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Talk: Building a Sustainable Future: Islamic Law, Climate Responsibility, and Green Finance by Dr. Wan Mohd Zulhafiz Bin Wan Zahari, American University Washington College of Law, May 7, 2025 @ 3:00-4:00 PM

Building a Sustainable Future:Islamic Law, Climate Responsibility, and Green Finance When: Wednesday, May 7, 2025Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMWhere: Room N102, American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) PRESENTED BY:DR. WAN MOHD ZULHAFIZ BIN WAN ZAHARI,Humphrey Fellow, AUWCL,Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law,Associate Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International … Continue reading Talk: Building a Sustainable Future: Islamic Law, Climate Responsibility, and Green Finance by Dr. Wan Mohd Zulhafiz Bin Wan Zahari, American University Washington College of Law, May 7, 2025 @ 3:00-4:00 PM

IISMM Seminar Series: “From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences,” IISMM, France (remote option), May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025 “  From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences  ” Musa Sroor , Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine: “  Gender Influence on Waqf in Ottoman Jerusalem: Problem of Management and Benefit  ” Mir Abdul Sofique , University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India: “  Indian Waqf Properties: Issues and Properties in Contemporary Times  ” For more details, see here.

Islamic Finance Conference at the World Bank HQ, World Bank HQ, May 21-22, 2025

Event: IFESDC 2025 Date: May 21–22, 2025 Venue: World Bank HQ, Washington, D.C. Theme: Eradicating Poverty and Enhancing Prosperity for Sustainable Development Keynote: Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia Topic: “The Role of Faith in Development” Registration link (free + meals included): https://imaamcenter.org/ifesdc_2025 ⸻ Session 3: Islamic Finance, Zakat, and Economic … Continue reading Islamic Finance Conference at the World Bank HQ, World Bank HQ, May 21-22, 2025

IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqfs, women and circles of power,” IISMM, France (remote option), June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025   Chair: Randi Deguilhem , CNRS, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille U., France “  Waqfs, women and circles of power  ” Ana Maria Carballeira Debasa , Escuela de Estudios Árabes (EEA), CSIC, Granada, Spain: “  Habous in the circles of power in al-Andalus  ” Nozhat Ahmadi , University of Isfahan, Iran, “  Waqfs of the Women of the Safavid Court  ” Mohammadreza Neyestani , TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, … Continue reading IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqfs, women and circles of power,” IISMM, France (remote option), June 20, 2025

Symposium: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium, Coventry University, June 25, 2025

From the organizers: Dear friends and colleagues, We hope you can join us for this important upcoming symposium organised by the Digital British Islam research team. Please register as soon as possible as places are very limited. The details are as follows: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium Wednesday 25th June Coventry University … Continue reading Symposium: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium, Coventry University, June 25, 2025

Workshop: “From Classical ML to AI in Arabic and Islamic Studies,” Hamburg University, July 1-4, 2025

From the organizers: Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to invite you to the workshop "From Classical ML to AI in Arabic and Islamic Studies" that we are organizing at Hamburg University: Workshop Title: From Classical ML to AI in Arabic and Islamic Studies: A Hands-On Workshop Dates: July 1-4, 2025 Location: University of … Continue reading Workshop: “From Classical ML to AI in Arabic and Islamic Studies,” Hamburg University, July 1-4, 2025

Summer Language Intensive Program: Istanbul University Institute for Islamic Studies, July 7 – August 8, 2025

Summer Language Intensive Program 2025 Istanbul University Institute for Islamic Studies (Kuyucu Murad Pasha Madrasa, Vezneciler/Fatih) Join the Summer Language Intensive Program at Istanbul University and enhance your academic research skills in Modern Turkish and Ottoman Turkish. This program is ideal for MA and PhD students in the fields of history, literature, and Islamic studies. … Continue reading Summer Language Intensive Program: Istanbul University Institute for Islamic Studies, July 7 – August 8, 2025

Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Omar Abdel Ghaffar (Harvard University), “Canonizing Assent: Legal Canons in Action in late Medieval Jerusalem,” September 22, 2025 @6:15pm

Omar Abdel Ghaffar (PhD candidate, HMES/JD’25) will join us to share a chapter titled “Canonizing Assent: Legal Canons in Action in late Medieval Jerusalem” on September 22nd. Saaleh Baseer (PhD candidate, HMES) will respond. We will be meeting from 6:15-7:30pm in the Finnegan Room (Barker 403) and dinner will be provided. See event flyer for more … Continue reading Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Omar Abdel Ghaffar (Harvard University), “Canonizing Assent: Legal Canons in Action in late Medieval Jerusalem,” September 22, 2025 @6:15pm

Talk: Maral Sahebjame—“Dismantling the Family Unit”: Clerics and Cohabitation in Contemporary Iran, September 29, 2025 @12:00pm

From the organizers: “Dismantling the Family Unit”: Clerics and Cohabitation in Contemporary Iran 202 Jones Hall, Princeton University Sep 29, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm Intimate partner relationships are an affective site of neoliberalism, constantly transforming to fit the exigencies of the moment. Individuals uniquely adapt marriage expectations and practices within and beyond normative … Continue reading Talk: Maral Sahebjame—“Dismantling the Family Unit”: Clerics and Cohabitation in Contemporary Iran, September 29, 2025 @12:00pm

Talk: “The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Waging War by Law,” Adam Baczko, October 9, 2025 @ 4:30pm

Date and Time: Thursday, October 9 at 4:30pm Location: The Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), The Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) Knafel Building Speaker: Adam Baczko (Research Associate Professor, CNRS, SciencesPo) Talk Title: “The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan, Waging War by Law” Discussant: Thomas Barfield, Ph.D. (Professor of Anthropology, Boston University)

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