Majlis Talk: The Muslims Who Wanted Less Religion
Lecture/seminar
MAJLIS @ ANUTHE MUSLIMS WHO WANTED LESS RELIGION: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF SECULARISM IN THE ISLAMIC WORLDSecularism in Muslim societies is often described as an essentially Western idea, imported through colonialism or imposed by modernising states. Yet this familiar narrative overlooks the Muslim…
Public Lecture: Can Oil Liberate Women?
Lecture
Can Oil Liberate Women? Gender, Resource Wealth and the Paradox of ModernisationWhat happens when sudden resource wealth transforms a society faster than its social and political institutions can adapt? This talk explores this question through the relationship between oil, modernisation, and women…
Final PhD Presentation: The Rise of Iran as a Regional Power
Lecture/seminar
Title: Middle East Hegemony: The Rise of Iran as a Regional PowerPresenter: Mohd Amirul Asraf bin OthmanAbstract: Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has slowly emerged as a key regional player in the Middle East despite facing isolationism, wars and political and economic sanctions. Some…
CAIS Public Lecture Series: The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects
Lecture/seminar
The Afterlives of Ottoman Objects: Alternative Forms of Muslim Citizenship in TurkeyOttoman objects, art traditions, and social practices occupy a contested place in Turkish political life, shaped by the republic’s selective rupture with its Ottoman past and more recent projects of civilisational…
Confirmation of Candidature - The Failure of Political Islam in Sudan
Activity
This thesis examines the rise and collapse of political Islam in Sudan between 1989 and 2019. Following the National Islamic Front’s 1989 coup, the Inqādh (Salvation) regime sought to institutionalise a Shari‘a-based Islamist state, consolidating three decades of authoritarian rule under Omar al…
Confirmation of Candidature - Outcasts and Patrons
Lecture/seminar
Join us for the Confirmation of Candidature for Otabek Akromov whose thesis is entitled "Outcasts and Patrons: Stigmatization, Ideological Shelter, and Foreign Policy Change in Small States." Abstract: Under what conditions do small states change their foreign policy orientation? Existing…
Confirmation of Candidature - Islamic Finance
Lecture/seminar
Join us for the Confirmation of Candidature for two students both working on research related to the topic of Islamic Finance.The first presentation will be by Tayyaba Jabeen Fazal followed by the presentation by Moniruzzaman. Both students are PhD candidates at the Centre for Arab and Islamic…