Archive for September, 2019

1. 26^th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) Combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019

Registration for participation is possible until the start of the conference and onsite.

Program and further information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html

 

 

 

 

2. Conference: “Archaeological Perspectives on Conversion to Islam and Islamisation in Africa”, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, 17-18 December 2019

Although it is fully acknowledged that conversion to Islam and Islamisation processes are not universal, but subject to significant variation and complexity, this conference has considerable value for the paradigmatic structure of our archaeological understanding of becoming Muslim in sub-Saharan Africa. This conference will explore these issues through a comparative perspective, and discuss and summarise the ‘state of the art’.

Information: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/events/details/index.php?event=9330

 

 

 

 

 

3. Panel: “Migration Epistemologies: Translation in the Middle East and North Africa” during the Conference: “Genealogies of Knowledge II: Evolving Transnational, Transdisciplinary and Translational Epistemologies”, Hong Kong Baptist University, 7-9 April 2020

This panel seeks to explore how translation and other forms of mediation have participated in the production and contestation of knowledge in the Middle East and North Africa by renegotiating and/or transforming the meaning of key concepts and values at specific historical points.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2019. Information: http://genealogiesofknowledge.net/events/gokconf2020/panels/migrational-epistemologies/

 

 

 

 

4. 7^th Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, Centre for Visual Arts and Research, Nicosia, 2-4 July 2020

We welcome papers on issues such as the impact of the late Crusades and Papal policies on relations be-tween the Mamluk Sultanate and Cyprus or Latin Europe more generally; Mamluk-Byzantine relations; Islamic concepts of imperial and international law (dār al-ḥarb and beyond); European trade and diplomacy; etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2019. Information: http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html

 

 

 

 

5. 15 Research Fellowships for Outstanding Postdocs, Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich

LMU offers 10 Incoming and 5 Outgoing Research Fellowships to outstanding postdocs. The two-year fellowship with a competitive salary and substantial research budget will give you the opportunity to carry out your own research project with the support of an LMU professor. Workshop for interested applicants on 18 September 2019.

Deadline for application: 12 November 2019. Information: https://www.lmu.de/excellent/research-fellowships

 

 

 

 

6. Assistant Professorship (Tenure-Track) in the Field of Modern Islam, Fordham University, New York

We seek a scholar who combines scholarly research in one or more sub-specialties with the ability to engage in humanistic inquiry about religious thought and practice in the modern world. The department is eager to consider candidates working on a range of modern Islamic traditions and communities, geographical region open, and in a range of methodologies. PhD required

Deadline for application: 11 October 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/67784

 

 

 

 

7. Assistant Professor in the History of the Pre-Modern and Early Modern Islamic World, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire

We invite applications from historians whose primary research fields are in any region or any period prior to 1800. The successful candidate must show promise of outstanding scholarly achievement and a commitment to classroom teaching at the undergraduate level. Teaching assignments will involve introductory as well as more specialized courses. The appointment will begin July 1, 2020 and a Ph.D. in History or a related field is required by the start date of the appointment.

Deadline for applications: 11 October 2019. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58980

 

 

 

 

8. Visiting Assistant Professor in Islamic History (Modern and/or early Modern Era), Clark University, Massachusetts

We invite applications for a one-semester, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor in the history of Islam in the early modern and/or modern worldto begin in January 2020. Secondary specialization is open. ABD or Ph.D. in History, Islamic Studies, or a related field is required by the time of appointment.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58972

 

 

 

 

9. Professorship in Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma

We seek advanced assistant professors or associate professors for this tenure-track or tenured position. Scholars in the fields of political science/political economy, history, sociology, anthropology, and geography (or related humanities and social sciences disciplines) are welcome to apply. Candidates should have relevant Middle East regional expertise, language skills and fieldwork experience.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/67229

 

 

 

 

10. Assistant Professor in History of Medieval Mediterranean / Global Middle Ages, Rhodes College

We are particularly interested in candidates whose teaching and research interests are trans-regional/cultural and interdisciplinary in nature and could contribute to at least one of the following areas: the history of medicine and/or science; migration or frontier studies; Africana Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies; Environmental Studies and Sciences; digital history; or public history. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in History, Medieval Studies, or a relevant area-studies program with a strong historical focus.

