Michigan State University Muslim Studies Program

Join us this Thursday, April 2nd, 2:20-4:00pm, in room 303 of the International Center for a special lecture by Professor Rhea Rahman (Brooklyn College), “Racializing the Ummah: Muslim Humanitarians Beyond Black, Brown, and White”

Description: An ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the Ummah explores how a Muslim organization can do good in a world that defines Muslimness as less than human. Rooted in more than a decade of international research, Rhea Rahman’s study on the organization’s projects, methods, and limitations reveals how racial capitalism permeates all as­pects of humanitarianism—and paints a frank, nuanced portrait of the constraints Islamic aid entities face in the effort to disentangle themselves from neocolo­nialism and Western hegemony.

Please join us for Gender and Space in the Early Modern World, a workshop organized by Profs Shayan Rajani ( ) and Samira Fathi (Art History). The workshop features two panels of speakers exploring the intersections of gender, architecture, and social spaces across diverse global contexts.

🗓️ March 30
🕛 12-4 p.m.
📍 255 Old Horticulture

Lunch will be provided; RSVP here: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qPEWQ5BoOPpcrQ

This event is sponsored by MSU's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) and co-sponsored by the History Department, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Art | Art History | Design, Michigan State University Muslim Studies Program, and Asian Studies Center at Michigan State University.