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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 28/09/2026

🌐📣🌍 Join us for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿! Learn about campus organizations that offer students experience abroad and international exchange activities. 📅 Wed, Oct. 14, 2026 🕓 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 Gunn SIEPR Building, 366 Galvez Street 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/IntlEngagement

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 08/09/2026

🍂📚 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: From silver mined in the Andes and silk bought in China to plantation empires across the Atlantic, this Stanford #history course explores how money, people, goods, and belief became increasingly connected from 1400–1800. 🔗 Enroll: tinyurl.com/AutumnBazzi

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 31/08/2026

📖💡 As we look ahead to our 2025–26 annual report, we’re revisiting a final highlight from last year’s #Spotlight. Historian @nilayozokgundogan.bsky.social discusses her research on Ottoman #Kurdistan, her second book project, and her year of scholarship at #Stanford. 🔗 tinyurl.com/NilaySpotlight

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 05/08/2026

☪️📜 As we prepare our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, we're revisiting our featured interview with @hooverinstitution.bsky.social Fellow Cole Bunzel from last year's report, tracing the roots of #Wahhabism and its influence on #Islamic political thought. 🔗: tinyurl.com/spotlightcolebunzel

Cole Bunzel Portrait for Abbasi Program's Featured Interview

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 29/07/2026

🇹🇷📊🗳️ As we prepare our 2025-26 annual report, we look back at the featured interviews from last year's Spotlight report. Read the interview with political scientist, Ali Carkoglu, discussing #Turkey's evolving political landscape and the #Alevi minority population. tinyurl.com/AliCarkoglu

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 08/05/2026

📣🌐📰 Allies in Propaganda: The Ottoman–German Campaign Against the British Empire in World War I | Ceren Uçan 🗓️ Wed, May 20, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/AlliesinPropaganda Co-sponsored with Middle East Studies Forum

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 08/05/2026

🌍📝 The Paradoxes of Making Modern Arabic in Istanbul | AJ Naddaff 🗓️ Tuesday, May 12, 2026 ⏰ 4:30-6:00 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/AJNaddaff Co-sponsored with the Middle Eastern Studies Forum at Stanford.

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 13/04/2026

📣🌞🌎 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨, 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮, & 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣 | 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗱𝘇𝗮𝗶 🗓️ Wednesday, April 22, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Virtual 🎟️ Webinar Link: tinyurl.com/ClimateShock

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 13/04/2026

𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙮: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 | 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗮𝗻 🗓️ Monday, April 27, 2026 ⏰ 12:30-2:00 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/PeterBalakian

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 03/04/2026

𝘼 𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 🗓️ Monday, April 13, 2026 ⏰ 12:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/DropOfWoman Event sponsors: Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREEES)

Headshots of the two event speakers is used as the image for this post.

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 03/04/2026

"𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴": 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 with 𝗘𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗜𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 🗓️ Tues, April 21, 2026 ⏰ 12:00 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/Ottomandering Event sponsors: Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, @middleeast.stanford.edu

Title of poster reads "Ottomandering:" Demography, Sovereignty, and the Making of a Muslim Majority with an Ottoman era graphic image and info about the event.

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 19/03/2026

🔔📚🌸 SPRING QUARTER COURSE: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗧 𝟮𝟳𝟱: Aesthetics of Transition: Modernism and Tradition in Iranian Architecture, Film, and Literature 🎓 Professor: Salari Sardari, M. 🗓️ Mon/Wed: 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM ✅ Units: 4 🔗 Enroll: tinyurl.com/COMPLIT275

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 19/03/2026

🔔📚🌸 We're excited to offer a new course this spring with our very own, Dr. Halil Yenigun! @yenigun.me 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝟭𝟯𝟲: Contemporary Muslim Political Thought (ETHICSOC 103X, HISTORY 283M, POLISCI 136) 🗓️ Tue/Thurs: 3-4:20pm at Encina West 108 ✅ Units: 3-4 🔗 Enroll: tinyurl.com/global136

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 19/03/2026

🔔📚🌸 SPRING QUARTER COURSE: 𝗖𝗦𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟯𝟱: Contemporary Islam & Muslims in the United States 🎓 Professor: Abiya Ahmed 🗓️ Tue: 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM ✅ Units: 3 🔗 Enroll: t.co/d3egedvAIm

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 17/03/2026

🔔📚🇱🇧 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨 & 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 🗓️ Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/IpekStanford

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 24/02/2026

𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙮𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮: 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙘 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 🗓️ Thursday, March 5, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/PolygonsPolyphony

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 13/02/2026

🌞🌍📜 Student Opportunity: The applications are now open for the 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁! 🔗 Application & info: tinyurl.com/2026SummerGrant Applications are due 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 13/02/2026

🔔 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩: 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙧 (𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮) 🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 ⏰ 4:30-6:00 PM 🏫 Building 260, Pigott Hall 252 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/CarlosGrenier

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 15/01/2026

🔔📚 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙨 𝙊𝙪𝙧𝙨: 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙮 | 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙂𝙪𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙘 🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/MunaStanford

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 15/01/2026

📣📚 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨 & 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 | 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙔𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙥𝙚𝙠 🗓️ Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 ⏰ 4:30-6:00 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/IpekStanford

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 12/01/2026

𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩: 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 & 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙢 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖 with 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/AtlanticCrescent

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 12/01/2026

𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙣 𝙉𝙤𝙧 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙆𝙋’𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙞 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 with 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗬𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗺 🗓️ Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 ⏰ 12:00-1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/RizaStanford

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 26/11/2025

📣 Our final event of the quarter! 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙮𝙜𝙝𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙗𝙗𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙩 🗓️ Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 ⏰ 4:00-5:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ Register: tinyurl.com/RushanStanford

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 23/10/2025

📣📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹 with 𝗡𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗸 🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 ⏰ 12:00-1:15 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ RSVP here: tinyurl.com/Varlik

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 22/10/2025

🔭🌖🪐 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀: 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 | 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔. 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗻 🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ RSVP here: tinyurl.com/TuncSen

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 17/09/2025

🔔📚 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚: 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 | 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙂. 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 PM 🏫 Encina Commons 123 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305 🎟️ RSVP here: tinyurl.com/KnowledgeMerchants

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Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford University @islamicstudies.stanford.edu · 15/09/2025

📣📚 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚: 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 & 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙮 with @orcunselcuk.bsky.social 🗓️ Fri, Oct. 17, 2025 ⏰ 1:30 - 2:50 PM 🏫 Bolivar House 582 Alvarado Row, Stanford, CA 94305 👉🎟️ RSVP: tinyurl.com/SelcukStanford

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