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Halil Yenigun is a visiting postdoctoral scholar at Stanford’s Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, who left Turkey in 2016 amidst a government crackdown on dissenting academics. In the below interview, Yenigun shares his story of advocating for…
Stanford Global Studies (SGS) Internship Program is soliciting applications starting January 9th for paid internships that help translate Stanford students' study of Islam and Muslim societies into diverse professional settings. Recipients will…
Academic freedom and the free expression of ideas are powerful tools for deepening our knowledge of many important issues. They have enabled the university to build and continue to grow a vibrant community of scholars, students and expert faculty…
Şerif Mardin, leading Turkish sociologist known for his work on Turkish modernization, politics and religion, passed away yesterday in Istanbul at the age of 90. His long and distinguished career included teaching at Ankara, Boğaziçi and Sabancı…
A unique collaboration at Stanford is bringing a renewed focus to one of the world’s most followed but misunderstood religions.
Stanford doctoral student Will Sherman …