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

Lecture: “On Fences and Neighbors: Property, Nuisance, and Resort to the Law in Islamic Legal History, 6th/12th through 8th/14th Centuries,” Dana Lee, 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. DANA LEE, RESEARCH FELLOW, PROGRAM IN ISLAMIC LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL APR 21 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | AUSTIN 102 On Fences and Neighbors: Property, Nuisance, and Resort to the Law in … Continue reading Lecture: “On Fences and Neighbors: Property, Nuisance, and Resort to the Law in Islamic Legal History, 6th/12th through 8th/14th Centuries,” Dana Lee, Research Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School

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 … 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 May 2020 at 13.00 -15.00 via Zoom. The discussion will be conducted in English unless all participants are fluent in Swedish. The idea of creativity … Continue reading Seminar: Comparative Legal History and Legal Creativity, Professor Filippo Valguarnera, Stockholm University

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