Archive for May, 2019

Opinion | Saudi Arabia’s repression shouldn’t be rewarded with a World Cup

May 15 at 11:24 AM Minky Worden is director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch and oversees the organization’s work on human rights and sports. In 2010, when FIFA announced that the 2022 World Cup would be held in Qatar, there was an outcry over that country’s human rights record.

Bahrain: Suspend Death Penalty

(Beirut) – The Bahrain Court of Cassation, the country’s court of last resort, upheld the death sentence against two men on May 6, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. A court convicted the men, Ali al-Arab and Ahmad al-Malali, of terror offenses in a mass trial on January 31, 2018.

1. Postdoctoral Scholar – Teaching Fellow, Middle East Studies

University of Southern California

The Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles invites applications for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship in Middle East Studies. Researchers with training in Environmental Studies, anthropology, political economy, urban studies, and geography are particularly welcome to apply. This fellowship is renewable for a second year contingent upon administrative approval.

In addition to research, the successful candidate is expected to teach 3 courses per academic year and to participate in the intellectual life of the department and other units on campus. This person will receive a stipend of $65,000 plus benefits. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. within the last five years or at the latest by August 15, 2019, the start date of the position. Review of complete applications will begin immediately. Further information is available by contacting Renee Almassizadeh (almassiz@usc.edu) or Ramzi Rouighi (rouighi@usc.edu).

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance.

In addition to the letter of application, applicants should include their curriculum vitae, a writing sample, three recommendation letters, and sample syllabi. Position will remain open until filled. In order to be considered for this position, all candidates must apply via the “Apply” link at https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/postdoctoral-scholar-teaching-fellow/1209/11742439.

 

 

 

2. U of South Carolina, Instructor of Arabic position (fall 2019)

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a full-time Instructor of Arabic starting fall 2019. This position is renewable annually, contingent upon satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and the availability of funding.

 

Advertised Job Summary:

Teach introductory through advanced Arabic language courses and possibly occasional culture courses (four classes per semester); prepare course syllabi and handouts; evaluate and grade student class work, assignments and papers; maintain required records including student attendance and grades; maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students; participate in program and departmental meetings and activities. The successful candidate may also be assigned service duties, including running the Arabic program and/or placement, dependent upon the applicant’s experience and departmental needs.

 

Required Education and Experience:

A Master’s degree in Arabic or a related field is required and must be in hand by August 1, 2019. Evidence of successful teaching experience at the collegiate level of Arabic as a foreign language, native or near-native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, at least one Arabic dialect (with a preference for Egyptian), and English are expected.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

A Ph.D. in Arabic or a related field. Ability to teach an additional language a plus.

 

Deadline:

June 14, 2019

 

Required Applicant Documents: 

Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
List of References and Contact Information

 

For more information and to apply: 

https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/56060

 

 

 

3. International bilingual summer school, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 17–19 October 2019

Mapping the Urban: Cities in Arabic Literature, Culture, and Society

Which role do cities play in Arabic literature, culture, and society? How is urban space represented, negotiated and performed in premodern and modern texts? And how do new theories and methods, like those related to the “spatial turn” and “urban studies”, help us to “map the urban”?

The Call for Applications is addressed to outstanding junior scholars from Arab and European universities who are active in the field of Arabic Studies and would like to present their current research project. The research may take its orientation from a variety of disciplines (Literature, Art History, Cultural Studies, the Social Sciences or History) and should be related — at least in partial aspects — to cities, urban space and urbanity. Competence in Arabic and English is required. Please see the Call for Applications for further information.

The summer school is part of the research activities of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) and is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

Application deadline: 15 June 2019

For the application and further information, see:

http://arabic-philologies.de/en/venice2019.html

 

 

 

 

4. Alexander von Humboldt Final Year Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships in Thirteenth to Sixteenth Century Islamicate Intellectual History

Applications are invited for Final Year Dissertation Write-up Fellowships at the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for the Islamicate Intellectual History of the Later Middle and Early Modern periods at the University of Bonn, to commence on 1 October 2019 for nine months. Three grants are available for doctoral candidates who are in the process of completing a dissertation on a topic relevant for the thirteenth to sixteenth century Islamicate intellectual history (Philosophy, Theology, Sufism, legal theory, the history of science as well as the so-called occult sciences, political thought, historiography, and adjacent areas). The Fellowship provides a stipend that is intended to permit full-time work on the dissertation, without reliance on part-time employment. Fellows will be expected to deliver a termly presentation on their research in progress at the Alexander von Humboldt colloquia at the University of Bonn as part of a research group under the leadership of Professor Judith Pfeiffer.

