A Talk by Professor Jorgen Nielsen
Tuesday 9th January 2024 6.00 P.M. – 7.30 P.M. (LONDON TIME)
Venue: The Islamic Collee, 133 High Road London NW102SW
Speaker: Professor Jorgen Nielsen Title of the talk: “Belief, Law and Politics: What Future for Muslims Europe?” Date: Tuesday, 9th January 2024 Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm Jørgen S. Nielsen is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary European Islam, University of Birmingham, and Affiliate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Copenhagen. He studied Arabic and Middle East studies at SOAS, London, and did his PhD in Arab history at the American University of Beirut. Since 1978 he has researched Islam in Europe at Selly Oak Colleges and the University of Birmingham. He was director of the Danish Institute in Damascus 2005-7 and then spent six years as Danish National Research Foundation professor at the Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen University. He is the author of Muslims in Western Europe (Edinburgh, 1st ed. 1993, 4th edition with Jonas Otterbeck 2016) and is involved in editing several book series for Brill (Leiden) as well as the Journal of Muslims in Europe.FEE: None. OPEN TO: All are welcome! VENUE: 133 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SW (please walk down St. Andrews Road to the building past the carpark) MORE INFORMATION: Contact 02084519993 or info@islamic-college.ac.uk Register
