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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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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 Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies
Open to Harvard College students in all academic disciplines who write a senior thesis related to Islam and Muslim societies
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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.
News
Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History, Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Alwaleed Program Steering Committe Member, has come out with a new book,...
Professor Ahmed Ragab, Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School and Alwaleed Program Steering Committee Member, has released a new book entitled,... 
Upcoming Events
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Please join us for Professor Andrew F. March's talk on his new book, The Caliphate of Man, this THURSDAY 9/19 at the @Kennedy_School from 4-5:30pm! Reception to follow. t.co/kUyVU5nlcb @MiddleEast_HKS @HarvardEthics t.co/31nW3RGYL4
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Newly discovered early Islamic inscription that includes a prayer for "Āʾisha, Wife of the Prophet" (zawj al-nabī). To date, this may be the only known epigraphic reference to one of the Prophet Muḥammad's wives. t.co/WqpzMjNQDZ
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Thread. On the 18th anniversary of the deadly 9/11 attacks, we look back at a collection of articles and essays that highlight the metastasizing of #Islamophobia after September 11, 2001. @mobbiemobes @Rowaida_Abdel @ayshabkhan @toddhgreen @JohnLEsposito @JonathanACBrown
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 Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies
Recognizing Harvard College 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.