SSRC Work and Experts Related to

Islam/Muslims

Features and Press Releases

September 16th 2009
Keeping the Faith: Robert Bellah in conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer
In conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer, the renowned sociologist talks about why he is studying the Axial Age, his vision of global society, and why we won't have a global religion any time soon.
June 23rd 2009
Social scientists comment on Iran's post-election conflict
Tom Asher, SSRC's program officer for Islam and Muslim in World Contexts, has invited several of the program's grantees and their associates to comment on the post-electoral situation in Iran.
March 9th 2009
SSRC Awards 13 Grants to Improve Public Knowledge on Islam and Muslim Communities
February 6th 2009
Gilles Kepel on What Obama's Priorities Should Be for the Middle East
In conversation with Mary-Lea Cox, French scholar and Middle East expert Gilles Kepel paints the big picture of the challenges President Obama faces in the Middle East.
October 17th 2008
JUST SCHOOLS: "Divided we stand, united we fall..."
Two leading thinkers on justice and American education talk to Adam Strom of Facing History and Ourselves about why they edited a major new work exploring the challenges schools are facing in accommodating various races, backgrounds, and religions. The book came out of an SSRC project.
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Programs and Projects

Academia in the Public Sphere Grants Program
Working to ensure that academic knowledge on Islam and Muslim societies informs public policy
Middle East and North Africa Program
Generating new social science perspectives on the Middle East and North Africa
Migration and Religion
Religion and International Affairs
Teaching Islam in Eurasia
The Immanent Frame
The Religious Lives of Migrant Minorities

Fellowships & Grants

Islam and Muslims in World Contexts