Review of completed applications will continue until the position is filled. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=59001

 

 

 

 

11. Assistant Professor of Islam, Seattle University

Qualifications: Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Religion, Comparative Theology or related discipline by September 2020 is required. ABD candidates will be considered. Candidates should have expertise in classical and/or contemporary Islam, proficiency in Arabic and other relevant research languages, and preparation in the methods and theories of the academic study of religion.

Review of applications begins 15 October 2019 and continues until the position is filled. Information: https://seattleu.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=1059&site=2

 

 

 

 

12. Articles for “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies”

Diyâr is a new, interdisciplinary and interregional academic journal edited by the Society of Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (GTOT). Unpublished contributions from the Humanities, Cultural Studies and Social Sciences with a geographical focus on Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central Asia and the Caucasus are invited in German, English and French.

Deadline for papers: 15 October 2019. Information: https://www.diyar.nomos.de/en. Contact: Tabea Becker-Bertau, diyar@ergon-verlag.de

 

1. Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

Monday 6^th-Tuesday 7^th April 2020

The Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

10 Handyside Street, London, N1C 4DN

Call for Papers and Panels

Following the success of its conferences in Edinburgh (2014), London (2015 and 2016), Chester (2017), Exeter (2018) and Nottingham (2019), the British Association for Islamic Studies is delighted to invite proposals for individual papers, or whole panels, for its Seventh Annual Conference which will be hosted by the Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London. Papers and panels may be proposed by senior and early scholars from Professor to PhD level.

Islamic Studies is broadly understood to include all topics and disciplinary approaches to the study of Islam and Muslim societies (majority and minority), across all time periods from the formative to the classical, and pre-modern to the contemporary. Though not an exhaustive list, papers are welcome, for instance, on the following:

• Art, Architecture and Material Culture in the Muslim world
• Diversity within Islam and Islamic Studies
• Economy, Marketing and Finance
• Education
• Gender Studies
• Hadith Studies
• History, Intellectual History, History of Science
• Interreligious Relations
• Law
• Literature, Media and Cultural Studies including Postcolonial Studies
• Muslims in Africa and Asia
• Muslims in Britain/Europe/North America and other minority contexts
• Philosophy, Theology and Ethics
• Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies
• Representations of Islam and Muslims
• Sociology, Anthropology and Political Science
• Sufism and Mysticism

 

An Inclusive Conference

BRAIS is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity. We welcome papers from scholars of all backgrounds and will work hard to ensure that BRAIS 2020 is a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

Submitting Your Paper Proposal

Your paper proposal should be submitted via the online submission form which is available

at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BRAIS2020

In addition to information about yourself, you will need to provide a paper title and an abstract. Abstracts should not exceed 200 words and must be written in English.

Submitting Your Panel Proposal

BRAIS particularly welcomes proposals for whole panels curated around certain themes or methodologies. Panels will ideally include four individual papers, but panels of three individual papers will also be considered.

Your panel proposal should be submitted via the online submission form which is available  at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Y6D7H7Q

We will require contact details, paper titles and abstracts for all papers submitted as part of the panel.

The panel should be submitted by the panel Chair who will be contacted by BRAIS once a decision has been made about your panel.

Submission Deadline

The deadline for submissions is midnight GMT on Sunday 17th November 2019.

PhD Fee Waivers

A number of fee waivers will be available for UK-based PhD students whose papers are accepted for the BRAIS 2020 conference. Details of how to apply for fee waivers will be emailed to all those whose papers have been accepted for the conference.

Any Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact the Conference Committee on: brais@ed.ac.uk .

 

 

 

 

2. American Center Of Oriental Research Photo Archive

The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, is a non‑profit, 501(c)(3) academic institution dedicated to promoting research and publication in the humanities and social sciences, with a particular focus on issues related to Jordan and the broader region.

The ACOR Library holds a remarkable photographic archive related to its role in preserving and promoting the country’s heritage. The complete collection, estimated to number more than 100,000 images, provides primary visual documentation of Jordan, including the major archaeological and cultural heritage projects that the center has sponsored across the country over the decades.

