[Discussion] Conf: The Uses of Waqf: Pious Endowments, Founders, and Beneficiaries
Onur Inal
oinal@ku.edu.tr
Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:41:52 +0200
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The American University in Cairo
School of Humanities and Social Sciences=20
Department of Arabic Studies
Annual History Seminar=20
17-19 March 2005=20
The Uses of Waqf: Pious Endowments, Founders, and Beneficiaries=20
Oriental Hall, Main Campus
113 Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, Egypt
=20
Thursday 17 March 2005=20
=20
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Coffee
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Introduction
=20
10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Why? Norms and purposes
- Engin F. Isin. York University, Toronto, Canada. "The Gift of =
Law. Greek Evergetism and Ottoman Waqfs"
- Muhammad Siraj. Department of Arabic Studies, AUC. "The =
Creation and Spread of Ahli Waqf: Social and Political Causes and =
Consequences" (in Arabic)
- Nasir 'Uthman. Cairo University. "The Role of Waqfs in =
Education in 17th-century Egypt" (in Arabic)
=20
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Lunch
=20
2:30-3:30 p.m.
- Husam 'Abd al-Mu'ti. Department of History, Cairo University =
(Bani Suwayf). "The Waqfs of the Holy Cities in the Ottoman Period" (in =
Arabic)
- Ana Maria Carballeira-Debasa. Instituto de Estudios Gallegos =
"Padre Sarmiento" (CSIC-Xunta de Galicia), Santiago of Compostela, =
Spain. "Social and Economic Aspects of Pious Foundations in Andalus" (in =
French)
=20
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Break
=20
4:00-5:00 p.m.
How? Looking at documents
- Muhammad Muwafi. Institute for the Registration of Islamic and =
Coptic Monuments, Supreme Council for Antiquities. "Ottoman Firagh =
Documents" (in Arabic)
- Fatima Zohra Guechi. Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria. =
"Waqf Studies in Algeria. Topics and Questions" (in Arabic)
=20
=20
Friday 18 March 2005=20
=20
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Coffee
=20
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Where? Shaping urban space
- Sylvie Denoix. CNRS, IREMAM. "Waqfs in Mamluk Cairo. Urban =
Markers and Instruments of Social Relations" (in French)
- Sara Sharaf. MA candidate, AUC. "Mamluk Endowments in Mecca and =
Medina"
- Tuba Akar. Middle East Technical University, Faculty of =
Architecture, Restoration Graduate Programme. "The Role of Waqfs in =
Forming, Shaping, and Preserving Urban Spaces: Historical Commercial =
City Centers of Turkey"
- Dina Ishak Bakhoum. Engineer, restoration and conservation of =
monuments. "The Waqf in Relation to Maintenance and Repair: The Medieval =
Sources and Their Use for Contemporary Practice"
=20
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch
=20
2:00-3:30 p.m.=20
Who? Social relations: integration and exclusion
- Hani Hamzah. PhD, Faculty of Architecture, Cairo University. =
"Turbat Ibn Taghribirdi and His Family Relations from His Waqfiyya"
- Fatih Bayram. PhD candidate, Department of History, Bilkent =
University. "The Waqf Defteri of the Province of Karaman (888 H / 1483) =
as a Test Case for Marshall Hodgson's Thesis of Sufism"
- John Shoup. Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco. "Zawiyat =
Sidi al-Ghazi: Survival of a Traditional Religious Institution"=20
=20
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Break
=20
4:00-5:00 p.m.
