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Summer Lecture Series of the Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies

Poster Summer Lecture Series Arabic and Islamic Studies
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In the summer semester, the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies warmly invites all interested parties to its summer lecture series.

Across four dates, the series offers exciting insights into a broad range of current topics in Islamic Studies.
The lectures begin at 6:15 PM and take place at the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Schlaunstraße 2 (Room RS 225, 2nd floor).

The series opens on 29 April 2026 with a lecture by Dr Vicky Ziegler entitled:
"Gold lust and piety? On the aims of alchemists in the Arabic alchemical work 'The Book of the Garden' (c. 10th century)."