Conferences & Events
- 2012 Intensive Introduction to Islamic Codicology
- Third Gulf Research Meeting (July '12)
- The Eighth Islamic Manuscript Conference (July '12)
- Muslims and Political Participation in Britain (April '12)
- Cambridge in Morocco (April '12)
- Acknowledging a Shared Past to Build a Shared Future (March '12)
- Annual Meeting of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Academic Centres (Feb '12)
- Codicology (Feb '12)
- In the Eye of the Storm (Oct '11)
2012 Intensive Introduction to Islamic Codicology
3-7 September 2012
University of Cambridge
The Islamic Manuscript Association, together with the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation, Cambridge University Library, the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies and the Faculty Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, and Pembroke College, announces the sixth annual Intensive Introduction to Islamic Codicology course, which will be held from 5-9 September 2011 at the University of Cambridge.
Further information can be found here.
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11-14 July 2012
Organised by the Gulf Research Centre-Cambridge with support of the Centre of Islamic Studies.
Call for Paper (Deadline: 6 January 2012)
For further details on the workshops and how to apply, please visit here.
Poster is available here.
Read more about:
First Gulf Research Meeting 2010 and GRM 2010 Report
Second Gulf Research Meeting 2011 and GRM 2011 Report
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The Eighth Islamic Manuscript Conference
9-11 July 2012
Queen's College, University of Cambridge
Further information is available here.
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Muslims and Political Participation in Britain
20-21 April 2012
University of Edinburgh
Programme is available from here.
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Cambridge in Morocco: Perspectives on Islamic and North African Studies
16-20 April 2012
Further information can be found here.
Research News: Cambridge in Morocco
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Acknowledging a Shared Past to Build a Shared Future: Rethinking Muslim/Non-Muslim Relations
28-30 March 2012
Moller Centre, University of Cambridge
Presented by the British Council and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies (CIS)
Partner organisations contributing to the event include the Woolf Institute; Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK); Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, University of Edinburgh; the Carnegie Corporation of New York; the Vodafone Foundation; the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
Programme is available from here.
News story - A shared future based on a shared past
This conference invites participants to articulate narratives and messaging that reflect an inclusive approach to relations between Muslims and non-Muslims. These will be divided into five themes with associated groups of participants:
1. Citizenship and identity
2. Political participation
3. Islam, knowledge and innovation
4. Religion and the public space
5. The power of words and images
The second day of the event will provide participants with the opportunity to work with media professionals to develop effective messaging around the inclusive narratives as well as valuable skills for engagement with online, print, and broadcast media.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
• Develop and articulate balanced and informed arguments that will help address divisive narratives about relations between Muslims and non-Muslims
• Recommend areas of research and partnership opportunities among institutions in the US, Europe and the MENA region that can help shed light on deep connections and reciprocal influence between Muslim and non-Muslim societies in the fields of culture, the arts, humanities and science
• Forge partnerships and propose initiatives to advance public understanding of diversity within Muslim communities, and of constructive interactions between Muslims and non-Muslims
• Develop messages, arguments and dissemination strategies aimed at improving understanding of Muslim/non-Muslim relations among the media and the general public
Corpus Christi College (Photo by John Thompson, Jet Photographic)
Contextualising Islam in Britain II Pre-Launch Discussion
Lecture – "Henry Stubbe and the Prophet Muhammad: A Flash from the Past"
Professor Nabil Matar, University of Minnesota
Presented jointly with the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK)
Flickr images: A Shared Past for a Shared Future
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Annual Meeting of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Academic Centers
7-8 February 2012
Harvard University
Professor Nicholas Burns will moderate a discussion with the Alwaleed Academic Center Directors. The event will reflect on the current state of the relationship between the World of Islam and the West, as seen from diverse locations of the Prince Alwaleed centers.
The Loeb House, Main Hall
For more details please see news section here
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6-13 February 2012
Cairo
For more information please follow here
(Arabic version here)
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In the Eye of the Storm
Life and Writing in Contemporary Egypt
A Talk by three leading Egyptian writers:
Khaled AlKhamissi, Ahmed Mourad and Ahmed Khaled Towfik
19 Oct 2011, 5.30pm
Keynes Hall, King's College, University of Cambridge
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Sponsored by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing in collaboration with the Centre of Islamic Studies, CRASSH and King's College, University of Cambridge
Further information can be found here.
The event is free and open to all. No ticket is required, but RSVP if you plan to attend.
For more information and RSVP, please send an email to Sophia Blackwell (Sophia.Blackwell@bloomsbury.com)
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For information about past symposia and conferences please visit:
Past Conferences & Events 2002-2009
Past Conferences & Events 2010-2011