- Ali Ahmad Muhammad al-Sayyid. Department of History, Alexandria =
University (Damanhour branch). "The Waqf of Tamim al-Dari in al-Khalil: =
Inhabitants and Outsiders at the Ibrahimi Sanctuary in the Mamluk Period =
(1250-1516)" (in Arabic)
- Muhammad Rif?at al-Imam. Department of History, Alexandria =
University (Damanhur). "Waqf and the Armenian Diaspora: The Example of =
Egypt" (in Arabic)
=20
=20
Saturday 19 March 2005
=20
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Coffee
=20
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Power and policy
- Johannes Pahlitzsch. Seminar for Arabic Studies, Freie =
Universit=E4t Berlin, Germany. "From a Good Work to an Instrument of =
Rulership. The Development of the Public Foundation (Waqf Khayri) from =
the 3rd/9th to the 6th/12th Century within the Framework of State =
Policy"
- Julien Loiseau. IFAO, Cairo. "The Sultan and His People. =
Revenue-sharing in Waqf, Social Norms, and Power Configurations in the =
Early 15th Century" (in French)
- Riza Yildirim. University of Bilkent, Turkey. "The Role of =
Dervishes, Zaviyes and Waqfs in the Early Ottoman Expansion in Thrace: =
The Case of Seyyid Ali Sultan"
=20
12:00-1:30 p.m.=20
Lunch
=20
1:30-3:00 p.m.=20
- Malak Badrawi. Department of Arabic Studies, AUC. "A Survey of =
the State of Egyptian Waqfs in the First Half of the 20th Century"
- Michael Reimer. Department of History, AUC. "Waqfs of al-Salt: =
a view of local society in Transjordan, 1880-1930"
- Anna Maria Medici. Urbino University, Italy. "Waqfs of =
Cyrenaica and Italian Colonialism in Libya (1911-1941)" (in French)
=20
=20
For more information please contact
Arabic Studies Department
113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel 20.2.797.5548/5051/5052 Fax 20.2.795.7565
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008000><FONT face=3DSylfaen><FONT =
color=3D#000000><STRONG>The=20
American University in Cairo<BR>School of Humanities and Social Sciences =
<BR><BR>Department of Arabic Studies<BR><BR>Annual History Seminar =
<BR><BR>17-19=20
March 2005 <BR><BR>The Uses of Waqf: Pious Endowments, Founders, and=20
Beneficiaries</STRONG> <BR><BR>Oriental Hall, Main Campus<BR><BR>113 =
Kasr=20
El-Aini St., Cairo, Egypt<BR> <BR>Thursday 17 March 2005=20
<BR> <BR>10:00-10:30 a.m.<BR><BR>Coffee<BR><BR> 10:30-11:00=20
a.m.<BR><BR>Introduction<BR> <BR><BR>10:30 a.m.-1:00 =
p.m.<BR><BR>Why? Norms=20
and purposes<BR><BR>- Engin F. =
Isin.=20
York University, Toronto, Canada. "The Gift of Law. Greek Evergetism and =
Ottoman=20
Waqfs"<BR><BR>- Muhammad =
Siraj.=20
Department of Arabic Studies, AUC. "The Creation and Spread of Ahli =
Waqf: Social=20
and Political Causes and Consequences" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR>- Nasir =
'Uthman. Cairo=20
University. "The Role of Waqfs in Education in 17th-century Egypt" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR> <BR>1:00-2:30 =
p.m.<BR>Lunch<BR> <BR><BR>2:30-3:30=20
p.m.<BR><BR>- Husam 'Abd =
al-Mu'ti.=20
Department of History, Cairo University (Bani Suwayf). "The Waqfs of the =
Holy=20
Cities in the Ottoman Period" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR>- Ana Maria=20
Carballeira-Debasa. Instituto de Estudios Gallegos "Padre Sarmiento" =
(CSIC-Xunta=20
de Galicia), Santiago of Compostela, Spain. "Social and Economic Aspects =
of=20
Pious Foundations in Andalus" (in French)<BR><BR> <BR>3:30-4:00=20
p.m.<BR>Break<BR> <BR><BR>4:00-5:00 p.m.<BR><BR>How? Looking at=20
documents<BR>- Muhammad =
Muwafi.=20
Institute for the Registration of Islamic and Coptic Monuments, Supreme =
Council=20
for Antiquities. "Ottoman Firagh Documents" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR>- Fatima Zohra =
Guechi.=20
Mentouri University, Constantine, Algeria. "Waqf Studies in Algeria. =
