Middle East

Abstract: The American University of Beirut (AUB) has long served as a hub of Arab national and cultural identity. Throughout the twentieth century, scores of Middle Eastern politicians and intellectuals graduated from its halls. This lecture explores AUB...

A talk on, On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran Bahman Khodadadi, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School Co-sponsor: Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School RSVP Here

Kevin Blankinship, Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Brigham Young University ABSTRACT: The staunch vegan, satirist, moralist, and witty man of letters Abū l- ʿ Alā ʾ al-Ma ʿ arrī (d. 449/1057) is best known as the author of The...

Rudolph Matthee, John A. Munroe and Dorothy L. Munroe Chair of History, University of Delaware This book [presentation] debunks the myth that, since alcohol is forbidden in Islam, “good” Muslims do not drink. It arg ues that, rather than extraneous to...

In-Person Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, Enter at Broadway for evening programs This event requires registration; see further details below. Garden imagery has a long history in Iranian art as a metaphor...