Given its broad range of content and subject matter, the ACOR Library photographic archive has the potential to be a crucial resource for American, international, and Jordanian scholars involved in cultural and natural heritage preservation and management.

As a first step in making this extensive archival collection available to researchers, the ACOR Library is cataloging, digitizing, and making accessible online ACOR’s major institutional and donated photographic holdings.

The project is supported by a U.S. Department of Education, Title VI grant (2016-2020)

The ACOR Research Library Photographic Archive Project is made possible under a Fiscal Year 2016  American Overseas Research Centers grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Use ACOR Photo Archive Images:
Request to use images
Read more about our archive policies:ACOR Library Photographic Archive Notice and Takedown policy

 

 

 

 

3. A Guide to Online Visual Sources in Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic Studies by Amanda Hannoosh Steinberg the Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art & Architecture at the Harvard Fine Arts Library.

“Let’s face it: every publication is better with images. Whether it’s a presentation, a blog post, a book, or just a paper, images engage an audience instantly. The internet is flush with images from Islamic art, architecture, and society, but reliable sources (with credit information) are more difficult to track down. So we’ve done it for you! Here are some of the best sites for finding credited visual resources for Islamic, Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Feel free to suggest more in the comments and we’ll update the list!…

 

 

 

4. Call for Applications: 2 Postdoctoral positions (9 and 12 months respectively) for the project “Avicenna East & West I: Commentaries on the Qaṣīdat al-nafs” (FRS-FNRS; UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

Project description

The aim of this project on the commentaries on the Qaṣīdat al-nafs attributed to Avicenna is twofold: (1) to provide a better understanding of how Avicenna’s theory on the soul was received, interpreted and transformed in the Muslim East; and (2) to document the attitude towards Avicenna’s legacy, and falsafa in general, in Islamic society. The corpus chosen offers a particularly fruitful basis for such an inquiry: the poem is rather short and not technical (allowing a large diffusion in a non-philosophical milieu), while raising important questions about the congruence of some of the ideas it conveys with what we know to be Avicenna’s teaching.

Sub-projects
(1) Edition and analysis of the commentaries by ʿAlī b. Sulaymān al-Baḥrānī (m. 672/1274), ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsanī (610-690/1213-1291), Dāʾūd al-Qayṣarī (m. 751/1350)
(2) Comparative analysis of the commentaries by Dāʾūd al-Anṭākī (d. 1599) and ʿAbd al-Raʾūf al-Munāwī (d. 1621)
(3) General analysis of the commentary tradition on the Qaṣīdat al-nafs, exploring the various contexts and aims of these texts, the precise nature of the questions raised, and the types of arguments and references used in the debates emerging in the interpretation of the poem or between commentators.

The postdoctoral researchers will be responsible for sub-project 2 (commentaries by Anṭākī and Munāwī) and participate in the other sub-projects. They are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the Institut supérieur de philosophie (ISP) and of the Institut orientaliste (INCAL/CIOL) at UCLouvain, and to spend part of her/his time to pursue her/his own intellectual interests and to work creatively to produce new exciting research.

Profile
PhD in Islamic studies, philosophy, history or another research area relevant for the research project; excellent knowledge of Arabic and proven expertise in the intellectual history of relevant periods. Candidates with experience in editing texts and/or the study of commentary traditions are particularly welcome. The capacity to teach portions of a BA course on pre-modern Islamic philosophy is a plus.

This position is funded by the Fonds de la Recherche scientifique, Belgium (FRS-FNRS), and is only available for candidates who hold a PhD for no more than 6 years at the time of appointment, and who were not resident of Belgium for more than 24 months in the three years immediately before the appointment. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Some funding for travel for research is available.

Starting date
These two positions are available as soon as possible after Jan. 1, 2020 for a period of respectively 9 and 12 months. There is some flexibility in the starting date and in the duration of these positions. Candidates interested to apply for a shorter period or willing to discuss the starting date are invited to mention it in their cover letter. Candidates who are about to complete their PhD can apply but the PhD must be in hand at the start of the employment.

