April 2018
Moroccan Night
Join the Arabic Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Moroccan night! Students will be sharing their study abroad experiences in Morocco, there will be songs by Moroccan singer Abul-Bishr Kasmi and Moroccan tea and cookies will be served. This event is sponsored by the Arabic Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. For more information, please contact Khalid Shahu.
Find out more »May 2018
Urdu Majlis on the Life and Works of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1916-2006)
Please join the Carolina Asia Center on Sunday, May 6, for the next monthly meeting of Urdu Majlis, the Triangle’s literary forum. This Urdu Majlis will concentrate on the life and works of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1916-2006) — Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. Participants are invited to bring refreshments to share. This event is co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the South Asia section of the Department of Asian Studies. Urdu Majlis is an…
Find out more »March 2019
Devran Koray Ocal, ‘Like the Father’s Home: The Intimate State of the Turkish-Sunni Diaspora in Germany’
Devran Koray Ocal is a current PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of Geography. His research focuses on a faith-based civil society organization, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), and engages with the Turkish-Sunni diaspora’s complex construction of intimate state in Germany. DITIB is a Sunni-Islam based umbrella civil society organization. However, the Turkish-Sunni diaspora does not consider DITIB simply a civil society organization, but instead attribute a highly complex role of statehood…
Find out more »Devran Koray Ocal, ‘Like the Father’s Home: The Intimate State of the Turkish-Sunni Diaspora in Germany’
Devran Koray Ocal is a current PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Department of Geography. His research focuses on a faith-based civil society organization, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), and engages with the Turkish-Sunni diaspora’s complex construction of intimate state in Germany. DITIB is a Sunni-Islam based umbrella civil society organization. However, the Turkish-Sunni diaspora does not consider DITIB simply a civil society organization, but instead attribute a highly complex role of statehood…
Find out more »Arabic Culture Event
The UNC-Chapel Hill Arabic Program will be hosting an Arabic culture event, featuring Arabic table, calligraphy and snacks. Sponsored by the UNC Arabic Program and the Department of Asian Studies.
Find out more »Arabic Culture Event
The UNC-Chapel Hill Arabic Program will be hosting an Arabic culture event, featuring Arabic table, calligraphy and snacks. Sponsored by the UNC Arabic Program and the Department of Asian Studies.
Find out more »Arabic Culture Event
The UNC-Chapel Hill Arabic Program will be hosting an Arabic culture event, featuring Arabic table, calligraphy and snacks. Sponsored by the UNC Arabic Program and the Department of Asian Studies.
Find out more »Devran Koray Ocal, ‘Like the Father’s Home: The Intimate State of the Turkish-Sunni Diaspora in Germany’
Devran Koray Ocal is a current PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of Geography. His research focuses on a faith-based civil society organization, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), and engages with the Turkish-Sunni diaspora’s complex construction of intimate state in Germany. DITIB is a Sunni-Islam based umbrella civil society organization. However, the Turkish-Sunni diaspora does not consider DITIB simply a civil society organization, but instead attribute a highly complex role of statehood…
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