Candidates must have, by the time of the appointment, completed all course work (ABD) and must have sufficiently advanced in researching their thesis in a relevant field of study to be able to complete the dissertation during the nine months of their fellowship.

The Fellow will have a strong command of at least one of the languages Arabic, Persian, or Turkish, and reading knowledge of a second, and should preferably have a reading knowledge of at least one European language other than English; a thorough understanding of the social and political history of the period; sufficient palaeographical skills to work with Islamic manuscripts; good written and oral communication skills; good skills and experience in teamwork; and good planning and time management skills. The criteria for selection are outstanding performance and scholarly promise, and the likelihood that the candidate will complete his/her dissertation within 9 months of the start date of the fellowship.Applications are welcome from students both at Bonn University and at any other accredited international institution of higher education. The working language at the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg is English. Applicants from other institutions may apply for a recognized student status at Bonn University, but will continue to work with their main supervisor and dissertation committee throughout the fellowship, and will submit their thesis to their home university. As per the stipulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Fellowship holders are required to acknowledge the support of this grant appropriately in their dissertation and ensuing publications.

All candidates are expected to pay student fees at the regular rates. Successful non-Bonn candidates will be required to pay the relevant fees (currently 287 € per semester/six months), and international students must be able to obtain a student visa, for which they will receive support from the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg. These fellowships cannot be held in conjunction with DAAD, DFG, AHRC, or equivalent grants.

Grant value: 1.350,– Euro/Month, plus travel support.

Start date: 1 October 2019.

Fellows are expected to reside in Bonn for the duration of the fellowship.

To apply for this Fellowship, please submit the application material listed below to fellowships@avh-islamicate.uni-bonn.de.

–        Curriculum vitae;

–        Cover letter with a research proposal;

–        Title and Table of contents of the thesis with a proposed timeline indicating which chapters will be completed during the tenure of the Fellowship;

–        2 letters of reference, one of which must be by the main thesis supervisor. The letter of the main supervisor ought to comment on the current state of the thesis, and the dates by when it is expected to be completed, as well as the date when it is expected to be defended.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit a piece of sample writing, which can be a published article, a chapter of the thesis, or another relevant writing sample.

For further information, see https://uni-bonn.academia.edu/JudithPfeiffer/Dissertation-Fellowships

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday, 3 June 2019.

Prior questions are welcome and may be directed to judith.pfeiffer@uni-bonn.de.

 

 

 

 

5. Workshop: “The Diplomatics of Ancient and Medieval Documents: Putting the Afghan Geniza into Diplomatic Context”, Freie Universität Berlin, 23 May 2019

At this workshop we will discuss and compare medieval legal-administrative documents from across the Islamic world, including Pahlavi, Afghan Geniza, Cairo Geniza and Damascus Qubba documents. All welcome.

Information: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/islamwiss/Termine/Workshop-Azad.html

 

 

 

 

6. 3^rd International Congress of the University Platform for Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): “Islam and Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020

The conference aims to address this societal movement from the perspective of Islam and beyond identity-based resistance. It will thus focus on how Islam can be considered a ʻresource’ (Jullien) in order to approach the other in the globalized world. In this context, what is the other’s specific thought that is being expressed to ground and support the dynamics of postmodernity? Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2019. Information: https://pluriel.fuce.eu/call-for-papers-3rd-pluriel-international-congress-islam-and-otherness/?lang=en

 

 

 

 

7. Research Associate for Project “A Hermeneutics of Civic Engagement? Reading the Qur’an and Sunna in British Islam”, University of Chester

Requirements: the successful candidate will have experience and expertise in anthropological approaches to the study of Islam, preferably in a Western context, and will have a proven track record of conducting ethnography. S/he will hold a PhD in Social Anthropology or a cognate discipline (or will have submitted her/his thesis by the time of appointment). S/he will also have, or be establishing, a track record of publication.

Deadline for applications: 14 June 2019.

Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSC087/researcher-ethnography-of-the-quran

Contact: Caroline Tee (c.tee@chester.ac.uk)

 

 

 

 

8. Full-time PhD Research Fellowship in Social Anthropology of the Middle East, University of Bergen

The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years and will concern cultural heritage and conflict, focusing on a specific cultural heritage site. The PhD student will be expected to carry out anthropological fieldwork, with participant observation of social processes and conflict concerning social identity, religion and/or economy.

Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/168726/phd-position-social-anthropology

 

 

 

 

9. Summer Courses in Modern Standard Arabic, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane

Two semesters in eight weeks: 30 May-28 June 2019 (Session 1), 2-26 July 2019 (Session 2). Scholarships available.

Deadline for applications: 24 May 2019. Information: http://www.aui.ma/aranas/.

Contact: arabic@aui.ma

 

 

 

10. Contributions for “Bonn Oriental and Asian Studies – BOAS_insights”

This online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covers a wide range of subjects and a large geographical scope within Asian and Middle Eastern Area Studies. The editors encourage multi-disciplinary approaches that incorporate diverse perspectives and bridge deeply specialized fields.

Deadline for full articles: 1 July 2019. information: https://www.boas-insights.uni-bonn.de/en

 

 

 

11. Intellect is excited to announce that the International Journal of Islamic Architecture8.2 is available! For more information about the issue, click here >> https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/ijia/2019/00000008/00000002

Special Issue: ‘Boundaries, Flows and the Making of Muslim Selves’

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) is intended for those interested in urban design and planning, architecture, and landscape design in the historic Islamic world, encompassing the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, but also the more recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions. The main emphasis is on detailed analysis of the practical, historical and theoretical aspects of architecture, with a focus on both design and its reception. The journal is also specifically interested in contemporary architecture and urban design in relation to social and cultural history, geography, politics, aesthetics, technology, and conservation. Spanning across cultures and disciplines, IJIA seeks to analyze and explain issues related to the built environment throughout the regions covered. The cross-cultural and interdisciplinary nature of this journal will significantly contribute to the knowledge in this field.

Issue 8.2

Editorial Essay
Confining Contingency Farhan Karim

Design in Theory Articles

One House of Worship with Many Roofs: Imposing Architecture to Mediate Sunni, Alevi, and Gülenist Islam in Turkey
Angela Andersen

Housing Others: Design and Identity in a Bedouin Village
Noam Shoked

Staging Baghdad as a Problem of Development
Huma Gupta

Architecture of Exclusion: The Savujbulagh-i Mukri Garrison, Border-Making, and the Transformation of the Ottoman-Qajar Frontier
Nader Sayadi

Reconstructing the Muslim Self in Diaspora: SocioSpatial Practices in Urban European Mosques
Elisabeth Becker

Design in Practice Article

The Rome Mosque and Islamic Centre: A Case of Diasporic Architecture in the Globalized Mediterranean
Theodore Van Loan and Eva-Maria Troelenberg

Book Reviews

• Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, Devin E. Naar (2016) The Merchants of Oran: a Jewish Port at the Dawn of Empire, Joshua Schreier (2017) Jessica M. Marglin
• The Construction of Equality: Syriac Immigration and the Swedish City, Jennifer Mack (2017) Dawn Chatty
• Power, Patronage, and Memory in Early Islam: Perspectives onUmayyad Elites, Eds Alain George and Andrew Marsham (2018) Razan Francis
• Affect, Emotion, and Subjectivity in Early Modern Muslim Empires:New Studies in Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Art and Culture, Ed. Kishwar Rizvi (2018) Aslıhan Gürbüzel
• The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam: Iconoclasm, Destruction, and Idolatry, Ondrej Beránek and Pavel Tupek (2018) Ian Straughn
• Italian Architects and Builders in theOttoman Empire and Modern Turkey:Design Across Borders, Eds Paolo Girardelli and Ezio Godoli (2017) Nicola Verderame

Exhibition Reviews

• The World of the Fatimids, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada, March 10–July 2, 2018 Heba Mostafa
• In the Fields of EmptyDays: The Intersection of Past and Presentin Iranian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), May 6–September 9, 2018 Deanna Kashani Pre´cis
• Synagogue, Church, Mosque: Connections and Conversions, Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, Turkey, November 16–18, 2017 Nilgün Yüc

For more information about the issue, click here >> https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-islamic-architecture

 

 

 

 

12. The Ninth Biennial Convention of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies 

ASPS/Delhi 2020

 

(Revised Dates)

March 11-13, 2020

New Delhi, India

 

CALL FOR PAPERS:

 

The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) calls for the participation of its members in its Ninth Biennial Convention, to take place in New Delhi, India, March 11-13, 2020. Our meeting will be hosted by the University of Chicago Center in Delhi, 2020.

