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Explaining the Hindu divide at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

Published: August 28, 2023

Author: Rambachan Anant

Professor Anantanand Rambachan (right) with Carolyn T. Brown. board chair of the Fetzer Institute.

Professor Anantanand Rambachan (right) with Carolyn T. Brown. board chair of the Fetzer…

Faculty Fellow Emilia Justyna Powell Publishes New Book on International Law and Territory Disuptes

Published: August 28, 2023

Author: Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government

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Dr. Emilia Justyna Powell is a professor of political science and concurrent professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, where she is also a faculty fellow with the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government. She specializes in international law and the Islamic legal tradition. Her…

The Langar: Encounter at Work

Published: August 23, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

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By far my favorite part of the Parliament of the World’s Religions was the langar I was able to attend on three occasions during my time there. This year the Parliament was held in Chicago during a week that felt more like October than August. The weather was temperamental and often quite wet which…

The Ansari Institute Delegation Attends the Parliament

Published: August 23, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

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It is fairly easy to get lost at McCormick Place. After all, the convention center - located on the south loop of Chicago, IL - is the largest in the United States. Meanderingly large, cavernous in design, and inclusive of at least four separate buildings all connected via skyway, the enormity of…

Leveraging Religious Insularity and Civil Indifference to Commit Genocide: Learnings from Our Study Abroad Course in Poland

Published: August 21, 2023

Author: Erin Drumm

Erin Drumm, her classmates, and Professors Charles Powell and Emilia Justyna Powell at the Westerplatte monument in Gdańsk, Poland.

Note: Every year, Dr. Charles Powell offers three lectures on religion, focusing on the Abrahamic faiths, during a summer…

Witnessing the Work of Advancing Gender Equity and Women's Rights at Religions for Peace

Published: August 11, 2023

Author: Kelly Shinnick

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The Ansari Instite for Global Engagement with Religion is pleased to partner with Religions for Peace to offer a student internship program. Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to apply to intern with Religions for Peace…

Faith Leaders Celebrate Groundbreaking

Published: August 08, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

Rabbi Michael Friedland

Local faith leaders in South Bend, IN celebrated the dirtless groundbreaking of a new mental health facility in the community on Tuesday. This new 24 hour behavioral health center is the answer to a pressing need that members of the community have been identifying for years. …

Between Tyranny and Anarchy: Islam, Covid-19, and Public Policy

Published: August 01, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

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How can engagement with religious norms help - rather than hinder - engagement with public health directives meant to promote the common good and health across all communities?…

An Interfaith Celebration of Earth Day

Published: July 31, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

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Interfaith Earth day: a collection of students, faculty, and staff plant flowers in pots outside of Duncan Hall Earth Day was an interfaith…

The Rome Global Gateway launches the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics

Published: July 26, 2023

Author: Costanza Montanari

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In June 2023, the University of Notre Dame’s Rome Global Gateway co-hosted the first edition of the Rome…

Ansari Institute to Attend the Parliament of the World's Religions

Published: July 25, 2023

Author: Rebekah Go

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The Ansari Institute is pleased to be attending and serving as a sponsor of the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions. The Parliament, which traces its roots back over a century ago to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, was originally…

Ansari Institute awards 2023 Nasr Book Prize to Anthony Annett for "Cathonomics"

Published: July 07, 2023

Author: Renee LaReau

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The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion has awarded the 2023 Nasr Book Prize to Anthony Annett, a visiting scholar…

Interconnectedness, Interdependence, and the Role of Religion: My Internship with Religions for Peace

Published: June 01, 2023

Author: Mariama Dampha

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The Ansari Instite for Global Engagement with Religion is pleased to partner with Religions for Peace to offer a student internship program. Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to apply to intern with Religions for Peace…

Retracing His Father's Investigation

Published: May 09, 2023

Author: Laureen Fagan

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Abbas Mirza, head of flight safety with the Pakistan Air Force, looked at his watch. An aide had just rushed to the golf course to deliver the urgent message that a C-130 aircraft carrying President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq had crashed near the city of Bahawalpur. There were no survivors. It was…

From Doubt to Hope - Interfaith Action SW Michigan Internship

Published: May 08, 2023

Author: Ansari Institute

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…

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, distinguished panel discuss questions of war and peace at Notre Dame Forum event

Published: March 06, 2023

Author: Notre Dame News

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Citing the important work of previous popes and U.S. Catholic bishops over the past 60 years, Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, led a discussion on the moral challenges of war and nuclear arms at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday (March 1).

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.

“I feel at home in a faith-based institute”: Religion & inclusion at Notre Dame

Published: December 20, 2022

Author: Jenna Liberto, Director of Internal Communications

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Ansari Institute Executive Director Mahan Mirza reflects on practicing his faith and being part of the Notre Dame community.

‘A plurality of voices’: Building multi-faith engagement at Notre Dame

Published: December 20, 2022

Author: Carrie Gates

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In many religions — including the Islamic and Jewish traditions — the heart is the center of thought and the seat of wisdom. And for a growing number of faculty and students of these faiths, their hearts are leading them to the University of Notre Dame.