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| SMSC and the Ilex Foundation were pleased to present Professor Emritus Daud Rahbar for an evening in which he presented a collection of music recordings and poems. The event was made possible by further contributions from the Luce Program in Scripture and Literary Arts, the School of Music, the Department of Religion, and the School of Theology. For video of this event, please click here. | |
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| SMSC was pleased to invite renowned Islamic Art Historian Walter Denny of UMass-Amherst to Boston University. His lecture "Court Patronage in the Three Late Islamic Empires: Royal Art under the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals," can be viewed on the web here. | |
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| In July, SMSC hosted a conference in conjunction with Vital Pictures on the mystic traditions of the three Abrahamic religions. The conclusion of the conference featured several musical performances, including a performance by Feridun Ozgoren, Cambridge Musiki Cemiyeti. For video of this performance, please click here. | |
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| SMSC concluded its first academic year with a unique presenetation by master Arabic calligrapher and Chinese Muslim, Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang. The presentation was divided into two peices. The first details life and images of Muslims living in China. The second features a live display of his art. Muslims in China | Calligraphy Presentation | |
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| SMSC resumed its doctoral candidate series with a presentation by Stephen Young of the University Professors Program. In a lecture titled "Sex, Work, and the Hijab: Islamic Ideals and American Realities," Young highlighted some of his own ethnographic research conducted with American Muslims living in greater Boston. For video of the lecture, please click here. | |
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| The 2006-2007 Doctoral Candidate Seminar Series concluded on April 11, 2007 with Jeremy Berndt, a doctoral candidate from Northwestern University. Mr. Berndt's talk was titled, "Grassroots Arabic Literacy in Africa: Text and Social Practice in Twentieth-Century Gimbala, Mali." For video of this talk, please click here. | |
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| On March 21, 2007, SMSC continued its Doctoral Canidate Seminar Series with Matthew Pierce and his talk titled "Three Years in Iran: A Student's Observation." The talk focused on experiences with the education system in Qom, Iran. For video of this talk, please click here. | |
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| On February 28, SMSC resumed its Doctoral Candidate Seminar Series with DRTS doctoral Candidate Scott M. Girdner. The talk examined the al-Ghazali's work The Niche of Lights and its subsequent reception. For video of this talk, please click here. | |
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| On February 9, 2007, Institute Director Herbert Mason, gave a talk for the University Professors Program ID 500 Lecture Series titled, "Reflections on Islam." Main Lecture Video Questions Period Video | |