Working location: Institut supérieur de philosophie, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

Apply
Please send your application (letter of motivation, CV, names and contact information of two academic referees, and a sample of your writing) to info-fite@uclouvain.be

Review of applications will start on Oct. 1, 2019 and will continue until the positions are filled.

This call on Euraxess: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/443735

This call at UCLouvain: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/isp/cdwm/2-postdoctoral-positions-for-the-project-commentaries-on-the-qasidat-al-nafs.html

 

 

 

5. Hikmat International Institute is organizing a learning tour of Iran from 4 – 20 of April 2020 for professors, students, and anyone else who wants to explore the beautiful Iran and learn more about religions, culture, and history of the country. In this tour, the participants will see Iran’s most important tourist attractions in 6 major cities. In addition to three informative workshops about reliogion and politics in Iran there will also be friendly meetings and discussions with academics, religious leaders, scholars etc. The tour will be held with high standards and is an amazing opportunity. The group will include 15 to 20 participants.

The Early Bird Discount is a US$ 100 discount reserved for participants who register before October 31.

Registration deadline is January 1, 2020.

 

More information: https://hikmat-ins.com/iran-tour-6/

 

 

 

6. Leiden Conference: Negotiation in Conquest: Wars, Treaties and Recollections of the Rise of the Caliphate, 12 -14 September 2019

The programme for the 12 -14 September 2019 Conference is online:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2019/09/negotiation-in-conquest

The great conquests of the seventh and eight centuries brought under Arab-Muslim control an area that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian subcontinent. Military conquests on this scale are remarkable enough; the establishment of a stable empire in the centuries that followed is even more so. How did a military minority succeed in asserting and maintaining durable political dominance over the diverse and dispersed territories of their conquest domains? In short, how was the establishment of the caliphate realised in the aftermath of the conquests?

This conference explores the dynamics of negotiation in the process of conquest and the subsequent building of the caliphate. How did the terms of conquest – the accommodations and agreements made with subjected cities, regions and their representatives – and the ways in which they were re-evaluated in subsequent centuries contribute to the establishment of short and long-term caliphal rule? In other words how were relations between the different stakeholders of the caliphate shaped by the experiences and memories of the negotiated conditions of the conquest?

 

 

 

 

7. La Chaire du Louvre lectures 2019

Technologies de dévotion dans les arts de l’Islam:  pèlerins, reliques, et copies

A cycle of five lectures by Finbarr Barry Flood, New York University, followed by a round table discussion.

Musée du Louvre, Paris, 26^th September – October 14^th  2019.

Thursday, September 26^th,  19:00 – Prendre la mesure

Monday, September 39^th, 19:00 – Incorporer par la poussière

Thursday, October 3^rd, 19:00 – Guérir avec des images et des mots

Monday, October 7^th, 19:00 – Tracer les contours

Thursday, October 10^th, 19:00 – Faire une impression

 

Round Table – Monday, October 14^th, 19:00 – Corps et copies: de la dévotion à l’exposition

Discussion including Finbarr Barry Flood (NYU),  Yannick Lintz (Musée du Louvre), Jérémie Koering (CNRS/Centre André Chastel), Walid Raad (Cooper Union School of Art).

 

All events take place in the main auditorium, Musée du Louvre.

The full program can be found at:

http://mini-site.louvre.fr/trimestriel/2019/Chaire_du_Louvre_2019/

and a teaser at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP3WD4fNL4g

A book accompanying the series will be published on September 25^th:

https://www.editions-hazan.fr/livre/technologies-de-devotion-dans-les-arts-de-lislam-9782754111171

 

 

 

 

8. Re-Approaching Architecture of the Lands of Islam – Columbia University, 2019-20

Disrupting Unity and Discerning Ruptures

Re-Approaching Architecture of the Lands of Islam

A series of lectures to address the historiography of the field ‘Islamic Art’ by scoring the particular moments of ruptures that fractured its foundations or the methods that shaped its objects of study.

Organized by Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor, Arts of Islam, at the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University.

