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

E-Invite: Celebrating Human Rights Day, Roya Institute, December 10, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

From the Roya Institute for Global Justice: - Dear friends and colleagues,  - Distinguished members of the Advisory Board of Royal Institute,  - Honorable Instructors of Roya Institute e-TOT courses on CLE, - Respectful Representatives of the Institute in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Costa Rica, Hopefully, this note finds you well. I am pleased … Continue reading E-Invite: Celebrating Human Rights Day, Roya Institute, December 10, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Online Lecture: Slavery, Race and the Archives in Morocco: The Epistemology of Silence with Chouki El Hamel, The Middle East Librarians Association, December 17, 2020 @ 11 am

From the Middle East Librarians Association: The Middle East Librarians Association (MELA)’s Social Justice Committee is pleased to announce the 4th lecture in our 2020 series, “Stories and Silences: Research … Continue reading Online Lecture: Slavery, Race and the Archives in Morocco: The Epistemology of Silence with Chouki El Hamel, The Middle East Librarians Association, December 17, 2020 @ 11 am

Webinar: Bibliotheca Arabica – A Digital Home for the Arabic Manuscript Tradition, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies (Near Eastern Studies) and Digital Scholarship@IAS, April 14, 2021 @ 12pm

From the organizers: Arabic literatures are usually studied as purely creative products, a body of texts disembodied from their material life. Bibliotheca Arabica, in contrast, focusses on the context, the production, transmission, and reception of the manuscripts that for centuries carried the works we study today. Knowing what was copied, read, endowed, or owned when, … Continue reading Webinar: Bibliotheca Arabica – A Digital Home for the Arabic Manuscript Tradition, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies (Near Eastern Studies) and Digital Scholarship@IAS, April 14, 2021 @ 12pm

Online Webinar: Research Methods Workshop: The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, April 22, 2021 @ 11 am – 1 pm

From the organizers: Speakers: Columba Stewart, Executive Director Catherine Walsh, Director of Cataloging Joshua Mugler, Curator of Islamic Manuscripts David Calabro, Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts Daniel Gullo, Director of the Malta Study Center Ali Diakite and Paul Naylor, Catalogers of West African Manuscripts Celeste Gianni, Cataloger of Arabic Manuscripts Co-sponsor: Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval … Continue reading Online Webinar: Research Methods Workshop: The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, April 22, 2021 @ 11 am – 1 pm

Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Genres as a Tool for Understanding Islamic Law” with Samy Ayoub, May 26, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

PROF. SAMY AYOUB (University of Texas): Creativity in Continuity: al-Rasa’il al-Fiqhiyya as a Genre for Legal Change Organized by: Hakki Arslan (Collaborative Research Center (SFB 1385) at the Münster University) … Continue reading Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Genres as a Tool for Understanding Islamic Law” with Samy Ayoub, May 26, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Online Panel: New books in Islamic law and society at the Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network, May 27, 2021 @ 2:00 – 3:45 pm

The Islamic Law and Society CRN is pleased to present a panel featuring seven exciting new books in Islamic law and society. The books include: Mark Massoud, Shari’a, Inshallah: Finding God … Continue reading Online Panel: New books in Islamic law and society at the Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network, May 27, 2021 @ 2:00 – 3:45 pm

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