1.The British Association for Islamic Studies is looking for a BRAIS Projects Coordinator to help drive forward its work over the coming year. The post would be ideal for a UK-based PhD student whose academic interests intersect with any aspect of Islamic Studies, broadly understood. This is a Guaranteed Hours post
Posted in: Academic itemsRegistration is now open for the Third International Ismaili Studies Conference.
This year, ISC2021 will be held virtually on Zoom from Friday, August 6 to Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Register at bit.ly/ismailistudiesconference
This year’s ISC includes:
* Keynote Address by Prof. Karim H. Karim on Friday, August 6 at 1:00pm (EST).
* Scholarly panels on Ismaili history and historiography, esoteric exegesis, devotional literature, contemporary Ismaili theological reflection, and modern Ismaili leadership, identity, and religiosity.
* the announcement of the (inaugural) 2021 Karim and Rosemin Karim Prize;
* a concluding Scholars Roundtable featuring senior scholars of Ismaili Studies.
Speakers include: Paul Walker, Ismail Poonawala, Ali Asani, David Hollenberg, Tazim Kassam, Mushegh Asatryan, Karim H. Karim, Shin Nomoto and many more.
View full program: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/geesteswetenschappen/pdfs/ismaili-studies-conference-2021-program-final.pdf
Posted in: Field-specific (academic)‘The Ottoman Chancery’s Role in Diplomacy with Iran’
S. Güngörürler
Itinerario, 2020, Vol.44 (3), p.572-590
1. Colloque : « La formation des imams, des aumôniers et des islamologues : état des lieux, en-jeux et perspectives », Strasbourg, 8-9 October 2021 Nous avons privilégié trois axes : Etat des lieux des formations et des acteurs; Enjeux; Perspectives. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/04/Colloque-AFPI-Strasbourg-octobre-2021.pdf 2. Coordinateur/trice
Posted in: Academic items‘Solidarity theologies and the (re)definition of ethnoreligious identities: the case of the Alevis of Turkey and Alawites of Syria’
N. Sandal
BJMES, 48/3 (2021)
1. Sinews of War and Trade. Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula Laleh Khalili Verso, 2020 2. Asst Prof, Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Chicago Description The Department of History at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Modern
Posted in: Academic items1.Call for Chapters: The Making of Contemporary Saudi Arabia “The Making of Contemporary Saudi Arabia: From Social Salafism to the search of Liberalism” Editors: Mahjoob Zweiri & Farah AlQawasmi The Book, “The Making of Contemporary Saudi Arabia: From Social Salafism to the search of Liberalism” will capture the evolvement of
Posted in: Academic items‘The Historical Roles of Jihād in Sunnī-Shīʿī Relations’
D. Stewart,
The Journal of the Middle East and Africa Volume 12, 2021 – Issue 2
1.Conference programme and registration links: comparative literary practice in the multilingual Islamic world(s), 22-24 July, 2021 The final programme of the conference: “Pre-modern comparative literary practice in the multilingual Islamic world(s)”. The virtual conference is co-organized by Huda Fakhreddine (University of Pennsylvania), David Larsen (New York University), and Hany Rashwan
Posted in: Academic itemsThe special issue of MIDEO (Mélanges de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales) on the topic of ‘Iǧtihād and taqlīd in Sunni and Shiite Islam’ is now out.
The papers in English and French are freely available online through OpenEdition Journals.
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