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Upcoming Lectures

Upcoming lectures in this series will be announced on the first page.

A selection of past Lectures

boyce

The Political Economy of Climate Change: Challenges for Muslim Societies and the World Inaugural Keith Griffin Lecture

Professor James Boyce, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts
The Keith Griffin Inaugural Lecture.
22 Oct
2018
The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP

Making a Difference in the Middle East: UK Objectives

The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the FCO & DFID
The Centre hosted a lecture by Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State responsible for UK relations with the Middle East, appointed to both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Dept. for International Development.
20 Jul
2018
Lord Pannick

The Right to Freedom of Religion: Cases and Controversies

Lord Pannick QC, Distinguished Fellow, All Souls College
One of the Azlan Shah lecture series was delivered by Lord Pannick QC at the Centre on 26th April  on the theme of The Right to Freedom of Religion: Cases and Controversies.
26 Apr
2018
Cardinal Nichols

Dialogue in Action: the Witness of St Francis of Assisi

Cardinal Vincent Nichols
On 27 February, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, gave a lecture at the Centre on ‘Dialogue in Action: The Witness of St Francis of Assisi’.
27 Feb
2018
Ambassador Afif Safieh

Palestine/Israel: History is Undecided...

Ambassador Afif Safieh (Formerly Palestinian Representative in London,Washington and Moscow)
On 15th February, Ambassador Afif Safieh, delivered a lecture at the Centre entitled ‘Palestine/Israel: History is Undecided...’
15 Feb
2018
Lady Hale

Religious Dress

The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond (President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)
On 25 January 2018, The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond, President of the Supreme Court, delivered the Sultan Azlan Shah lecture at the Centre on the  subject of  ‘Religious Dress’.
25 Jan
2018
Ambassador Idriss Jazairy

The Issue of Equal Citizenship Rights: A Case-Study of Myanmar's Rohingyas

Ambassador Idriss Jazairy (Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council)
Ambassador Idriss Jazairy, lectured at the Centre on ‘The challenge of equal citizenship rights: a case study of Myanmar’s Rohingyas’.
10 Nov
2017
Mr Y K Sinha

The Indian Story: Past, Present and Future

HE Mr Y K Sinha, The High Commissioner of India
In the first lecture of the academic year, the Centre hosted the High Comissior of India, Mr Y K Sinha, as part of the India's 70th Anniversary celebrations.
12 Oct
2017