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Lecture: “Reason-Giving and the Duty to Obey in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence,” Omar Farahat, Assistant Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law

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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. OMAR FARAHAT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MCGILL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW … Continue reading Lecture: “Reason-Giving and the Duty to Obey in Classical Islamic Jurisprudence,” Omar Farahat, Assistant Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law

Book Talk: “Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj at the End of Empire,” Lâle Can, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The City College of New York

CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St

BOOK TALK: "SPIRITUAL SUBJECTS: CENTRAL ASIAN PILGRIMS AND THE OTTOMAN HAJJ AT THE END OF EMPIRE" Mar 25 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland … Continue reading Book Talk: “Spiritual Subjects: Central Asian Pilgrims and the Ottoman Hajj at the End of Empire,” Lâle Can, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The City College of New York

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 … 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 … Continue reading Lecture: “The Revival of Shāfiʿism in Damascus, 11th-13th Century,” Mariam Sheibani, Research Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School

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

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 … 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 … 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

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