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1 Calendar Semester 1, November 30, 2006 edition Available online at DATE TIME EVENT PLACE Oct. 2 Semester 1 begins Oct. 2 Whose History Is It? An exhibition of the British Slave Trade to The Street, IAIS Oct 27 celebrate the 200 th anniversary of its abolition in Britain in 1807, drawn from the Gale Morant Archive at the University of Exeter. Oct. 4 12:00 12:50 Introductory Session by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS, Exeter), 1:10 2:00 Objectification of Mental Networks : The Production of Text and the Role of Patronage in a Persianate Context by Dr Jan Peter Hartung (Universität Erfurt), Oct. 5 1:00 3:00 Research Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 Oct :00 12:50 Training Session by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS, Exeter), 1:10 2:00 The Palestinian Jordanian Identity: a Socioeconomic Perspective by Luisa Gandolfo (PhD candidate, IAIS, Exeter), Postgraduate 5:15 6:30 Saudi Arabia: A Developmental State by Professor Tim Niblock (IAIS, Exeter), Series Oct. 12 1:00 3:00 Teaching Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 6:30 Dinner at the IAIS, hosted by the Exeter University Islamic Society. Free for Society members, 2 for non members. Held in support of the One Day National Fast. Please RSVP to exislamicsoc@yahoo.co.uk or Oct. 17 7:00 Saving Material Culture in a Troubled World by Dan Cruickshank (BBC2). Hear about his recent travels to Lebanon, Iran, and Afghanistan, and support RAMM s refurbishment. Tickets (concessions 10). Call (01392) to book. Oct :00 2:00 Tawfiq al Hakam and the West by Professor Rasheed El Enany (IAIS, Exeter), 5:15 6:30 An Early Shii Legal Text: The Masail Ali b. Jafar by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS, Exeter), Series Oct :00 12:50 Training Session by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS, Exeter), 1:10 2:00 Boundary Disputes on the Arabian Peninsula by Andrew Brown (PhD candidate, IAIS), Oct. 26 1:00 3:00 Staff meeting Seminar Room 2 5:00 7:00 Screening of The Chess Players (1977), IAIS Film Series. Urdu/English with subtitles. Set in Lucknow, India in Two chess obsessed noblemen meet everyday to indulge in their passion. In doing so, they ignore the upheaval that surrounds them. At the same time, the King of Avadh neglects his state duties. This results in an assertion of British rule and a demand that he abdicate. This historical drama offers a vision of a troubled India steeped in apathy. The film is implicitly political and Ray s subtle use of chess as a metaphor parallels the cunning moves by the British to capture the King. For details, Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( IAIS Calendar, Semester 1,

2 Oct. 30 5:45 for a 6:15 start Do Muslims Have a Place in 21 st Century Britain? by Baroness Uddin. Reservations: E.A.Hull@exeter.ac.uk or (01392) Peter Chalk Centre (near the IAIS) Nov. 1 12:00 2:00 Transnational Merchants in the 19 th Century Gulf: The Case of the Safar Family by Dr James Onley (IAIS), Postgraduate 5:00 7:00 Screening of Gav [The Cow] (1969), IAIS Film Series. Persian with subtitles. This is the first Iranian neo realist film and the first Iranian film to be shot entirely on location in a village (a trend now characteristic of Iranian films). It depicts a farmer with a close attachment to his pregnant cow. When he loses his cow and his livelihood along with it, he descends into madness. The man animal relationship is symbolic of man s relationship with nature, and by extension the ancient landscapes and culture of Iran. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Nov. 2 1:00 3:00 Research Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 6:00 Opening of Paradise Lost: Nubia before the 1964 Exodus, an The Street exhibition by Herman Bell. Nov. 8 5:15 6:30 Dis locating Cairo: New Conventions in Egyptian Visual Culture by Dr Walter Armbrust (St Antony s College, Oxford), Outside Speaker Series Nov. 9 5:00 7:00 Screening of Garam Hava [Hot Wind] (1975), IAIS Film Series. Urdu with subtitles. The story about a middle aged Muslim shoe manufacturer who must either leave his homeland of Agra, where he has lived for generations, or remain there to face the carnage threatening to ravage the new Indian republic. This film received critical acclaim for its masterly handling of the Muslim dilemma during the 1947 partition of India. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Nov :00 12:50 Said al Shartuni s Contribution to the Arabic Linguistic and Literary Heritage by Abdulrazzak Patel (PhD candidate, IAIS, Exeter), 1:10 2:00 The Leadership of Gamal Abd al Nasir and Abd al Karim Qassim by Anne Alexander (PhD candidate, IAIS, Exeter), 5:15 6:30 Reflections of a War Zone Thug by Martin Bell, OBE (former BBC foreign affairs correspondent, former politician, Ambassador for UNICEF), Outside Speaker Series Nov. 16 1:00 3:00 Teaching Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 5:00 7:00 Screening of Iraq s Killing Fields: Saddam's Road to Hell (2006), IAIS Film Series. A documentary made by the Minister for Extra Regional Affairs of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, Dr Mohammed Ihsan Sulaivani, about the about the disappearance of 4,000 members of the Barzani tribe from Qushtapa in Given the current ongoing trial and discussions of the Anfal campaign, this should be of interest. The film will be preceded by refreshments and an introduction and followed by a discussion. Nov. 17 6:30 Real Time Crisis: New Real Time Tensions by Nik Gowing (BBC). Reservations: E.A.Hull@exeter.ac.uk or (01392) Peter Chalk Centre (near the IAIS) Nov :00 2:00 Neo Liberalism in an Oil Economy: The Case of Iraq Under Occupation by Dr Kamil Mahdi (IAIS, Exeter), Postgraduate 1:10 The Lost African: Slavery and Portraiture in 18 th Century Britain by John Madin (Curator of Art, RAMM). Madin examines one of the RAMM s most famous paintings, that of an unidentified African, and offers his own hypothesis on his identity. Call (01392) to reserve your free ticket. IAIS Calendar, Semester 1,

3 Nov. 22 5:15 6:30 A reading by, and conversation with, Alaa al Hathloul (an Emerging Saudi writer), Outside Speaker Series Nov :30 1:15 Spirituality in Islam by Mahmud El Kastawy (PhD candidate, IAIS, Exeter). Call (01392) to reserve your free ticket. 6:30 Screening of No Man s Land (2001), a film about the Bosnia conflict: two soldiers from opposing sides, a Bosnian and a Serb, both badly wounded, find themselves in the same trench and stranded between front lines in a neutral zone. The film will be introduced by Luisa Gandolfo (a PhD candidate at the IAIS) and will be followed by free food and inexpensive drink in the Senior in Queen s. For details, see Nov. 25 1:30 5:30 Palestine Day, featuring workshops, charity sales, and music. Keynote Speaker: Khaled Hroub, al Jazeera presenter and author of Hamas: A Beginners Guide (2006). Nov. 28 5:15 6:30 United Nations Peacekeeping: A Survey of Current Operations, including Lebanon by Dr Gordon Peake (expert on\ the UN) 5:00 7:00 Screening of Daira (2002), IAIS Film Series. Urdu/English. Set in the city of Lahore, Daira captures the heart and soul of an independent Pakistan. It is a film about givings and misgivings, and love and deceit. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Nov :00 12:50 Training Session by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS), Postgraduate 1:10 2:00 A Study of Shamsuddin s Notion of the Perfect Human Being (Insan al Kamil) by Rushdan Jailani (IAIS PhD candidate), Lecture Theatre 2 Nov. 30 1:00 3:00 Staff meeting Seminar Room 2 5:15 6:30 The Latest Crisis in Iraq by Professor Juan Cole (University of Michigan, Past President of MESA), Outside Speaker Series Dec. 5 5:00 7:00 Screening of Rang e Khoda [The Colour of Paradise], IAIS Film Series. Persian with subtitles. Mohammad, a boy at Tehran s Institute for the Blind, waits for his dad to pick him up for summer vacation. His father finally comes and takes him to their village where his sisters and granny wait. The lad is a loving student of nature and longs for village life with his family, but his father is ashamed of him, wanting to farm the boy out to clear the way for marriage to a woman who knows nothing of this son. Over granny s objections, dad apprentices Mohammad far from home to a blind carpenter. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Dec. 6 12:00 2:00 The Encyclopaedia of Islam: Its History and Its Use by Professor Edmund Bosworth (IAIS), 12:30 1:15 An Understanding of How Relationships and Family Life Work in Muslim Society by Talal El Sayed (RAMM). Call (01392) to reserve your free ticket. 5:15 6:30 The Turks in Islamic History by Professor Edmund Bostworth (Visiting Professor, IAIS, Exeter and Fellow of the British Academy), Outside Speaker Series 7:00 End of Term Party! for all members of the IAIS. Please bring a dish or beverage to share. Soft drinks will be provided. IAIS Calendar, Semester 1,

4 Dec. 7 6:30 Screening of Bitter Water (2003), a film about Palestinians living in refugee camps around Beirut. The film will be followed by free food and inexpensive drink in the Senior in Queen s. For details, see Dec. 9 Christmas break begins Jan. 7 Christmas break ends Jan. 9 5:00 7:00 Screening of Le Grand Voyage (2004), IAIS Film Series. French with subtitles. An estranged son drives his aging father from Paris to Mecca to attend Hajj. Their journey across Eastern Europe and the Middle East challenges and changes them, healing their bitter relationship. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Jan :00 12:50 Training Session by Professor Rob Gleave (IAIS), Postgraduate 1:10 2:00 The Role of Galata and Western Bankers on the Ottoman Empire s Financial and Socio Economic Situation by Ersoy Kocyigit (IAIS PhD candidate), Jan. 11 1:00 3:00 Research Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 Jan. 16 5:00 7:00 Screening of Train to Pakistan (1998), IAIS Film Series. English/Hindi. Adaptation of Khushwant Singh s famous partition novel set in a border town. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Jan :00 2:00 The Implications of Elections for Federalism in Iraq: Toward a Five Region Model by Dr Gareth Stansfield (IAIS, Exeter), Jan. 18 1:00 3:00 Teaching Committee meeting Seminar Room 2 6:30 Screening of Politiki Kouzina [A Touch of Spice] (2003), a film about a young Greek boy born and raised in Istanbul, who moves Lecture Theatre 2 to Greece and returns to Istanbul 35 years later. The film will be followed by free food and inexpensive drink in the Senior in Queen s. For details, see Jan. 19 Last day of classes Jan. 22 Exam week begins Jan. 23 5:00 7:00 Screening of Paradise Now (2005), IAIS Film Series. Arabic with subtitles. The story of two Palestinians recruited by an extremist group to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. For details, see poster at the IAIS or Dr Sajjad Rizvi ( Jan. 27 Exam week ends Semester 1 ends IAIS Calendar, Semester 1,

5 Key dates for Semester 2, 2007 See (News & Events) for the next IAIS Calendar. DATE Jan. 29 Mar. 17 Apr. 22 May 18 May 21 June 15 June 30 EVENT Semester 2 begins Easter break begins Easter break ends Last day of classes Final exams begin Final exams end Semester 2 ends Any forthcoming events you would like to see listed in this or the next Calendar? Please send details of them to: Dr James Onley Editor, IAIS Calendar Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies University of Exeter Exeter EX4 4ND J.Onley@exeter.ac.uk Fax: (01392) IAIS Calendar, Semester 1,