Research Methods in Islamic Studies

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

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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 2020 Courses

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

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Undergraduate and Doctoral Thesis Prizes

Congratulations to Murat Eczacıbaşı and Dr. Mary Elston, winners of the 2020 Alwaleed Bin Talal Thesis Prizes!

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Thinking Islam Within Religious Studies Conference

Convened by Professor Ahmed Ragab in honor of Professor William A. Graham on the occasion of his retirement

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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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Harvard Islamica Podcast | First episode with Dr. Mary Elston!

November 6, 2020

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The day of 'Ashura in Islamic history

August 29, 2020

TODAY IN ISLAMIC HISTORY

Battle of Karbala

The 10^th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, known as ‘Ashura, is observed by Muslims around the world for its various associations...

Happy Islamic New Year!

August 20, 2020

Islamic New Year 1442

Eid Mubarak!

July 31, 2020

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Upcoming Events

Seminar: "Competing with the Saints: Dynastic Burial Practices and Cults in the Medieval Western Maghrib" by Amira Bennison

Past Events

2020 Nov 19

Workshop: Harvard's Islamic Collection in and beyond Cambridge

10:30am to 1:00pm

Location:

via Zoom

Harvard Islamic Collection in and beyond Cambridge

Harvard's Islamic Collection in and beyond Cambridge
Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 10:30am - 1pm | ...

Seminar: "Mobility, Power, and Knowledge in the Mongol Empire" by Ahmed al-Rahim

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location:

via Zoom

Ahmed al-Rahim, Associate Professor and Director of Islamic Studies, University of Virginia

Co-sponsor: Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies

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Library Resources for (Remote) Research in Islamic Studies: Visual and Islamic Legal Resources

1:00pm to 2:45pm

Location:

via Zoom

Library Resources for (Remote) Research in Islamic Studies: Visual and Islamic Legal Resources
Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 1-2:45pm | RSVP for Zoom link

Co-sponsors: Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School and the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University

Presenters:
Amanda Hanoosh Steinberg
Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art &...

Seminar: "The Prophet as a ‘Sacred Spring’: Late Ottoman Hilye Bottles" by Christiane Gruber

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location:

via Zoom

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Christiane Gruber, Professor and Chair in the History of Art, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

Abstract: Along with the Prophet’s relics, verbal icons of Muhammad known as hilyes count among the most popular forms of devotional art during the late Ottoman period. While manuscript paintings and compositions...