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2011 Open Lecture Series: The History and Culture of the Sinai Peninsula, Where God and Man Meet

on Dec 4, 2011

The Waseda University OIAS center reinforcement research project “Changes and Trends in Lifestyles and the Craft of Islamic Knowledge as Seen through Objects” is holding an open lecture series entitled “Islam as Seen through the World of Objects”. The next lecture of the series, “The History and Culture of the Sinai Peninsula, Where God and Man Meet” will be held on December 4th (Sat) 2011 at Waseda University.

The Waseda University OIAS center reinforcement research project “Changes and Trends in Lifestyles and the Craft of Islamic Knowledge as Seen through Objects” is holding an open lecture series entitled “Islam as Seen through the World of Objects”. The next lecture of the series, “The History and Culture of the Sinai Peninsula, Where God and Man Meet” will be held as follows. Feel free to join us.

Date
December 4th (Sat) 2011, 13:00-17:00
Location
Waseda University, Bldg. 27 (Ono Memorial Hall)
(About 3 minutes walk from the Waseda subway stop)
http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map.html

Admission is free. The presentations are in Japanese.

Presentations:
“The Islamic World and the Fine Arts of Saint Catherine’s Monastery”
MASUDA Tomoyuki (Professor, Waseda University)

“Restoring Architectural Remains from the Raya Ruins Excavation”
NISHIMOTO Shinichi (Professor, Cyber University)

“Early Islam and the Sinai Peninsula as Seen in Glass”
SHINSOU Yoko (Senior Researcher, Institute for Islamic Archeology)

Contact
The Institute for Islamic Archeology
Fax: 03-5311-5871
E-mail: riiac2010 (at) gmail.com