Name: Islam in Africa Initiative: Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Swartz Hall, Garvin Room, Harvard University, April 14, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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End: 2023-04-14T13:00:00-04:00

March 2023

Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

The Department of Anthropology and CMES are pleased to present “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” Andrew Bush, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology … Continue reading Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

Q&A with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, followed by Community Iftar, March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM

March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fad will join us virtually for Questions-and-Answers session on contemporary challenges facing the Muslim community in the Academy and beyond. RSVP here. Iftar will be provided … Continue reading Q&A with Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, followed by Community Iftar, March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Islam in Africa Initiative: Cheikh Anta Mbacke Babou, Swartz Hall, Garvin Room, Harvard University, March 31, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

March 31, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Cheikh Anta Mbacke Babou, University of Pennsylvania, ‘The Muridiyya on the Move. Migration and Place Making.’

April 2023

Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Elizabeth Lhost (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Everyday Islamic Law and the Making of Modern South Asia, Harvard Law School, April 4, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

April 4, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 12:00-1:00PM US EST via Zoom, Elizabeth Lhost (Dartmouth College) will give a book talk on her recent publication Everyday Islamic Law and the Making of Modern … Continue reading Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Elizabeth Lhost (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Everyday Islamic Law and the Making of Modern South Asia, Harvard Law School, April 4, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Southeast Asia and the World – 1st Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference, Harvard University, April 6-8, 2023

April 6, 2023 - April 8, 2023

Southeast Asia and the World - 1st Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference, Harvard University April 7, 2023 - April 8, 2023|9:00am - 6:00pm Location: S050, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, … Continue reading Southeast Asia and the World – 1st Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference, Harvard University, April 6-8, 2023

Seminar: “The Rule of Recognition and the Consolidation of the Maliki Madhhab in the 14th Century” by Mohammad Fadel, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, April 6, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

April 6, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: TBD Mohammad Fadel, Professor of Law, University of Toronto See here for further details.

Islam in Africa Initiative: Caitlyn Bolton, Swartz Hall, Garvin Room, Harvard University, April 7, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

April 7, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Caitlyn Bolton, Boston College, ‘The Lives and Afterlives of Donor Funds: “Sustainability” as Neoliberal Development or Islamic Interdependence in Zanzibar, Tanzania.’

Book talk: Roy Mottahedeh on “In the Shadow of the Prophet: Essays in Islamic History,” Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program & Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, April 11, 2023

April 11, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

On Tuesday, April 11 at 4:00 pm the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies will host a talk and discussion with Roy Mottahedeh on the … Continue reading Book talk: Roy Mottahedeh on “In the Shadow of the Prophet: Essays in Islamic History,” Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program & Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, April 11, 2023

Prize: Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023

$2,000 Cash Award. This prize is open to Harvard College students in all academic disciplines in the class of 2023. Students may self-nominate. However nominations from faculty advisors are encouraged. … Continue reading Prize: Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, April 14, 2023

Islam in Africa Initiative: Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Swartz Hall, Garvin Room, Harvard University, April 14, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

April 14, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Bowdoin College ‘Bilad Brazil The Importance of West African Scholars in Brazilian Islamic Education and Practice in Historic and Contemporary Perspective.’