On December 6, 2023, Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian writer, academic, and activist, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. Following this tragic event, his poem If I Must Die has been widely shared and translated. The poem, which encourages the reader to tell the story of the martyred, reflects Alareer’s influential voice during his life and after his death.
The lecture will be held in English with live Arabic interpretation.
This lecture introduces the main constitutional features of Islamic governance, taken from the viewpoint of structural history. It intends to map out the functioning of legislative, judicial, and executive powers, and discuss their relationships to each other. Explore the roots of constitutional issues in both liberal democracies and governments inspired by their models and discover insights that shed light on the complexities of governance in our modern world.
This workshop is designed for high school students with an interest in computer engineering. Participants will have a chance to work in a group setting, learn how computer engineering affects their lives, and work on practical engineering projects and application developments.
The workshop will focus on the multidisciplinary aspects related to cybersecurity technology, as well as policy, ethics, and management related to IT security and cyber threats.
Applications are open to students in their final two years of highschool, who hold a good academic record.
The lecture will be held in English with live Arabic interpretation.
This lecture is the second of the “What is Sharia?” three-part public lecture series, which comprises separate lectures that will each explore an aspect of Sharia that informs the fields of legal knowledge and practice, and from which comparative and critical insights are drawn.
The translation of legal texts between English and Arabic is a complex task that poses unique challenges. This panel discussion, co-hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Law, will feature two distinguished speakers, a legal scholar with vast experience in the field of law and an esteemed professor and award-winning translator. They will delve into the intricacies encountered during the translation process, specifically regarding the renowned international law publication "Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law" authored by James R.
