Past Conferences

50th Anniversary of the Macdonald Center

June 2-3, 2024

Anniversary Presentation

Dr, David D. Grafton, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, HIU:

Keynote presentations:

Dr. Ihsan Bagby, Retired Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Kentucky, "Opportunities and Challenges for American Muslims and American Muslim Institutions."

Dr. David Marshall, academic director for the Building Bridges Seminar, "Christian-Muslim Relations Today: Some Reflections."

Panel discussions, including: 

• Ingrid Mattson (Huron at Western, Toronto), Martin Nguyen (Fairfield University), Aida Mansoor (HIU), Timur Yuskaev (HIU)

• Maria Dakake (George Mason), Josiah Idowu-Fearon (Kaduna Centre), Lucinda Mosher (HIU), Mun'im Sirry (Notre Dame)

First International Ghadir Conference

June 23-24, 2024

"The Life, Times, and Works of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī: An Early Modern Muslim Polymath," hosted by the Imam 'Ali Chair, Dr. Hossein Kamaly. This will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenwich.

The Ghadir Forum provides a venue for discussing state-of-the-field research in Islamic Studies. This is meant to serve as a leading forum, particularly in the field of Shi'a Studies—broadly conceived. The Ghadir Forum brings together scholars, researchers, students, and the interested public to engage books, research articles, and ideas in the field. A vast range of topics from textual studies to social and historical inquiries are included in the purview of this conference.

Luce-Hartford Conference in Christian-Muslim Relations

In 2015, the Henry Luce Foundation awarded Hartford Seminary a grant to hire a scholar with expertise in Christian-Muslim relations from a Christian perspective and to develop an annual conference on topics that involved Christian-Muslim relations.

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