Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
Tuesdays, 4:10pm, in the Martin Hall unless otherwise stated
All welcome. and Zoom log-in information, please contact Dr Shadaab Rahemtulla: s.rahemtulla@ed.ac.uk.
Semester 1 - Autumn 2023
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26 September |
No Seminar due to National Strike Action |
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10 October |
Professor Katrina D. Thompson (Evjue-Bascom Professor of the Humanities, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) |
Online Book Launch Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America (New York University Press, 2023) *Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations seminar jointly held with New College Pride |
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24 October |
Dr Jeremy Dell (Lecturer in African History, University of Edinburgh) |
“E.W. Blyden, Race, and the Idea of “Islam in Africa”: Ruminations of a Black Protestant Missionary |
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Thursday 26 October 1:30pm |
Responding: Dr Joshua Ralston (Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh) |
Online Panel Discussion *Streamed from the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome |
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Monday 6 November |
Professor Ayesha S. Chaudhry (Professor of Islamic Studies and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada) |
“A Lyric Biography of Aisha, Mother of the Believers” |
| 14 November | Dr Zahra Ayubi (Associate Professor of Religion, Dartmouth College, USA) |
Gunning Lecture “Gender, Authority, and Epistemology in Islamic Medical Ethics” *Jointly held with Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations; Science and Religion; & Theology and Ethics |