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SFU Harbour Centre
on Tuesday, 6 October at 6:30 PM.
Room 7000.

Register via link in our bio!

A careful study of Mughal architectural style in the Indian subcontinent and its similarities with Safavid architecture in Iran reveals the significant influence of Iranian culture and architecture on the development of a new style of Indian architecture.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Razieh Rahimi is an architect, educator, and researcher with more than 18 years of professional experience in architecture and several years of university-level teaching experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from Pune University, India, where her doctoral research focused on the comparative influence of Persian culture on Mughal and Safavid architecture. She also holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Studies from Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran. taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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Join us on September 24 at 11 AM PST for a talk by Hossam El-Hamalawy, Maher Hamoud, and Waleed Salem, in discussion with Shana Marshall.

This is a hybrid event! Register to attend in-person in SFU Harbour Centre room 2270, or online on Zoom, via the link in our LinkTree. taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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NOURA ERAKAT TO DELIVER EDWARD W. SAID MEMORIAL LECTURE ON JUNE 1, AT UBC--THE CHAN CENTRE!

This year, we are thrilled to welcome renowned human rights lawyer, respected professor, award-winning author, celebrated human rights lawyer, and dignified activist Noura Erakat to be the speaker for the 2026 Edward W. Said Memorial Lecturer in an evening of conversation forged for this cataclysmic moment. The title of Erakat’s talk is “Building the World Anew” and will address our collective futures considering Palestinian justice and freedom. Erakat draws from her forthcoming co-authored book with John Reynolds to argue that the decolonization of Palestine is not only a struggle for justice in one land, but the very heart of a livable, equitable future for all of humanity. Following her address, Erakat will participate in a Fireside Chat with lawyer Dania Majid, activist Sara Kishawi, and scholar Dr. Adel Iskandar.
This year’s edition of the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture with Noura Erakat is an urgent, unmissable evening of political imagination and moral clarity.

📍UBC-Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
📅 Date: Monday, June 1
⏱ Doors Open: 6:30PM.

TICKET LINK IN BIO

(Indigenous persons, students, and those facing financial difficulties can access discounted tickets)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Noura Erakat is Professor of Africana Studies and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She is the author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press, 2019), which received the Palestine Book Award and the Bronze Medal for the Independent Publishers Book Award in Current Events/Foreign Affairs. In 2023, Noura co-chaired an Independent Task Force on the Application of National Security Memorandum-20 to Israel, a report documenting how U.S. arms to Israel have been used in violation of U.S. and international law and which was submitted to the White House. She is co-founding editor of Jadaliyya and an editorial board member of the Journal of Palestine Studies. by @ccms_sfu

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Three years of work. It’s almost here. Tuesday. by @ccms_sfu

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VANCOUVER! In celebrating Islamic History Month, we invite you to join us for this in-person talk with Waleed Kadry, in conversation with the Muslims in Canada Archives BC (MiCA BC).

Historian and educator Waleed Kadry will share his findings detailing how early Muslims organized to build the infrastructure of everyday life – including Canada’s first documented Muslim cemetery, in Nova Scotia. Alongside emerging archivist Alia Hijaab, this moderated discussion will also explore the role of archives in constructing and interpreting Muslim histories of Canada.

📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6:30pm
📍SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver [Room TBA]
🎟️ RSVP, free admission: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/laid-to-rest-canadas-first-muslim-cemetary-and-the-archives-tickets-2002959919036

Presented by the Muslims in Canada Archives BC, a project supported by the Centre for Critical Muslim Studies (@ccms_sfu) at Simon Fraser University. by @ccms_sfu

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ANNOUNCING THE ANNUAL MIDDLE EAST & ISLAMIC CONSORTIUM STUDENT CONFERENCE at SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 23 NOVEMBER 2026

The Middle East and Islamic Consortium (MEICON), a collaborative academic and research project, is now accepting submissions for the 2027 MEICON Student Conference, to be organized by SFU’s Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies.

This in-person conference will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2027, at Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus. There is no fee for participation.

Graduate and upper-division undergraduate students are invited to submit proposals for a presentation. Presentations can focus on any aspect of the Middle East (broadly construed) and/or Islamic Studies from all disciplines and time periods.

