In 2008 the association launched a series of biennial symposia, held over several days, designed to encourage in-depth discussions of themes and issues relevant to the study of Islamic arts and cultures today. The symposia bring together established and emerging scholars to present new research from across the world.
Past symposia
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Silsila Lectures: Ittai Weinryb, Votive Bodies: Wax and Beyond in Medieval Mediterranean Devotional Practices
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
11.07.18
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Silsila Lectures: Hiba Abid, Remembering Medina and Invoking the Prophet Through the Images of the Dala'il al-Khayrat
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.31.18
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Silsila Lectures: Imran bin Tajudeen, Transcultural Agency in Javanese Mosques
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.30.18
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York Islamic Art Circle: Ladan Akbarnia, The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World: New Perspectives
University of York
York
6:30 pm
10.25.18
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Matthew Gillman, The Second-Hand Binding
Butler Library, Columbia University
New York
6:00 pm
10.23.18
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Silsila Lectures: Christiane Gruber, The Prophet as Sacred Spring: Late Ottoman Hilye Bottles
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.18.18
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AKPIA Lecture Series: Roy Mottahedeh, Medieval Kashan: City of Scholars and Artisan
Harvard University, Real Colegio Complutense, 26 Trowbridge Stre
Cambridge, MA
6:00 pm
10.11.18
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SIlsila Lectures: Christopher Braun, Figural Representations in the Arabic Magical Tradition
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.10.18
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York Islamic Art Circle: Catrin Jones, From Bath to Baghdad: Ellen Tanner's Collection of Middle Eastern Art
Berrick Saul Building, University of York
United Kingdom
6:30 pm
10.04.18
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Silsila Lectures: Roberta Giunta, Islamic-Magic Therapeutic Bowls
Silsila Center, NYU
New York
6:30 pm
10.03.18