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Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

Library open - المكتبة مفتوحة - Bibliothèque ouverte
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
IDEO’s seminar:“Relics and the Religious Topography of Cairo”
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Relics and the Religious Topography of Cairo

Richard McGregor, Associate Professor of Religion and Islamic Studies at Vanderbilt University

We are pleased to announce the holding of the next IDEO's seminar, in English on Tuesday November 26ᵗʰ, 2019, at 5pm. Richard McGregor, Associate Professor of Religion and Islamic Studies at Vanderbilt University, will present a lecture on the topic: “Relics and the Religious Topography of Cairo”.

In much of the history of Cairo, relics (aṯār) were used as markers of authority, and as resources for establishing new religious landscapes and spaces. In writing this history of the strategic use of relics, however, we are left with more questions than answers.

Seminar in English
Please kindly note that the door closes at 5:30 pm
Attendance is free of charge
IDEO address:
1, al-Tarabichi street, Midan el-Gheish underground station (third line), Abbasiyyah

Wednesday, November 27th, 2019

Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies