” by Atalia Omer

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503032241267233

CURA's Symposium on The Jewish Left (Chapter 1)

Introduction to the Symposium in the Jewish Left by Jeremy Menchik, Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA).
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20503032241269655