Archive for May, 2016
Shii News – Shia Targeted in Latest Baghdad Bombings
Iraq violence: Blasts in Baghdad kill 35 – BBC News
See also: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/prevent-sectarian-backlash-baghdad-bombings-160517073547859.html
See also: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/dozens-killed-bombings-iraq-baghdad-160517141235871.html
- May 17, 2016
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- May 17, 2016
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. BRAIS-De Gruyter Prize
The 2017 round is now open. The BRAIS-De Gruyter Prize will be awarded
to the best English-language doctoral thesis or unpublished first
monograph based on a doctoral thesis on any aspect of the academic
study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present.
Applicants can be based in any country, and manuscripts will be assessed on the basis
of scholarly quality and originality.
The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000.
The submission deadline is 1 September 2016.
Full details are available here:
See http://www.brais.ac.uk/prize/2016 for details of the winner for 2016.
2. International Conference on Amulets and Talismans in the Muslim World | Leiden University | 19-20 May 2016
See for more info:
https://www.facebook.com/ConferenceAmulets/
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2016/05/amuletten-en-talismans-in-de-moslim-wereld
3. The East & Europe, 24-25 June, University of Amsterdam
More information and registration via http://artes.uva.nl/news-and-events/events/events/events/content-3/folder-2/conferences/2016/06/the-east–europe.html
4. Call for Papers for Open Panels During the Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) in Tuebingen on 6-8 October 2016
Papers are invited for the following open panels (see also the complete announcement with the panel abstracts at http://davo2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Call-for-papers-for-open-panels.pdf).
Please send your abstracts (up to 300 words) to the panel convener(s) and to Amke Dietert (amke.dietert@googlemail.com) before 15 June 2016. Papers can be presented in English or German. Please fill in the form for contributions which is available on the Congress website at http://davo2016.org/registration
1) Current Re-Configurations of the Urban in the MENA Region
Organizers: Christian Steiner, Catholic University Eichstaett (Christian.steiner@ku.de) and Steffen Wippel, Philipps-University Marburg (steffen.wippel@uni-marburg.de), DAVO Working Group “Middle Eastern Economies”
2) Urban Policy Making and Implementation in the Arab World
Organizer: Mennatuallah Hendawy, Cairo (mennatuallah.hendawy@eng.asu.edu.eg)
3) Visions of the State: People’s Perception of State Responsibilities in the MENA Region and Beyond
Organizer: Tina Zintl, University of Tuebingen (tina.zintl@uni-tuebingen.de)
4) Arabellion: Social Change in the Context of Uprise and Violence
Organizer: Helmut Dietrich, Rabat (he.di@gmx.net )
5) Beyond Oil: The Politics of Energy in the MENA Region
Organizer: Marie Duboc, University of Tuebingen (marie.duboc@uni-tuebingen.de)
6) Social Movements on the “Move”: Lessons from South Africa for the Palestinian BDS Movement
Organizer: Sara El-Madani, University of Flensburg, sara.el-madani@uni-flensburg.de
7) Studying Palestine in Germany – an Inventory
Organizers: Sarah El Bulbeisi (sarah.elbulbeisi@gmail.com) and Amir Hamid (amirh@lmu.de), University of Munich
8) Women`s Rights in Iran: Flexibility in Religious Legal Opinions
Organizer: Golrang Khadivi, University of Hamburg (golrang.khadivi@gmail.com)
9) Ritual and Politics in Turkey
Organizer: Charlotte Joppien (charlottejoppien@hotmail.com)
Deadline for abstracts of other papers and panels is 20 June 2016. See Congress website at http://davo2016.org/
5. International Conference: “Trans-L-Encounters: Religious Education and Islamic Popular Culture in Asia and the Middle East”, University of Marburg, 26-28 May 2016
This conference of the Research Network Re-Configuration aims to take a closer look at the transregional and translocal developments in Asia and the MENA, specifically focusing on the interrelated phenomena of religious education and Islamic popular culture.
