Diyanet Islamic Research Institute

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Past Events

Islamic Influences on the Founding Fathers of America, original event flyer

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DCA Community NightPast event

Islamic Influences on the Founding Fathers of America

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah

Oct24

Saturday, October 24, 2026

7:00 PM (After Maghrib) · Eastern Time

Cultural Center Auditorium

Explore the Islamic influences on America’s Founding Fathers, and how Muslim scholars and intellectual thought helped shape the growth of knowledge, reason and scientific inquiry in Europe and America.

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Finding the Sacred in a Distracted Age, original event flyer

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Special ConversationPast event

Finding the Sacred in a Distracted Age

Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Oct18

Sunday, October 18, 2026

12:00 PM · Eastern Time

Ottoman Hall, Diyanet Center of America

Islam, Spirituality, and the Modern World. Join DIRI for a special conversation exploring Islam, spirituality, the human search for meaning, and the place of the sacred in the modern world.

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