The Deadline for Submission of Abstracts is May 31, 2019.

Please note that you must be a current (2019) ASPS member in order to submit your abstract, otherwise your submission will not be considered and you must be a 2020 member to register to participate in the conference.

We will likely have a limited number of fellowships available for participants from Central Asia, Afghanistan, and for graduate students from the US. Details TBA.

All humanities and social science disciplines related to Persianate Societies are welcome. Pre-organized panels are strongly encouraged. Submissions for pre-organized panels must include a panel abstract of no more than 300 words plus individual abstracts of no more than 300 words for each panelist. Panels must be limited to a minimum of three panelists and a maximum of four.

For further information,  visit: http://www.persianatesocieties.org/

 

 

 

13. Persian Language Summer School Organised by Allameh Tabataba’i University from June 25 to July 27, 2019.

 

For info please visit the website: ctpsol.atu.ac.ir (in Persian) or email your queries to ctpsol@atu.ac.ir.

 

 

 

Saudi state media: Eight ‘terrorist suspects’ killed in Qatif

Eight members of what Saudi authorities call a terrorist cell were killed on Saturday in a police raid in Saudi Arabia’s eastern Qatif region, a Shia minority stronghold, state media has reported. The recently-formed cell was preparing to carry out “terrorist activities” against the security of the country, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a state security spokesperson.

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SEMINAR
TO COMMEMORATE THE MARTYRDOM OF
IMAM ALI (a.s.)

SUNDAY 26th MAY 2019 – 2:00 PM
VENUE – RUDOLF STEINER HOUSE
35 PARK ROAD, LONDON NW1 6XT
Opposite Mumtaz Restaurant
Tube station: Baker Street

Chair: Sajjad Rizvi

Robert Gleave
Justice and Shari’a in the Sayings of Imam Ali

Gulamabbas Lakha
Psychology from Imām ʿAlī (as): Where the Mystical meets the Practical

AN OPEN INVITATION

PLEASE BE SEATED BY 2:00 PM

TAKE-AWAY IFTAR WILL BE PROVIDED

ORGANISER & SPONSOR: THE AHMED FAMILY – C/O MUHAMMADI TRUST (020 8452 1739)

1.Arabian Gulf Digital Archive 
(collaboration between the UK National Archives and United Arab Emirates)
https://www.agda.ae/en/
“The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive (“AGDA”) is an online archive that has been created to showcase historical and cultural material that tells the story of the rich, intriguing and complex history of the Arabian Gulf.

An accessible resource, it serves to offer digital material that spans two centuries, documenting events and personalities that have shaped and defined the region. The contents offer an insight into the past with some material previously unseen by the general public.

AGDA contains, among other things, letters, memos, transcripts, photos and official correspondence from leaders and governments that shaped the events of their time. It’s a free and open resource for students, researchers, enthusiasts and anyone who is curious to explore the rich and varied past of the Arabian Gulf.”

 

 

 

2. Manuscripts of the Muslim World project made recently available digital copies of 208 manuscripts. The goal of the project is to provide digital
editions of more than 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings from the
Islamicate world broadly construed. Together these holdings will
represent in great breadth the flourishing intellectual and cultural
heritage of Muslim lands from 1000 to 1900, covering mathematics,
astrology, history, law, literature, as well as the Qur’an and Hadith.
The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts in Arabic and
Persian, along with examples of Coptic, Samaritan, Syriac, Turkish, and
Berber.
The primary partners are Columbia University, the Free Library of
Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania with significant
contributions from Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College.
This project is funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources.

The collection is available here:
http://openn.library.upenn.edu/html/muslimworld_contents.html
These 208 online manuscripts come from the following institutions:
37 manuscripts from the Free Library of Philadelphia
45 manuscripts from the University of Pennsylvania
127 manuscripts from Columbia University
1 manuscript from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

New content is added regularly so please check the site often.
Eventually the manuscripts housed there will also be available in more
public-friendly page-turning format but the OPenn raw files will remain
the canonical source. In addition, the local library catalogs at
Columbia, the FLP, and Penn will contain links to the digitized
facsimiles as well as to other manifestations differing by institution
(Columbia for instance will link to Internet Archive e-book versions).
Please do let us know about any interesting finds in the digitized corpus.
Kelly Tuttle, the cataloger for the project has recently begun tweeting
images from the project at https://twitter.com/MmwProject

 

 

 

 

3. “Dear Iranian Studies and Iranian Diaspora Studies Scholars,

The proposal submission website will open on May 15.  As you draft your proposals and organize your panels, you can also take two additional steps today:

1) Register for the conference:https://associationforiranianstudies.org/conferences/2020/registration.

