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Book talk: “Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700” by Aslihan Gurbuzel, CMES, Harvard University, October 3, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Aslihan Gurbuzel, Assistant Professor of Ottoman history, Institute of Islamic Studies, … Continue reading Book talk: “Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political Public Sphere, 1600-1700” by Aslihan Gurbuzel, CMES, Harvard University, October 3, 2023

Seminar: “Lives and Miracles: Narratives of Medieval Coptic and Muslim Saints” by Amina Elbendary, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, October 5, 2023

Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:30pm; Location: Center for Middle Eastern Studies 102 Amina Elbendary, Associate Professor of Middle East History, American University in Cairo and Shawwaf Visiting Professor Co-sponsors: Department … Continue reading Seminar: “Lives and Miracles: Narratives of Medieval Coptic and Muslim Saints” by Amina Elbendary, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, October 5, 2023

Fall 2023 Works-in-Progress Workshop: Comparative Constitutional Law in the Global South, Columbia Law School

From the organizers: Columbia Law School invites submissions for a works-in-progress workshop in comparative constitutional law. The workshop, convened with the support of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Fund at Columbia Law School (the “Ambedkar Fund”), will focus on themes that are linked to the theory and practice of constitutionalism in the Global South. We welcome, … Continue reading Fall 2023 Works-in-Progress Workshop: Comparative Constitutional Law in the Global South, Columbia Law School

Book talk: Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” – A Book talk with Kenneth Roth, CMES, Harvard University, October 23, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Monday, October 23, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:00pm; Location: Wasserstein 1010, Harvard Law School campus Join the HKS Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for a book talk with author Nathan Thrall as he discusses his latest book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, with Carr Center Senior Fellow, Kenneth Roth. Milad is five years old and excited … Continue reading Book talk: Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” – A Book talk with Kenneth Roth, CMES, Harvard University, October 23, 2023

Talk: “Chasing Floods: the Ottoman Introduction of Rice in the Balkan Peninsula” by Aleksandar Shopov, CMES, Harvard University, November 15, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative is pleased to present Aleksandar Shopov, Visiting Scholar, CMES; Assistant Professor, History, SUNY Binghamton University. For more details, visit here.

Seminar: “Revisiting History: Nurullah Shushtari on Shī’ī Historiography, Taqiyya & The Pre-Savafid Era” by Shahrad Shahvand, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, November 16, 2023

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:30pm; Location: TBD Shahrad Shahvand, Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellow Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Persian and Persianate Studies Seminar, Mahindra Humanities Center RSVP here.

Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative presents Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor and … Continue reading Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

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