1.0The Marco Institute for Medieval & Renaissance Studieshttps://artsci.utk.edu/marcoLogan Judyhttps://artsci.utk.edu/marco/author/ljudy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FtcrGGOECL"><a href="https://artsci.utk.edu/marco/2018-symposium/">2018 Symposium: Navigating Language in the Early Islamic World</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://artsci.utk.edu/marco/2018-symposium/embed/#?secret=FtcrGGOECL" width="600" height="338" title="“2018 Symposium: Navigating Language in the Early Islamic World” — The Marco Institute for Medieval & Renaissance Studies" data-secret="FtcrGGOECL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://artsci.utk.edu/marco/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> April 6-7, 2018UT International House Great Room In the last few years of the seventh century, the Marwānid Reforms established Arabic as the administrative language of the Umayyad Caliphate. Coins, inscriptions, and papyri subsequently attest the use of Arabic in caliphal and local administration. Despite the centrality of Arabic as a sacred language to Muslims, […]https://artsci.utk.edu/marco/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Postcard-front-1024x559-1.jpg