AVACGIS Visiting Scholar Presentation by Ms. Betul Yurtalan (Hitit University, Corum, Turkey)

Anti-Fatimid Policy During the Reign of Abbasid Caliph al Qadir (991-1031): A Case Study of Sunni-Ismaili Relations During the Medieval Islamic Period

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Johnson Center, 239a

Ms. Yurtalan will present her research on Sunni-Ismaili relations during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph, al-Qadir (991-1031). Betul is a Research Assistant at Hitit University in the Faculty of Divinity Department and is currently working on her doctorate at Ankara University in Ankara, Turkey. Her dissertation looks at Fatimid Abbasid relations and its effects on Sunni Islamic thought. Ms. Yurtalan focuses her research on the cultural, religious and sectarian relations between the Fatimid and Abbasid States as an important development in Islamic thought. She is especially interested in examining the various Islamic sects during the fourth and fifth centuries of the Islamic period. Ms. Yurtalan has been in residence as Visiting Scholar at the University of Jordan's Faculty of Theology and was selected for Erasmus scholarships/internships in Germany and the United Kingdom.
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