Archive for July, 2018
Shii News – Academic Items
1.Channels of Transmission:
Family and Professional Lineages in the Early Modern Middle East
Eurasian Studies 15/2 (2017), special issue (pp. 177-377)
(guest edited by Sandra Aube and Maria Szuppe, with the collaboration of Anthony T. Quickel)
distributed by Brill: [brill.com/eurs]brill.com/eurs
The volume brings together eight papers focusing on family structures and their self-definition, as well as their dependence on geographical, temporal, and cultural factors in the process of developing strategies of transmission of authority and knowledge. It originates with joint French-German research project on Dynamics of Transmission: Family, Authorithy and KNowledge in the Early Modern Middle East, 15-17th c. (DYNTRAN, CNRS-Marburg University) sponsored by the ANR and the DFG. For more information on DYNTRAN, see: https://dyntran.hypotheses.org/
2. Oxford’s Faculty of Oriental Studies has just announced two four-year postdoctoral positions in Qur’anic Studies, as part of an ERC-funded research project entitled “Qur’anic Commentary: An Integrative Paradigm”. We are looking for two scholars who will produce monographs on the Islamic reception history of surahs 1–4 and on Qur’anic law in its late antique context. More details can be found at the links below. I am happy for prospective applicants to contact me with queries.
Best wishes,
Nicolai Sinai
(nicolai.sinai@orinst.ox.ac.uk)
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Dr Nicolai Sinai
Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford
Fellow of Pembroke College
New book: The Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Introduction
3. Call for applicants: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Isfahan, Iran (Fall Semester 2018)
I am writing to kindly inform you that the University of Isfahan is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates for Fall semester 2018. You may see the attached recruitment notice for other details.
As you are well aware, the University of Isfahan is one of the leading universities in Iran, which is a public comprehensive university with a good position in both national and international university rankings. The University of Isfahan provides a wide variety of choices in educational programs and offers various high quality facilities to its students. The university is also renowned for its pioneering research and education.
The proposed postdoctoral positions can provide the eligible candidates with a very good chance to increase their expertise and knowledge in their fields.
It will be highly appreciated if you kindly inform the potential candidates. I do thank you for considering this request.
If you have any inquires, do not hesitate to contact us at: postdoc@res.ui.ac.ir.
Sincerely,
Neda Naderi
Scientific Coordinator
International Scientific Cooperation Office
University of Isfahan
University St,
Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
Tel: +98 313 7932039
Fax: +98 313 6682910
Email: isco1.ui@gmail.com
4. Call for participants in an upcoming workshop entitled “Ibadi Manuscripts and Manuscript Cultures” to be held from 5-6 April 2019 at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Arabic, English, and French versions of the call for participants are available here on Academia.edu (https://www.academia.edu/37032158/Call_for_Workshop_Participants_English_French_Arabic_Ibadi_Manuscripts_and_Manuscript_Cultures_5-6_April_2019_Al_Akhawayn_University).
Proposals are due 1 December 2018 and any questions can be directed to the workshop organizers: Paul Love (p.love@aui.ma) or Soufien Mestaoui (smestaoui@ibadica.org).
5. PhD candidate in Iranian Studies/History of Religions (2 positions), University of Leiden
Vacancy number 18-308
Project description
The PhD candidate will carry out research in the framework of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funded project, Keepers of the Flame: The Reconfiguration of the Zoroastrian Priesthood in Sasanian and Early Islamic Times, led by Professor Albert de Jong. This project examines the history of the Zoroastrian priesthood in two periods of transformation: the Sasanian Empire and the early Islamic period. The project as a whole aims to answer the question how Zoroastrianism survived the loss of its empire. The project will study the build-up and transformation of the Zoroastrian priesthood in the context of innovative theorizing about longue durée history of religion, the transformation of Iranian identity, and the role of religious specialists.
Appointment
The appointment will initially be for 12 months and if evaluated positively, with an extension of 3 years and must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. The salary range for a PhD student is from €31,624 to €40,430 gross per year (pay-scale P) based on a full-time appointment.
