IISMM Seminar Series

April 18, 2025 “  The Economics of Waqf: From the Imperial to the Personal  ” Christopher Markiewicz , University of Ghent / Principal Investigator – ERC (European Research Council) OTTOWAQF , Ghent, Belgium, “  Waqf and the Bayt al-Mal in the Mamluk and Ottoman Sultanates of the Fifteenth Century  ”  Reda Rafei , Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, “  Making a living before … Continue reading IISMM Seminar Series: “The Economics of Waqf: From the Imperial to the Personal,” IISMM, France (remote option), April 18, 2025

May 16, 2025 “  From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences  ” Musa Sroor , Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine: “  Gender Influence on Waqf in Ottoman Jerusalem: Problem of Management and Benefit  ” Mir Abdul Sofique , University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India: “  Indian Waqf Properties: Issues and Properties in Contemporary Times  ” For more details, see here.

June 20, 2025   Chair: Randi Deguilhem , CNRS, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille U., France “  Waqfs, women and circles of power  ” Ana Maria Carballeira Debasa , Escuela de Estudios Árabes (EEA), CSIC, Granada, Spain: “  Habous in the circles of power in al-Andalus  ” Nozhat Ahmadi , University of Isfahan, Iran, “  Waqfs of the Women of the Safavid Court  ” Mohammadreza Neyestani , TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, … Continue reading IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqfs, women and circles of power,” IISMM, France (remote option), June 20, 2025