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    Alwaleed bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies 

    Bringing world-class experts on topics ranging from Islamic law and theology to contemporary politics and Islam in America and West Africa to Harvard

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    Fall 2023 Courses

    Explore courses related to Islam and the Muslim world offered this fall

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    Climate Change and Muslim Societies

    A hybrid series exploring the impacts of a changing climate on Muslim societies with scholars and practitioners from a range of fields. 

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    History of Islamic Studies at Harvard

    An Interactive Timeline

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  • Harvard Islamica Podcast

    Exploring topics related to the scholarly study of Islam and Muslim societies at Harvard and beyond

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  • Thesis Prize 2022 Winners

    Undergraduate and Doctoral Thesis Prizes

    Congratulations to Farah Afify and Dr. Janan

    Delgado, winners of the 2022 Alwaleed Bin Talal Thesis Prizes!

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    Research Methods in Islamic Studies

    A workshop series designed to support the research of Harvard students, faculty and visiting fellows

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The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University is dedicated to furthering the scholarly study of Islam and the Muslim world on an interdisciplinary, global basis.

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Gulru Necipoglu Freer Medal

Professor Gülru Necipoğlu Awarded Prestigious 2023 Freer Medal

November 14, 2023

Named for the National Museum of Asian Art’s founder, Charles Lang Freer, the medal has been awarded since its inauguration in 1956. The Freer Medal honors people who, over the course of a career, have contributed in a substantial way to the understanding of the arts of Asia. In 2023, as part of the Museum’s centennial celebrations, the Charles Lang Freer Medal was awarded to Gülru Necipoğlu, the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University’s History of Art and Architecture Department, for her lifetime of work in the arts of the...

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Past Events

2024 Mar 01

Second Annual Harvard-Zaytuna Research Symposium

Fri Mar 1 (All day) to Sun Mar 3 (All day)

Location: 

Zaytuna College, Berkeley, CA

Harvard University and Zaytuna College are proud to announce their second annual symposium. This collaboration is a joint effort initiated by students at Harvard University and Zaytuna College. We aim to provide a space for undergraduates and masters’ students to present their research either culminating in their thesis or individual projects. This will provide an opportunity for participants to have their research reviewed by esteemed faculty members of another institution, produce publishable research, foster...

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2024 Feb 22

Seminar: "Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the Making of a Shia Ismaili Muslim Sociality" by Shenila Khoja-Moolji

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 201

Shenila Khoja-Moolji, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies, Georgetown University

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Promoting Scholarship

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Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies

Bringing experts from an array of fields within Islamic studies to Harvard.

 

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Faculty Research Grants

Supporting the cutting-edge research of Harvard’s early-career faculty in Islamic studies

 

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Alwaleed Bin Talal Thesis Prizes

Recognizing undergraduate and doctoral students who make original contributions to current scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present.

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Research Methods Workshop

A workshop series that allows Harvard students, faculty and visiting fellows to develop skills to enhance their Islamic studies research.