Mobilizing religion for the common good
Ansari family’s $15 million gift to Notre Dame aims to unite global religions
Rafat and Zoreen Ansari and their family have made a $15 million gift to the University of Notre Dame for the creation of an institute dedicated to the study of religion around the world.
Thomas Tweed named founding director of Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
Thomas Tweed, a historian committed to improving public understanding of religions, has been appointed founding director of the Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, effective July 1.
Study finds Muslim-majority countries lack, but hold surprising potential for, religious freedom
Daniel Philpott, professor of political science and Ansari Institute affiliate, examines conditions in 47 Muslim-majority countries for his new book Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today.
About the Ansari Institute
The Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion is dedicated to the study of religion around the world and serves as a center of public deliberation and education through research, teaching, outreach, and interaction with religious communities and the public worldwide.
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