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December 1, 2022

Speakers Discuss Rise of Islamophobia in India

Writing for The Hoya, Julia Butler covers the Berkley Center's November 21 webinar on the recent increase in anti-Muslim discrimination in India, featuring Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari and Kalpana Jain, a senior journalist and senior ethics and religion editor at The Conversation US.

Jocelyne Cesari

December 1, 2022

Jocelyne Cesari Chairs Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Political Islam

As part of the Middle East Studies Association's fifty-sixth annual meeting, Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari chaired an December 1 interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on the future of political Islam. Participants examined Islamic populism in different countries of the world, including Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Pope Francis near the Vatican

November 30, 2022

Paul Elie on Lessons from the Papal Reading List

To mark the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' election, Senior Fellow Paul Elie participated in a November 28 virtual panel on the pope's literary "aesthetic," including influences from prolific writers such as Manzoni, Dostoevsky, and Borges.

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Bill Berkley (second from right) at the tenth anniversary celebration of the Berkley Center in 2016

June 16, 2026

Remembering William R. Berkley

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University mourns the loss of William R. Berkley, our inspirational benefactor and devoted friend. Bill passed away recently at the age of eighty. A brilliant business leader who built the W. R. Berkley Corporation from humble beginnings into a global insurance powerhouse, Bill's success was matched by his generosity as a philanthropist. Georgetown is among the many beneficiaries of his vision and steadfast support. 

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