2) Review submission guidelines: https://associationforiranianstudies.org/conferences/2020/submission-guidelines

If your membership needs to be updated, you can take care of that too: https://associationforiranianstudies.org/membership.

We are looking forward to your participation in AIS 2020 at the University of Salamanca in Spain.  For more information on the conference :https://associationforiranianstudies.org/conferences/2020 ”

 

 

 

 

4. Workshop on the History of Arabic Logic

May 7 – May 8

St Andrews, UK

Further info and the programme may be accessed at:

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/arche/event/workshop-on-the-history-of-arabic-logic/

 

 

 

 

5. 1st Islamic Perspectives on Ethical Issues Workshop. 

The first workshop in the series is entitled: “Islamic Perspectives on Organ Donation after Death”

3^rd – 4^th October 2019

Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, UK.

Proposals for a single presenter should include the following:

• Contact information and a brief bio of presenter(s),
• Tentative title(s),
• Abstract(s) (300- 500 word).

The deadline for submission of proposals is 26^th July 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by 2^nd August 2019.

The workshop will be hosted at Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham. Accepted applicants from within the E.U. will be supported for their travel and hospitality during the workshop, with a further limited number of travel bursaries available for those applying from outside the E.U.

Further info at: https://www.almahdi.edu/call-for-papers-islamic-perspectives-on-organ-donation-after-death/

 

 

 

 

6. Islamic Manuscript Association’s Introduction to Islamic Codicology course on 23–27 September 2019 at Cambridge University Library, Cambridge.

 

This intensive five-day course will introduce the study of Islamic manuscript codices as physical objects, or the archaeology of the Islamic book. The lectures will provide an overview of writing supports, the structure of quires, ruling and page layout, bookbinding, ornamentation, tools and materials used in book making, the palaeography of book hands, and writing Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) manuscript descriptions. During hands-on sessions, participants will examine Islamic manuscripts from Cambridge University Library’s collections and complete a series of practical exercises on codicological description.

 

If you are interested then please contact the Association or apply via their website: http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/courses/introduction-to-islamic-codicology,-cambridge,-2018/course-fees-and-registration.aspx

 

 

 

 

7. L’inscription du troisième Congrès des études sur le Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans est désormais ouverte et le restera jusqu’au 1er juin 2019.

 

Le Congrès se tiendra les 3, 4, 5 juillet 2019 à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, centre Panthéon.

 

L’inscription est obligatoire et sachez qu’il ne sera pas possible de vous inscrire au moment du Congrès.

 

La liste des ateliers est disponible à cette adresse, rubrique “Ateliers” https://congres-gismomm.sciencesconf.org/

L’inscription au Congrès se fera sur le site https://congres-gismomm.sciencesconf.org/register , rubrique “inscription”.

Pour ceux qui disposent déjà d’un compte sur HAL, les identifiants et mots de passe sont les mêmes que ceux de HAL. Les autres doivent se créer un identifiant et un mot de passe.
Le formulaire d’inscription est pré-rempli avec le nom et le prénom, il vous suffit de compléter le laboratoire et l’établissement d’appartenance, puis de cliquer sur le montant de votre inscription (rubrique “Participant”) :
– chercheurs non-membres de la SEMOMM : 30 euros

– doctorants non-membres de la SEMOMM : 10 euros

– adhérents de la SEMOMM (Société des études sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans) à jour de leur cotisation : https://www.semomm.fr/adherer/ Exonération des frais d’inscription
NB: les étudiants (en licence et master) qui souhaiteraient assister à un atelier pourront le faire, avec inscription obligatoire sur place.

 

Nous vous rappelons que le transport ne pourra pas être pris en charge, en revanche, un déjeuner (sandwichs et salades) vous sera proposé les 3 et 4 juillet (dans la limite des stocks disponibles) et un buffet sera organisé le 5 juillet.

Les pauses café et le cocktail inaugural sont compris dans l’inscription.

 

La participation sera libre pour le concert du jeudi 4 juillet, les fonds récoltés seront reversés à des associations humanitaires.

