African Landscape Architectures: Alternative Futures for the Field
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Seminar: "Debating Veganism in the Medieval Islamic World: al-Maʿarrī and al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī" by Kevin Blankinship
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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...
The Qandūsī Dalāʾil al-Khayrāt: a panel and facsimile presentation
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The Harvard Fine Arts Library and Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program are proud to present: The Qandūsī Dalā ʾ il al-Khayrāt : a panel and facsimile presentation February 10 th, 2025, 6pm Lower Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway Street RSVP Here In 2024, the...
In Memoriam: His Highness Karim Aga Khan
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Upon learning of the death of His Highness the Aga Khan, I was deeply saddened and filled with a great sense of loss. He was a humanitarian leader of global dimension, a wise and eloquent public speaker, and above all a visionary. His worldwide...
Ep. 18 | Islam in North America | Dr. Hussein Rashid
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In this episode, Dr. Hussein Rashid talks about his recently published volume, Islam in North America: An Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2024), which he co-edited with Huma Mohibullah and Vincent Biondo. Hussein discusses his trajectory as a scholar and how...
"Can the Muslim Intellectual Heritage Be Read Independently of Europe? Ibn Khaldun, Ibn 'Arafa, and the Decline Narrative" by Dr. Fouad Ben Ahmed
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This paper interrogates the epistemological frameworks through which the intellectual heritage of Muslim societies has been constructed, with particular attention to the case of Ibn Khaldūn (d. 808 AH / 1406 CE) and Ibn ʿArafa al-Warghamī (d. 803 AH /...
Seminar: "On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran" by Bahman Khodadadi
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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
MEBB: "Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia" by Muhammad Qasim Zaman
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The Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop and Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program present: Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University
Jewish-Muslim Interrelations Series: "The Star of David and the Cedar Tree: Arab-Jewish Relations at the American University of Beirut (1900-1950)" by Caroline Kahlenberg
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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...
Medieval Academy of America Centennial Meeting
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The Centennial Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 20-22 March 2025, hosted by Harvard University in collaboration with Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis...