Seminars: Trinity Term 2025

The following seminars will be held during Trinity Term 2025 on Wednesdays at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

The Economy of the Ottoman Empire in Comparative Perspective, 1500-1800

Professor Sevket Pamuk (Bogaziçi University)

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Beyond Castes and Regions: The Socio-Economic Decline of Muslims in Contemporary India

Professor Christophe Jaffrelot (Kings College London)

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

The State of the World and the UK's Place in It

Mr Jon Wilks CMG

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

POSTPONED: Rich World, Poor World: The Struggle to Escape Poverty in Muslim Societies

Mr Ali Allawi (Former Minister of Finance, Defense, and Trade of Iraq)

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Building State Capacity in Fragile States

Dr Michael Callen (London School of Economics)

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

The Origins of Perso-Islamic Courts and Empires in India

Professor Blain Auer (University of Lausanne)

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Iran's Crisis of Governance

Professor Anoush Ehteshami (Durham University)

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Al-Ghazālī and the Ideal of Godlikeness

Dr Sophia Vasalou (University of Birmingham)

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

A Bridge to the Sky: From ibn Firnas (d. 887) and the Cordoban Court to Imagining Baghdad in Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Dr Glaire Anderson (University of Edinburgh)

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

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