Name: Book talk: “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024
Start: 2024-03-06T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-03-06T18:30:00-05:00

February 2024

Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: Reimaging Peacemaking: Gender, Diaspora, and Peace Democratization in Yemen, February 19, 2024

February 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

From Ekaterina Pukhovaia at the Leiden University (see here): Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that this spring Leiden University will host the first round of a series of online talks about Yemen. The series, running from January 2024 till June 2025 and sponsored by the Horizon-2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project EMStaD YEMEN, brings together experts … Continue reading Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: Reimaging Peacemaking: Gender, Diaspora, and Peace Democratization in Yemen, February 19, 2024

Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Looking for Libya in Coptic-Arabic historiographical sources, February 21, 2024

February 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Session 6 (21 February 2024, 18h CET) Looking for Libya in Coptic-Arabic historiographical sources, Perrine Pilette (CNRS, Paris, France) Link on demand at: [email protected]

Roundtable: Islamic Land Law, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School, February 21, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

February 21 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

WED 21 FEB 2024 | 12.30-1.30 | via Zoom Event::Roundtable on Islamic Land Law The roundtable focuses on the transformation of the Ottoman land system in the 19th century, particularly examining the 1858 Land Code (Kanunname-i Arazi) and its impact on land laws in the Ottoman Empire's successor states. With case studies focusing on Bosnia, … Continue reading Roundtable: Islamic Land Law, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School, February 21, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Anthony Lester Fellowships, 2024-2025, Bard College, February 28, 2024

February 28

The Anthony Lester Fellowships support lawyers or law students undertaking practical fieldwork in human rights/ the rule of law. The fellowships honour the memory and legacy of Anthony Lester QC (Lord Lester of Herne Hill), one of Britain’s most distinguished human rights lawyers. As a young lawyer, he twice visited the American South during the … Continue reading Anthony Lester Fellowships, 2024-2025, Bard College, February 28, 2024

Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 28, 2024

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series presents “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State “Rivers of the Sultan” offers a history of the Ottoman Empire’s management of the Tigris … Continue reading Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, February 28, 2024

March 2024

SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes, Program in Islamic Law, March 2, 2024 @ 12:00 – 4:00 pm

March 2 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

On March 2 from 12-4pm US EST at the Program in Islamic Law’s office in Austin Hall and via Zoom, our SHARIAsource Lab will lead a Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes event . Join us for a chance to help write the next chapter in the history of the Arabic script where we bring our … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes, Program in Islamic Law, March 2, 2024 @ 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Roundtable on Transformation and Adaptation of Ottoman Land Law in 19th-Century Successor States, March 4, 2024

March 4 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

The webinar information for "Roundtable on Transformation and Adaptation of Ottoman Land Law in 19th-Century Successor States", has been updated. The Roundtable will take place on March 4, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please submit any questions to: [email protected] Register here.

Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate” with Youcef L. Soufi, Program in Islamic Law, March 5, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

March 5 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate This event will take place via Zoom. The link is available here.

Talk: “Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health, and Feminist Solidarity,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024

March 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Palestinian Women in Gaza: War, Health, and Feminist Solidarity Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 11:00am to 12:30pm Location: Online webinar. For more information, see here.

Book talk: “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 6, 2024

March 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Book talk "The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran" Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 5:00pm to 6:30pm Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 See here for more information.