# Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program ### Spring 2026 Courses Explore courses related to Islam and the Muslim world offered this spring [ Read more arrow\_circle\_right ](/academics) ![courses](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/aisp/files/courses_banner.jpg?itok=eBHVVBcJ) **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.** [ About the Islamic Studies Program arrow\_circle\_right ](/what-we-do) ## News [### New Podcast: A Rūmī in the Lands of Shām: Life, Poetry, and Legacy of a Janissary-Turned-Poet Māmayya al-Rūmī | Dr. Hacı Osman Gündüz ](https://islamicstudies.harvard.edu/ep-20-rumi-in-sham-haci-osman-gunduz) June 23, 2026 ![Ozzy Gunduz](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Ozzy%20arch.jpg?itok=EkgF6cuc) [### Eid Mubarak! ](/news/2026/05/eid-mubarak) May 28, 2026 We at the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program wish you and your loved ones a joyous Eid al-Adha! Khaled El-Rouayheb, Harry Bastermajian, and Meryum Kazmi ![Eid Mubarak](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Eid%20al-Adha%201447%20%282%29.jpg?h=cb83ff2f&itok=8A_WGIbl) [### 2026 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies Winner ](/news/2026/05/2026-alwaleed-bin-talal-undergraduate-thesis-islamic-studies-winner) May 15, 2026 After reviewing many excellent submissions, the Selection Committee has chosen Eva Frazier (Social Studies and EMR) as the winner of the 2026 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies for her thesis, “ Pacification and its... ![Gibb Room, Harvard Library](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/1.%20AIS%20collection%20_May%202024_25%20%281%29.jpg?itok=S9eI2x_X) [### Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb Publishes New Book on North African Ash'ari Theologian, al-Sanūsī ](/news/2026/04/professor-khaled-el-rouayheb-publishes-new-book-north-african-ashari-theologian-al) April 28, 2026 Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb has recently published a new book as part of the Great Medieval Thinkers series of Oxford University Press. Al-Sanūsī (2026) examines the life, works, and intellectual world of Muhammad b. Yusuf al-Sanūsī (1436–1490), a major... ![al-Sanusi book](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Khaled%20Al%20Sanusi%20book.jpg?itok=buw2KC_A) [### Alwaleed Program Director, Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb, Elected to Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences ](/news/2026/04/alwaleed-program-director-professor-khaled-el-rouayheb-elected-prestigious-american) April 28, 2026 Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb was one of eight scholars from Harvard elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor El-Rouayheb is James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History in the Department of Near Eastern... ![Khaled El-Rouayheb](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Khaled%20El-Rouayheb%202.jpeg?itok=eUBogg0i) ## Past Events [### Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series: "Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History" by Jessica Marglin ](/event/power-and-vulnerability-middle-eastern-and-north-african-jewish-history?occ_id=0)April 28, 2026 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT [### Seminar: A Berber Sufi Scholar who Spoke Truth to Power in Arabic: The Remarkable Life of al-Hasan al-Yusi by Justin Stearns ](/event/seminar-berber-sufi-scholar-who-spoke-truth-power-arabic-remarkable-life-al-hasan-al-yusi?occ_id=0)April 22, 2026 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT [### Seminar: Pious Labor: Islam, Artisanship and Technology in Colonial India by Amanda Lanzillo ](/event/seminar-pious-labor-islam-artisanship-and-technology-colonial-india-amanda-lanzillo?occ_id=0)April 16, 2026 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT [### Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age by Sabine Schmidtke ](/event/manuscripts-megabytes-evolving-editorial-practices-and-challenges-arabic-manuscripts?occ_id=0)April 2, 2026 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT [ More Past Events arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar/past_events) ## Promoting Scholarship [### Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies ](/seminar)Bringing experts from an array of fields within Islamic studies to Harvard. ![shrine_of_fatimah_masumah](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/shrine_of_fatimah_masumah.png?itok=wqxz63Rb) [### Faculty Research Grants ](/faculty-research-grants)Supporting the cutting-edge research of Harvard’s early-career faculty in Islamic studies ![bh](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/4.jpg?itok=KBAYVvg2) [### Alwaleed Bin Talal Thesis Prizes ](/thesis-prize)Recognizing undergraduate and doctoral students who make original contributions to current scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present. ![rug](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/18773104-500_1.jpg?itok=3s8Q-Orb) [### Research Methods Workshop ](/islamic-methods)A workshop series that allows Harvard students, faculty and visiting fellows to develop skills to enhance their Islamic studies research. ![hasan-almasi-567065-unsplash](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/aisp/files/hasan-almasi-567065-unsplash.png?itok=Y5LUlH7K) [### Our Fellows ](/our-fellows) ![Fellows](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/aisp/files/17.jpg?itok=hanluiQl) [### Courses ](/academics) ![Courses](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/aisp/files/16.jpg?itok=6uZI4y0h) [### Partners ](/our-harvard-partners) ![Partners](/sites/g/files/omnuum9396/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/aisp/files/15.jpg?itok=G3zLclCV)