United Kingdom
Convocation 2012
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in the United Kingdom held its fourth Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at School of Oriental and African Studies, University College of London. Nineteen graduates received their Master of Arts in Muslim Cultures – five graduates received their degrees with high honours and two degrees were awarded with honours.
The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Professor Mona Siddiqui, one of Britain’s preeminent Muslim scholars. She joined the University of Edinburgh’s Divinity School in December 2011 as the first Muslim Chair in Islamic and Inter-religious Studies and is also the Assistant Principal for Religion and Society.