1.Iran Heritage Foundation This is a kind reminder that the deadline for the third round of submissions to the IHF Modern Iran Series is 31 August 2026. The IHF Modern Iran Series is a new Open Access, peer-reviewed academic book series published by Bloomsbury Academic. The Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF)

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John Louis Esposito (1940-2026)

1.CALL FOR PAPERS: Arab Media and Society Issues 42 & 43, Summer/Fall 2026 on “Media Transformation and the Public Sphere” Arab media have long played a central role in shaping public life, political debate, cultural identity, and social imagination across the region. From the rise of the pan-Arab press and

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A Medinese scholar in Injuid Shiraz: Shams al-Dīn al-Zarandī and his theorisation of Sunni imamophilism

1.‘Mecca reoriented: alms, rice, and the marketplace’ J Meloy JRAS, 2026 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-royal-asiatic-society/article/abs/mecca-reoriented-alms-rice-and-the-marketplace/EA1AE76FFF00C28803416F1C270C9BCE?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Articles           2. The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Washington calls for submissions for the third cycle of the Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Literature.  Please find the

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1. Lecture Series on Chinese Muslims by Marie-Paule Hille The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo, is hosting a two-part lecture series by Dr. Marie-Paule Hille on July 28, 2026. The lectures will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation. The lecture titles

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1.Ferdowsi Summer School Two upcoming online summer courses, which will start this August. The first online course, titled The Shahname: Introduction to the Iranian Epic, is a weekly course held every Friday for two hours. It is designed for anyone interested in a fast but thorough philological and linguistic introduction

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1. The Islamic Art Museumscape: The Jameel Gallery 20th Anniversary Conference – 17th July The V&A’s Jameel Gallery for the Islamic Middle East turns 20 years old in 2026. In this conference, museum professionals and art historians from around the world discuss current trends and issues effecting the presentation of

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