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Abbasi-Markaz Fellowship

The Abbasi-Markaz Fellowship

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The purpose of the fellowship is to foster student-led campus conversations on themes related to Islam or Muslim societies and cultures in any historical or regional context. In consultation with faculty, the Abbasi-Markaz fellow will identify themes of current interest to the Stanford community, curate a number of events with academics or speakers whose work engages with scholarship on Islam and Muslims, and organize the events through the Abbasi Program and the Markaz.

The fellowship has three interrelated components:

  1. Programming: Identify relevant themes and speakers, and curate up to 4 events per year.
  2. Outreach: Publicize events on social media, listservs, etc., and conduct outreach to maximize audience interest and event visibility. Write brief post-event reports for publication in newsletters.

  3. Mentorship: Commit to mentorship by relevant Abasi in the form of one meeting a month with the designated mentor(s). Fellow will also meet with Markaz staff regularly to plan and advance events.

    APPLYING AND OTHER DETAILS

  •  Duration: Fellowship to commence September 2024 and end June 2025.
  • Compensation: The Abbasi-Markaz Fellow will work hourly, earning approx. $3000 over the course of the academic year. A separate budget for this series (for speaker honoraria, event logistics, etc.) will be available, to be used in coordination with the Abbasi program staff and faculty.
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  • Eligibility
    • Students must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or co-terms
    • Students must have either enrolled or continuing status during their fellowship
    • Students from all departments / schools can apply
      • Students in Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Global Studies, Middle Eastern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MELLAC), or in other departments working on relevant research, are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Application Deadline: Friday, April 26th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
  • Application Materials: Applicants will submit the following via application form:
    • Cover Letter
    • Current CV or resume
    • Up-to-date academic transcript 
    • One letter of recommendation by a faculty member, to be sent directly to csgarcia@stanford.edu

Inquiries: For any questions about the fellowship, contact Abiya Ahmed, Director of the Markaz at abiya@stanford.edu

ABBASI-MARKAZ FELLOWS

 

2023-2024 Fellow Salma Kamni
Aya Hilal
2022-2023 Fellow Aya Hilal
Yusuf is smiling in a printed shirt.
2021-2022 Fellow Yusuf Zahurullah

PAST EVENTS

  • Drawing Parallels: College Students, Silicon Valley and the Islamic Golden Age with Dr. Asad Ahmed, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at UC Berkeley (November 3, 2021). Video here.
  • Black Ink: Exploring the Breadth of Black Muslim Art with Dr. Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, author of Muslim Cool: Race Religion and Hip Hop in the United States and Professor at the University of Michigan (February 24, 2022). Video here.
  • Untapped History: Islam in Eastern Europe with Dr. Ermin Sinanović the Executive Director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University (June 22, 2022).