Information and program: www.uni-marburg.de/cnms/forschung/re-konfigurationen/aktuelles/news/2016-05-trans-l-encounters
6. Fifth International Bara Gali Conference: “The Dynamics of Change in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Region: Politics on Borderland”, University of Peshawar, 29-31 August 2016
The conference will focus on a number of political concepts and predicates—the tribe and the state, security and phenomenology, nomos and human rights, subjectivity and discourse, and religiosity and egalitarianism.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2016. For information contact Dr. Muhammad Zubair: mzubairzaib@gmail.com
7. Two Lecturers in International Relations, University of Edinburgh
While all sub-fields of International Relations will be considered, preference may be given to those with research and teaching specialisms in International Development with regional specialisms in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Closing date: 26 May 2016. Information: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANO176/lecturer-in-international-relations/
8. Autumn School: “Reading Fatwas”, Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg, University of Bonn, 8-12 August 2016
The purpose of this Fall School is to introduce participants to the methods, sources, and lines of inquiry in studying medieval fatwas. Fatwas are an invaluable window on legal institutions, conflict resolution on the local level, relations of “state and society”, and local values and ethics.
Extended deadline for application: 30 May 30. Information: www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/mamluk-events
9. CfP:
The 3rd Middle Eastern Congress on Politics and Society, organized by the Middle East Institute at Sakarya University will take place in Sakarya, Turkey, between 11 and 13 October 2016. Over two years following the second congress in 2014, significant political developments have been observed in the Middle East. This year’s congress aims to bring together a number of new perspectives on the new political and social developments in the region.
The opening speech of the congress will be delivered by Rachid Ghannouchi the leader and founder of Al-Nahda movement in Tunisia.
Other confirmed speakers include such distinguished scholars known for their studies on the Middle East as Abdullah Al-Arian, Ibrahim Awad, Youssef Choueiri, Katerina Dalacoura, Burhanettin Duran, Michael M. Gunter, Steven Heydemann, Mustafa Kibaroglu, Abdel Aziz Sager, Emad Shahin, Karen E. Young.
The Middle East Institute at Sakarya University invites scholars, experts, policy makers and activists to participate in panels and meetings for strengthening our understanding of the new dynamics in the region.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to middleeastcongress@gmail.com by 30 June 2016. Please include in the body of the email your contact details and a short bio.
For further information and announcements please visit www.ormer.sakarya.edu.tr. Paper presentations are expected to be about the topics shown in below panel contents.
- May 17, 2016
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- May 12, 2016
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Two lectureships, the University of Stirling.
One is a ‘Lectureship in Religion and International Politics’ (job number SCH00612) and the other is a ‘Lectureship in International Politics’ with a special focus on the Middle East (job number SCH00610).
The deadline for applications for both positions is 31st May 2016.
More information about these positions can be found at http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/jobs/
2. Research Associate Genealogies of Knowledge, University of Manchester
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=11422
Closing date : 29/05/2016
Reference : HUM-08115
Faculty / Organisational unit : Humanities
School / Directorate : School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Division : –
Employment type : Fixed Term
Duration : Available from 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2020
Location : Oxford Road, Manchester
Salary : £30,738 to £37,768 per annum
Hours per week : Full Time
3. Lecture – Nasrin Askari, ‘Elite Folktales: A 16th-Century Collection of Persian Stories in the Bodleian Library’ (Cambridge, UK, 12 May)
Cambridge Lectures in Islamic Art:
‘Elite Folktales: A 16th-Century Collection of Persian Stories in the Bodleian Library’
Dr. Nasrin Askari (Bahari Visiting Fellow in the Persian Arts of the Book, Bodleian Library)
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 5.30 pm
Thomas Gray Room, Pembroke College, Cambridge
Free and open to all.
http://persian.pem.cam.ac.uk/news-and-events/cambridge-lectures-islamic
4. Conference, May 4, 2016, Cultural and Social Encounters in Islamic Asia, c. 1600-c. 1800, Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies, Mount Scopus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
programme at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/250465101956618/
5. On line sources:
Syria Studies, the official online journal of the Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS) at the University of St. Andrews.
https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/syria
6. al-Raqmiyyāt: Digital Islamic History
Chronological Coverage of an Arabic Corpus
An Experiment with Date Statements
Posted by Maxim Romanov on March 29, 2016
(on Coding, Corpora, Methods, and Historical Texts)
http://maximromanov.github.io/2016/03-29.html
7. Jobs:
Full-Time Term Faculty Position: Arab World Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies – American University, Washington DC: www.american.edu/cas/crgc/
Assistant Professor without Review in Islamic Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. and be able to teach Classical Arabic at all levels, and courses on topics such as Introduction to Western Religions, Classical Islam, Modern Islam, and/or another area of specialization.
