Study day
Hajj: a journey of faith
Saturday 10 March, 10.30–17.00
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
£32, Members and concessions £28
Includes coffee
Phone +44 (0)20 7323 8181
Ticket Desk in Great Court
Recommend this event
A day of stimulating lectures by British and international specialists on the historical development, religious context and art of Hajj, chaired by Venetia Porter, Exhibition Curator of Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam.
Speakers and themes include:
Mona Siddiqui (Professor of Islamic
and Interreligious Studies, Assistant Principal for
Religion and Society, University of Edinburgh) on aspects of Hajj and religious identity
Barnaby Rogerson (scholar and
publisher) on the history of travel of Hajj
Venetia Porter (British Museum Exhibition Curator) on the art of Hajj
Khaled Hafiz (artist) on Hajj wall paintings in Egypt
Stephen Stapleton (Edge of Arabia Projects) on contemporary art in Saudi Arabia
Ahab Bdaiwi (University of Exeter) on an esoteric interpretation of Hajj: Shi‘i reflections on ‘The Greatest Journey’
Sean McLoughlin (University of Leeds) on going on Hajj from Britain
Qaisra Khan on organising the Hajj
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Hajj certificate (detail). 17th–18th century AD. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (Khalili Family Trust)