Name: Book Talk: “Islam in North America: An Introduction” by Hussein Rashid and Huma Mohibullah, Harvard University, September 23, 2024
Start: 2024-09-23T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-23T12:00:00-04:00

July 2024

Call for Papers: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, July 1, 2024 (Conference: December 19-20, 2024)

July 1

From the organizers: This conference aims to bring together scholars working on the legal history of the Muslim world who focus on the colonial period and are interested in ‘gender-coded law’ (i.e. all legal domains that automatically invoke connotations of gender). The conference will be held at the University of Amsterdam on December 19 and 20, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Law, colonialism and gender in the Muslim world, July 1, 2024 (Conference: December 19-20, 2024)

August 2024

Call for Papers: New Frontiers in Comparative Law: A Works in Progress Showcase 2025 AALS Annual Meeting: Courage in Action, August 1, 2024

August 1

Call for Papers: New Frontiers in Comparative Law: A Works in Progress Showcase 2025 AALS Annual Meeting: Courage in Action The Section on Comparative Law is pleased to announce a call for papers for the "New Frontiers in Comparative Law: A Works in Progress Showcase" program at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting, to be held … Continue reading Call for Papers: New Frontiers in Comparative Law: A Works in Progress Showcase 2025 AALS Annual Meeting: Courage in Action, August 1, 2024

Summer Course: “Reading Aljamiado Mansucripts,” Mediterranean Studies Summer Skills Seminar, August 12-15, 2024 via Teams

August 12 - August 15

From the seminar: This four-day intensive skills seminar will provide participants with an overview of the interests and preoccupations of the Muslim communities of Aragon in the fifteenth, sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries, as expressed on their own terms, in their own texts, using this unique alphabetic system. We will read, discuss and analyze unpublished and … Continue reading Summer Course: “Reading Aljamiado Mansucripts,” Mediterranean Studies Summer Skills Seminar, August 12-15, 2024 via Teams

Indian Diaspora Washington DC Metro Event: Prof. Malika Zeghal, Harvard University, USA, Presents, “The Making of the Modern Muslim State. Islam & Governance in the Modern Middle East -Saturday, August 17, 2024, 11:00 AM USA (EST)

August 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Subject: Indian Diaspora Washington DC Metro Event: Prof. Malika Zeghal, Harvard University, USA, Presents, “The Making of the Modern Muslim State. Islam & Governance in theModern Middle East -Saturday, August 17, 2024, 11:00 AM USA (EST), 8:30 PM India Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83337021563?pwd=NFg3OXovbTRQY1B3OXR0T0ZOMmJzQT09 ID: 83337021563 ; Passcode: 608608

September 2024

Call for Submissions: Pedagogy Files in Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā, September 1, 2024

September 1

Call for Submissions: Pedagogy Files in Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā Is there a primary source from the medieval Middle East that you particularly enjoy teaching? If so, we encourage you to submit a “pedagogy file” to Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā. Our new pedagogy section, launched in 2023 with a file entitled “Textiles across Medieval Eurasia,” is focused on primary … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Pedagogy Files in Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā, September 1, 2024

Writing Group: Islamic Law and History (1 or 2 Credits) – Fall Term, September 9, 2024

September 9 @ 12:00 am - 4:59 pm

Professor Intisar Rabb is accepting applications for the Fall term to participate in the Writing Group: Topics in Islamic Law and History course for 1 or 2 credits. Interested applicants should submit a single paragraph of interest, resume, and unofficial transcript, all in PDF Format to Marzieh Noori at [email protected]. If accepted, applicants are expected … Continue reading Writing Group: Islamic Law and History (1 or 2 Credits) – Fall Term, September 9, 2024

SHARIAsource Lab Research Opportunities, September 9, 2024

September 9 @ 12:00 am - 5:00 pm

Professor Intisar Rabb is accepting student applications for the Fall Term to participate in the SHARIAsource Lab for 1 credit. Led by Professor Rabb & Research Data Scientist Noah Tashbook, the Lab meets every week, and is part of the Harvard Program in Islamic Law’s initiative to build data science tools to aid the study … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lab Research Opportunities, September 9, 2024

Call for Papers (CFP): “Islamic Law and Social Movements,” 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), September 9, 2024

September 9

Deadline for Submission: September 9, 2024 Panel Sponsor: Islamic Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Panel Co-Sponsor: International Law Section of the AALS The Islamic Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), in co-sponsorship with the International Law Section, invites submission of paper abstracts for a panel entitled … Continue reading Call for Papers (CFP): “Islamic Law and Social Movements,” 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), September 9, 2024

Research Assistant: Islamic Law and Criminal Law, Harvard Law School

September 9

Professor Intisar Rabb is accepting applications for Fall/Spring Term student Research Assistants for work on various projects related to Islamic law (1 RA) and criminal law (1 RA), for pay (~10 hrs/week). Positions are open to all HLS students. Interested applicants should submit a single paragraph of interest, resume, and unofficial transcript, all in PDF … Continue reading Research Assistant: Islamic Law and Criminal Law, Harvard Law School

Book Talk: “Islam in North America: An Introduction” by Hussein Rashid and Huma Mohibullah, Harvard University, September 23, 2024

September 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Date: Monday, September 23, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm Location: Divinity Hall, Room 114, Harvard Divinity School Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divnity School Book Talk "Islam in North America: An Introduction" edited by Hussein Rashid, Huma Muhibbullah, Vincent Biondo For more details and registration, see here.