Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crises of Iraq and Syria
Dr Tahir Zaman (University of Sussex)
Public Seminar Series
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 5pm to 6.30pm
Seminar Room 3, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Hosted by Refugee Studies Centre
Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2018
Series convenor: Dr Ali Ali
About the speaker
Dr Tahir Zaman is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sussex. His research focuses on refugees and forced migration with particular reference to Iraq and Syria, transnationalism, diaspora contributions to conflict transformation and peace-building, sociology of religion, and faith-based humanitarianism. His book Islamic Traditions of Refuge in the Crises of Iraq and Syria was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.