The submission deadline for your proposals is 23 November 2026. To apply, please submit a 200–250-word abstract, 50-word bio, and contact details to ccms@sfu.ca by @ccms_sfu

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خوشنویسی تنها نوشتن واژه‌ها نیست؛ تجلی آرامش، هویت و زیبایی‌شناسی اصیل فرهنگ ماست. 🖋️✨
خرسندم که در دوره‌ای ۳ جلسه‌ای به میزبانی دانشگاه سایمون فریزر (SFU)، درخدمت شما علاقه‌مندان به هنر و فرهنگ ایرانی خواهم بود.
در این کارگاه عملی، با تاریخچه، اصول زیبایی‌شناسی و تکنیک‌های پایه‌ای خوشنویسی اصیل آشنا می‌شویم.
🗓 تاریخ جلسات: ۱- سه‌شنبه ۱۳ اکتبر، ۲- سه‌شنبه، ۲۷ اکتبر، ۳- سه‌شنبه ۱۰ نوامبر
⏰ ساعت ۶:۳۰ تا ۸:۳۰ عصر
📍 مکان: دانشگاه سایمون فریزر (SFU Harbour Centre, Room 7000)
💡 هزینه: کاملاً رایگان (با ثبت‌نام قبلی)
📌 ظرفیت کارگاه محدود است. برای دریافت لینک ثبت‌نام، کلمه «خوشنویسی» را در دایرکت بفرستید یا روی لینک موجود در بیو کلیک کنید. taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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On November 18, join Dr. Shamika Shabnam for a discussion of her new book, *Remembering the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: History, Memory, and Gender* (Routledge, 2026), in discussion with UBC Ph.D. candidate Parboti Roy.

📆 November 18
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍SFU Downtown Vancouver Campus | Harbour Centre | Room 7000
✍️ Register to attend via the LinkTree in our bio!
🍽️ Tea, coffee, and cookies will be provided.

Drawing on archival, testimonial, and literary materials, she examines how the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been remembered, narrated, and contested, with particular attention to the relationship between personal memory, cultural memory, national history, trauma, and the gendered and embodied experiences of war. taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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Dr. Razieh Rahimi--architect, educator, and researcher with more than 18 years of professional experience in architecture and several years of university-level teaching experience-- delivered an important and fascinating lecture on Persian influences in Mughal architecture. She holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from Pune University, India. by @ccms_sfu

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Join SFU CCMS, SFU Faculty of Environment, SFU Department of History, and UBC Geography for a discussion of Accelerant: Energy Infrastructures and the Natural World in Making Modern Iran. Accelerant analyzes the interwoven histories of energy, development, and the environment in Iran. Following the movement of natural gas from underground deposits, through infrastructures of refining and distribution, and into everyday life, Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani explores the roles of development planners, oil firms, industrialists, engineers, and consumers—as well as the mountain ranges, sedimentary rock, and natural gas itself—to show how natural gas emerged as a crucial enabler of industrialization and a strong impetus for resource nationalism. Tracing the transformation of gas from a waste product into a vital resource, this book offers a history of anticolonial developmentalism in Iran—revealing a key driver toward intensified energy use that suggests why and how societies in the Global South became voracious consumers of fossil fuel energy.

SFU Harbour Centre, Room 7000
Thursday, 12 November 2026
6:30 PM
Register via link in our bio! taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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Today, like every day, we renew our recognition of the injustices committed against Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, and particularly the lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on which we respectfully live and work.

At a time when Indigenous histories of injustice continue to be denied and attempts at reconciliation continue to be challenged, the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS) stands in solidarity with all those who wish to see a change and in our country and institutions....a change that acknowledges decades of harm done and attempts to change our work and institutions to make amends and transform our future....together.

Wishing everyone a peaceful day of reflection and renewed commitment to truth and reconciliation. by @ccms_sfu

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Join us for our three-part workshop series on Iranian calligraphy, taught by Dr. Farzan Kermani (@farzankermaninejad)!

Register for one or all of these three dates: 13 October, 27 October, and 10 November.

All workshops will be held in SFU Harbour Centre, Room 7000.

‼️REGISTER VIA THE LINKTREE IN OUR BIO. MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED‼️

🎨Session 1 (Tuesday, 13 October)🎨

• Presentation: An introduction to the art of calligraphy, the distinction between art and craft, and its significance in Islamic culture.
• Workshop: Introduction to calligraphy basics. Open yet purposeful practice using various tools and inks.

🎨Session 2 (Tuesday, 27 October)🎨

• Presentation: A brief history of Islamic and Iranian calligraphy, focusing on Nastaliq and Shekasteh Nastaliq scripts.
• Workshop: Traditional practice using a reed pen and black ink, focusing on recognizing different scripts.

🎨Session 3 (Tuesday, 10 November)🎨

• Presentation: Modern Islamic calligraphy, Siah Mashq, and Calligraphy-Painting (Naghashikhat).
• Workshop: Calligraphy-Painting practice, working with color (colored inks or acrylics) on canvas or cardboard. taken in SFU Harbour Centre Campus Vancouver by @ccms_sfu

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