Niamh Deane: “Re-imagining the Islamic State in the 9th Century”
Naiyerah Kolkailah: “Between Sacred Texts & Context: Exploring the Influence of Islamic Ethics on Environmental Policy and Muslim Policy and Muslim Practice”

The Islamic World Seminar is a place where graduate students from various faculties working on any
aspect of the Islamic World (including Zoroastrianism, Judaism, eastern Christianity, etc.) can
practice presentations, prepare their M.Phil. or M.St. dissertations, and get feedback on D.Phil.
chapters and article ideas. It is a friendly and welcoming environment for graduate students, with
professors and lecturers discouraged from attending unless otherwise requested by the speaker.