Archive for January 8th, 2020
Shii News – Update on Bahrain Executions
Bahrain upholds death sentences for two men tortured to confess
Responding to the news that Bahrain’s High Criminal Court of Appeal today upheld the death sentences of Mohamed Ramadhan and Hussain Moosa, two men convicted in 2014 following a grossly unfair trial that relied heavily on torture-tainted “confessions”, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East Research Director, said
See also Middle East Eye.
See also BIRD Weekly 257.
See also ADHRB number 330.
- January 08, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference “Digital Humanities in Arabic”, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, 20-21 April 2020
This conference focuses on issues pretraining to the praxis of Digital Humanities in diverse geographical contexts, countries, and cultures, especially Arabic. The conference is very multidisciplinary by nature with the aim of advancing the current state of knowledge for researchers in Arabic literature, culture, media, arts, history, political science, and sociology.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2020. Information: https://socialhistoryportal.org/news/articles/309989
2. Early Career Academics Symposium in Honour of Fred Halliday, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics, 30 April 2020
The main objective will be to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas between researchers in the last year of their PhD, or still within three years of having completed one, undertaking research on any of the topics that Fred Halliday worked on: Greater West Asia/the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, revolutions, historical sociology, gender, nationalism and internationalism, historical International Relations.
Information: http://www.lse.ac.uk/international-relations/ir-events/fh-symposium
3. 11th Annual Conference of the “Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)“, George Washington University, 21-22 May 2020
Papers will focus on the politics of the contemporary Middle East. The conference will include workshop sessions on each accepted paper, with each paper read by multiple senior scholars in the field with an eye towards preparing them for submission for publication.
Information: https://pomeps.org/call-for-proposals-11th-annual-pomeps-conference
4. International Conference: “The Discourse of Anger in the Arab World since 2011”, Grenoble Alpes University, 28-29 May 2020
Researchers in Arabic Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Political Communication, Psycholinguistics, Sociology, History and other related disciplines are invited to submit proposals to this conference. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary research that tackles any aspect of the discourse of anger in the Arab world. Papers are invited in Arabic and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2020.
Information: http://cefas.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/cfp_the_discourse_of_angerfv.pdf
5. Conference of the Working Group “Ethnology of Reiligion“ of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 6-9 September 2020
The conference wants to draw closer to the current as well as historical dynamics of the “religion-nature” interdependence and thus to the cultural ecologies of beliefs. We are interested in a broad set of questions and research foci, i.e.: how do religions and religious communities in past or present symbolically and ritually articulate and negotiate relationships with their immediate and distant environment? What role do other species – i.e. animals, plants – play within religious (knowledge) systems and practices? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/5651674/religion-and-nature-–-cultural-ecologies-belief
6. Grants for Three-years PhD Program at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) (Focus MENA Region), Hamburg
Requirements: Excellent MA in political science/international relations, economics, history, or a related discipline, high-quality project proposal that fits with the GIGA’s core research agenda with a focus on comparative area studies or a cross-regional focus, strong command of the English language. Starting 1 October 2020.
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2020. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/GIGA-20-01_DP_CfA_external_funding.pdf
7. Faculty Positions for Middle Eastern History & Arabic Language plus Others, Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST), Kuwait
Open Faculty positions at GUST are to start in Fall 2020. Review of applications begins in December and will continue until the positions are filled.
– Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern History; https://www.gust.edu.kw/Vacancy_details/92977
– Assistant Professor in Arabic Language; https://www.gust.edu.kw/Vacancy_details/92978
– Further vacancies: https://www.gust.edu.kw/vacancies
8. One-Year Fellowships for Researchers at the Pre-doctoral, Postdoctoral, and Junior Faculty Level for Research Related to Middle Eastern Governance and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
Applications from political scientists, historians, economists, sociologists, and other social scientists are welcome. Eligible candidates include advanced doctoral candidates, recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and untenured faculty members. Priority will be given to applications pursuing one of these six primary areas of focus: Improving governance; building peace; revitalizing the state; broadening financial and labor markets; governing technology; adapting to environmental challenges; etc.
