Seminar: “The Archive Question: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia?” Rosie Bsheer, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University

CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St

SEMINAR: THE ARCHIVE QUESTION: THE POLITICS OF HISTORY IN SAUDI ARABIA? Mar 5 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St Rosie Bsheer, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University This event is part of the WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar. Co-sponsored by: the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Center … Continue reading Seminar: “The Archive Question: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia?” Rosie Bsheer, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University

Lecture: “Black Muslims in Activism in South Africa,” Rhea Rahman, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College

Belfer Case Study Rm (S020), 1730 Cambridge St

LECTURE: BLACK MUSLIMS IN ACTIVISM IN SOUTH AFRICA Mar 6 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Belfer Case Study Rm (S020), 1730 Cambridge St Rhea Rahman, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College This lecture is part of the Islam In Africa Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by: the Department of African & African American Studies, Harvard Divinity School, … Continue reading Lecture: “Black Muslims in Activism in South Africa,” Rhea Rahman, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College

Conference: Digital Methods and Resources in Legal History, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History

Max Planck Institute for European Legal History Hansaallee 41 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Hansaallee 41, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Digital Legal History at Max Planck Digital Methods and Resources in Legal History We invite researchers to participate in our conference on "Digital Methods and Resources in Legal History", which is intended to provide an opportunity for the critical discussion of digital methods and resources in legal history. We will have presentations of collections, databases, … Continue reading Conference: Digital Methods and Resources in Legal History, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History

Lecture: “Reason-Giving and the Duty to Obey in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence,” Omar Farahat, Assistant Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law

Location TBD

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. OMAR FARAHAT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MCGILL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW MAR 25 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | LOCATION TBD Reason-Giving and the Duty to Obey in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence

Book Talk: “Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj at the End of Empire,” Lâle Can, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The City College of New York

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St

BOOK TALK: "SPIRITUAL SUBJECTS: CENTRAL ASIAN PILGRIMS AND THE OTTOMAN HAJJ AT THE END OF EMPIRE" Mar 25 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St Lâle Can, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The City College of New York This event is part of the CMES Modern Middle East Speaker … Continue reading Book Talk: “Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj at the End of Empire,” Lâle Can, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The City College of New York

Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Jewish Minorities, Muslim Ascendency, and Foreign Pressure: The 1847 Trial of Batto Sfez in Tunis,” Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St)

MEBB WORKSHOP: JEWISH MINORITIES, MUSLIM ASCENDENCY, AND FOREIGN PRESSURE: THE 1857 TRIAL OF BATTO SFEZ IN TUNIS Mar 30 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St) Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Jewish Minorities, Muslim Ascendency, and Foreign Pressure: The 1847 Trial of Batto Sfez in Tunis,” Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Lecture: “The Revival of Shāfiʿism in Damascus, 11th-13th Century,” Mariam Sheibani, Research Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School

AUSTIN HALL 102

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. MARIAM SHEIBANI, RESEARCH FELLOW, PROGRAM IN ISLAMIC LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL MAR 31 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | AUSTIN 102 The Revival of Shāfiʿism in Damascus, 11th-13th Century

Lecture: “An Islamic Legal Geography of Crime and the Sanctuary in Nineteenth-Century Iran,” Farzin Vejdani, Associate Professor, Ryerson University

Location TBD

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. FARZIN VEJDANI, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, RYERSON UNIVERSITY APR 7 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | LOCATION TBD An Islamic Legal Geography of Crime and the Sanctuary in Nineteenth-Century Iran

Lecture: Sherman Jackson, King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California

Location TBD

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. SHERMAN JACKSON, KING FAISAL CHAIR IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND CULTURE AND PROFESSOR OF RELIGION AND AMERICAN STUDIES AND ETHNICITY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA APR 16 | TIME TBD | LOCATION TBD Title TBDm

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