RSVP Friday, April 11th: Competing Narratives, Contested Futures: Who Shapes Muslim Religious Formation? with Dr. Zainab Kabba
Join us next week for a discussion with Dr. Zainab Kabba
Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 6:00 PM (Dinner will be served)
Location: 238 Thompson St, 4th fl, Room 472
This talk explores how Muslim religious scholars and their sites of learning frame religious identity as a movement through time often positioning the past as ideal, the present as flawed, and the future as a promised land. It interrogates who controls these narratives that shape Muslim self-fashioning, how they have come to do so and the ethical implications that arise for both scholar and audience.
Dr. Zainab Kabba is a writer, researcher, and strategist focused on fostering meaningful learning and building knowledge ecosystems that drive impact. As Founder and CEO of Quotidian Strategies, she helps organizations navigate complexity through data insights, evaluation, and everyday phenomena. With a background in education, technology, and ethnographic research, her work spans education, leadership development, and public learning initiatives. She is the author of Knowledge, Authority, and Islamic Education in the West and designs spaces for learning, connection, and nuanced practice. Dr. Kabba holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University.
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