1. The Institute of Ismaili Studies is looking to appoint a Research Associate in South Asian Studies with an interest in a variety of historic, contemporary and emerging subjects, as they relate to Islam and Muslims of South Asia. The successful applicant will engage in high-quality research and publications, joining

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How Biden should engage Bahrain

1.Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School June 1-August 20, 2021   The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland (Roshan Institute-UMD) is offering a free, stipend-supported twelve-week online summer course on digital Islamicate paleography and codicology. We are seeking graduate students interested in the intersection of

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Saturday 27 Feb. 2021 @ 9:30am CST / 10:30am EST / 7pm Tehran

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at University of Chicago
and
the Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan

announce a joint initiative for a series of dialogues with scholars in Iran
about the current state of study in various topics/fields of Iranian Studies.

The inaugural conversation (in Persian) will feature a discussion between:

Prof. Kathryn Babayan of the University of Michigan
Prof. Rasul Jafarian at the University of Tehran, and
Prof. Nozhat Ahmadi at the University of Isfahan

about the state of Safavid studies.

Please register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h80X2M-sSmC3NZeJmtwHwQ