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July 2017
‘Violence in Sharīʿa and its Contemporary Implications’
The 5th annual fiqhī workshop at Al-Mahdi Institute aims to facilitate scholarship directly addressing questions relating to the topic of “violence in Sharī ͑a andits contemporary implications”. The Muslim juristic fiqhī discourse has been framed…
Find out more »October 2017
Arabic Pasts: Histories and Historiographies
Event Website Registration Required About the Workshop Join us for an exploratory and informal workshop to reflect on methodologies, research agendas, and case studies for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East and…
Find out more »Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies- October 2017
2017 Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle East Studies October 12, 2017 The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University is pleased to announce the program of the 2017 Book…
Find out more »An Afternoon of Calligraphy: Presentation and Demonstration by Calligrapher Khalid Casado of Spain
About the Event This event will feature an introduction from Dr. Larry Butler, Islamic Art historian, and include a presentation and demonstration of Arabic Thuluth script by calligrapher Khalid Casado. Co-sponsored with the Department of…
Find out more »December 2017
Teacher Seminar: Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to Contemporary History and Politics
The Ottoman Empire was a vast and diverse entity that spanned centuries and across Anatolia, the Middle East, North Africa, and southern Europe. In this day-long workshop, teachers will explore the historical, political, and cultural…
Find out more »February 2018
The 6th Intensive Course on Shia Islamic Studies
About the Course: Shiʿi Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. Shiʿa Muslims account for approximately 15…
Find out more »A Teach-In on Global Migrations and Refugees: The US and the Middle East
About the Event The current global policy environment surrounding migration and immigration reflects urgent humanitarian needs. At the same time, global responses are being shaped by resurgent exclusionist tendencies that also defined earlier migration policies…
Find out more »April 2018
April 7 & 14, 2018-Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Pablo Khalid Casado
Experience the beauty of Arabic thuluth style script with our visiting master calligrapher Pablo Casado from Spain. Classes will be held over two Saturdays, April 7 & April 14 at Diyanet Center of America from…
Find out more »‘The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād’
CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th annual AMI Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop on; ‘The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād’ To be held 5th - 6th July 2018 at Al-Mahdi Institute The relatively recent Shīʿī migration to…
Find out more »June 2018
Political Theory and the Question of Religion
Convenor: Zubair Ahmad, BGSMCS, Freie Universität Contact: zubair@zedat.fu-berlin.de In her recently published book, Liberalism’s Religion (2017), political and legal theorist Cécile Laborde reflects on the “foundational issues about the place of religion in liberal political theory.” In…
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