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Case Studies in Coexistence, Part 3 – Structured Pluralism in Practice: Istanbul and the Ottoman Millet System

Analyze the Ottoman Empire’s millet system in Istanbul — an elaborate framework for governing religious difference. Learn how structured pluralism allowed for durable, yet unequal, interfaith coexistence.

April 22nd, 2026 | Hartford International University

interreligious pluralism in the ottoman empire
Building Interfaith Communities

Case Studies in Coexistence, Part 2 – The House of Wisdom and Its Conditions: Interreligious Exchange in Abbasid Baghdad

Discover Abbasid Baghdad’s House of Wisdom, a scholarly center built on multifaith collaboration. Learn how Christians, Muslims, and Jews advanced knowledge through shared intellectual labor.

March 18th, 2026 | Hartford International University

Abbasid Baghdad as a center for interfaith scholarship
Building Interfaith Communities

Case Studies in Coexistence: What Historical Christian-Muslim Encounters Teach Us

Explore how medieval Córdoba and Toledo became centers of multifaith scholarship, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews shared intellectual worlds despite political inequality.

February 11th, 2026 | Hartford International University

luralistic learning in Umayyad Iberia, Cordoba, and Toledo

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