The Fortress of the Figs: Cross-Cultural Materialities and Identities on the Byzantine-Islamic Frontier
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Classical Studies, Duke Islamic Studies Center, Duke University Middle East Studies Center, History, and Religious Studies
Thursday, November 13, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Asa Eger
![A graphic divided into two sections. The left side shows a close-up, angled view of red and white patterned prayer rugs laid out on a floor. The right side is a solid blue block featuring the white text "THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM" above the Duke University Chapel logo.](/images/2026/20260323/4f715d08c37f2c45cc2ad9c53b125dd1-CT-Religious Pluralism Calendar 2025 copy_20260310020622PM.jpg "A graphic divided into two sections. The left side shows a close-up, angled view of red and white patterned prayer rugs laid out on a floor. The right side is a solid blue block featuring the white text "THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM" above the Duke University Chapel logo.")
Modern Jewish Thought and Empire: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Sponsor(s):
Center for Jewish Studies, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Department of Religious Studies, and History
Monday, May 25, 2026
All Day
