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Past events

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Nov 15 2023 -

Can English convey my Islamic experience? Reflecting on the presence of English in the South African madrasa

In this special public seminar, Yasmin Ismail (Leiden University) will discuss her current research exploring the translocal linguistic and ideological entanglements that emerge from the spread of a South-African origin English-language Islamic curriculum. Available to attend in-person and online.

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Nov 19 2023 -

Islamic Art and Science in European Museums

A special Alwaleed Cultural Network event marking UNESCO's International Day of Islamic Art 2023.

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Jan 18 2024 -

Inheritance without the Heritage: The Fig Trees and the Ecological Effects of Imaginative Attachments to Fetih (Conquest)

A special seminar by Dr Sertaç Sehlikoglu (University College London) delivered as part of the University of Edinburgh's Social Anthropology Department Seminar Series, co-sponsred by the Alwaleed Centre.

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