1. The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia, with an expected start date of July 1, 2027, or as soon as possible
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1. The non-human mystics of Islam: animals as pious worshippers in early Sufism’ A Salamah-Qudsi BSOAS, June 2026 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/nonhuman-mystics-of-islam-animals-as-pious-worshippers-in-early-sufism/6977329CE75FCCDA5BC2D5E063CE4DF2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Article&utm_campaign=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues&WT.mc_id=New%20Cambridge%20Alert%20-%20Issues 2. RGQ 2026 (Review of Global Qur’anic Studies of the Year): 2end meeting Sponsored by Ind. Int. Quranic Parliament (IQP) Aug 18-19, 2026 Review of IQSA Vienna
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1. ‘The concept of the creational body in Iranian mythology: transformation and theological reinterpretations in Zoroastrian texts’ M Bayani BSOAS, July 2026 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/concept-of-the-creational-body-in-iranian-mythology-transformation-and-theological-reinterpretations-in-zoroastrian-texts/210861C54632A5EF8FB9EF6C0F33BBA1?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. Open Access – Kaplony, Andreas. Pre-Modern Arabic Documents: A Concise Introduction into Reading and Publishing. Berlin: de Gruyter, open access, 2026 (Studies
Posted in: Academic items1.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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