 

Fall 2019 

Rethinking the Friday Mosque: A Critical Enquiry of an Architectural Paradigm

Ruba Kana’an (University of Toronto Mississauga)

October 16 at 6 pm (612 Schermerhorn)

 

The Isolated Monument and the Making of Masterpieces

Ziad Jamaleddine (GSAPP, Columbia University)

November 20 at 6 pm (612 Schermerhorn)

 

 Spring 2020

Conservation and Restoration Documentation as a Source in Architectural History

Igor Demchenko (GSAPP, Columbia University).

February 10 at 6pm (612 Schermerhorn)

 

On Photographic Monumentalism in Qajar Iran and Ottoman Turkey

Ali Behdad (UCLA, California)

March 9 at 6 pm (612 Schermerhorn)

 

Perceived Through the Feet: Approaching Architecture on the Ground

Gerhard Wolf (KHI Florence, Max-Planck Institute)

April 6 at 6pm (612 Schermerhorn)

 

For further information, please click: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/calendar/disrupting-unity-and-discerning-ruptures.html

 

 

 

 

9. 2019 – 2020 Harvard University Aga Khan Program Lecture Series

A Forum for Islamic Art & Architecture at Harvard University

 

FALL

September 26, 2019

“Representing Power at the Court of Ottoman Tunisia in the 19th Century”

Ridha Moumni

Art Historian, Curator; Harvard CMES Fellow

Co-sponsored with The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

 

October 17, 2019

“Qusayr ‘Amra: The Pandora’s Box of Early Islamic Aesthetics”

Nadia Ali

Faculty Fellow, Silsila: Center for Material Histories, New York University

 

November 21, 2019

“Re-thinking ‘National Style’: Actors, Tendencies and References”

Müjde Dila Gümüş

Researcher, Istanbul University; Harvard AKPIA Associate

 

December 5, 2019 

“Towards an Understanding of Early Islamic Architectural Ornament: Ancient Near Eastern Influences at Samarra”

Ann Shafer

Independent scholar; Adjunct Assistant Professor, SUNY-FIT; Harvard AKPIA Associate

 

SPRING

March 5, 2020

“Between Khurasan, Iraq, Egypt and al-Andalus: New Thoughts on the Processes of Commissioning Caliphal Works Under the Early Islamic Caliphates”

Jochen Sokoly

Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar

 

SUNIL KUMAR: SPECIAL GUEST LECTURES FOR THE AKPIA SERIES

Professor, History of Medieval India, History Department Head, Delhi University

Co-sponsors, Standing Committee on Medieval Studies; Inner Asian and Altaic Studies

Lecture 1: March 31, 2020

“The Creation and Representation of Order: Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq’s Tughluqabad”

Lecture 2: April 2, 2020

“Reconstituting the Archive of Hazrat-i Dehli: The Sultans, the Sufis and the Riverine Plain of Delhi”

These two lectures are held at 6:00pm, in the Sackler Basement Auditorium

 

April 9, 2020

“Habsburg Alba Amicorum in Ottoman Constantinople”

Robyn Radway 

Assistant Professor of History, Central European University

 

Lectures are open to the public and held Thursdays, 6:00-7:30pm, in the Arthur M. Sackler Building, Room 422, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. The two Special Guest Lectures will be held in the Sackler Basement Auditorium.

For further information, call 617-495-2355 or email agakhan@fas.harvard.edu.

 

Contact Info:

Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

Harvard University

Sackler 415

485 Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

Tel 617-495-2355

Contact Email:

agakhan@fas.harvard.edu

URL:

https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/news-events

 

Bahrain: Denial of medical care for seriously ill imprisoned activist ‘latest act of cruelty’

The Bahraini authorities’ inhuman denial of urgent medical treatment for seriously ill Bahraini academic and opposition activist, Dr Abdel-Jalil al-Singace, is a denial of his right to health and an act of intentional cruelty, said Amnesty International today.

Book Launch – “The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam” by Najam Haider

Eventbrite – Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations presents Book Launch – “The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam” by Najam Haider – Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at Aga Khan Centre (Room 215, 2nd floor). Find event and ticket information.