Topics and=20
Questions" (in Arabic)<BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR>Friday 18 March =
2005=20
<BR> <BR>10:00-10:30 a.m.<BR>Coffee<BR><BR> <BR><BR>10:30 =
a.m.-12:30=20
p.m.<BR><BR>Where? Shaping urban=20
space<BR>- Sylvie Denoix. =
CNRS,=20
IREMAM. "Waqfs in Mamluk Cairo. Urban Markers and Instruments of Social=20
Relations" (in =
French)<BR><BR>- Sara=20
Sharaf. MA candidate, AUC. "Mamluk Endowments in Mecca and=20
Medina"<BR><BR>- Tuba Akar. =
Middle=20
East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Restoration Graduate =
Programme. "The Role of Waqfs in Forming, Shaping, and Preserving Urban =
Spaces:=20
Historical Commercial City Centers of=20
Turkey"<BR><BR>- Dina Ishak =
Bakhoum.=20
Engineer, restoration and conservation of monuments. "The Waqf in =
Relation to=20
Maintenance and Repair: The Medieval Sources and Their Use for =
Contemporary=20
Practice"<BR><BR> <BR>12:30-2:00 =
p.m.<BR>Lunch<BR> <BR>2:00-3:30 p.m.=20
<BR>Who? Social relations: integration and=20
exclusion<BR>- Hani Hamzah. =
PhD,=20
Faculty of Architecture, Cairo University. "Turbat Ibn Taghribirdi and =
His=20
Family Relations from His=20
Waqfiyya"<BR><BR>- Fatih =
Bayram. PhD=20
candidate, Department of History, Bilkent University. "The Waqf Defteri =
of the=20
Province of Karaman (888 H / 1483) as a Test Case for Marshall Hodgson's =
Thesis=20
of Sufism"<BR><BR>- John =
Shoup.=20
Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco. "Zawiyat Sidi al-Ghazi: =
Survival of a=20
Traditional Religious Institution" <BR><BR> <BR><BR>3:30-4:00=20
p.m.<BR>Break<BR> <BR><BR>4:00-5:00=20
p.m.<BR><BR>- Ali Ahmad =
Muhammad=20
al-Sayyid. Department of History, Alexandria University (Damanhour =
branch). "The=20
Waqf of Tamim al-Dari in al-Khalil: Inhabitants and Outsiders at the =
Ibrahimi=20
Sanctuary in the Mamluk Period (1250-1516)" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR>- Muhammad =
Rif?at=20
al-Imam. Department of History, Alexandria University (Damanhur). "Waqf =
and the=20
Armenian Diaspora: The Example of Egypt" (in=20
Arabic)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Saturday 19 March=20
2005<BR> <BR><BR>10:00-10:30 =
a.m.<BR>Coffee<BR><BR> <BR><BR>10:30=20
a.m.-12:00 p.m.<BR><BR>Power and=20
policy<BR>- Johannes =
Pahlitzsch.=20
Seminar for Arabic Studies, Freie Universit=E4t Berlin, Germany. "From a =
Good Work=20
to an Instrument of Rulership. The Development of the Public Foundation =
(Waqf=20
Khayri) from the 3rd/9th to the 6th/12th Century within the Framework of =
State=20
Policy"<BR><BR>- Julien =
Loiseau. IFAO,=20
Cairo. "The Sultan and His People. Revenue-sharing in Waqf, Social =
Norms, and=20
Power Configurations in the Early 15th Century" (in=20
French)<BR><BR>- Riza =
Yildirim.=20
University of Bilkent, Turkey. "The Role of Dervishes, Zaviyes and Waqfs =
in the=20
Early Ottoman Expansion in Thrace: The Case of Seyyid Ali=20
Sultan"<BR><BR> <BR>12:00-1:30 p.m.=20
<BR><BR>Lunch<BR> <BR><BR>1:30-3:00 p.m.=20
<BR><BR>- Malak Badrawi. =
Department of=20
Arabic Studies, AUC. "A Survey of the State of Egyptian Waqfs in the =
First Half=20
of the 20th Century"<BR><BR>- =
Michael=20
Reimer. Department of History, AUC. "Waqfs of al-Salt: a view of local =
society=20
in Transjordan, =
1880-1930"<BR><BR>- =20
Anna Maria Medici. Urbino University, Italy. "Waqfs of Cyrenaica and =
Italian=20
Colonialism in Libya (1911-1941)" (in=20
French)<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>For more information please=20
contact<BR><BR>Arabic Studies Department<BR><BR>113 Kasr El-Aini Street, =
Cairo,=20
Egypt.<BR><BR>Tel 20.2.797.5548/5051/5052 Fax=20
20.2.795.7565</FONT><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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