Events

• 01 May - 01 May 2024
• Aga Khan Centre

Book launch: “Women, Households and the Hereafter in the Qur'an”

Join authors Dr Karen Bauer and Prof Feras Hamza, along with Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini, for a lively discussion about the moral message of the Qur'an.

• 26 Apr 2024
• Aga Khan Centre
• Talks and Lectures

Morality and Religion: Perspectives from Literature, Sociology and Philosophy

In this lecture, we will explore the origins and functions of religion and morality using insights garnered from sociology, evolutionary science, and philosophy. The literary refractions of these questions in the works of Dostoyevsky, Butler, Ferdowsi, and Obeyd of Zakan will also be discussed.

• 03 Apr - 04 Apr 2024
• Aga Khan Centre
• Conference

Historical and Contemporary Migrations of Central Asian Muslims: History, Culture and Identity

• 07 Mar 2024
• Aga Khan Centre
• Book launch

Book Launch: The Qur'an: A Verse Translation

Professors Bruce B Lawrence and MA Rafey Habib endeavour to translate the Qur'an into English, while preserving its poetic beauty. Join the discussion with Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga and Toby Mayer.

• 08 Dec 2023
• Aga Khan Centre
• Conference

The humanistic approach of Chingiz Aitmatov and his legacy worldwide

The purpose of the conference is to celebrate and commemorate the 95th anniversary of the magnificent writer Chingiz Aitmatov with his friends, colleagues and people who knew and admired his work at Aga Khan Centre.

• 30 Nov 2023
• Webinar
• Talks and Lectures

Thinking and Believing: al-Jāḥiẓ on Religious Knowledge

This talk presents an overview of the intellectual project of al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 868-9) as an introduction to the worldview of the Epistemists, while touching on their rise and fall as a theological trend.

• 23 Oct - 24 Oct 2023
• Aga Khan Centre and online
• Conference
• Special Collections

Rethinking Texts and their Contexts in Muslim Societies

This interdisciplinary conference will explore the diverse trajectories and contexts of texts in Muslim societies from oral cultures to the digital age.

• 22 Sep - 10 Jun 2024
• Aga Khan Centre Gallery
• Exhibition

The Quran: Form, Fragrance & Feeling

Exploring the Quran through manuscripts, artefacts, recorded sound, and contemporary art from artists Mobeen Akhtar, Veeda Ahmed, Jethro Buck, Samantha Buckley, Jung Byun, Khulood Da’mi, Elisabeth Deane, Yasmin Hayat, Rizwan Ahmed Khan, Saad Qureshi, Masako Newton, and Daryoush Mohammad Poor. Exhibition fragrance created by Alessandro Cancian.

• 21 Sep 2023
• Aga Khan Centre and online (Zoom)
• Conference

IIS/AKU-ISMC Graduate Conference: Methodologies in Islamic Studies

The inaugural IIS/AKU-ISMC Graduate Conference is a pioneering collaboration to showcase student-led research at both institutions.

• 18 Jul - 18 Jul 2023
• Aga Khan Centre and online (Zoom)
• Events

In Memoriam: Professor Wilferd Madelung

In this event the IIS pays tribute to Prof. Wilferd Madelung (1930-2023) and honours his life and contribution to Islamic Studies in general and Ismaili Studies in particular. Scholars from around the globe, both in person and online, will present their testimonials and discuss Prof. Madelung’s legacy.