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Lecture: “Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa" by Paul Love

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“Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa" by Paul Love, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco with comments by Matthew Steele (NELC, Havard)...

ISLAMCIV 179/HDS 3357: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa

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Instructor: Ousmane Kane An estimated 450 to 500 million Muslims live in Africa—close to a third of the global Muslim population. The overwhelming majority of them live in the northern half of the continent, above the equator. The spread of Islam...

ISLAMCIV 179/HDS 3357: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa

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Instructor: Ousmane Kane An estimated 450 to 500 million Muslims live in Africa—close to a third of the global Muslim population. The overwhelming majority of them lives in the northern half of the continent, above the equator. The spread of Islam...

HDS 3357/Islamic Civilization 179: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa

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Instructor: Ousmane Kane An estimated 450 to 500 million Muslims live in Africa—close to a third of the global Muslim population. The overwhelming majority of them lives in the northern half of the continent, above the equator. The spread of Islam...

ARABIC 246R: Sicily, Spain (al-Andalus), and Maghreb in the Arab Mediterranean: Seminar

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Instructor: William Granara Description: Introduction to Arab-Islamic cultures of medieval Sicily, Spain (al-Andalus), and North Africa through primary historical and literature texts. Examines the emergence of a Maghribi identity amidst cross-cultural...

MODMDEST 110/210: Colonization and Decolonization in the Maghrib and Egypt (19th-20th c.)

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Instructor: Malika Zeghal This course examines colonization and decolonization in the Maghreb—Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia—and Egypt. Through the historiography of colonialisms and nationalisms in the region, as well as primary sources, we will focus on the...

Professor Malika Zeghal's recent book named AAR Book Award Finalist

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The recent book by Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024) was a...

2024 Alwaleed Dissertation Prize Winner

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While the Selection Committee was impressed by all of the excellent submissions we received for this year’s dissertation prize, they have chosen Dr. Armaan Siddiqi (NELC) as the winner of the 2024 Alwaleed Bin Talal Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies...

"Justice without Pain: The Abolition of Torture in Modern Egyptian Penal Law" by Khaled Fahmy

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The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World presents: "Justice without Pain: The Abolition of Torture in Modern Egyptian Penal Law" by Khaled Fahmy, Edward Keller Professor of North Africa and the Middle East, Tufts University Moderated by Salma...

Art and Religious Devotion in Morocco: Notes on a Calligraphic Panel from the Harvard Art Museums

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A large-scale calligraphic panel from Morocco features stylized views of Mecca and Medina and representation of the Prophet Muhammad’s sandals, alongside prayers praising the Prophet and a selection of verses from the Qur’an. This striking work raises the...

Jewish-Muslim Interrelations

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Jews were an integral part of Muslim civilization in the Middle East, North Africa, Iberia, and beyond from its origins until the mid-20 th century. Integration and symbiosis were more common and enduring than episodes of tension and persecution. This...

Ep. 21| Interpreting the Qurʾān in the Islamic West (7th – 11th c.): Tradition and Transformation in Tafsīr | Dr. Conor Dube

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Dr. Conor Dube was a winner of the 2025 Alwaleed Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies for his dissertation, “Interpreting the Qurʾān in the Islamic West (7th – 11th c.): Tradition and Transformation in Tafsīr.” In this episode, Conor talks about how he...