Nous vous remercions très vivement pour votre participation et votre collaboration, en souhaitant à tous un excellent congrès.
—
Cyrielle Michineau
Secrétaire générale du GIS Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans
email : cyrielle.michineau@ehess.fr

contact.gis@ehess.fr / direction.gis@ehess.fr

http://majlis-remomm.fr/
English version : http://majlis-remomm.fr/en/

https://www.facebook.com/GISMoyenOrient

https://soundcloud.com/iismm

 

 

In a Pure Muslim Land | Simon Wolfgang Fuchs | University of North Carolina Press

“Challenges common assumptions about Shi’i Muslims, focusing less on Iran and more on Pakistan…Those who wade into the depth of Fuchs’s impeccable scholarship will find a nuanced picture of the debate in Pakistan about the ideal Muslim state in the modern world.”– Publishers Weekly “Exciting, stimulating, and convincing, this richly conceived study of the Shi’a in the Indian subcontinent raises crucial points about transnational links, religious authority, and doctrinal positioning.

1.The Department of Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a lecturer position in Arabic starting in fall 2019. This position is expected to teach Arabic language courses at all levels (including advanced content courses) for an average of twelve hours per week according to the needs of the program. This position is renewable annually; contingent upon budgetary funding and performance. Security sensitive position; background check conducted on applicant selected.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic and hold an MA in teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL) or a related field. Experience teaching for the Arabic Flagship Program is preferred. Applicants should have at least three years’ university teaching experience and experience teaching in an intensive program integrating the teaching of both standard and spoken Arabic. The successful candidate should have experience in coordinating multiple sections of a course.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit a letter of application indicating interest in the position, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, formal student evaluations, and statement of teaching philosophy.

More info:  https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/1771395/2019-20-lecturer-of-arabic/

 

Close Date:
May 23, 2019

 

 

 

 

2. The Persian Heritage Foundation (New York) and SOAS are pleased to invite you to four lectures on Artists, Paintings and their Publics: Safavid Albums in the Seventeenth Century by Dr Massumeh Farhad, Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Instituton, Washington, D.C.

Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London
Russell Square WC1H 0XG

Admission Free – All Welcome

16, 17, 20 and 21 May

Lecture programme available here

 

 

 

3. Two PhD positions at the University of Bologna (Department of Philosophy and Communication studies), fully funded for 3 years in the framework of the ERC project: “Alchemy in the Making: From ancient Babylonia via Graeco-Roman Egypt into the Byzantine, Syriac and Arabic traditions (1500 BCE -1000 AD)”, Acronym: AlchemEast.

For a full description of the ERC project, please visit www.alchemeast.eu

Applicants are expected to submit a research project (max. 20.000 characters with spaces) on any aspect of the ancient alchemical tradition. The submitted project can either focus on a selection of primary sources (depending on the period of interest, Greek, Syriac or Arabic alchemical texts) or propose a broader and more transversal investigation of issues related to ancient alchemical science and its relationship with adjacent areas, such as natural philosophy and medicine.

The posts will be based in Bologna. Deadline for applications: May 15th, 2019

For further information, please feel free to contact: matteo.martelli@unibo.it

Applications can be submitted only via the on-line system at the links

(Eng) https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/phd/2019-2020/philosophy-science-cognition-and-semiotics-pscs

(Ita) https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/dottorati/2019-2020/philosophy-science-cognition-and-semiotics-pscs-1

The two positions are part of the PhD programme: “Philosophy, Science, Cognition and Semiotics”. For a complete description of the programme and the required documents to be uploaded, please look at the PHD PROGRAMME TABLE available in the application webpage.

 

 

4. Six Postdoctoral and One PhD Positions, Project: “Thinking through Translocal Entanglements: Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East” (2020-2024) at the Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin

Specialists from History, Islam Studies, Anthropology Political Science, Sociology, Cultural Geography, and Economic History / Economic Anthropology are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications: 2 June 2019. Information: http://www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/Ausschreibung_ResearchProgramme2020_postdoc_phd.pdf

 

 

 

 

5. Two Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Project „Refugees and the Arab Middle East: Protection in States Not Party to the Refugee Convention (REF-ARAB)“, University of Oslo, Norway

Requirements: PhD or equivalent academic qualification with a specialization in the Middle East, refugee studies, legal history, sociology of law, sociolegal studies, legal anthropology and/or a related discipline; fluent oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge of Arabic is strongly desirable. Experience from the Middle East and/or refugee studies is desirable.

