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Webinar: “Spelunking in the Cairo Geniza: How to Make New Discoveries in Unstudied and Understudied Documents” by Alan Elbaum, Princeton University, September 17, 2021 @ 12 pm

Please register here: https://princeton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcud-ihqDwvH9cYTlR3yWdAtyDdGPzGwsoQ This presentation is targeted at anyone who wants to explore the Cairo Geniza and is daunted by its tremendous size and complexity. How do you find … Continue reading Webinar: “Spelunking in the Cairo Geniza: How to Make New Discoveries in Unstudied and Understudied Documents” by Alan Elbaum, Princeton University, September 17, 2021 @ 12 pm

Lecture series on “Sharia or holy law of Muslims,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

From the organizers (translated from Spanish): On Tuesday September 21 we continue with the cycle dedicated to the 'sharia' with this conference by Carmelo Pérez Beltrán, Professor of Arab and … Continue reading Lecture series on “Sharia or holy law of Muslims,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 21, 2021 @ 7:00 pm

Webinar: “Afghanistan: The End of a Forever War?,” Tufts Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, September 21, 2021 @ 11:00 am

Speakers: Benjamin Hopkins Ahmed Rashid Nilofer Sakhi Rory Stewart Title: Afghanistan: The End of a Forever War? Location: 11 am EST via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, September 21st. Zoom Link … Continue reading Webinar: “Afghanistan: The End of a Forever War?,” Tufts Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, September 21, 2021 @ 11:00 am

Webinar: “Entangled Histories: The Bamiyan Buddhas-Past, Present, and Future,” The Harvard Art Museums, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 7:00-8:15pm

Western scholarship has focused on the monumental sculptures in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley as Buddhas created in the late sixth and early seventh centuries. This lecture tells an alternative story based … Continue reading Webinar: “Entangled Histories: The Bamiyan Buddhas-Past, Present, and Future,” The Harvard Art Museums, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 7:00-8:15pm

Conference: “‘Sharī’a and gender,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

On Tuesday, September 28, the penultimate conference of the cycle that we dedicate to the sacred law of Muslims will take place with this presentation by Amira Sonbol, from Georgetown … Continue reading Conference: “‘Sharī’a and gender,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

Webinar: “When Politics are Sacralized: Comparative Perspectives on Religious Claims and Nationalism” The Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative, September 28, 2021 @ 1:00 – 2:15 pm

Topic: When Politics are Sacralized: Comparative Perspectives on Religious Claims and Nationalism Description: Authors of the new edited book When Politics Are Sacralized (Cambridge University Press, 2021) reflect on how … Continue reading Webinar: “When Politics are Sacralized: Comparative Perspectives on Religious Claims and Nationalism” The Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative, September 28, 2021 @ 1:00 – 2:15 pm

Conference: “The ‘fatwa’ as a product and vector of Islamic legal culture,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 29, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

On Wednesday, September 29, the cycle that we have dedicated to "sharia" ends with this conference by Professor Francisco Vidal, from the University of Jaén. It will be at 7:00 p.m. on our YouTube channel . The … Continue reading Conference: “The ‘fatwa’ as a product and vector of Islamic legal culture,” Institute of Languages ​​and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East of the CSIC, September 29, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

Conference: “Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution At The ICC & Beyond: A Monumental Step And The Challenges That Lie Ahead,” Northumbria University, October 7-8, 2021

From the organizers: Historically speaking, gender has not been viewed as a relevant category of persecution in international criminal law, whereas victimisation on the basis of race, religion, politics, nationality … Continue reading Conference: “Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution At The ICC & Beyond: A Monumental Step And The Challenges That Lie Ahead,” Northumbria University, October 7-8, 2021

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