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Islam and Science

scientists and thinkers of the age miniature

The “Islam and Science,” is a new speaker series co-sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, the Program in History & Philosophy of Science, Stanford’s History Department, and the Middle Eastern Studies Forum. Each talk spotlights cutting-edge research on how scientific knowledge was practiced, taught, debated, and exchanged across the medieval, early modern, and modern Islamic world, often through newly uncovered sources that challenge received narratives and reshape our understanding of science in Islamicate societies.

For further information, please contact the conference's graduate student coordinator: Fyza Parviz Jazra at fjazra [at] stanford.edu (fjazra[at]stanford[dot]edu).

 

Upcoming Events

November
11
Date
Tue November 11th 2025, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location:
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123

Nükhet Varlık's research traces the emergence and evolution of healthscaping efforts and their broader political implications in the context of Ottoman early…

Past Events

October
28
Date
Tue October 28th 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123

Forgotten Experts offers a history of Ottoman court astrologers and traces their shifting authority and prestige over the long sixteenth century.

October
14
Date
Tue October 14th 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
123

Between 1450 and 1550, a remarkable century of intellectual exchange developed across the Eastern Mediterranean.