1.A testament to diversity: Kurdish manuscript collections at the British Library https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2019/11/a-testament-to-diversity-kurdish-manuscript-collections-at-the-british-library.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+asian-and-african+%28Asia+and+Africa%29       2. Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Iranian and Middle Eastern History c. 1700-1950 at the School of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK Deadline: 5 December 2019 Applications are invited for an Associate

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Hakeem AlAraibi Joins Jailed Bahraini Jiu Jitsu Champion in Criticising Regime-Affiliated MMA Event

14 November 2019 – Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem Al Araibi delivered a letter on 12 November on behalf of imprisoned Bahraini jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Mohammed Mirza, urging the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) to “reconsider” their “future partnership with Bahrain.”

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The Uniqueness of the Fāṭimid State : Der Islam

AbstractThis paper focuses on the image the Fāṭimids propagated and disseminated about themselves as is depicted in literary and documentary sources. The narrative the Fāṭimids constructed about their right to rule and the characteristics of their rule are also discussed.

Le Coran des historiensSous la direction de Mohammad Ali AMIR-MOEZZI et Guillaume DYE, 3 volumes (4 tomes), éditions du Cerf, Paris, novembre 2019

Vol. 1 : Etudes sur le contexte et la genèse du texte coranique (20 chapitres, 1014 p.)
Vol. 2 a : Commentaire et analyse philologique et historiques des sourates 1-26 (966 p.)
Vol. 2 b : Commentaire et analyse philologique et historique des sourates 27-114 ( 1420 p.)
Vol. 3 : Bibliographie ( 321 p. uniquement sur internet : www.editionsducerf.fr)

Contributeurs :
Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes – Sorbonne)
Mehdi Azaiez (Université de Lorraine ; KU Leuven)
Samra Azarnouche (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
Meir Bar-Asher (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Mette Bjerrgaard Mortensen (Aarhus University)
Anne-Sylvie Boisliveau (Université de Strasbourg)
Antoine Borrut (University of Maryland)
Eléonore Cellard (Collège de France)
Muriel Debié (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
Julien Decharneux (Université libre de Bruxelles)
François Déroche (Collège de France)
Vincent Déroche (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
Guillaume Dye (Université libre de Bruxelles)
Frantz Grenet (Collège de France)
David Hamidovic (Université de Lausanne)
Frédéric Imbert ( Université Aix-Marseille)
Christelle Jullien (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Manfred Kropp (Universität Mainz)
Paul Neuenkirchen (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
Karl-Friedrich Pohlmann (Westfämischen Wilhelms Universität Münster)
David S. Powers (Cornell University)
Gabriel S. Reynolds (Notre Dame University)
Christian Robin (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Carlos Segovia (Universidad Saint Louis, Madrid)
Stephen Shoemaker (University of Oregon)
Michel Tardieu (Collège de France)
Tommaso Tesei (Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton)
Jan Van Reeth (Université d’Anvers)

A Jewish Vizier and his Shīʿī Manifesto: Jews, Shīʿīs, and the Politicization of Confessional Identities in Mongol-ruled Iraq and Iran (13th to 14th centuries) : Der Islam

AbstractThis paper seeks to situate Jewish individuals from the upper echelons of the Mongol government in Iran and Iraq (1258‒1335) in relation to the process of confessional, Sunnī-Shīʿī polarization. Focusing on the case of the Baghdadi Jewish physician and vizier Saʿd al-Dawla (d.

Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies ” Journal Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies ” Journal ” DergiPark

Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies aims to publish studies reflecting the scientific and academic perspective which are related to Shi’ism that one of the most important Islamic thought schools, and all subjects concerned to it. Our journal is an international academic journal published twice a year on JUNE and DECEMBER in electronic media.

Call for Papers;
Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies is a peer-reviewed international and open access scholarly journal. The journal is dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Shia/Shiism.
The journal is published by the academicians who study this area. The Journal accepts the articles in English, Turkish and Persian.

Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies is Abstracted/Indexed in Google Scholar, DRJI, IndexCopernicus, CiteFactor, ResearchBib, Idealonline. Turkish Journal of Shiite Studies is inviting papers for Vol. 1, No. 2. The online publication date is December 31, 2019. Submission Deadline: November 30, 2019
For any additional information, please contact the executive editor at habibdemir06@gmail.com and turkishshiitestudies@gmail.com

Submit Articles: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/siader

1. Aquinas and ’the Arabs’ International Working Group  Related Events 2020 Link:  shorturl.at/ftFJ7 or https://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/Aquinas_and_the_Arabs/AAIWG_2020_Events.html   Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Conference websites & Calls For Papers / Panels: 2020:   Eighth Annual AAIWG On-Line International Live Video Graduate Student Workshop, Milwaukee, 20-21 March 2020:https://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/Aquinas_and_the_Arabs/Grad_Student_Workshops.html   AAIWG annual meeting London 11-13 June 2020:

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ʿAli Qoli Jebādār et l’Occidentalisme Safavide – Une étude sur les peintures dites <i>farangi sāzi</i>, leurs milieux et commanditaires sous Shāh Soleimān (1666-94) | brill

Table des matières Remerciements Transcription du persan Liste des abréviations dans les notes Liste des illustrations et crédits photos Introduction  Farangi sāzi L’objet de la recherche : le mécénat sous Shāh Soleimān Méthodologie et sources Plan ʿAli Qoli Jebādār : l’artiste aux titres royaux  Introduction La question des origines de ʿAli Qoli Jebādār et son importance relative Une main, une signature Jebādār et la question de Jebākhāneh La carrière de ʿAli Qoli Jebādār : une nouvelle datation Bilan Farangi sāzi ?

Newport Beach Invocation

On Tuesday, November 5th, Sayed Mahdi al-Qazwini was invited to recite the opening invocation on behalf of the IECOC leadership at the Newport Beach City Council meeting at City Hall. The IECOC is proud to contribute to local religious, civic, and social communities and organizations. We pray for the well-being of our entire extended community.

French MP Jean François Mbaye Tables Question on Human Rights Violations in Bahrain – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

4 November 2019 – On 29 October, MP Jean François Mbaye tabled a question to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs. He raised concern regarding the ongoing human rights violations committed by the Kingdom of Bahrain, highlighting the 2014 elections where the rights of the political opposition were restricted, …

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