Events

What's on in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Event listing

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Nov 13 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Fedor Benevich

Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Fedor Benevich (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh), discussing testimonial knowledge in relation to the Islamic concepts of Kalam and Fiqh.

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Oct 31 2023 -

Meet, Eat and Greet: October 2023

Join us in person for a chance to chat and socialise with students and native speakers of Arabic, Persian and Turkish over a cup of Moroccan herbal tea.

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Oct 16 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Mira Al Hussein (CANCELLED)

Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Mira Al Hussein (The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, University of Edinburgh) on a post-oil United Arab Emirates, and how its social contract is shifting.

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Oct 03 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nida Alahmad

Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Nida Alahmad (School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh) offering a reading of the work of Iraqi Social Scientist Ali al-Wardi.

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Sep 18 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Glaire Anderson

Join us on campus for a seminar by Dr Glaire Anderson (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh) on Islamic visual art culture, video games and public impact.

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Apr 04 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Nadia Butt

Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Nadia Butt (University of Giessen) on the diverse representations of Islam in Anglophone Arab and African literature.

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Apr 03 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Hilary Kilpatrick

Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Hilary Kilpatrick on Arabic poetry in the Ottoman period.

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Mar 27 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Bahar Fayeghi and Erin Robbins

Join us in person for two seminars by PhD students Bahar Fayeghi and Erin Robbins (University of Edinburgh) on their current research.

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Mar 14 2023 -

Meet, Greet and Eat: March 2023

Join us in person for a chance to chat and socialise with students and native speakers of Arabic, Persian and Turkish over a cup of Moroccan herbal tea.

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Mar 13 2023 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Seminar Series: Pooyan Tamimi Arab

Join us in person for a seminar by Dr Pooyan Tamimi Arab (Utrecht University) on his survey work on politically sensitive topics with the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMAAN).

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