
Upcoming Events



Past Events













9
May
Ari Schriber
,
Arafat Razzaque
,
Amira Mittermaier
,
Abdulla Majeed
,
Basit Iqbal
May
9
-
2022
,
12:00 pm
Workshops for researchers to gain feedback on their works in progress and build academic community across disciplines of Islamic studies at UofT.
Islamic Studies Past, Present, and Futures Workshop (Jan to May 2022)
Ari Schriber
,
Arafat Razzaque
,
Amira Mittermaier
,
Abdulla Majeed
,
Basit Iqbal
May
9
-
2022
,
12:00 pm
Workshops for researchers to gain feedback on their works in progress and build academic community across disciplines of Islamic studies at UofT.













21
April
Adam Benkato
,
Katherine Blouin
,
Suzanne Conklin Akbari
,
Suleyman Dost
,
Heba Mostafa
April
21
-
2022
,
10:00 am
Panel of scholars working at the intersection of Ancient, Early Medieval and Islamic History discuss the notion of “civilization”.
Civilization? What’s Up with That? (co-sponsor Everyday Orientalism)
Adam Benkato
,
Katherine Blouin
,
Suzanne Conklin Akbari
,
Suleyman Dost
,
Heba Mostafa
April
21
-
2022
,
10:00 am
Panel of scholars working at the intersection of Ancient, Early Medieval and Islamic History discuss the notion of “civilization”.













3
December
Ruba Kana'an
December
3
-
2021
,
3:00 pm
Ruba Kana’an presents her work on art mosque architecture in medieval era.
Reading the Friday Mosque: Architecture and Nostalgia in Medieval Damascus and Cairo
Ruba Kana'an
December
3
-
2021
,
3:00 pm
Ruba Kana’an presents her work on art mosque architecture in medieval era.













2
December
Nada Moumtaz
,
Junaid Quadri
December
2
-
2021
,
12:30 pm
Professor Nada Moumtaz and Professor Junaid Quadri discuss the launch of their new books on Islamic anthropology and history in relation to Modernism.
Joint Book Talk
Nada Moumtaz
,
Junaid Quadri
December
2
-
2021
,
12:30 pm
Professor Nada Moumtaz and Professor Junaid Quadri discuss the launch of their new books on Islamic anthropology and history in relation to Modernism.













1
December
Nada Moumtaz
December
1
-
2021
,
3:30 pm
Nada Moumtaz presents her new book “God’s Property: Islam, Charity and the Modern State”
MEHAT Book Talk with Nada Moumtaz
Nada Moumtaz
December
1
-
2021
,
3:30 pm
Nada Moumtaz presents her new book “God’s Property: Islam, Charity and the Modern State”













30
November
Anver Emon
,
Urfan Khaliq
November
30
-
2021
,
2:10 pm
Professors Emon and Khaliq will discuss their new book Jurisdictional Exceptionalisms (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
Jurisdictional Exceptionalisms: Islamic Law, International Law, and Parental Child Abduction
Anver Emon
,
Urfan Khaliq
November
30
-
2021
,
2:10 pm
Professors Emon and Khaliq will discuss their new book Jurisdictional Exceptionalisms (Cambridge University Press, 2021).













15
November
Fahad Ahmad
November
15
-
2021
,
12:00 pm
Dr. Fahad Ahmad presents his dissertation on counter-radicalization policies and their impact on Muslim civil society organizations in Canada and the U.K
Contesting Power: A Comparison of Muslim Civil Society Responses to Counter-radicalization Policies in Canada and the U.K
Fahad Ahmad
November
15
-
2021
,
12:00 pm
Dr. Fahad Ahmad presents his dissertation on counter-radicalization policies and their impact on Muslim civil society organizations in Canada and the U.K













18
May
Yasmin Jiwani
,
Zeinab Farokhi
,
Faiza Hirji
,
Kenza Oumlil
,
Tanner Mirrlees
May
18
-
2021
,
1:00 pm
Launch of the special issue of the Journal of Islamophobia Studies.
Transnational Feminism in a Time of Digital Islamophobia
Yasmin Jiwani
,
Zeinab Farokhi
,
Faiza Hirji
,
Kenza Oumlil
,
Tanner Mirrlees
May
18
-
2021
,
1:00 pm
Launch of the special issue of the Journal of Islamophobia Studies.













30
March
Anver Emon
,
Nadia Hasan
March
30
-
2021
,
1:00 pm
Presentation on report about CRA audits of Muslim-led charities; the nature of the research project and its implications
Report discussion: Under Layered Suspicion
Anver Emon
,
Nadia Hasan
March
30
-
2021
,
1:00 pm
Presentation on report about CRA audits of Muslim-led charities; the nature of the research project and its implications













17
March
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
March
17
-
2021
,
5:30 pm
Book launch for “At Home and Abroad: The Politics of American Religion”.
Book launch: At Home and Abroad [RM faculty event]
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
March
17
-
2021
,
5:30 pm
Book launch for “At Home and Abroad: The Politics of American Religion”.













19
February
Hoda El Shakry
February
19
-
2021
,
12:10 pm
A book talk by Hoda El Shakry on her award winning book The Literary Qur’an.
Book talk: The Literary Qur’an
Hoda El Shakry
February
19
-
2021
,
12:10 pm
A book talk by Hoda El Shakry on her award winning book The Literary Qur’an.













21
January
Anver Emon
,
Rub Kana'an
,
Youcef Soufi
,
Nada Moumtaz
January
21
-
2021
,
12:30 pm
Webinar for the launch of the Reading Muslims project.
Reading Muslims Launch Webinar
Anver Emon
,
Rub Kana'an
,
Youcef Soufi
,
Nada Moumtaz
January
21
-
2021
,
12:30 pm
Webinar for the launch of the Reading Muslims project.