Deadline for application: 6 June 2016. Information: www.facultycareers.ubc.ca/23357
8. The treasures of Arabic, Persian and Turkish tales in the 15 volumes of the
extraordinary Enzyklopädie des Märchens (1).
Enzyklopädie [Enzyklopaedie] des Märchens [Maerchens]:
Handwörterbuch [Handwoerterbuch] zur historischen und vergleichenden
Erzählforschung [Erzaehlforschung], ed. Rolf Wilhelm Brednich et al. 15
vols. Berlin, etc.: de Gruyter, 1977-2015, also available online.
More information on
http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~enzmaer/vorstellung-engl.html
9. CFP
Beyond The Mosque: Diverse Sites of Muslim Prayer (Universities Art Association of Canada/ Association d’art des universités du Canada, Montreal, Canada, October 27-30, 2016)
Conference session to be held at the Université du Québec à Montréal
http://www.uaac-aauc.org/montreal-2016
Chaired by: Angela Andersen
Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria
The purpose-built, monumental mosque is often presented as the primary site of Islamic congregational worship. However, the Quran provides virtually no instructions regarding the appearance or configuration of such a site, and many Muslims engage in individual and congregational prayer in a variety of settings. A room in the home, a rug, a clean piece of cloth or a line in the sand can demarcate prayer space just as the declaration of the intent to pray itself can establish parameters. This panel will explore the great architectural diversity of Muslim places of prayer and worship, inclusive of art-historical, religious studies, anthropological, sociological and lived experience perspectives. Historical and contemporary studies of women and the elderly in Islam, Sufi orders, marginalized and sectarian movements, rural assembly sites, migrant communities, Muslims in predominantly non-Muslim surroundings, syncretic traditions, and the contemporary workforce seeking prayer and worship accommodations are but a few examples of welcome subjects.
Please submit proposals directly to Angela Andersen ala@uvic.ca by June 24, 2016.
Proposals for 20 minute papers should include:
name and email address
institutional affiliation
paper title
abstract (150 words maximum)
brief bio (150 words maximum)
According to the regulations of the Universities Art Association of Canada, “proposals may be submitted by current members or non-members of UAAC. Non-members must become members of UAAC and pay registration fees in order to present a paper at the conference. Membership dues and registration fees must be received by October 1, 2016. MA students are not permitted to give papers at the conference.”
10. CFP for volume entitled
Transcultural Identity Constructions in a Changing Arab World
11. The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) is pleased to offer the 3rd short-term course of Shi’a Islamic Studies on August 22, to September 1, 2016.
This 10-Day English program mainly focuses on Shia Islamic beliefs and practices, as well as Shiite authority, rituals and ceremonies in the contemporary Iran. The program includes guided visits to the local and cultural sites of Qom, Isfahan and Tehran in order to provide a view of day-to-day life in Iran. All faculty, students and researchers in related fields are invited to apply.
The normal fee for the course is $1300 including all local costs. There are some fellowships available for applicants whose competency will be approved.
You can find more information on our website at: http://shiacourse.urd.ac.ir/.
Please don’t hesitate to email us via shiacourse3@gmail.com with any questions.
12. Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, UK
Now enrolling for Islamic Studies & Arabic
available to study Full-time and Part-time starting in September 2016
See: http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6e9fdbb4ef3ba3047cbc8ea43&id=525919b8bd&e=73b327db99
13. Symposium – Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs (Met Museum, 10–11 June)
14. Call for Submissions: Persian Passages (Special issue of Southerly)
Persian speakers from Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan have influenced Australian culture in many ways. What are the evocations of Persian themes in Australian writing and culture? What are the contemporary heirs to Judith Wright’s poem ‘Hafiz of Shiraz’? And what is the image of Australia in contemporary Persian texts? Guest editors Laetitia Nanquette and Ali Alizadeh are calling for submissions of poems, stories, non-fiction and literary papers for a special issue of Southerly focusing on literary transactions between Australian and Persian cultures. The editors are also interested in writings from Iranian, Afghan and Tajik writers engaging with Australia in any way.
As the Persian-speaking community is becoming stronger in Australia and its cultural production diversifies, this issue aims to offer to an Australian audience a rich sample of texts and perspectives focusing on Australian-Persian perspectives
The CFP can be seen online at this address: http://southerlyjournal.com.au/2016/05/12/call-for-submissions-persian-passages-special-issue-of-southerly/
- May 12, 2016
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- May 11, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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- May 11, 2016
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- May 11, 2016
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- May 10, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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