Applications must be received no later than 7 September 2018.
6. The Faculty of Humanities at Tübingen University invites applications for the position of a Professor (W 3) for Islamic History and Culture in the Department of Asian and Oriental Studies
The applicant should be able to cover a broad spectrum of research and
instruction in this subject area. She/he should have a research focus either
on Islamic history or on literary and/or cultural studies. Good knowledge of
Arabic and a second source language is expected.
She/he will contribute to the department’s curricula (BA, MA) as well as
supervise PhD candidates. We also expect an interest in joining the
interdisciplinary research activities within the department as well as with
other departments at the university.
Requirements for appointment are: Professorship status or an equivalent
qualification as well as extensive teaching experience.
Tübingen University is particularly interested in applications from female
candidates for this position and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.
Applications from disabled candidates will be given preference if the
qualifications of these candidates are identical to those of a non-disabled
candidate. In line with its internationalization agenda, the university
welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany.
Applications with the usual documents (Curriculum Vitae, references, list of
publications and teaching experience, overview of research covered, authored
books, up to 5 articles) should be sent to: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
Prof. Dr. Juergen Leonhardt, Keplerstrasse 2, D-72074 Tuebingen
(bewerbung@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de)
Enquiries may also be directed to the Dean.
The closing date for applications is August 31, 2018.
7. 14th Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Paths of Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa”, University of Turin, 31 January – 2 February 2019
The conference aims at bringing the debate on the paths and forms of resistance, which developed in the MENA region over the centuries, and soliciting different theoretical and disciplinary approaches. The official languages are Italian, English and French.
Deadline for open and closed panel proposals: 5 September 2018. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/convegno-2019-torino-2019-conference-turin/call-for-panels/ (English version at the end)
8. Articles on “Islam and the Category of ‘Religion’” for Summer 2019 Issue of the “Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies”
The journal is published by the Indiana University Press (Bloomington). It aims to develop critical ideas on less explored and innovative themes in social, cultural, art, architectural, political, and economic histories. Scholars engaged with current historical debates about any region and period can submit articles on a particular theme thus initiating a dialogue on theoretical and methodological issues.
Information: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/pages.php?cPath=4&pID=97
- July 30, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Bahrainis Stripped of Citizenship
Bahrain: Hundreds Stripped of Citizenship
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities should restore citizenship to hundreds of nationals whose citizenship they revoked through executive orders or court decisions since 2012, rendering most of them stateless, Human Rights Watch said today.
- July 30, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
- 0 Comment
Shii News – Election Blast in Quetta
Quetta: Death toll jumps to 31 in election day blast
At least 31 people have been killed, including two policemen, in a bomb blast near a polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta, according to officials. More than 40 others were wounded in the blast on Wednesday, Waseem Baig, a spokesperson for Quetta Civil Hospital, told Al Jazeera.
For further news on the election, see al Jazeera
and click on the Dawn and Express Tribune links here on bottom right of the Home page.
- July 25, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) invites submissions for its second annual workshop, scheduled to take place at the University of Chicago, October 6–7, 2018. We particularly welcome papers that are works in progress and would benefit from extensive discussion and feedback.
The Society hopes to provide a regional forum for scholars of Islamicate adab, particularly of the medieval and early modern periods, to meet and share their work.
We leave our parameters intentionally broad in order to invite as wide a collaboration as can be useful, but we are basically engaged with the literatures of the broad complex of premodern Muslim societies from the Danube to the Deccan. This naturally includes the major Islamicate languages of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as others (Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.) that participate in similar literary conventions. We welcome and encourage scholars working in any of these languages to consider participating!
Those who wish to participate in the workshop should fill out our online application (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHLf4yncTKDdvp1W7WafNX-I2rCOfWu98FgoYt1aJHpFQfg/viewform ) by August 15, 2018. Please note that each accepted paper will be given 45 minutes for presentation and discussion; because of this, we have limited space on our schedule and may have to turn down some submissions if get too many. In such an event, preference will generally be given to scholars in the Great Lakes region, per the mission (https://greatlakesadiban.github.io/about/ ) of this organization.
