Prof Gleave seminar

Prof Gleave seminar

Prof Robert Gleave, University of Exeter, spoke at a seminar title 'Legal Exegesis in Early Imami Shi'ism' in SOAS on Wed 24th February 2010.

Feeding the 500,000 in Iraq - lecture by Professor Hugh Kennedy

Feeding the 500,000 in Iraq - lecture by Professor Hugh Kennedy

On Monday 8th February 2010, Professor Hugh Kennedy gave a lecture at SOAS, London entitled, ‘Feeding the Five Hundred Thousand: The Food Supply of Baghdad in the Early Islamic Period.’ The lecture focused on whether it was historically possible to feed five hundred thousand people in places such as Baghdad, Samarra and Qum.

Dr Maha Azzam on Political Islam

Dr Maha Azzam on Political Islam

The council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) held a lecture by Dr Maha Azzam, Associate Fellow, Chatham House on Political Islam on February 8 2010.

The lecture took place at the House of Commons and was chaired by Colin Breed, MP. Dr Azzam concentrated on the idea that political Islam was not a violent Islam and that militant movements were a by product of economic circumstances. She looked to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as an example of an Islamic movement that concentrated on da’wa through education and charity rather than violence.

Prof Tripp on the Political History of the Iraqi Army

Prof Tripp on the Political History of the Iraqi Army

Imperial College Iraqi Society hosted on 9 February 2010 a lecture by Prof Charles Tripp on 'The Historical Role of the Armed Forces in Iraqi Politics and Society'.

‘Debating Shi’i philosophy in Qum’ seminar attended by CISS Researcher

‘Debating Shi’i philosophy in Qum’ seminar attended by CISS Researcher

On Thursday 21st January 2010, Imranali Panjwani attended a seminar at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London entitled, ‘Debating Shi’i philosophy in Qum.’ The seminar was conducted by Dr.Sajjad Rizvi (senior lecturer at the University of Exeter) who presented a paper on the various interpretations of philosophy in Qum and more generally, in Islam.