A professor of Social Development and Policy at Habib University in Kerachi, Pakistan, Prof. Massimo Ramaioli researches the intersection of Islam, politics, and international relations. He spoke with Sijal about the history of Salafism, its ideological foundations, and how its role in regional politics.
We host lectures and cultural activities every week in the Fall and Spring terms, and twice a week in the Summer Intensive programs. The lectures span history, politics, music, literature, journalism, sociology, environmental issues, and much more! We’ve been honored to host a number of notable speakers at Sijal, and a non-exhaustive list of lectures that have been held in the past can be found below.
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Earlier Event: April 9
Written in Stone: How Inscriptions from the Jordanian Badiya Change the Story of Arabic
Later Event: October 4
Reviving the Tradition of Storytelling with Shalabieh al Hakawatieh (Sally Shalabi)