Graduate students note: we have some funding to help offset at least part of your travel costs! If you would like to apply for this additional aid, there is a space to do so on the application form.
If you have any questions, please feel free to write Cameron Cross at kchalipa [at] umich.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
2. Workshop: “Professional Mobility in the Islamic Lands (900-1600): ʿulamāʾ, udabāʾ, and Administrators”, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 20-21 March 2019
This workshop is interested in papers that consider the following questions: How and when did the madrasas start producing bureaucrats? What did getting close to political authority entail for the ʿulamāʾ? How did offers for higher appointments travel in Islamic lands? How did the competition between ruling elites and households impact this professional mobility? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018: Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30535
3. Posts:
Research Associate for Analysis of Historical Arabic Texts, Asia-Africa Institute, Hamburg University
4 year full-time position. Duties include conceptualization and implementation of a web-based tool for the analysis of text variants in historical Arabic texts.
Deadline for applications: 1 August 2018. Information:
Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East & North Africa, Stanford University
The Department of History seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with an emphasis on the Arab world from the late nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Applicants will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11423
4. Session de formation doctorale en droit musulman, Villejuif, France, 3-7 décembre 2018
Ils participeront à une série d’ateliers pratiques centrés sur les sources primaires et consacrés aux différents aspects du droit en Islam. Les interventions se feront en français et en anglais à partir de la lecture de textes en arabe. Aucune participation financière n’est demandée aux étudiant.e.s, et celles ou ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent candidater à une aide financière.
Date limite : 31 juillet 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30693
5. Articles on “Women in Islam” for Special Issue of MDPI Open Access
This call for papers invites submissions focusing on women’s understanding, interpretation and lived experience of Islam with attention to women’s agency.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2018. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30730
6. W Floor, Studies in the History of Medicine in Iran, Mage, 2018
http://magepublishers.com/studies-in-the-history-of-medicine-in-iran/
7. The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era
Date: 27 October 2018 Time: 9:45 AM
Finishes: 27 October 2018 Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: London, SOAS, Brunei Gallery
Room: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
For more information:
https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/idea-of-iran/27oct2018-the-idea-of-iran-the-safavid-era.html
8. Gulf History content specialist at the British Library (Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 December 2021):
See
https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01001581
- July 25, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Saudi Seeks to ‘Control the Discourse’
Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic-speaking Middle East
Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia has now set its hegemonic sights on influencing the media landscape of the non-Arabic speaking greater Middle East.
- July 21, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Murrabi Hassanalibhai Suleman “Chacha”
Africa Federation Archives – Murrabi Hassanalibhai Suleman “Chacha” – The Founder of Hyderi Imambara South London
SECRETARIAT AFRICA FEDERATION ARCHIVES SECTION 20th July 2018 (6th Zilkaad 1439 AH) Download: Africa Federation Archives – Murrabi Hassanalibhai Suleman “Chacha” – The Founder of Hyderi Imambara South London (PDF, 280KB) Download: Africa Federation Archives – Murrabi Hassanalibhai Suleman “Chacha” – The Founder of Hyderi Imambara South London (PDF, 276KB)
- July 20, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Sheikh Isa is ‘stable’
Al-Ghuraifi Says Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Health Situation Stable, He Has High Spirit
2018-07-20 – 4:10 p Bahrain Mirror: Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, one of senior Shiite clerics in Bahrain, said that the health situation of spiritual leader of Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim is “stable”. He added in a sermon he delivered in Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque on Thursday (July 19, 2018) that the medical examinations of Sheikh Isa are “continuous and under care of senior consultants”.
- July 20, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.CfP: ‘Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam’
The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22nd
Symposium Date: October 26-27, 2018
Read more at: https://shii-studies-sites.uchicago.edu/
2. The University of Copenhagen announces a position as associate professor under the study programme “MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (BA & MA STUDY PROGRAMMES), with focus in Modern Israeli historical and cultural studies. The closing date for applications is 21 August 2018, 23:59 CET.
