Congratulations, Mr Hamid!
Hi friends! Hot off the press is the latest Pew Research Center’s “survey of Muslims around the world.” The survey notes “[i]n all but a handful of the 39 countries surveyed, a majority of Muslims say that Islam is the one true faith leading to eternal life in heaven and that belief in God is necessary to be a moral person.” Continue reading here.
Everyone,
Please note that as of May 1st, the ISL will be bakc to Summer hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on week ends.
More details here
A few more titles of the Islamic Studies Institute Tehran Branch publications are now available here:
A warm congratulations to Dr. Khalid Medani on his most recent publication:Teaching the “New Middle East”: Beyond Authoritarianism
Khalid Mustafa Medani April 2013
2 years ago the McLennan Library was home to an exhibition on the scholar, al-Ghazālī. The exhibition was well received and was accompanied by postcards and a booklet. The booklet includes articles by current Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, Dr. J. Ragep, past-Director Dr. R. Wisnovsky, Ghazālī scholar Rev. Dr. Y. Said, and PhD. candidates E. van Lit and E. Tasbihi. It also provides details on the most important and unique leaves and manuscripts that were on display. Recently, this catalogue became available for free thanks in large part to the Digital Team of McGill University Libraries.
Enjoy!
Visiting Writers’ Panel Discussion on Language, Translation and Travel with Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Iman Humaydan, and Shahriar Mandanipour
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Octagon Room, Islamic Studies Library
Morrice Hall, 3485 McTavish St.
6:00 pm
The Institute of Islamic Studies welcomes you to a roundtable panel and discussion with our three visiting writers, Iman Humaydan, Shahriar Mandanipour, and Musharraf Ali Farooqi, whose texts interact in various ways with three languages taught at the Institute: Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Join these writers, along with Institute professors, at the Islamic Studies Library, to take part in an intimate discussion regarding the writing craft, translation, languages, and travel.
Hi friends! A gentle reminder that our trial with Western Travellers in the Islamic World (Brill), a new online database will expire in one week. This database maintains: “Accounts of travel are a popular and accessible source for research on historical relations between “East” and “West” and are attractive for specialists and non-specialists alike. In the pre-modern period a large number of such accounts were published all over Europe, and almost without exception these volumes are now scarce and priceless. Some were republished later in modern editions (like those in the Hakluyt series), but these are often out of print at present.”
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Product: Western Travellers in the Islamic World Online
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Start date: 14 Jan 2013
End date: 12 Feb 2013
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Hi friends! In case you missed the announcement, McGill will be hosting a lecture and discussion on “The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Aftermath: The Special Case of Egypt.” Further details here.
Sean
Hi friends!
Another successful year is descending upon us–we close today at 6pm and reopen on the 2nd of January, 2013. Many thanks for your visits and feedback! We wish you a Happy Holiday season and best wishes for the new year! To our Christian friends, Merry Christmas and to our Jewish friends, a belated, Happy Hanukkah.
See you in 2013!