MEBB

February 3: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University), "Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur'anic Recording.”  Laura Thompson (Harvard University) will respond. The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University), “Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur’anic Recording, February 3, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

February 24: Youssef Ben Ismail (Amherst College), “Autonomous Subjects: Genealogies of Equality and Difference in the Late Ottoman Empire.” Aimee Gennell (Boston University) will respond. The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Youssef Ben Ismail (Amherst College), “Autonomous Subjects: Genealogies of Equality and Difference in the Late Ottoman Empire,” February 24, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

March 24: Mary Elston (Harvard University),"The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and Manhaj.” Angela Giordani (Columbia University) will respond. The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Mary Elston (Harvard University),”The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and Manhaj,” Mar 24, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

April 1: Professor M. Qasim Zaman (Princeton University), TBD. Venue: Barker 110 The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle East” as an object of inquiry must … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia.” with M. Qasim Zaman (Princeton University), April 1, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

April 14th: Latifeh Aavani (Yale University), “The Global Codification Movement and the Development of Legal Reforms in 19th-Century Iran.” Abtsam Saleh (Harvard University) will respond. Venue: Finnegan Room (Barker 403) The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Latifeh Aavani (Yale University), “The Global Codification Movement and the Development of Legal Reforms in 19th-Century Iran,” April 14, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM