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Interdisciplinary Debates: The Mosques of Colonial South Asia by Sana Haroon, Dartmouth College, February 8, 2022 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

From the organizers: What can legal disputes tell us about the history of Muslim worship? How did battles over mosques and endowments redraw the lines of sectarianism—and secularism—in South Asia? Following a series of court cases involving congregational sites from across the subcontinent, historian Sana Haroon (University of Massachusetts Boston) shows that mosques became sites … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Debates: The Mosques of Colonial South Asia by Sana Haroon, Dartmouth College, February 8, 2022 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

Webinar: Hunger, Heresy and Rebellion in ʿAbbasid Arabia, Hamburg University,February 15, 2022 @ 10:00 am

You are cordially invited to the second talk in our online lecture series, 'Rethinking Social Contention in the Early Islamicate World', which will take place next Tuesday, 15 Feb, at 4:00 pm CET. Peter Webb (Leiden) will talk about "Hunger, Heresy and Rebellion in ʿAbbasid Arabia", and we're looking forward to an exciting and rewarding … Continue reading Webinar: Hunger, Heresy and Rebellion in ʿAbbasid Arabia, Hamburg University,February 15, 2022 @ 10:00 am

Webinar: Afghanistan After the Collapse: Where Are We Now, and What Comes Next?, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, February 15, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Title: “Afghanistan After the Collapse: Where Are We Now, and What Comes Next?” Date & Time: February 15, 11am-12:15 pm ET Location: On Zoom (register in advance) Abstract: On the six-month anniversary of the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan, this virtual event, moderated by Davis Center Fellow Fara Abbas, explores Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Together … Continue reading Webinar: Afghanistan After the Collapse: Where Are We Now, and What Comes Next?, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, February 15, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Webinar: “Contesting the Caliphate: Genealogies of Power in the Islamic West” by Abigail Balbale, Harvard University, March 4, 2022 @ 1:30 PM

“Contesting the Caliphate: Genealogies of Power in the Islamic West” In the twelfth century, as Iberian Christian kingdoms fought to expand into the peninsula’s Muslim territories and the Almohad caliphate conquered much of the Islamic west, one king fought the Almohads and served as vassal to the Castilians. At its peak, his kingdom constituted nearly … Continue reading Webinar: “Contesting the Caliphate: Genealogies of Power in the Islamic West” by Abigail Balbale, Harvard University, March 4, 2022 @ 1:30 PM

Webinar: “The Making of an Islamic City-State: Genealogy, Religion and Sovereignty in Nasrid Granada” by Mohamad Ballan, Harvard University, March 7, 2022 @ 12:00 PM

“The Making of an Islamic City-State: Genealogy, Religion and Sovereignty in Nasrid Granada” Mohamad Ballan (PhD, UChicago 2019) is currently an Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on the intellectual and political history of the medieval Islamic world, with a focus on Islamic Spain and North Africa between 1200 and 1600. … Continue reading Webinar: “The Making of an Islamic City-State: Genealogy, Religion and Sovereignty in Nasrid Granada” by Mohamad Ballan, Harvard University, March 7, 2022 @ 12:00 PM

Islamic Law Speaker Series: Prof. Issam Eido, Program in Islamic Law, March 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Join us for the Program in Islamic Law's Islamic Law Speaker Series! Prof. Issam Eido (Vanderbilt University) will present "Pre-Canonical Islamic Legal Canons: An Analysis of Early Hanafi Literature." Eido will attempt to trace the legal canons that were used in early Hanafi sources, beginning with Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Shaybānī’s (d. 189/805) works and ending … Continue reading Islamic Law Speaker Series: Prof. Issam Eido, Program in Islamic Law, March 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Webinar: “Another Commercial Revolution? The Case of Fatimid Egypt” by Lorenzo Bondioli, Harvard University, March 9, 2022 @ 12:00 PM

“Another Commercial Revolution? The Case of Fatimid Egypt” Lorenzo Bondioli is a social and economic historian of the premodern Middle East working on the longue durée history of capital accumulation in noncapitalist societies. His research investigates the political economy of Islamic empires, focusing on the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171 CE). This talk will argue that Fatimid … Continue reading Webinar: “Another Commercial Revolution? The Case of Fatimid Egypt” by Lorenzo Bondioli, Harvard University, March 9, 2022 @ 12:00 PM

AMECYS Friday Digital Author Series: Dr. Hedi Viterbo, Associate Professor of Law, March 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Friday March 11, 11 am CST   Dr. Hedi Viterbo, Associate Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London Author of Problematizing Law, Rights, and Childhood In Israel/Palestine (Cambridge University Press, 2021) Interviewed by Sunaina Maira (Professor, University of California, Davis) Links for series will be sent to all AMECYS listserv members, so make sure signed up for the … Continue reading AMECYS Friday Digital Author Series: Dr. Hedi Viterbo, Associate Professor of Law, March 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Webinar: “’I Put My Fear for You above My Fear of You’: The Role of Emotions in Ibn al-Jawzi’s Political Thought,” Han Hsien Liew, Harvard University, March 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

The Harvard University Association for Global Political Thought and CMES present “’I Put My Fear for You above My Fear of You’: The Role of Emotions in Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought” with Han Hsien Liew, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Arizona State University Friday, March 11, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: Online Please pre-register to receive … Continue reading Webinar: “’I Put My Fear for You above My Fear of You’: The Role of Emotions in Ibn al-Jawzi’s Political Thought,” Han Hsien Liew, Harvard University, March 11, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

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