Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Seminars

Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 17:00, unless otherwise stated.

All welcome.

For enquiries, please contact mailto:academic.office@oxcis.ac.uk
Type: Seminar Series
Timing: Wednesdays at 17:00, unless otherwise stated
Web Address: http://www.oxcis.ac.uk/
Organising department: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Talks:

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Political Economy and Economic Institutions of the Ottoman Empire in Comparative Perspective
Date: 30 April 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Sevket Pamuk (Bogazici University)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 7 May 2025

Beyond Castes and Regions: The Socio-Economic Decline of Muslims in Contemporary India
Date: 7 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Christophe Jaffrelot (Kings College, London)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 14 May 2025

Rich World, Poor World: The Struggle to Escape Poverty in Muslim Societies
Date: 14 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Mr Ali Allawi (Former Minister of Finance, Defense, and Trade of Iraq)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Building State Capacity in Fragile States
Date: 21 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Michael Callen (London School of Economics)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 May 2025

The Origins of Perso-Islamic Courts and Empires in India
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Blain Auer (University of Lausanne)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 June 2025

Iran’s Crisis of Governance
Date: 4 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Anoush Ehteshami (Durham University)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 June 2025

Al-Ghazālī and the Ideal of Godlikeness
Date: 11 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Sophia Vasalou (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 June 2025

A Bridge to the Sky: Science and Arts in the Age of Ibn Firnas (d. 887)
Date: 18 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Glaire Anderson (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark, Adeel Malik, Moin Nizami