The Islamic World Seminar is a place where graduate students from various faculties working on any
aspect of the Islamic World (including Zoroastrianism, Judaism, eastern Christianity, etc.) can
practice presentations, prepare their M.Phil. or M.St. dissertations, and get feedback on D.Phil.
chapters and article ideas. It is a friendly and welcoming environment for graduate students, with
professors and lecturers discouraged from attending unless otherwise requested by the speaker.

Helen Flatley
“The Mozarabs of Toledo: Christian, Muslim, and
Jewish Relations in the Iberian Peninsula”

Jacob Imam
“Qurʼānic Revisionism on Mary: The Annunciation
Narrative as Retold in the Qur’ān