
UM Islamic Studies
@umichGISC
We are the Global Islamic Studies Center at @umich. We promote the understanding of global Islamic culture and Muslim societies worldwide. https://myumi.ch/Qwew
You might like
Catch the 2025 Halaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival this month! Stream Online: 10/1-10/15 (Xoftex); In-person screenings: @ArabAmericanMus 10/14 (Short Films); @MarqueeArtsA2 10/21 (Agora), 10/28 (Algiers). For details: myumi.ch/EPQDk @umichLSA @GlobalMichigan @UMich
#halaloween is here, and our first film of our lineup is currently streaming online for free! Stream #Xoftex from Oct 1-15 for free here: watch.eventive.org/halaloween Xoftex tells the story of a Palestinian-Syrian teenager waiting for asylum in a Greek refugee camp. Pre-order the…

Next week! Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 7pm at the Arab American National Museum for Muslim Horror Short Films from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia. A talkback with the #Halaloween team @aliyahrkhan & @karlamallette will follow the screening. Reserve your…

Today! “Left, Right, and Off the Shelf: The Politics of Book Banning,” a panel featuring faculty at the University of Michigan, moderated by Angela D. Dillard. Mon. Oct. 6, 2025, 5:30PM Institute for the Humanities, 1st floor 202 S. Thayer St, Ann Arbor, MI Our GISC Director,…

Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism Among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam (@UTexasPress 2025) by Ken Chitwood. 25% off your purchase and free shipping with code UTXM25 on utpress.utexas.edu/9781477332443/ Customer Service: (800) 621-2736. And available everywhere great books are sold!

September Announcements & Events: Documentaries, Lectures, Halaloween & more! - mailchi.mp/umich/sept-2025

Get ur Iranian cinema game up


A hidden zawiya at the river’s source, where the world quietly crumbles away, and the only sound that remains is dhikr, carried by the gentle flow of water <3


Four different schools of Persianate manuscripts/miniatures: -Tabriz. -Herat. -Bukhara. -Shiraz. Pick your favorite.




Old city of Sana’a, Yemen 🇾🇪

“every condition is temporary”

The Lord’s Prayer (with praise of Prophet Muhammad) handwritten in Arabic by Omar ibn Said (1770-1864), an African slave from Senegal, captured at age 37 and brought to South Carolina to be sold. A ‘convert’ to Christianity, scholars conclude he remained Muslim until his death.


The Elegance of Iranian Islamic Architecture 💜


Our collection is growing Thanks to generous local & international donors, new books are arriving at Mosul Heritage Library. Soon, they’ll be accessible in Old Mosul—preserving the city’s rich intellectual legacy. #CulturalPreservation #Mosul #Iraq #Libraries #Heritage




Students, are your parents visiting for move-out and/or graduation? Need something to keep them busy? Send them to view the several exhibits on display in the Hatcher Library (after hitting the U-M Art Museum, of course): myumi.ch/egXd2
Continue celebrating #InternationalSculptureDay with #TeamKhamseen. Today, let’s focus on Saba Taj’s multi-media kinetic sculpture Interstellar "Uber // Negotiations with God" with Dr. Sascha Crasnow. myumi.ch/O47RQ #Sculpture #QueerArt #SaschaCrasnow #MultiMedia

Full house at cupsnchai tonight for Dr. Yasmin Moll’s new book ‘The Revolution Within: Islamic Media and the Struggle for a New Egypt’ Thank you for coming out!

Book launch today! RSVP: bit.ly/RevolutionWith… Wed. April 16, 4:00PM ET CupsnChai Café Ann Arbor 214 S 4th Ave. Join @umichGISC at CupsnChai Ann Arbor on 4/16 at 4pm to launch Dr. Yasmin Moll's new book “The Revolution Within: Islamic Media and the Struggle for a New Egypt.”

United States Trends
- 1. Auburn 45.3K posts
- 2. Brewers 64.2K posts
- 3. Georgia 67.3K posts
- 4. Cubs 55.6K posts
- 5. Kirby 23.9K posts
- 6. Utah 24.6K posts
- 7. Arizona 41.4K posts
- 8. #byucpl N/A
- 9. Gilligan 5,936 posts
- 10. #AcexRedbull 3,831 posts
- 11. #BYUFootball 1,007 posts
- 12. Michigan 62.5K posts
- 13. Hugh Freeze 3,233 posts
- 14. #Toonami 2,704 posts
- 15. Boots 50K posts
- 16. Amy Poehler 4,463 posts
- 17. Kyle Tucker 3,178 posts
- 18. Dissidia 5,771 posts
- 19. #GoDawgs 5,561 posts
- 20. Tina Fey 3,477 posts
You might like
-
U-M, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
@UMCSEAS -
umichPICS
@umichPICS -
U-M International Institute
@iiumich -
U-M Center for Emerging Democracies
@umichDemocracy -
CMENAS
@UMCMENAS -
CEW+ at U-M
@CEWatUM -
Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia
@umichWCEE -
Center for South Asian Studies
@umCSAS -
Global Michigan
@GlobalMichigan -
Michigan English
@UM_English -
UofMAfrica
@UofMAfrica -
MHealthy
@UMMHealthy -
umichCREES
@umichCREES -
UMichHumanRights
@UMHumanRights
Something went wrong.
Something went wrong.