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Upcoming Events

Moral Atmospheres: Islam and Media in a Marketplace

Dr Timothy Cooper (University of Cambridge)

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

The Role of the UNAOC in a Multipolar World

Mr Miguel Ángel Moratinos (High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations)

This lecture will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

COVID-19 in India: Epidemic, Inequality and Propaganda

Dr Murad Banaji (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)

The story of COVID-19 in India is still slowly being unravelled. Our understanding so far comes from a critical analysis of various data sources, including official statistics and survey data. These data can only be understood by looking closely at the surrounding context, which includes highly…

On Genocide: Then and Now

Professor Philippe Sands (University College London)

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

Iran’s Crisis of Governance

Professor Anoush Ehteshami (Durham University)

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

Mirror of the Universe: The Evolution of the Astrolabe

Dr Taha Yasin Arslan (Istanbul Medeniyet University)

This lecture is in partnership with the OCIS-HoSM Exhibition “Lines of Faith – Astronomy and the Art of the Astrolabe in the Islamic World”.

History and the Modern Middle East: Do Policy Makers Need a Sense of the Past?

Sir John Jenkins (Former UK Ambassador to Saudi Arabia)

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

English Judges in Muslim Countries: Synergies and Sensitivities in Promoting the Rule of Law

Sir Peter Gross (Former Lord Justice of Appeal)

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

A selection of past Events

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: A History

Professor Maryam Alemzadeh (University of Oxford)

Maryam Alemzadeh is Associate Professor in History and Politics of Iran at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) and a Middle East Centre Fellow.

The Fall of Kabul: why it happened and why it matters?

Sir Laurie Bristow (Hughes Hall, Cambridge)

This lecture will begin at 5pm. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

Can International Law make a Difference in Time of War?

Sir Christopher Greenwood (Magdalene College, Cambridge)

This lecture will begin at 5pm. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at its Margins

Dr Max Gallien (Institute of Development Studies)

Max Gallien is a political scientist specialising in the politics of informal and illegal economies, the political economy of development, and North African politics. He is a research fellow at the Institute for Development Studies and the International Centre for Tax and Development where he co-…

Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries

Professor Noam Angrist (University of Oxford)

Education systems need to withstand frequent shocks, including conflict, disease, natural disasters, and climate events, all of which routinely close schools. During these emergencies, alternative models are needed to deliver education. However, rigorous evaluation of effective educational…

STEMS roundtable

Faith and Climate Change Towards a Research Agenda

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS), UK and the Pardee Center for the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, USA are collaborating in a future-oriented, interdisciplinary, and structured research initiative to explore the moral dimensions of climate action and the possible role of faith…

Post-Globalism and the Ulama: Contestation of Authority

Professor Raihan Ismail

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.

Air Pollution in the 21st Century – Time for a New Approach

Dr Gary Fuller (Imperial College)

In 1952, a week -long smog in London killed around 12,000 people. More than 70 years later we are yet to achieve air that does not harm our health. Over 60 thousand papers have been published on air pollution and health.