Hawzah News Agency- Islamic College present a talk by Professor Amira K. Bennison on "Cities in the Premodern Islamic World: The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society" Wednesday 26 April 2023, 6.00 P.M. – 8.00 P.M. (LONDON TIME).

Professor Amira Bennison is Professor in the History and Culture of the Maghrib, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, Professorial Fellow, Magdalene College.

She has obtained her BA from Cambridge University, her MA from Harvard University and her PhD from SOAS.

In her work, she explores political legitimacy with a particular focus on Islamic Spain and the medieval Maghrib, alongside topics such as urban planning, ceremonial and rhetoric practices, and jihad in Islamic history.

Her publications include:

The Almoravid and Almohad Empires (2016)

The Articulation of Power in Medieval Iberia and the Maghrib (2014)

The Great Caliphs: the golden age of the ‘Abbasid empire (2009)

Cities in the Premodern Islamic World: The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society (2007)

Speaker: Professor Amira K. Bennison

Title of the talk: Cities in the Premodern Islamic World: The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society

Venue: 133 High Road, The Islamic College London

Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2023

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm