Seminars

The following seminars were held at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (George Street) during Trinity Term 2011 on Wednesdays at 5.00 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

please check this webpage during the term for up-to-date information

History, Politics and Economies in the Muslim World

4 May Dr Nelida Fuccaro
(School of Oriental and African Studies)
The History of Oil and Urban Violence in the Modern Middle East.
11 May
Dr Adeel Malik
(OCIS and QEH, University of Oxford)
The ‘Contagion’ from Tunisia: On the Faultline between Demography, Development and Welfare Distribution.

(Mon 16 May)  
18 May Professor Devin Deweese
(Indiana University)
Islamization and the Sanctification of the Land in Central Asia: Exploring a Shrine-Guide from Twelfth-Century Bukhara.

25 May Dr Johan Rasanayagam
(University of Aberdeen)
Becoming Muslim in Uzbekistan: The Moral Quality of Experience.
1 June
Dr Andrew Petersen
(University of Wales)

Islamic Archaeology in Arabia.
8 June Dr Jan-Peter Hartung
(School of Oriental and African Studies)
Approaching the Indian 'alim between the Individual and Group-Identities: Some Methodological Thoughts.

15 June Alice Albinia
(Freelance Journalist and Author)
Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River.
22 June Dr Markus Daechsel
(Royal Holloway, University of London)
Religion and Agonism: Blasphemy and Political Culture in Pakistan.

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
Trinity Term 2010: Muslims in Britain
Michaelmas Term 2010: David Browning Seminar Series
Hilary Term 2011: History, Politics and Development in Muslim Societies

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