A bird’s eye view of Asia: A continental landscape of minorities in peril

Many in Asia look at the Middle East with a mixture of expectation of stable energy supplies, hope for economic opportunity and concern about a potential fallout of the region’s multiple violent conflicts that are often cloaked in ethnic, religious and sectarian terms. Yet, a host of Asian nations led by men and women, who redefine identity as concepts of exclusionary civilization, ethnicity, and religious primacy rather than inclusive pluralism and multiculturalism, risk sowing the seeds of radicalization rooted in the despair of population groups that are increasingly persecuted, disenfranchised and marginalized.

Incidents of Anti-Shiism in August, 2019 – Shia Rights Watch

Incidents of Anti-Shiism in August, 2019 During August, Shia Rights Watch celebrated the Eid al-Adha by illuminating Time Square, New York. The organization called for solidarity against intolerance and injustice. SRW Eid al- Adha activity can be found here and here. Analysis of anti-Shiism in the first six months of 2019 was published as well.

Sri Lanka’s Pioneering Protection of Shia Rights – Shia Rights Watch

Shia Rights Watch expresses gratitude for the Sri Lankan Colombo Hultsdorf Magistrate courts for their protection of Shia Muharram ceremonies. It is estimated that over 25,000 Shia Muslims practice within Colombo, Sri Lanka. On the first of September, corresponding with the beginning of the holy month of Muharram, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera announced that the courts …

Profiles in Persecution: Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed is a 37-year-old Bahraini citizen who was arrested in 2013. Bahraini authorities arrested him at his home without a warrant for allegedly attending a protest, and he was subjected to torture and convicted in an unfair trial. He is now being held at Jau Prison. On …

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1.Conference: “The Concept of Violence, and the Concept of Just War, in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”, Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 18–20 September 2019.

See the program at https://www.kcid.fau.de/die-forschungsstelle/aktuelles-und-ankuendigungen/ Registration and further information: katja.thoerner@fau.de.

 

 

 

 

2. Ten Fellowships for PhD Students in the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies (BGSMCS)

The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. Applications with a focus on strategies of negotiating diversity, difference, and distinction, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims are especially encouraged. Successful applicants will have a master’s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies, History, History of Islamic Art, Human Geography, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Semitic Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, South and Southeast Asian Studies or Southeast European History. Our language of communication is English.

Deadline for application: 7 October 2019.

Further information: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/Bewerbungen/index.html

 

 

 

 

3. Doctoral Researcher (75%) on Turkey-related Islamic Activism in Niger, Cluster of Excellence “Africa Multiple: Reconfiguring African Studies”, University of Bayreuth

Requirements: Master’s degree in the Study of Religion or a closely related field; capacity to co-design and conduct empirical field work in Niger and Turkey. We are particularly interested in candidates who are al-ready familiar with Islam and Islamic organizations of Turkish background and have a good command of Turkish as well as French.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2019. Contact: Prof. Dr. Paula Schrode (paula.schrode@uni-bayreuth.de)

 

 

 

 

4. Assistant Professor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, California State University, Long Beach

Preferred Qualification: Ph.D. in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies; research agenda in applied gender studies in housing policy, social welfare, economic justice, conflict-mediation etc. and specific focus within Asian diasporic, Asian-American, and/or Muslim countries, cultures, and communities.

Review will begin on 15 October 2019. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/13698

 

 

 

5. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, Syracuse University

We seek candidates whose teaching and research focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in political science or a related field or a credible expectation of completing all requirements for the Ph.D. by August 2020.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2019.

Information: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/81426

 

 

 

6. The British Institute of Persian Studies is excited to partner with the Centre for Iranian Studies (SOAS) to host a workshop series on Persian miniatures. The course is designed to take participants on a pleasant journey to the mysterious world of Persian miniatures, teaching them about materials, colours, paper preparation and Persian miniature styles.

The course will run every Monday, 6:30-8:30pm at SOAS (room 563) from 7 October to 9 December 2019. 

Registration: Email BIPS Executive Officer at bips@thebritishacademy.ac.uk.

Please note, there is limited spaces available and requires a minimum of 5 students to run. Registration deadline is 1 October 2019. Fees: £270 (10% discount for BIPS members). Course fee includes the costs for materials.

For further information, see :

https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/persian-miniatures-course/