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The Aga Khan Case: Religion and Identity in Colonial India

We’re happy to announce that Assistant Professor of Religion Teena Purhoit‘s book–The Aga Khan Case: Religion and Identity in Colonial India–has just been released by Harvard University Press. The book presents an alternative to the Arab-centric view that dominates understanding of Islam in the west. She argues for a view of Islam as a “heterogeneous […]

Signing Ceremony with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

On Thursday, July 12, faculty and leadership of the Center for the Study of Asia and the International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History and members of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston gathered to celebrate the renewal of a remarkable partnership between Boston University and the Taiwan Ministry of Education. […]