Seminary Permanent Seminar on Islamic Studies 2025

Lusófona University - Lisbon University Centre is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the Permanent Seminar on Islamic Studies, which begins on 27 March 2025. This series of events, organised by Lusófona University, aims to promote the study and reflection on Islam and the cultures of Islamic civilisation in an online format, with monthly events running until December 2025.

Under the coordination of Fabrizio Boscaglia, this seminar has established itself as an international space for study and debate, bringing together specialists from various parts of the world, including Portugal, to discuss topics such as literature, art, philosophy, science, and the diverse traditions within Islam. Among the guest speakers, notable figures include Alberto Sismondini, Santiago Macias, Amina González Costa, and many others, whose contributions will enrich the sessions.

Programme

27 March 2025 

• 18:00: Literary and cultural aspects of the Arab diaspora in Brazil – Alberto Sismondini (CLP-University of Coimbra)

24 April 2025

• 18:00: 25 April and narratives about Islam in Portugal – Santiago Macias (Mértola Archaeological Field/Director of the National Pantheon)

29 May 2025

• 18:00: Ibn ʿArabī: notes on Kitāb al-Ḥaqq and Kitāb al-Huwa – Amina González Costa (University of Murcia/MIAS Latina)

30 June 2025 

• 14:30 (in-person and online at the National Library of Portugal): Colloquium in Honour of Adel Sidarus – Organisation: Fabrizio Boscaglia (ULusófona) and Juan Acevedo (CIUHCT-University of Lisbon)

31 July 2025

• 18:00: The architecture of the mosque: some contemporary perspectives – Raj Isar (Director of Aga Khan Trust for Culture)

28 August 2025

• 18:00: The Squaring of the Circle: diagrammatic readings of medieval Arabic philosophy treatises – Michel Kabalan (IF-University of Porto)
   

25 September 2025

• 18:00: The mystical science of letters in Sufism and Qabbālā – Caesar Sobreira (Federal Rural University of Pernambuco)

30 October 2025

• 18:00: Reflections on art and feminism in Palestine – Shahd Wadi (CES-University of Coimbra)

27 November 2025

• 18:00: Ibn Khaldūn: History and Philosophy – Hugo Maia (CFUL-University of Lisbon)

18 December 2025

• 18:00: Contributions to a history of the orientalisation of Islam in Portuguese culture – Everton V. Machado (CEComp-University of Lisbon)