History of Islamic Studies at Harvard Timeline in the Harvard Gazette
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Professor Gülru Necipoğlu Awarded Prestigious 2023 Freer Medal
Named for the National Museum of Asian Art’s founder, Charles Lang Freer, the medal has been awarded since its inauguration in 1956. The Freer Medal honors people who, over the course of a career, have contributed in a substantial way to the understanding...
Arabic Manuscripts Workshop (April 2023)
This spring, Harvard students and visiting researchers had the opportunity to participate in a first-of-its-kind workshop held at the University on how to handle and study Arabic manuscripts. The workshop, hosted by the Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies...
2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies Announcement
The Selection Committee is pleased to announce that they have selected Dr. Nariman Aavani (Study of Religion) as winner of the 2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies for his dissertation entitled, “ Knowledge, Action, and the...
Welcome Dr. Shahrad Shahvand, Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellow!
Dr. Shahrad Shahvand, who recently earned his PhD from Harvard in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, is the Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellow for 2023-24. He will present his research at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar on November 14th on the...
Ep. 15 | Reconstructing Alamut: New Approaches to the Study of the Nizari Ismaili Polity in Iran | Dr. Shiraz Hajiani
Dr. Shiraz Hajiani's research contributes to the scant scholarship on the early Nizari Ismaili community. After a succession crisis in the Fatimid Empire in 1095 divided the Ismailis, the community in Iran accepted the crown-prince, Nizar, as the...
2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies Winner
After reviewing many excellent theses, the Selection Committee is pleased to announce Waseem Sari Nabulsi as winner of the 2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies for his thesis entitled, " Magic Mountain: Samaritan...
Ep. 14 | Ottoman Boston: Discovering Little Syria | Chloe Bordewich and Lydia Harrington
While completing their PhDs at Boston University and Harvard, Dr. Lydia Harrington and Dr. Chloe Bordewich began to research the history of the neighborhood in today's Chinatown and South End once known as Little Syria. Through the study of property maps...
Professor Gülru Necipoğlu awarded Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Award Lifetime Achievement Medal
Gülru Necipoğlu, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art, has been awarded the Freer Medal for lifetime achievement for her substantial contribution to the understanding of Asian art, along with Vidya Dehejia, the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of...