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Research Methods in Islamic Studies

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The Research Methods in Islamic Studies Workshop is a bi-annual workshop that engages graduate students and faculty active in the field of Islamic Studies around current methodological questions. Where Islamic Studies is informed by, intervenes in, and...

Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture: Gardens for All Seasons—The Persian Garden Carpet Tradition

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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...

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The Research Methods in Islamic Studies Workshop is a bi-annual workshop that engages graduate students and faculty active in the field of Islamic Studies around current methodological questions. Where Islamic Studies is informed by, intervenes in, and...

Mūsīqā: An Evening of Music from the Islamicate World

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SOLD OUT! We will post a recording on our website after the event. Join us for Mūsīqā: An Evening of Music from the Islamicate World, featuring presentations and performances in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other musical traditions by Masoud...

CONFERENCE: The Transmission and Reception of the Qurʾān in Light of Recent Scholarship

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Imagine Me and You: A Musical Encounter with the Islamic World

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This event requires registration; see further details below. Join us in the Calderwood Courtyard for an evening of music inspired by the art and culture of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires (1450–1750). Performances will be led by musicians from...

CONFERENCE: Thinking Islam within Religious Studies: Methods, Histories and Futures

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On September 28, 2018, the Alwaleed Program hosted a day-long conference in honor of Professor William A. Graham's career and scholarship. Professor Graham retired in July 2018 after a long and distinguished career at Harvard that included serving as the...

Lecture: “Vice and the Viceroy's Wife: Intersectional Analysis of a Qur'anic Temptress”

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Join the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program in welcoming Dr. Celene Ibrahim for a lecture entitled, "Vice and the Viceroy's Wife: Intersectional Analysis of a Qur'anic Temptress." This lecture is a part of the Harvard Divinity School Islamic Studies Faculty...

Lecture: "Not Knowing Shame: Rehabilitating Shamelessness in Modern Malaysian Muslim-Malay Society”

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Join the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program in welcoming Dr. Alicia Izharuddin for a lecture entitled, “Not Knowing Shame: Rehabilitating Shamelessness in Modern Malaysian Muslim-Malay Society.” This lecture is a part of the Harvard Divinity School Islamic...

Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture: Artist Talk by Mohamad Hafez—Preserving Memory and Loss

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This event does not require registration; see further details below. Focusing on the theme of preserving memory and loss, Syrian American artist Mohamad Hafez will speak about his profession and artistic career in light of changing political conditions...

Program in Islamic Law: BOOK TALK ON AFGHANISTAN RISING: ISLAMIC LAW AND STATECRAFT BETWEEN THE OTTOMAN AND BRITISH EMPIRES

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LUNCH TALK :: BOOK TALK ON AFGHANISTAN RISING: ISLAMIC LAW AND STATECRAFT BETWEEN THE OTTOMAN AND BRITISH EMPIRES (HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017) Feb 6 | 12.00-1.00p | Austin 102 Author: FAIZ AHMED, Associate Professor of History, Brown University...

Conference on the Transmission and Reception of the Qurʾān in Light of Recent Scholarship

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At the end of the Fall 2019 semester, Professor Shady Nasser convened a conference in which leading experts in Qurʾānic studies from North America and Europe shared their recent and impactful work related to the history of the reception of the Qurʾān. The...