Tuesday 8th February 2011, 13:00 – 14.30, G2, 19 George Square.
'The Moudaweneh (Moroccan Family Code): A Significant Symbol Of Reconciliation with Sacred Religious Precepts' A talk by Dr Rajaa Naji El-Mekkaoui (Mohammed V University, Morocco). All Welcome.

Tuesday 8th March 2011, 17.30 – 19.00, Playfair Library, Old College.
'The World of Islam and the West: the view from Beirut, Boston, Cairo, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Washington D.C.' Introduced by the Principal, Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea. A panel discussion with: Dr Robert Myers (American University of Beirut) Prof. Roy Mottahedeh (Harvard University), Dr Jerry Leach (American University in Cairo), Mr Paul Anderson (University of Cambridge), Prof. Hugh Goddard (University of Edinburgh), and Prof. John Esposito (Georgetown University), with a drinks reception afterwards.

This event is free but registration is essential:
http://edinburgh-university-35.eventbrite.com/

Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 April 2011
"Reforms in Islamic Education"
2-day International Conference
University of Cambridge
http://www.cis.cam.ac.uk/ReformsInIslamicEducation.html

Past Events:

Monday 10th January 2011, 17.30 – 19:00, G2, 19 George Square. 'Theatre and Islamic Tradition: the prohibition of human representation in art and its complexity' a seminar by Mr Mohammad Almohanna (University of Nottingham). All Welcome. Drinks reception afterwards.

Tuesday 23rd November 2010, 19.00 – 20.30, Martin Hall, New College, Three Faiths Forum panel event on Freedom and Liberty in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Wednesday 17th November 2010, 14.00 - 16.00, Martin Hall, New College, Joint Seminar with the School of Divinity, Dr. David Marshall ‘Building Bridges: an initiative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Christian-Muslim Dialogue’.

Monday 8th November 2010, 13.00 – 14.00, Seminar Room 3, Chrystal Macmillan Building, Ms. Abida Malik (University of Nottingham), ‘The Muslim Organisations of the UK’.

Friday 22nd October 2010, 10.00 – 16.30, Room G6, 16 George Square, Day seminar on Teaching Islamic Studies in Scotland, with the support of the UK Islamic Studies Network.(Registration via: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/)

Wednesday 20th October 2010, 9.00 – 15.00, Room G03, Informatics Forum, A Roundtable Seminar arranged by the School of Divinity, Religion in Diaspora, keynote speaker Dr. Liyakat Takim, author of ‘Shi’ism in America’.

Thursday 7th October 2010, 13.00 – 14.00, Room G6, 16 George Square, A conversation with Dr Adham Saouli (Department of Politics and International Relations), ‘The Legacy of Ayatollah Hussein Fadlallah’.

Tuesday 28th September 2010, 13.00 – 14.00, Seminar Room 3, Chrystal Macmillan Building, The 9/11 anniversary events in New York and Florida: a panel discussion with Prof Hugh Goddard, Prof Marilyn Booth, Prof Michael Northcott, and Mr Iqbal Akhtar.

Monday 21st June 2010, 13.00-14.00, Lorimer Room, Old College. Dr Gianluca Parolin (American University in Cairo) "Islamic Law Encounters Scots Law: Islamic Impediments to Marriage for Difference of Religion in Scotland".

Monday 7th June 2010, 13.00-14.00, Reception Room, McEwan Hall. Dr Gianluca Parolin (American University in Cairo) "Citizenship in Europe and the Arab World".

Thursday 4th March 2010, 13.00-14.30, Room G6, 19 George Square. Dr Philip Lewis (Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford,
and author of "Islamic Britain: Religion, Politics and Identity among British Muslims" and "Young, British and Muslim") spoke on ‘The challenges facing Muslims in the UK’

Wednesday 3rd February 2010, 13.00-14.30, Room G6, 19 George Square. Meet the author: H.A. Hellyer spoke about his "Muslims of Europe: the ‘Other’ Europeans", (Edinburgh University Press, 2009)

Tuesday 26th January 2010, 18.00-20.00, Cinema room (B22), 19 George Square. A showing of the film Kif al-hal (How are you?) the first Saudi feature film (see news report on Kif al-hal)

Wednesday 2nd December 2009, 17.15 - 18.15, Lecture Room B, David Hume Tower. Professor Hugh Goddard delivered his inaugural lecture, 'So what is the relationship between the World of Islam and the West?'

Monday 2nd November 2009, 17.30 - 19.00, Room G2, 19 George Square. Professor David Burrell (University of Notre Dame) presented an address, 'Sketching a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Theology'.

Wednesday 28th October 2009, 13.00 - 14.30, Room G2, 19 George Square. Professor Yasir Suleiman (Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge) spoke about the 'Contextualising Islam in Britain: Preliminary Perspectives' report, of which he was the project leader.

Wednesday 23rd September 2009, 13.00 - 14.30, Room G2, 19 George Square. 'Muslims in Europe - Recent Developments: A Conversation with Professor Jorgen Nielsen (Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Copenhagen)'