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The Alwaleed Cultural Network wishes you Eid Mubarak! We hope you have a blessed day.

Happy World Poetry Day! Did you know that our member, @NYUAbuDhabi has a vast Library of Arabic Literature, which includes a range of poetry collections? Some of the collections can be downloaded as PDFs for free! Check it out here: tinyurl.com/arabiclibrary

Browne also often wrote to Goldziher in Persian. In fact, in this letter dated Feb 11 1894, he switches from Arabic to Persian, apologising for the mistakes in his Arabic.

Islamic Law in the News Roundup islamiclaw.blog/2026/03/16/isl…

3/24: Febe Armenios (@Middlebury) on her new book "Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East" 12pm, CMES Rm 102 cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/book-tal…

Muslim Students Belong Here: A Response to Hateful Rhetoric on Campus

We are pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2026–2027 PIL Research Fellowship the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School. Applications are now open, with a submission deadline of February 13, 2026. Apply today! buff.ly/tbkiXiT

Our newsletter is out for the month of December! Check it out today! buff.ly/kt2ATfI

In a history-making moment for NYC, Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office using a Qur’an from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library. Want to see this piece of history for yourself? The Qur’an will be on display in the McGraw Rotunda at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street starting Jan. 6. Learn more: on.nypl.org/3Lj6tqp

Next week, on the 29th of November, we will remember Cornell H. Fleischer and mark the acquisition of his library by Koç University. I am happy to join my old friends and colleagues, Mayte Green-Mercado, Ertuğrul Ökten, and Kaya Şahin. Please join us for a lively discussion.

Videos from this recent Oxford conference are now available online (@qucip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@qucip). My presentation examines whether (and when) the Qur'an really attributes a distinct scripture to Jesus.

Happening today. Be sure to tune in: csohate.org/event/musk-x-i…

Bridge's AD @mobbiemobes will be speaking on this panel hosted by @csohate on their latest report analyzing Elon Musk and his role in amplifying the Islamophobic and racialized "grooming gangs" narrative. Register here: buff.ly/KCW5aZh

I’m pleased announced the launch of a new Brill journal Taḥqīq: Journal of Islamic Thought and History. Sajjad Rizvi (@mullasadra) and I will be the editors in chief. The journal will publish in English but will also accept few articles in Arabic. More details to follow.

"Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’s authority." - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/Complain421t

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…

Join @HarvardIslamic and @HarvardCJS today at 5:30 PM in the Barker Center for a talk by Prof. Caroline Kahlenberg, titled "The Star of David and the Cedar Tree: Arab-Jewish Relations at the American University of Beirut (1900-1950)." #JewishStudies #IslamicStudies #Harvard

We are pleased to announce the HYI fellowship recipients for the 2025-26 academic year! We look forward to welcoming the Visiting Scholars and Visiting Fellows to Harvard this fall. View the full list of incoming scholars on our website: ow.ly/JNIG50VuPJ8

Join @HarvardDivinity today at 12pm in Swartz Hall for a job candidate talk by Professor Oludamini Ogunnaike on "Dreaming Sufism in the Sokoto Caliphate: Dreams and Knowledge in the Works of Shaykh Dan Tafa"

Join us tomorrow at 5pm with Dr. Shiraz Hajiani for a presentation entitled "Ḥasan-i Ṣabbāḥ and the Emergence of Nizari Ismailism." Moderated by Dr. Mohammad Sagha, the event will take place at HDS Swartz Hall, Room 125 with a hybrid option. Register: bit.ly/hassan_sabbah