Duke Islamic Studies Center

[1] DISC describes itself as taking "a comparative, cross cultural approach to Islamic studies to encourage creative solutions to the economic, political and social challenges involving Muslims."

[4] The center was previously led by Ellen McLarney from 2019 - 2022[5] and by Omid Safi from 2014 - 2019.

[6][7] Other prominent faculty leadership includes Jen'nan Read (Assistant Director of Special Initiatives).

Prominent past faculty leadership includes Abdullah Antepli (Chief Representative for Muslim Affairs) from 2014 - 2019.

This initiative had two overarching goals: 1) to inform public discourse and policy by publicizing and promoting scholarly and research-based information about Islam and Muslims; 2) to support scholarship and scholarly collaborations to advance research about Islam and Muslims across the globe.