DCI is joining a new initiative with the Global Pediatric Brain Tumor Network, Bayer, the National Brain Tumor Society, other institutions, and Africa partners to "create an equitable ecosystem of care for pediatric brain cancer."

The DCI 8th Annual Scientific Retreat attracted a broad array of faculty, trainees (students, residents, fellows, postdocs, etc.) and staff. For a second year, the retreat was entirely virtual.

Community outreach and engagement at DCI comes of age; team expands.

Can we have an honest conversation; Yemeni to American?

Nearly two years since the 2014 attack on Gaza, San Francisco Bay Area child psychiatrist Bahar Hashemi, MD, talked about what she learned on her recent trip to Gaza about the effects of perpetual trauma on the children there.

Has Nostra Aetate – the Catholic Church’s declaration on relations with non-Christian religions — stood the test of time?

Thanks to A. David Lewis Who Brought us “Comics & Dialogue” ! Here Is a List and Links to All of His ISLAMiCommentary Columns.

[Column » 'By the Book' by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary] How did the rise of nation-states in the 20th century doom religious diversity and pluralism in the Middle East?

How did the rise of nation-states in the 20th century doom religious diversity and pluralism in the Middle East? And, can pluralism be recovered to heal and transform the Middle East? Veteran journalist Nicolas Pelham considers these questions.

The new anthology, co-edited by Mbaye Lo, grew out of a workshop hosted by the Duke Islamic Studies Center in Fall 2013 on “Islamic Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa: Their History, Mission and Role in Regional Development.”

Last week the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, spent 4 days in Israel as the very-well-received guest of the government. At the center of the visit were working meetings between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu and Loong.

“We have to recognize that there are several shattered political visions that are still with us and there are several unhealed traumas or wounds – the Armenians, Kurds, Palestinians..we are still dealing with the long-term legacy..."

On a crisp night last month nearly all 22 students learning Turkish at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University took advantage of a unique opportunity to practice their Turkish with Nobel prize winner Aziz Sancar at his Türk Evi (Turkish House)...

The status of LGBTQ rights in the Muslim world today is perplexing given that Islamic history is characterized by its relative tolerance of sexual diversity and same-sex desire.

Mara Leichtman's latest book is "Shi‘i Cosmopolitanisms in Africa: Lebanese Migration and Religious Conversion in Senegal." Senegal is predominantly Sunni Muslim. While Shi‘i Muslims make up only a small minority, the number is growing.

The motto of the Kingdom of Morocco is “Allah, al-Watan, al-Malik” (God, the Nation, the King). This motto was the spark for Yale University professor Jonathan Wyrtzen’s new book, "Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity."

Like most college arguments, the two brothers’ dispute had a familiar parent: procrastination. It was delightfully ironic. Eren and Murat Turan were both eager to avoid preparing for their law school exams...

Are Muslims embraced as part of the mosaic of Europe? Or, are they considered and treated as outsiders,…