Week of Events
CFP: Association for Iranian Studies 2018 Biennial Conference
The Program Chair has begun assigning panels and papers for adjudication, a process that should take about two weeks. If you can compete a submission in that time, the Program Chair should be able to route your submission for adjudication with the understanding that proposals received by 9/15 will have priority for inclusion in the … Continue reading CFP: Association for Iranian Studies 2018 Biennial Conference
BOOK PANEL :: Law, Religion, and Health in the United States (Cambridge 2017)
BOOK PANEL :: Law, Religion, and Health in the United States (Cambridge 2017)
Editors: Holly Lynch, I. Glenn Cohen, & Elizabeth Sepper Moderator: Intisar Rabb Panelists: Glenn Cohen, Liz Sepper, and Diane Moore. A panel of scholars, will discuss a recently published book on the intersection of law, religion, and health. Sponsored by the HLS Library.
LECTURE :: Conquest and Conversion in Medieval Muslim Sicily
LECTURE :: Conquest and Conversion in Medieval Muslim Sicily
Alex Metcalfe, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Lancaster University, UK Dr. Metcalfe will discuss part of his research on the Islamic world in the Mediterranean basin. Presented by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
LUNCH DISCUSSION :: Feminist Voices in Islam: Rethinking Patriarchal Ethics
LUNCH DISCUSSION :: Feminist Voices in Islam: Rethinking Patriarchal Ethics
Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Professor of Law, NYU Law School Pound Hall 100, Harvard Law School Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a leading scholar of Islamic feminism, will discuss the emerging reformist and feminist voices in Islam and their potential in challenging the long-established classical interpretations of Shari’a and rethinking their underlying patriarchal ethical values and norms, with a particular … Continue reading LUNCH DISCUSSION :: Feminist Voices in Islam: Rethinking Patriarchal Ethics