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2021 Thesis Prize Winners Announcement

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After reviewing many outstanding undergraduate theses and Ph.D. dissertations, the Selection Committee has chosen the following winners: Undergraduate Thesis Prize The Selection Committee is pleased to announce Isabel Kendall as the winner of the Alwaleed...

2025 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize Announcement

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The Selection Committee is pleased to announce Jana Amin (NELC and Anthropology) as winner of the 2025 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies for her thesis entitled, “ Tasting Freedom: Palestinian Women's Kitchens as Sites of...

2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies Announcement

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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...

2022 Thesis Prize Winners Announcement

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After reviewing many impressive submissions, the Selection Committee has made the following selections for the Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Prizes in Islamic Studies: Undergraduate Thesis Prize: The Selection Committee...

2023 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies Winner

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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...

Workshop: Research Methods in Islamic Studies - POSTPONED

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this workshop has been postponed. Please keep an eye out for future workshop announcements!

Khaled El-Rouayheb New Director of Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program

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We are excited to announce that Khaled El-Rouayheb, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, is the new faculty director of the Alwaleed Islamic...

Now Accepting Thesis Prize Applications!

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We are accepting submissions for the Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate and Doctoral Thesis Prizes until May 1, 2022 (new deadline)! Alwaleed Bin Talal Thesis Prizes We are pleased to announce that we are accepting submissions for the Alwaleed Bin Talal...

Encyclopedia of the (Variant) Readings of the Qur’an (EvQ/ErQ)

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We are proud to announce that Professor Shady Nasser has released his new website, which has been years in the making, Encyclopedia of the (Variant) Readings of the Qur’an (EvQ/ErQ)! This project aims to be a critical apparatus of the Qur’an and, through...

Remembering Professor Roy Mottahedeh (1940-2024)

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Roy Mottahedeh, a distinguished scholar and esteemed colleague. As the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, he was dedicated to advancing the...

Announcing 2022-23 Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellows

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Join us in welcoming the Alwaleed Program's first cohort of postdoctoral fellows in many years! Mary Elston is an interdisciplinary scholar of Islam whose research focuses on politics, religion, and conceptual change in the late Ottoman, modern, and...

2025 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize Announcement

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After reviewing many excellent submissions, the Selection Committee has decided to award two prizes this year to Dr. Hacı Osman Gündüz (Ozzy) and Dr. Conor Dube. Dr. Conor Dube is a winner of the 2025 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize in Islamic...