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

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

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

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

Book Talk: “Reviving the Waqf: Property, Law, and Religion in Modern Beirut,” Nada Moumtaz, Assistant Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St

BOOK TALK: "REVIVING THE WAQF: PROPERTY, LAW, AND RELIGION IN MODERN BEIRUT" Apr 22 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St Nada Moumtaz, Assistant Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Toronto This event is part of the CMES Modern Middle East Speaker Series. Sponsored by the … Continue reading Book Talk: “Reviving the Waqf: Property, Law, and Religion in Modern Beirut,” Nada Moumtaz, Assistant Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Child Custody Doctrine in Al-Andalus, 11th-15th C,” Janan Delgado, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St)

MEBB WORKSHOP: CHILD CUSTODY DOCTRINE IN AL-ANDALUS, 11TH – 15TH C. Apr 27 | 6:00 PM – 7: 30 PM | Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St) Janan Delgado, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Child Custody Doctrine in Al-Andalus, 11th-15th C,” Janan Delgado, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Panel Discussion: “Governance In A Time Of Pandemic: A Global View,” Georgetown University Qatar

Panel 2: Governance In A Time Of Pandemic: A Global View The second panel in the series, moderated by Dean Ahmad Dallal, will investigate the types of global pressures that influence national policies, which national policies are influencing global policy, as well as the governance of the policy at the national and local levels. Panelists: Amanda … Continue reading Panel Discussion: “Governance In A Time Of Pandemic: A Global View,” Georgetown University Qatar

Seminar: Comparative Legal History and Legal Creativity, Professor Filippo Valguarnera, Stockholm University

Seminar Filippo Valguarnera, Associate Professor and senior lecturer in Legal History, Stockholm University will lead an advanced seminar on the topic of “Comparative Legal History and the Debate about Legal Creativity” on 26 … Continue reading Seminar: Comparative Legal History and Legal Creativity, Professor Filippo Valguarnera, Stockholm University

Conference: Covid-19: implications for the application of family law in MENA countries, 1 July (virtual)

Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is holding virtual panel discussion in their series Afternoon Talks on Islamic Law of the Research Group on Family and Succession Law in Islamic Countries titled “Covid-19: implications for the application of family law in MENA countries.” Family laws establish men as providers and partly … Continue reading Conference: Covid-19: implications for the application of family law in MENA countries, 1 July (virtual)

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