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Events

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A selection of past Events

Rents, Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Lessons for the Middle East

Paul Segal (Sussex University)

The Moral universe of the Dars-e Nizami: Elite Culture and the Study of Philosophy in (Post-)Mughal North India

Professor Sajjad Rizvi (Exeter University)

Reflections on Friendship in Islamic and Western Thought

Professor Mona Siddiqui (Edinburgh University)

The Development of Ethics and Spirituality through Islamic Law

Dr Musharraf Hussain (Karimia Institute, Nottingham)

Islam and Medical Ethics

Dr Mohammed Ghaly (Leiden University)

roundtable

Science in Muslim Societies: Past and Present

The Ditchley Conference ‘Science in Muslim Societies: Past and Present’ was held on 11–13 May 2012. Introductory remarks were made by HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah Idris (Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia). Discussion focussed on ‘Historical and Philosophical Dimensions’ and ‘The State of…

Indeterminacy and Islamic Ethics: The Primacy of the Political

Professor Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto)

Theories of Ethical Value in Medieval Islamic Thought: A New Interpretation

Dr Ayman Shihadeh (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)