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HIST 2538: Introduction to Islamic Law

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Instructor: Intisar Rabb Description: This course will survey core concepts of Islamic law ( sharia) in historical and comparative modern contexts. Popular perceptions of this legal system imagine it to be a static code from 7th-century Arabia. Islamic...

AFRAMER 181X/HDS 3689: African Religion in the Diaspora

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Intructor: Jacob Olupona This course focuses on the history and phenomenology of African peoples’ religious experiences in the Americas. The historical and social processes that led to the emergence of African diasporic religions in Latin America and the...

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...

Annette Damayanti Lienau

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Professor Lienau’s core research uses the legacy of the Arabic language as a lens for comparative studies of post-colonial literature, offering an alternative approach to the often binary (colonial/post-colonial) constructions used in more isolated...

Mohsen Goudarzi

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Mohsen Goudarzi joined the Harvard Divinity School faculty in July 2021, having taught previously at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). He is a scholar of religion who studies the Qur’an and early Islamic history using a variety of analytical...

2024 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize Announcement

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After reviewing many excellent submissions, the Selection Committee has chosen Afiya Rahman ’24 (Social Studies and South Asian Studies) as the winner of the 2024 Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies for her thesis entitled, “...

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...