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Harry Bastermajian

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Harry Bastermajian is a scholar and historian of Islamicate societies. He is also the Executive Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University. Dr. Bastermajian earned his Ph.D. in Islamic History and Civilization...

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...

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...

"Sultan Suleiman as King Solomon and Zahir al-Umar as Ahasuerus: The Ottoman Arab Culture of Palestinian Jews, 1517-1799" by Orit Bashkin

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The Center for Jewish Studies and Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program are proud to present the inaugural lecture in the Series on Jewish-Muslim Interrelations: Sultan Suleiman as King Solomon and Zahir al-Umar as Ahasuerus: The Ottoman Arab Culture of...

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...

Ep. 1 | Reviving Turāth: Islamic Education in Modern Egypt | Dr. Mary Elston

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The Alwaleed Program team speak with Dr. Mary Elston, winner of the 2020 Alwaleed Bin Talal Prize for Best Dissertation in Islamic Studies, about her dissertation entitled, "Reviving Turāth: Islamic Education in Modern Egypt." Mary shares her findings...

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...

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...

Celebrate Nowruz

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On March 26, 2019, the Alwaleed Program co-sponsored a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year that takes place on the day of the spring equinox and is celebrated throughout the Persianate world, most of which consists of Muslim-majority countries...

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Harry Bastermajian

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

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

"Sultan Suleiman as King Solomon and Zahir al-Umar as Ahasuerus: The Ottoman Arab Culture of Palestinian Jews, 1517-1799" by Orit Bashkin

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

Ep. 1 | Reviving Turāth: Islamic Education in Modern Egypt | Dr. Mary Elston

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

Annette Damayanti Lienau

Celebrate Nowruz

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