Quranic Studies: Workshops, Seminars and Conferences 2002-2014
Qur'anic Studies Workshops and Conferences
- Approaches to the Qur’an in Contemporary Iran 2013 Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 2 -4 September 2013
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Fragmentation and Compilation: The Making of Religious Texts in Islam: A Comparative Perspective (Part II) 2013 Institute of Ismaili Studies, London 30 September -1 October 2013
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The Gwalior Qur’an Manuscript: The Polysemy of an Illuminated Codex, Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Site Richelieu), Paris, 14–15 June, 2012
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Fragmentation and Compilation, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, May 2012
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The Qur'an and Adab Traditions, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, April 2012
- Cultural Responses to the Qur’an, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting (AAR), San Francisco, 18 November 2011
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The Bible and the Qur'an in Ismaili Sources, Kings College London, July 2011
- Approaches to the Qur’an in sub-Saharan Africa, Toronto, 20–21 May 2011
- The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Tafsir, A pre-conference workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), October 2010
- Theories and Methods in Qur’an Commentaries, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, October 2009.
- Qur'an Commentaries: Sources, Methods and Hermeneutics, A pre-conference workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), October 2008.
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The Esoteric interpretation of the Qur’an, The University of Cambridge, July 2006
- The Word of God; The Art of Man - The Qur’an and its Creative Expressions, The Ismaili Centre, London, October 2003
Qur'anic Studies Seminars and Lectures
- The Emergence of Islam in Late Antiquity: Allah and His People, Professor Aziz al-Azmeh , Central European University, Budapest - IIS 2014
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Mulla Sadra on the Link Between Scripture and Idolatry, Professor Mohammed Rustom, Carleton University, Canada - IIS 2012
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Surviving the Fall of Granada: The Qur’an among Muslims in 16th Century Spain, Dr Nuria Martinez de Castilla - IIS 2012
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The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Tafsir Lecture Series, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Autumn 2010-Spring 2011. More
- 'Shi‘i Tafsir Classification and Sultan‘alishah’s Bayan al-Sa‘ada', Alessandro Cancian, Foundation for the Dialogue Among Civilizations, Geneva, May 2010. More
- 'Pragmatic Aspects of the Religious Text:The San‘a’ Qur’an Palimpsest', Asma Hilali, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, May 2010. More
- '‘A Calf, A Body that Lows?’ Untangling the Threads of Bible, Qur’an, Midrash, and Tafsir', Michael Pregill, Elon College, North Carolina, May 2010
- 'The Qur’an: Esoteric Interpretations in Ismaili and Ithna‘ashari Thought', M. K. Shaker, Director, Qur’anic Studies, Qom University and Visiting Scholar, University of Wales, Lampeter, June 2003
- 'Reading, Writing and Religion: The Evolution of Arabic Calligraphy', Mustafa Ja‘far, Historian and practising calligrapher, March 2003
- 'Rethinking Qur’anic Studies', Mohammed Arkoun, Senior Research Fellow and Governor, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, October 2002
