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Events

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A selection of past Events

Lord Pannick

The Right to Freedom of Religion: Cases and Controversies

Lord Pannick QC, Distinguished Fellow, All Souls College

One of the Azlan Shah lecture series was delivered by Lord Pannick QC at the Centre on 26th April on the theme of The Right to Freedom of Religion: Cases and Controversies.

Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall: Qur’an Translator and Novelist

Dr Peter Clark, SOAS, University of London

Seminar, at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

The Phoenix Mosque, the Persians of Hangzhou, and the Khitan Connection

Professor George Lane, SOAS, University of London

Seminar, at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

Enhancing the value of Islamic capital

Enhancing the Value of Islamic Capital Market through Social and Impact Investment

The ninth annual SC-OCIS Roundtable on Islamic Finance was held in Malaysia in March and focused on ‘Enhancing the Value of Islamic Capital Market through Social and Impact Investment.’ The conference considered a number of themes, including: Mitigating Inequality and Climate Change through…

Trade and Tolerance: Evidence from South Asia

Professor Saumitra Jha, Stanford University

Seminar by Professor Saumitra Jha at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

Exploring a New Research Frontier: What Can Randomized Control Trials Tell Us About Islamic Finance?

Professor Simon Quinn, University of Oxford

Seminar by Professor Simon Quinn at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

Foreign Aid and State Building in a Fragile Context: Afghanistan after 9/11

Dr Nemat Bizhan, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford

Seminar by Dr Nemat Bizhan at 5.00 pm. All welcome.

Cardinal Nichols

Dialogue in Action: the Witness of St Francis of Assisi

Cardinal Vincent Nichols

On 27 February, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, gave a lecture at the Centre on ‘Dialogue in Action: The Witness of St Francis of Assisi’.