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From Doubt to Hope - Interfaith Action SW Michigan Internship

Published: May 08, 2023

Mia Moran completed her internship requirements for the past year (September 2022 - April 2023). During her internship, Mia played key roles in both the Celebration of the Harvest and Harvesters Event (a celebration of migrant workers), and the presentation of the 2023 Leadership of the Common Good…

Islamic Awareness Week

Published: March 21, 2023

Author: Ansari Institute

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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is having a week-long Islamic Awareness Week March 21-24. This week is a great opportunity to learn about Islam and…

Rafat and Zoreen Ansari Recognized for Their Generosity

Published: January 18, 2023

Author: Ansari Institute

The national philanthropy world learned about Zoreen and Rafat Ansari in 2017 when they gave $15 million to the University of Notre Dame. The gift was to launch the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, a scholarly center devoted to nurturing better understanding of the world’s religions and the roles they play in world events. To those in South Bend, Ind., however, the Ansaris have been well known as committed and reliable philanthropic leaders for four decades.

Iranian students urge Notre Dame community to amplify protestors’ voices

Published: October 14, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

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We are writing this because we want Notre Dame, as a nationally ranked Catholic research university in the US that supports justice and democracy, to now support the people of Iran. After George Floyd, the University mobilized for racial justice. After Ukraine, the University has mobilized against the war. It is time for Notre Dame to stand with Iranians crying out for justice. Iranian lives matter, too.

Opinion: Despite US rhetoric, democracy rings hollow

Published: June 06, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

Mahan Mirza

In an opinion piece for The Hill, Executive Director Mahan Mirza critiques US rhetoric about democracy and calls for a sustainable foreign policy that addresses today’s big challenges.

Faculty fellow Sarah Shortall wins award for book exploring French theology, politics

Published: May 31, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

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Ansari Institute Faculty Fellow Sarah Shortall, assistant professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, has earned a prestigious honor for recent book, Soldiers of God in a Secular World: The Politics of Catholic Theology in Twentieth-Century France.

Faculty fellow Emmanuel Katongole publishes book, receives sabbatical grant

Published: May 30, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

Katongole

Ansari Institute Faculty Fellow Rev. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies, has published a book with the University of Notre Dame Press and is the recipient of a 2022 Sabbatical Grant for Researchers through the Louisville Institute.

Drawing on Indian philosophy and reflecting on the Ukraine War

Published: April 14, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

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Writing for Maydan, an online publication of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Ansari Institute Executive Director Mahan Mirza draws on Indian intellectual tradition to explore the Russian war in Ukraine.

Faculty fellow explores theology and the state in new work

Published: February 10, 2022

Author: Ansari Institute

Soldiers Of God

A new book by Ansari Institute Faculty Fellow Sarah Shortall offers a fresh look at theology's political role in a secular state.

Engaging Religion for the Common Good in a Fast-Changing World

Published: September 27, 2021

Author: Ansari Institute

Mahan Mirza

Recently, Ansari Institute Executive Director Mahan Mirza visited Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio to present its third annual Lecture on Faith & Civic Life. In his Sept. 25 talk, “A Life of Faith Beyond Individual Worship—To Work for the Common Good,” Mirza made the case (drawing on his recent work exploring interreligious dialogue, peacebuilding, and the need for religious and scientific literacy) that Muslim scripture and tradition envisions a kind of individual faith that translates personal piety into public action.

Engaging religion to support peace and human rights in Afghanistan

Published: August 24, 2021

Author: Ansari Institute

Mahan Mirza

In an opinion piece for The Hill, Ansari Institute Executive Director Mahan Mirza advocates for engaging with the Islamic tradition of Sharia law to build peace and advance human rights in Afghanistan.

Flash panel explores oppression of Uyghurs in China

Published: September 21, 2020

Author: Ansari Institute

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The Ansari Institute and the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and the Ansari Institute co-sponsored a Sept. 14 flash panel examining the mass internment of members of the Muslim Uyghur ethnicity in China’s Xinjiang province.

The Ansari Institute is operating virtually

Published: March 18, 2020

Author: Ansari Institute

Update

In accordance with new University procedures, meant to safeguard the health and well-being of members of our community, the Ansari Institute is making alternative arrangements to continue our central work of education and research.

Ansari Institute statement on attacks in Sri Lanka

Published: April 23, 2019

Author: Ansari Institute

As we pause to remember the fallen and stand in solidarity with victims, we call on devotees of all faiths and philosophies to change the conversation about religion.

VIDEO: "Interrogating the Christchurch Shooting: How Global Racism, Islamophobia, and White Supremacy Manifested in New Zealand"

Published: April 17, 2019

Author: Ansari Institute

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A flash panel on April 17 examined the root causes of the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in March.

Ansari Institute statement on mass shooting at Christchurch mosques

Published: March 22, 2019

Author: Ansari Institute

The Ansari Institute condemns the attack on Friday worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday March 15, 2019. We offer our condolences to all those affected directly…

Ansari Institute statement on mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

Published: October 30, 2018

Author: Ansari Institute

The Ansari Institute condemns the October 27 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. We mourn with friends and relatives of the eleven worshippers killed by gunfire, and stand in solidarity with all Jews in Pittsburgh, across the nation, and around the world. At a historical moment when ethno-religious…