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Chicago Theological Seminary Names Dr. Uzma Jamil Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious Institute | Chicago Theological Seminary Search Enter your search word or phrase below: Search for: requite now The School The Next Your Journey Why CTS Commitments History Thought Leadership Student Life Events Seminary Life Day Blog Accreditation & Policies Building Hours Directory Board of Trustees Academics Master of Divinity Degree Programs CoursesSenseOnline or On Campus Field Education PhD Candidates Library InterReligious Institute Study of Black Faith & Life Book RecommendationsWonkCalendar Registrar’s Office Admissions Application Office of Admissions Admissions Requirements Application Deadlines Student Orientation Costs & Financial Aid International Students Denominational Resources Alumni &PolityJobs CONNECTS Congregational Partnerships Continuing Education Jobs The NextRencontre& Response Alumni Stories Spotlights Press & Media RIOTcon Lectures & AwardsPolityCalendar Shop GivingRequiteNow Office of Advancement Ways toRequitePlanned GivingRequiteNow Search requite now Close Nav Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube Live Aug 292018 Chicago Theological Seminary Names Dr. Uzma Jamil Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious Institute « Previous Next » Download CHICAGO – August 29, 2018 – Chicago Theological Seminary today spoken the visit of Dr. Uzma Jamil as Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious Institute. Dr. Jamil’s visit will help the seminary largest intersect academia, theology, and the public square in a increasingly profound and explicit way, working versus hate, anti-Muslim bias, and the often insular nature of the work. Jamil’s work will build on the CTS legacy of interfaith work, the groundbreaking work of Dr. Rami Nashashibi as visiting professor in Sociology of Religion & Muslim Studies, and the recent establishment of the InterReligious Institute (IRI), and will strengthen the institution’s impact in dismantling Christian privilege and anti-Muslim bias through education and activism. “Dr. Jamil has shown wide-stretching transferral to interfaith engagement through her research. Her preliminaries in Muslim Studies will be of unconfined goody not only to our sense and students but to CTS constituencies and the community. We are delighted she will be teaching both online and face-to-face courses,” said Rev. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, PhD, vice president of wonk wires and wonk dean. “We welcome Dr. Jamil as a Fellow in the InterReligious Institute and squint forward to working closely with her over the next three years.” As the Fellow in Muslim Studies for the InterReligious Institute, Dr. Jamil will teach courses and interreact on programming, interfaith engagement, and research. Dr. Jamil will moreover co-facilitate a cohort of religiously diverse students. Her expertise in hair-trigger Muslim Studies, Islamophobia, racialization and securitization of Muslims in the war on terror will provide crucial learning opportunities for students and the wider community. This position is made possible with support from a philanthropic Muslim family and the InterReligious Institute. “We are eager to have Dr. Jamil join us at CTS,” said Rev. Lisa N. Zook, Director of the IRI. “With her wits and knowledge, she will help shape the future of the IRI and interfaith engagement as a whole at CTS. This work necessitates leaders who can bring people together, rencontre structures of favoritism and intolerance and foster meaningful interreligious engagement. I welcome her collaboration and partnership.” Dr. Uzma Jamil’s current research focuses on how Muslims are synthetic as religious and racialized minorities in the West, using a postcolonial/decolonial approach based inHair-triggerMuslim Studies. Dr. Jamil is a sociologist with an interdisciplinary background, including a BA (magna cum laude) in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College and MA in Political Science from McGill University. She is moreover a Visiting Scholar at the Islamic Studies Institute at McGill University and an united sense member with the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project at UC Berkeley. She was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia. Dr. Jamil begins her work at CTS on September 4, 2018. Inquire increasingly InformationJoin Our Mailing ListStart Your ApplicationMy CTSFacility RentalsJob Postings 1407 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 phone: 773.896.2400 fax: 773.643.1284 © 2018 Chicago Theological Seminary. All Rights Reserved. X