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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- The Arabic signature of great collector of Islamic manuscripts Abraham Shalom Yahuda (1877-1951). For those who don’t know him, some 8,000 manuscripts passed through his hands, he is a primary source of the manuscripts at Princeton, Chester Beatty, Michigan, and elsewhere. t.co/CjypMQIgd1
- The Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies with Professor Garrett Davidson (@GarrettDavids19) on "After the Canon: A History of Post-Canonical Hadith Transmission" is now available! t.co/dJWGolJ2Ii @SHARIAsource t.co/qrr72jKBVd
- We are excited to announce our Roundtable on Islamic Legal History and Historiography, which will take place over the next several weeks throughout Dec 2020 and Jan 2021, and will culminate in a live virtual discussion in February! t.co/QQHNhzXH4S
Promoting Scholarship
Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies
Bringing experts from an array of fields within Islamic studies to Harvard.
Faculty Research Grants
Supporting the cutting-edge research of Harvard’s early-career faculty in Islamic studies

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