Dr. Munir Jiwa

The Carnegie Corporation awards $25,000 to the Center for Islamic Studies for studying how Islam is perceived and reported in the news. The grant is part of a $10 million investment by Carnegie to enrich the quality of America’s public dialogue on Islam and Muslim societies by increasing knowledge about the diversity of thought, cultures and history of Islam and Muslim communities, including those in the U.S. To put the funds to use, CIS Director Munir Jiwa is planning a two-day workshop for collaborative study and work among scholars, journalists and community leaders (date TBD).

Jiwa also was chosen to work with an expert hired by the Carnegie Corporation to turn his scholarly writing on Islam into op-eds for broader audiences. This work is in sync with the recently expanded Carnegie-Knight Initiative, which seeks to “prepare the next generation of news industry leaders for an increasingly complex world.”