Events This Academic Year

Monday, September 19. 2011: ILSP Orientation and Reception. ILSP will host an introduction to the program, providing an opportunity to meet our staff and new visiting fellows, and to learn about our travel grants, support of student groups, and more. The event will be held 4–6 p.m. at ILSP offices, 125 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA. Remarks at 4:30.

Monday, September 26, 2011: "Islamic Finance: Bankruptcy, Financial Distress and Debt Restructuring," a panel discussion focusing on insolvency issues in the Islamic finance sector. Discussion paper presented by Ibrahim Warde, Adjunct Professor of International Business, The Fletcher School , Tufts University. Panelists: Chibli Mallat (moderator), Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Visiting Professor of Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School; Umar F. Moghul, Partner, Murtha Cullina LLP, Hartford, CT; Muddassir Siddiqui, Partner, SNR Denton & Company, Dubai; and Kristen Stilt, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Visiting Associate Professor of Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School. The panel will be held in Pound Hall 335, Harvard Law School campus, 4:00–6:00 p.m., with reception to follow. For more information, contact: IFP at 617-496-2296 or ifp@law.harvard.edu.

Monday, October 31, 2011: "Problems of Authority in Islamic Law," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Aron Zysow (Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University). Lecture will be held in Pound 213 (John Chipman Gray Room), Harvard Law School campus, 3:00-4:30 p.m. with reception to follow.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011: "Dispute Resolution in Islamic Banking and Finance: Current Trends and Future Perspectives," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Umar Oseni (Post-doctoral Scholar and Lecturer, International Islamic University Malaysia). Lecture will be held in Pound 335, Harvard Law School campus, 2:00-3:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012: "Exceptional Courts and the Making of Republican Egypt," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Yoram Meital (Associate Professor, Ben-Gurion Univ, Middle East Studies; Chairman, Ben-Gurion University Chaim Herzog Center for ME Studies & Diplomacy). Lecture will be held in 2036 Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East C, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Law School campus, 3:00–4:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012: "Global Calls for Economic Justice: The Potential of Islamic Finance," the 2012 London School of Economics-Harvard Public Lecture on Islamic Finance. Speakers: Mukhtar Hussain (CEO, HSBC Malaysia) and Volker Nienhaus (Visiting Professor, University of Reading, United Kingdom). Lecture will be held 6:30–8:00 p.m., in the Hong Kong Theatre, London School of Economics, London. For more information, contact: IFP at 617-496-2296 or ifp@law.harvard.edu.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012: "The Islamic Legal System and the Quest for Transformation in the 21st Century." The seventh Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanhuri Lecture on Legal Interpretation in the Muslim World will be given by Prof. Zaleha Kamaruddin, Rector, International Islamic University Malaysia. Lecture will be held in Wasserstein Hall 2036, Milstein East A, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Law School campus, 4–5:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012: "Islamic Law, Women's Rights, and Popular Legal Consciousness in Malaysia," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Tamir Moustafa (Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University School for International Studies). Lecture will be held in 2036 Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East A, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Law School campus, 3:00–4:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

Saturday and Sunday, March 24–25, 2012: The Tenth Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance, "Islamic Finance and Development." Forum events will be held in Austin Hall, Harvard Law School campus. For additional information, go to http://ifp.law.harvard.edu/.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012: "New Contract Types: Revisiting the Methodology of Product Development in Islamic Finance," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Ismail Cebeci (Researcher, Oxford Center for Islamic Studies). Lecture will be held in 2036 Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East A, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Law School campus, 3:00–4:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

(Rescheduled from April 10) Tuesday, May 1, 2012: "Islamic Feminism and Gender Justice: Current Views," ILSP lecture by Visiting Fellow Qudsia Mirza (Independent Researcher, U.K.). Lecture will be held in 1023 Wasserstein Hall, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Law School campus, 3:00–4:30 p.m., with reception to follow.

Please check back soon, as we will be posting additional events and details as they become available.