For more information see: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1307&departmentId=18985&ProjectId=147660&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false
3. Full professorship at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Asian and African Studies for “Transregional Central Asian Studies”
“The position has its sociocultural and linguistic focus on Central Asia. Teaching and research are supposed to cover not only Central Asia but also connections to other regions represented at the Department of Asian and African Studies. The thematic focus is on contemporary social developments in the fields of Islam, Muslim identities and migration. The successful applicant is supposed to study the linkages between Asia and Africa in these fields.”
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56933
4. Doctoral Workshop: “Digital Media, Islamism, and Politics in the Middle East”, Basel, Switzerland, 28-29 September 2018
This two-day workshop immerses students in comparative studies of Islamist politics in the Middle East and North Africa through the lens of how violent and non-violent Islamist state and non-actors, as well as their opponents, use and manipulate digital and social media to further their goals. The workshop is specifically interested in exploring themes in how the region’s religious, political and social forces interact and mobilize in digital space, including their competing organizational networks and narrative claims.
Deadline for applications: 6 August 2018. Information: https://nahoststudien.philhist.unibas.ch/de/doktorat/mubit/annual-doctoral-workshops/
5. Iran: Resources
As part of our programme promoting Iranian contemporary literature and culture in the UK and encouraging the advancement of high quality Persian – English translation we have been researching related networks, contacts and study centres. Below are some useful links and resources, which we hope will help contribute to bringing about an increase in publications, translations and literary exchange to positively impact on Iranian literature, as well as on literary exchange with the UK and elsewhere.
We hope that you might find this useful and are grateful to those who have contributed to it so far. We welcome your suggestions/ amendments for this evolving list. The sections are currently:
- Interesting Reading
- Networks
- Foundations/ Charities/ Organisations
- Publications/ Resources
- Publishers/ Book Fairs/ Prizes
- Study/ Research/ Support Centres
- Translators (Persian to English, English to Persian or both)
- Recommended works for translation
If you have any suggestions for the lists please contact sophia@visitingarts.org.uk
6. Mapping Islamophobia – Visualizing Islamophobia and Its Effects
“Mapping Islamophobia is a project headed by Grinnell College history and religious studies professor Caleb Elfenbein, with contributions from a number of Grinnell College students and technical support from Mike Conner. The project utilizes a series of powerful interactive maps that document incidents of violence, discrimination, and bias targeting Muslim individuals and communities in the United States. One such map, along with an accompanying interactive timeline, allows visitors to view the prevalence of Islamophobia between the years 2011 and 2018. In addition, these maps allow visitors to investigate Islamophobic incidents by incident type (including legislation, public campaigns, and crimes against people) and the gender of the targeted individual. The team behind Mapping Islamophobia collected information about these incidents from a variety of “media outlets with clear editorial oversight.” By selecting individual pins on these maps, visitors can learn more about specific incidents and news sources. The Mapping Islamophobia project also contains Countering Islamophobia, an interactive map that documents “how American Muslim communities have responded to the increasing presence of anti-Muslim hostility in American public life over time.” This map highlights community outreach activities, interfaith initiatives, and more.”
http://mappingislamophobia.org/
- July 19, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Anti-Shii Dimensions of Upcoming Pakistan Elections
Pakistani elections spotlight the country’s contradictory policies
A virulently anti-Shiite, Saudi-backed candidate for parliament in Pakistan’s July 25 election symbolizes the country’s effort to reconcile contradictory policy objectives in an all but impossible attempt to keep domestic forces and foreign allies happy. Ramzan Mengal’s candidacy highlights Pakistan’s convoluted relationship to Islamic militants at a time that the country risks being blacklisted by an international anti-money laundering and terrorism finance watchdog.
- July 16, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Sheikh Isa in London
Bahraini Top Shia Cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in London to Receive Urgent Medical Care
9 July 2018 – Today, Bahrain’s most prominent Shia cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, arrived in London to receive medical treatment. He landed at 3:31pm at Heathrow Airport from Bahrain International Airport on Gulf Air flight GF003. It appears that Sheikh Isa Qassim has been suffering from an “undisclosed illness” and recently fell and hurt himself….
- July 10, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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