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Online Webinar: Research Methods Workshop: The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, April 22, 2021 @ 11 am – 1 pm

From the organizers: Speakers: Columba Stewart, Executive Director Catherine Walsh, Director of Cataloging Joshua Mugler, Curator of Islamic Manuscripts David Calabro, Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts Daniel Gullo, Director of the Malta Study Center Ali Diakite and Paul Naylor, Catalogers of West African Manuscripts Celeste Gianni, Cataloger of Arabic Manuscripts Co-sponsor: Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval … Continue reading Online Webinar: Research Methods Workshop: The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, April 22, 2021 @ 11 am – 1 pm

Conference: A World of Realms: A Long View of Diplomacy and Spatiality in the Premodern Islamic World, University of Antwerp (20-21 May 2021, Belgium)

University of Antwerp

A World of Realms: A Long View of Diplomacy and Spatiality in the Premodern Islamic World. Workshop University of Antwerp – Belgium, May 20-21, 2021 Keynote speaker: Sanjay Subrahmanyam (UCLA/Collège de France) Power in History: Centre for Political History invites papers that inquire into the spatial dimensions of diplomacy and their relation to conceptions of territoriality in … Continue reading Conference: A World of Realms: A Long View of Diplomacy and Spatiality in the Premodern Islamic World, University of Antwerp (20-21 May 2021, Belgium)

Online Conversation: Originalism Across Legal Traditions: An Interdisciplinary Conversation, Legal History Blog, May 25, 2021 @ 12:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Originalism Across Legal Traditions: An Interdisciplinary Conversation On May 25, the University of Southern California Early Modern Studies Institute will host "an interdisciplinary conversation" on Originalism Across Legal Traditions: Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about constitutional "originalism" across legal and cultural traditions. Leading scholars of law, history, literature, and religion will discuss how distinct … Continue reading Online Conversation: Originalism Across Legal Traditions: An Interdisciplinary Conversation, Legal History Blog, May 25, 2021 @ 12:00 – 2:00 pm EST

Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Genres as a Tool for Understanding Islamic Law” with Samy Ayoub, May 26, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

PROF. SAMY AYOUB (University of Texas): Creativity in Continuity: al-Rasa’il al-Fiqhiyya as a Genre for Legal Change Organized by: Hakki Arslan (Collaborative Research Center (SFB 1385) at the Münster University) Intisar Rabb (Program of Islamic Law at Harvard Law School) Necmettin Kızılkaya (Department of Islamic Law at Istanbul University Faculty of Theology) Please see this … Continue reading Monthly Lectures on Islamic Legal Genres: “Genres as a Tool for Understanding Islamic Law” with Samy Ayoub, May 26, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Online Panel: New books in Islamic law and society at the Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network, May 27, 2021 @ 2:00 – 3:45 pm

The Islamic Law and Society CRN is pleased to present a panel featuring seven exciting new books in Islamic law and society. The books include: Mark Massoud, Shari’a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal PoliticsNada Moumtaz, God’s Property: Islam, Charity, and the Modern StateMichael Peletz, Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic JudiciaryArzoo Osanloo, Forgiveness Work: Mercy, … Continue reading Online Panel: New books in Islamic law and society at the Islamic Law and Society Collaborative Research Network, May 27, 2021 @ 2:00 – 3:45 pm

Mejlis Institute Summer Beginner/Intermediate Persian June 7–August 21, 2021

This intensive course is designed for beginner and intermediate-level learners of Persian who would like to make quick progress over the summer. A typical day of instruction will include two hours of work on grammar and reading/writing and an hour dedicated to developing speaking and aural comprehension skills. By the end of the course students … Continue reading Mejlis Institute Summer Beginner/Intermediate Persian June 7–August 21, 2021

Monthly Lecture: Maribel Fierro “Fatāwa Compilations: Exploring a legal genre in the Islamic West” June 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

Maribel Fierro (CSIC-Madrid)   „Fatāwa Compilations. Exploring a legal genre in the Islamic West“   to be held on June 30, Wednesday at 12pm (EST), 6pm (Münster) 7pm (Istanbul) via Zoom.   Abstract: Much has been written about the Maliki fatāwā literature and attention has been especially paid to al-Wansharīsī's  (d. 914/1508) compilation. But why were … Continue reading Monthly Lecture: Maribel Fierro “Fatāwa Compilations: Exploring a legal genre in the Islamic West” June 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm

Mejlis Institute Intensive Summer Program 2021: Understanding Modern Iran through Film and Literature July 5–August 13, 2021

This intensive summer course is designed for students who have already attained upper intermediate or advanced level of Persian and would like not only to improve their language skills further but also gain a deeper understanding of the culture of modern Iran. The course will last six weeks, and every week will be devoted to … Continue reading Mejlis Institute Intensive Summer Program 2021: Understanding Modern Iran through Film and Literature July 5–August 13, 2021

Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities, Harvard University, August 27, 2021 @ 9am-3pm

From the organizers: Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities August 27, 9am - 3pm The Digital Teaching Methods seminar provides a hands-on introduction to several approaches that have been used successfully at Harvard, all grounded in specific pedagogical examples and use cases. Whether you will be teaching with digital tools for the first … Continue reading Digital Teaching Workshop: Tools for Assignments and Activities, Harvard University, August 27, 2021 @ 9am-3pm

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