April 2023
Thu 18 May 2023, 17:30 - 18:30 Delivered by the most outstanding academics in the UK and beyond, the British Academy’s flagship Lecture Programme showcases the very best scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. In 1649, the English civil war resulted in the establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver [...]
Professor John Tolan talks about the perception of Qur’ān by European Christians in the 12th - 16th century. 17 May 15:00 Spalding Room, FAMES, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE The Qur’ān refers to umm al-kitāb, the “mother of the book” (Q 13:39, 43:4), the primordial scripture from which Torah, Gospel [...]
Deadline: 25th April 2023 Date: 7th July 2023 Place: Istanbul (Turkey) Scientific Coordinators: Antonio Urquízar-Herrera (Action Chair), Alicia Miguélez (Action Vice-Chair), Elena Paulino (Grant Holder Scientific Coordinator), Borja Franco (WG1 Leader), Emir Filipović (WG2 Leader), and Ivana Čapeta Rakić (WG3 Leader). Abstract: Cost Action IS-LE Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, [...]
England's Jews Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century John Tolan University of Pennsylvania Press The Middle Ages Series In 1290, Jews were expelled from England and subsequently largely expunged from English historical memory. Yet for two centuries they occupied important roles in medieval English society. England’s [...]
Qur'anic studies today: new perspectives and projects Monday April 3, 2023
March 2023
"Quran, the Holy Scripture of Islam and Islam in Europe" The conference had a national echo and was the first conference on the Qur’an and Islam at the Academy of Sciences of Tirana (Albania). It was also appreciated by local Islamic organizations. The rector of the University of [...]