Deadline for applications: 24 May 2019. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/168961/1-2-post-doctoral-research-fellowships

 

 

 

 

6. Senior Lecturer in Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland

The successful applicant will have proven research and teaching expertise and be able to contribute to teaching in any relevant areas, including to Islamic Moral Economy and Finance, Islamic Capital Markets, Islamic Commercial Law and Financial Transactions, Applied Islamic Banking and Insurance, etc. Fluency in English is essential and the knowledge of one or more languages of Islam, preferably Arabic, is desirable for the post.

Deadline for applications: 13 May 2019.

Information: https://d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net/pex/almcollege/2019/04/10154932/SL-R_Islamic-Finance_May-2019_Further-Particulars.pdf

 

 

 

7. Lecturer in Islamic Economic and Finance, Al-Maktoum College, Dundee, Scotland

The successful applicant will be able to contribute to teaching in any relevant areas, including but not restricted to Moral Economy and Finance, Capital Markets, Commercial Law and Financial Transactions, Applied Banking and Insurance, Accounting and Auditing, and Risk Management in Banking and Finance. Fluency in English is essential and the knowledge of one or more languages of Islam, preferably Arabic, is desirable for the post.

Deadline for applications: 13 May 2019. Information: https://d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net/pex/almcollege/2019/04/10155042/Lecturer-Islamic-Finance_May-2019_Further-Particular.pdf

 

 

 

 

8. 15 Early Stage Researcher Positions in the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action, Innovative Training Network MIDA: “Mediating Islam in the Digital Age”, IISMM, Paris

The project is to train 15 creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative researchers in social and human sciences through an interdisciplinary research programme, whose main objectives are to understand the tremendous influence that digitisation and technological innovations have on Islam. The location is depending on which project the candidate applies for.

Deadline for applications: 1 June 2019. Information: https://www.itn-mida.org/callforposition

 

 

 

9. Assistant Professor or Associate Professor for the History of the Ottoman Empire, University of Virginia

This is a one-year salaried part-time appointment (renewable for up to one additional year), starting 25 August 2019, through 24 May 2021.

The position will remain open until filled. Information: Karen Parshall (khp3k@virginia.edu)

 

 

 

10. Postdoctoral Fellowships (1-2 Years) and Visiting Scholarship (One Month – 2 Semesters) in Modern Turkish and Middle East Studies, Center for Global Governance, Shanghai University, 2019-20

Deadline for application: 26 May 2019. For information and application contact Prof. Tugrul Keskin (tugrulkeskin@t.shu.edu.cn)

 

 

 

11. Middle East and North Africa Mobility Grants for Young Researchers

The aim of this call for projects is to fund research stays between Switzerland and the following countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.

Deadline for applications: End of December 2019.

Information: http://cefas.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article672&lang=fr

 

 

 

 

12. Applications for Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, 2019

Deadline for Submissions is August 15, 2019.

The Foundation for Iranian Studies invites applications for its annual award of $1000 for the best Ph.D. dissertation in a field of Iranian Studies. Students completing their dissertations between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 are eligible to apply for the 2019 award.

Dissertations must be nominated by the author’s advisor and be accompanied by the Dissertation Committee’s letter of acceptance. Both documents may be emailed provided they contain appropriate official insignias and signatures.

 

Applicants for the 2019 award should submit a digital copy of the dissertation, either mailed on disc to

Secretary

Foundation for Iranian Studies

Bethesda, MD 20814 USA

 

Or emailed to

fis@fis-iran.org  or

gafkhami@fis-iran.org

 

 

For further information about the award, selection criteria, and previous winners consult the Foundation for Iranian Studies Website at www.fis-iran.org, Programs, Dissertation Awards. Inquiries should be emailed to fis@fis-iran.org.

 

Gholam Reza Afkhami

Chair

Dissertation Award Committee

 

 

 

 

A Chronicle of the Early Safavids and the Reign of Shah Ismāʿīl (907-930/1501-1524) Edited by Kioumars Ghereghlou

In this volume, Kioumars Ghereghlou presents an edition, with preface and indexes, of a previously unpublished sixteenth-century Persian chronicle. Written by Qāsim Beg Ḥayātī, a court scribe to Shah Ṭahmāsp (r. 1524-76), it covers Safavid history beginning with the early part of the fourteenth century and closing with an account of Shah Ismāʿīl’s (r.