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Conference: Legacies of Misreading Anti-Muslim and Anti-Jewish Bias in Islamic and Jewish Civilizations
October 19, 2026
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10:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Eid Mubarak!
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
2026 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies Winner
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...
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Conference: Legacies of Misreading Anti-Muslim and Anti-Jewish Bias in Islamic and Jewish Civilizations
October 19, 2026
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10:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
RSVP here
Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series: "Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History" by Jessica Marglin
April 28, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Sever 213
The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program and Center for Jewish Studies present the Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 4-5:30pm | Sever 213 | RSVP...
Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age by Sabine Schmidtke
April 2, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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CGIS Knafel 262
Seminar: A Berber Sufi Scholar who Spoke Truth to Power in Arabic: The Remarkable Life of al-Hasan al-Yusi by Justin Stearns
April 22, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
A Berber Sufi Scholar who Spoke Truth to Power in Arabic: The Remarkable Life of al-Hasan al-Yusi (Bill Granara introducing) Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 4-5:30pm | CMES 102, 38 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 | RSVP Here Justin Stearns, Professor of...
Seminar: Pious Labor: Islam, Artisanship and Technology in Colonial India by Amanda Lanzillo
April 16, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Barker 133 (Plimpton Room)
RSVP Here Amanda Lanzillo, Assistant Professor of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago Co-sponsors: Department of South Asian Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Mahindra Humanities Center Persian...
Book Talk: "Language and Being in al-Fārābī: The Philosophy of Taškīk" by Rosabel Ansari
March 25, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
RSVP Here Rosabel Ansari, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Stony Brook University Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Seminar: Editing Early Sufism: From Manuscript Discovery to Digital Corpus by Riccardo Paredi
March 12, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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Emerson 305
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Book Talk: "An Islamic Legal Philosophy: Ibn ʿAbd al-Salam and the Ethical Turn in Islamic Law" by Mariam Sheibani
April 1, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
RSVP Here Mariam Sheibani, Assistant Professor of Islamic thought, Brandeis University Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Past Events
Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series: "Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History" by Jessica Marglin
April 28, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Sever 213
The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program and Center for Jewish Studies present the Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 4-5:30pm | Sever 213 | RSVP...
Seminar: A Berber Sufi Scholar who Spoke Truth to Power in Arabic: The Remarkable Life of al-Hasan al-Yusi by Justin Stearns
April 22, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
A Berber Sufi Scholar who Spoke Truth to Power in Arabic: The Remarkable Life of al-Hasan al-Yusi (Bill Granara introducing) Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 4-5:30pm | CMES 102, 38 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 | RSVP Here Justin Stearns, Professor of...
Seminar: Pious Labor: Islam, Artisanship and Technology in Colonial India by Amanda Lanzillo
April 16, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Barker 133 (Plimpton Room)
RSVP Here Amanda Lanzillo, Assistant Professor of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago Co-sponsors: Department of South Asian Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Mahindra Humanities Center Persian...
Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age by Sabine Schmidtke
April 2, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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CGIS Knafel 262
Book Talk: "An Islamic Legal Philosophy: Ibn ʿAbd al-Salam and the Ethical Turn in Islamic Law" by Mariam Sheibani
April 1, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
RSVP Here Mariam Sheibani, Assistant Professor of Islamic thought, Brandeis University Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Book Talk: "Language and Being in al-Fārābī: The Philosophy of Taškīk" by Rosabel Ansari
March 25, 2026
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4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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CMES 102
RSVP Here Rosabel Ansari, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Stony Brook University Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations