On Saturday 25th November 2023, the International Centre for Advanced Islamic Research (ICAIR) held a sisters-only seminar at WF House, Harefield, London. The seminar, which was attended by 60 sisters, focused on the theme of ‘guidance’ in the Sermon of Fadak, narrated by Sayyida Fatima (a), following the death of the Prophet. The seminar was...
The Ethics of Karbala: A Virtual Seminar with Professor Cyrus Ali Zargar On Sunday, July 21st, the International Centre for Advanced Islamic Research (ICAIR) hosted a virtual seminar entitled “The Ethics of Karbala.” The session featured Professor Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Central Florida, who explored the...
On Saturday, August 3rd, the International Centre for Advanced Islamic Research (ICAIR) hosted an in-person seminar at The WF House, Moorhall Road, UB9 6NS, titled “Shahida Bint al-Huda and Her Novels.” The lecture was delivered by Dr Hawraa Al-Hassan, an affiliated researcher at the University of Cambridge, whose scholarship explores how modern Arabic fiction intersects...