Seminar: “Pre-Islamic Epigraphy and the Context of the Quran” with Ahmad Al-Jallad, Princeton University, March 17, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 pm

The past several years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of documented Paleo-Arabic inscriptions from the Higaz, ranging from the region of Tabük to Ta’if. Many of these texts contain substantial content that shed light on the religious background of their authors. The aim of this talk is to bring this material in

Online Talk: “The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan” with Shamsad Pasarlay, Florida State University, March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay is an assistant instructional professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago. He teaches in the program in Law, Letters and Society. Shamshad Pasarlay has a Ph.D. in comparative constitutional law and politics from the University of

IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqf: a component of civil society strategies,” IISMM, France (remote option), March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 Chair: Randi Deguilhem, CNRS, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, France “Waqf: A Component of Civil Society Strategies” Ouddène Boughoufala, Ibn Khaldoun University, LEHAAN, Tiaret, Algeria, “Theses on Waqf in Algeria: Current Situation and Statistics” Mustapha Radji, University of Mostaganem, Algeria, “Sufi Waqfs as Civic Society: The Case of Zawiyya Alawiyya in Algeria” Ilyes Haj

Faculty Fellow: Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies, New York University, 2025-2026

“The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University invites applicants for a full-time, non-tenure track position as a Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies. The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2025, renewable annually for a maximum of three years, pending administrative and budgetary approval. Faculty fellows teach three

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

Faculty Adviser: Prof. Malika Zeghal, [email protected] Graduate Student Coordinator: Abtsam Saleh, [email protected] Please RSVP to receive a draft. March 24: Mary Elston (Harvard University),”The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and