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Department News
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Practicing Humanism
Dr Noah Gardiner will deliver the first lecture in the new Religious Studies Practicing Humanism series. In the talk entitled “Mysticism, Magic, and Manuscripts: Challenges in the Study of Sufism and Occult Sciences in Medieval Islam.
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Professor Gardiner contributes to Louvre exhibit
In May–July 2025, the Musée du Louvre hosted Europe’s first major exhibition on the Mamluk Sultanate—the state that ruled Egypt, Syria, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula from 1250–1517 C.E.—a pivotal era in Islamic and Middle Eastern history.
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Professor Geslani featured in Toronto series
Professor Marko Geslani was interviewed for the University of Toronto’s Department of Religious Studies Lecture Series. He discussed recent research and reflected on how classroom teaching shapes—and is shaped by—his scholarship.
