Description
Join us for a captivating event with Shamim Miah in conversation with Saeed Khan delving into the Golden Age of Islam, illuminating the lives and legacies of some key Muslim personalities and their profound influence on the West.
Dr Shamim Miah, author of new book Ibn Khaldun: Education, History and Society, in particular sheds light on Ibn Khaldun’s pivotal contributions.
Engage in a thought-provoking exploration of Islamic intellectual history and its enduring impact on the modern world, as we reveal the vital role these figures played in global and Western progress.
About the Author
Dr Shamim Miah
Dr Shamim Miah, is a senior lecturer and the author of four books: Ibn Khaldun: Education, History and Society (due 2023); Race, Space and Multiculturalism in Northern England (co author-2020); Muslims and the Question of Security: Trojan Horse, Prevent and Racial Politics (2017) and Muslims Schooling and the Question of Self-Segregation which received the ‘highly commended’ book award by the Society for Educational Studies’ (2016). Shamim is the co-editor for the Muslim’s in Britain series (Oxford University Press). He is also a senior fellow at the Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies and an associate editor for the journal Critical Muslim (Hurst)
About the Chair
Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan is Senior Lecturer in Near East & Asian Studies and Global Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He is also the co-founder of the Institute for Social Policy & Understanding, and a panelist on Turning Point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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