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2020.
9. Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations of the Arabic Speaking Middle East, Australian National University, Canberra
This position requires active independent contribution to research, undergraduate and graduate teaching and the supervision of research students. Knowledge and research competency in Arabic language is desirable.
Deadline for applications: 20 January 2020. Information: https://socioloxy.com/senior-lecturer-in-politics-and-international-relations-of-the-arabic-speaking-middle-east,i6247.html
10. MA in Islamic & West Asian Studies (1 Year), Royal Holloway University of London
Based at Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, this degree provides empirically-grounded engagement with West Asia, combining an understanding of Islamic and regional history, with a clear connection to contemporary policy-relevant issues.
Deadline for application: For more information visit: https://bit.ly/37tQgFh or email: ciwas@rhul.ac.uk
11. The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) is now accepting applications for the
2020 Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program, a fully-funded
competitive scholarship program to study intensive Arabic in Manah, Oman. The
SALAM scholarship allows students to gain a deeper knowledge of Arabic, while becoming
familiar with Omani history and culture.
Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens, enrolled in a degree seeking program (BA,
MA, or PhD) in Spring 2020, and have completed at least four semesters (or the
equivalent) of university-level Arabic coursework.
SALAM 2020 Program Dates: 29 May – 21 July 2020
To submit an application, or for more information,
please visit the SALAM page on the SQCC website.
Deadline: 15 February, 2020
12. Call For Proposals: Jack G. Shaheen Research Grants
Sponsored by the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University
In collaboration with the NYU Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Deadline: January 15, 2020 5:00 p.m. EST
The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU are pleased to announce the first annual competition for the Jack G. Shaheen Research Grants. These grants are meant to facilitate travel to and accommodation in New York City over a short period of time for scholars conducting archival research in the Jack G. Shaheen Collection on Arabs in US Film and Television held at the NYU Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, Kevorkian Center’s Ettinghausen Library, and Asian/Pacific/American Institute. Grants will be made at one of two levels described below, ranging between $500 and $2500, for research stays approximately three weeks in length. All recipients will be eligible for Visiting Researcher or Visiting Scholar status at NYU, and recipients will be encouraged to participate in the intellectual life of the Kevorkian Center and A/P/A Institute during their stay. Further information about the Shaheen Collection can be found below and at this link.
Exploratory Grants:
This grant category is meant for early career researchers who are interested in conducting exploratory research in the Jack G. Shaheen Collection over a brief period — as little as one week or up to three — in order to assess and familiarize oneself with the available materials in preparation for more substantive future research. We highly encourage early career researchers and graduate students working on dissertation proposals to apply in this category.
For applicants in this category, your application will require the following:
- A project proposal describing your broader research agenda, how the Jack G. Shaheen Collection may fit into it, and a rough time frame of when you would like to travel to New York to spend time with the archive. This proposal should not be longer than two single-spaced pages.
- A curriculum vitae
- A budget documenting your estimated travel and accommodation expenses in the range of $500 and $2500
- Name and contact information of your doctoral dissertation or M.A. thesis advisor
Residential Research Grants:
This grant category is open to more senior scholars who are interested in conducting substantive research in the Jack G. Shaheen Collection at NYU. These grants would fund approximately three weeks of research in New York. Scholarship recipients may be invited to present their research and findings at a Kevorkian Center and/or A/P/A Institute event, in which case further remuneration may be made available, depending on circumstances.
For applicants in this category, your application will require the following:
- A project proposal describing your broader research agenda, how the Jack G. Shaheen Collection may fit into it, and a rough time frame of when you would like to travel to New York and spend time in the archive. This proposal should not be longer than two single-spaced pages.
- A curriculum vitae
- A budget documenting your estimated travel and accommodation expenses in the range of $500 to $2500
Apply Here.
Contact information: kevorkian.center@nyu.edu
- January 08, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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