Readings:

“The Mature Scholarly Community of Kairouan, 880–950”, Jonathan Brockopp

“Linked States of Knowledge”, Janina Safran

“Varieties of Inter-Communal Relations in the Geonic Period”, Menahem Ben-Sasson

Schedule:

Wednesday, April 4th, 2 – 5pm in 102 Weaver: Symposium. Kairouan – a Mediterranean Society model

2:00pm –  Linked States of Knowledge in the Islamic West (c. 800-1150):
Nina Safran

2:30pm –  The Jewish communities of Kairouan as part of a Mediterranean Society:
Menachem Ben Sasson

3:00pm – Muslim scholarly communities – a deep dive into the libraries of Kairouan:
Jonathan Brockopp

3:30pm – Break

4:00pm – Roundtable on recovering the lost histories of early Muslim North Africa