Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies New Building
A Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford

Seminars

The following seminars will be held at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (George Street) during Trinity Term 2010 on Wednesdays at 5.00 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

Muslims in Britain: Research and Reflections
please check this webpage during the term for up-to-date information

28 April Professor Ron Geaves
(Liverpool Hope University)
The Challenging Terrain of Studying Muslims in Britain: Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Field Research.
5 May
Dr Jonathan Scourfield
(Cardiff School of Social Sciences)
Muslim Childhood in Britain.
12 May Dr Emma Tarlo
(Goldsmiths, University of London)
Material Matters: Re-considering Visibly Muslim Dress Practices in Britain.
19 May
Dr Sean McLoughlin
(University of Leeds)
Holy Places, Contested Spaces: British-Pakistani Accounts of Pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah.
26 May
[no lecture]
 
2 June Professor Ceri Peach
(University of Manchester)
this lecture is cancelled
9 June (special lecture)  
16 June Dr Alison Shaw &
Professor Mohammad Talib

(Dept. of Public Health, University of Oxford & Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies)
Reflections on Key Themes and Methodologies.
 
Note:
 
12 May Professor Lynn Staeheli
(University of Edinburgh)
this lecture was cancelled
 

*Other Seminars*
 
6 May
(Thursday)

Dr Yahya Abdul Rahman
(Chair-person of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California.)

The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance.
     

Previous Seminars
Hilary Term 2009: Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals: Strategies of Central Power
Trinity Term 2009: Islam and Science
Michaelmas Term 2009: The Muslim World Today
Hilary Term 2010: Muslims in the Media

For other forthcoming events, please check our Noticeboard.