The Annual York-Noor Lecture Series 2010-20101: Recent Publications on Islam and Muslim Societies

presents

Two lectures by Dr. Marion Katz, author of The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam (Routledge, 2001) and Body of Text: The Emergence of the Sunni Law of Ritual Purity (SUNY, 2002)

Emotion, Merit, and the Celebration of the Birth of the Prophet Muhammad

Date: Sunday November 14, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: $5

and

The Celebration of the Prophet’s Birthday: Popular?

Date: Monday March 8, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: 010 Vanier College Senior Common Room, York University
Admission: Free

Marion Holmes Katz is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. Her main research interests are Islamic law, gender, and ritual. Besides her own books, she has published numerous articles in academic books and journals on various topics including aspects of women’s ritual practices, and abortion in medieval legal texts.

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Calligraphy: by Malik Muhammad Qazvini, reading “Peace be upon you, Oh Muhammad, servant of God”