Webinar 1 "Recognizing Religion(s): The Cultural Dynamics of Religious Encounters and Interactions in Historical Perspective"

Description:  "Situating World Religions in Modern Islam" (Zoom)

By Zvi Ben-Dor Benite (New York University) &  Esmat Elhalaby (University of California, Davis)

Moderator: Taneli Kukkonen (New York University Abu Dhabi)

These are the first of a series of online seminars that will explore the historical, cultural, and geographical boundaries and contact points between the peoples of Europe, the Middle East, and other parts of the world, from the beginning of Islam to the near present. The series highlights recent and ongoing research in the interactions, habits, and concepts that facilitated ‘recognition' of religion(s) and how these changed over time.

Timings: Abu Dhabi 20:00 | Berlin 18:00 | London 17:00 | San Francisco 9:00 | Melbourne 2:00 | Perth 0:00

Organized by NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World program, the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (Australian Catholic University), and the European Qur'an: Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion project at the University of Copenhagen (EuQu)