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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Talk: “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Lyall Armstrong, Alwaleed Bin Talal Director’s Series, Harvard Law School, Lewis 214, November 27, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

November 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Talk: “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Lyall Armstrong, Alwaleed Bin Talal Director’s Series, Harvard Law School, Lewis 214, November 27, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Join us on Monday, November 27, 2023 at 12pm EST for a talk titled “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in … Continue reading Talk: “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Lyall Armstrong, Alwaleed Bin Talal Director’s Series, Harvard Law School, Lewis 214, November 27, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

1 event, 28

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

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

Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Disaster Studies Initiative presents Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor and … Continue reading Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

November 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

From the CMES website: Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series is pleased … Continue reading Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

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2023-11-30

Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law, AALS, November 30, 2023

Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law, AALS, November 30, 2023

November 30

Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law, AALS, November 30, 2023

The Section on Comparative Law invites Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law to recognize scholarly excellence in any subject of comparative law by an untenured scholar at an … Continue reading Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law, AALS, November 30, 2023

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Seminar: “Ineffability and Adequation: Symmetries between ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī’s Theory of Language, Ontology and Mystical Epistemology” by Nicholas Boylston, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, November 30, 2023

November 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Seminar: “Ineffability and Adequation: Symmetries between ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī’s Theory of Language, Ontology and Mystical Epistemology” by Nicholas Boylston, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, November 30, 2023

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:30pm; Location: TBD Nicholas Boylston, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Co-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Persian and Persianate Studies … Continue reading Seminar: “Ineffability and Adequation: Symmetries between ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī’s Theory of Language, Ontology and Mystical Epistemology” by Nicholas Boylston, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, November 30, 2023

1 event, 1

2023-12-01

Call for Papers: EMPIRE: In Theory and In Middle East History, American University in Cairo, December 1, 2023

Call for Papers: EMPIRE: In Theory and In Middle East History, American University in Cairo, December 1, 2023

December 1

Call for Papers: EMPIRE: In Theory and In Middle East History, American University in Cairo, December 1, 2023

From the organizers: For most of recorded history, empires and imperial regimes have existed in one form or another and have shaped the lives of peoples of the Middle East. … Continue reading Call for Papers: EMPIRE: In Theory and In Middle East History, American University in Cairo, December 1, 2023

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2023-12-05

Book discussion: “Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II,” United Nations Headquarters, New York, December 5, 2023

Book discussion: “Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II,” United Nations Headquarters, New York, December 5, 2023

December 5

Book discussion: “Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II,” United Nations Headquarters, New York, December 5, 2023

From the organizers: We are very pleased to announce the publication today of 'Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II' (585 pp., co-edited by Drs. Gavin … Continue reading Book discussion: “Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II,” United Nations Headquarters, New York, December 5, 2023

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2023-12-14

Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, December 14, 2023

Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, December 14, 2023

December 14

Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, December 14, 2023

From the organizers: The British Association for Islamic Studies is delighted to announce that it will be hosting its 2024 Annual Conference at the stunning Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, on Monday … Continue reading Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, December 14, 2023

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Shedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica, December 20, 2023

December 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Shedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica, December 20, 2023

Session 4 (20 December 2023, 18h CET) Shedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica, Zuha Sad al-Sadiq (Omar al-Mukhtar University, El-Beyda, Libya) Link on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com

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November 27
November 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Talk: “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Lyall Armstrong, Alwaleed Bin Talal Director’s Series, Harvard Law School, Lewis 214, November 27, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

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

Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat, CMES, Harvard University, November 28, 2023

November 29
November 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee, CMES, Harvard University, November 29, 2023

November 30
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Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law, AALS, November 30, 2023

November 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Seminar: “Ineffability and Adequation: Symmetries between ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī’s Theory of Language, Ontology and Mystical Epistemology” by Nicholas Boylston, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University, November 30, 2023

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Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Shedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica, December 20, 2023

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