Archive for April, 2020

Khoja Studies Course 02 | The World Federation of KSIMC

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Remapping Persian Literary History, 1700-1900

Dedication Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration and Translation List of Maps, Figures and Illustrations Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Remembering Iran, Forgetting the Persianate: Persian Literary Historiography of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Afghan Legacy The Rise of the Durrani State and Bidilism South Asian Stagnation The ‘New Munshi’ and Transition to English B.

The Curious Addition of Non-Religious Characters to The Martyrdom of Imam Husain

The rule of the Qajar dynasty was a vibrant period for the Iranian taʿziyeh tradition; the genre’s anonymous dramatists not only developed the verse of the central plays of the Karbala cycle but innovated new narrative content. This study investigates one such innovation, the curious appearance of two new characters in the climactic play The Martyrdom of Imam Husain.

1.Announcing Forthcoming Series: Brill Kurdish Studies

The Brill Kurdish Studies book series is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of Kurdistan and the Kurdish people. It welcomes proposals from every branch of the humanities and social sciences, including literature, linguistics, the arts, history, sociology, political science, religious studies, anthropology, and economics. The series includes monographs, thematic collections of articles, handbooks, text editions, and translations. All the volumes are peer-reviewed and are aimed at a better understanding of the Kurds, their past, their present, and their future.

https://brill.com/page/bks

Please send your book proposals to Abdurraouf Oueslati, Acquisitions Editor at Brill, at oueslati@brill.com

 

 

 

2. The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is pleased to announce that we will be offering our intensive summer Arabic programs online between June 15 and July 31, 2020

The application deadline for the online program is May 10, 2020.

For detailed information about the academic content of the programs, application forms, cost, and financial support available, please visit our website:  http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/cames/sap/

If you have any questions, do contact us at cames@aub.edu.lb.

 

 

 

 

3. As a fully Open Access Journal, the Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies (mathal) is accessible to both researchers and readers. Authors are able to submit their work online and online their work will be peer-reviewed and published. Works, once published, is available for students and reader to download from anywhere in the world without paying fees.

 

Mathal would also like to take this moment to remind authors of other advantages of publishing in fully Open Access Journals. We have made key documents public, accessible through the links at the end of this email.

 

Submit your work for peer-review here:  http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal 

 

 

 

4. Iran Heritage Foundation: Persian on-line

Persian Language Online is one of the IHF’s flagship projects devoted to providing online language learning resources for anyone interested in learning Persian.   During this difficult time where many of us find ourselves housebound, Persian Language Online offers a wealth of practice texts, dialogues, animations and regular blogposts relating to Persian language and culture which will occupy you from your very first attempts at the Persian script, to forays into the vast world of Persian poetry and literature.   Visit the website here and follow Persian Language Online on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to keep up to date.

 

 

 

5. Afghanistan On-Line Resource:

The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan 2020 – fourteenth Edition

https://areu.org.af/publication/the-areu-a-z-guide-2020/

 

 

6. Postponed:

 

POSTPONED: Conference “Discursive Challenges 2020”, Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (IMEIS), Durham University, 9-11 June 2020

 

POSTPONED: 7^th Conference of the School of Mamlūk Studies, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2-4 July 2020

 

POSTPONED: Conference of the International Association for the Study of Arabia (IASA): “54^th Seminar for Arabian Studies“, Cordoba, 15-18 July 2020

 

POSTPONED: ATLAS Annual Conference of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS): “Tourism as a Driver of Regional Development and Collaboration,” Prague, 8-11 September 2020

 

 

 

7. International Conference: “An African Metropolis: Cairo and its African Hinterland in the Middle Ages”, IFAO, Cairo, 15-17 September 2020

This conference’s goal is to portray, for the first time in the same frame, the relationships between the capital city of Egypt and the African continent, on both shores of the Sahara and from the western Maghreb to the Horn of Africa, in the Middle Ages.

Information: https://www.ifao.egnet.net/actus/manifestations/ma1210/

 

 

 

 

8. Conference: “Images and Borderlands: Mediterranean Basin between Christendom and Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern Age”, Split, Croatia, 16-17 September 2020

The starting point of examination will be images, i.e. the usage of images (pictures, mental images, literally images and other visual representations) as historical evidence.

Information: https://is-le.eu/calls/conference-images-and-borderlands-mediterranean-basin-between-christendom-and-ottoman-empire-in-the-early-modern-age/

 

 

 

 

9. Graduate Assistant in Studies of Islam in South Asia, University of Lausanne

Start date: 1 August 2020. Length of contract: maximum 5 years. Work rate: 80%. Profile: M.A. in Language and Cultures of South Asia or a related discipline. Interest to write a doctoral thesis in the cultural, social, and political histories of Muslim societies in South Asia. Knowledge of Urdu is necessary. A good knowledge of French and Persian will be an advantage.

Deadline for applications: 1 May 2020. Information: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=universitdP&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=fr_FR&career_job_req_id=15317&selected_lang=fr_FR&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&_s.crb=6lIl/EOPiPI94hnrY7In+JKHNjE=

 

 

 

 

10. Associate Professor and/or Full Professor in Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Candidates are invited within the field of International Relations including, but not limited to security studies, gender, diplomacy, war, post-colonialism, international political sociology and political economy.

Deadline for applications: 10 June 2020. Information: https://socioloxy.com/professorship-of-international-relations,i6621.html

 

 

 

 

11. Best Article Award in Kurdish Political Studies, University of Central Florida (UCF)

For this award cycle, articles published in English in peer-reviewed journals in 2019 will be considered. The award is open to all disciplines under social sciences and humanities. The primary author of the article needs to be an untenured scholar at the time of the publication. The winner will be awarded $500.

Deadline for (self-) nominations: 3 July 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6127501/call-submissions-best-award-kurdish-political-studies

 

 

 

 

12. “Fifth Yemen Exchange“: Intensive Online Course on Yemen, 11-15 May 2020

Participants will listen for more than 25 hours to Yemeni analysts, academics, politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders and international experts to gain insight and a rare first-hand knowledge about the country from a wide range of perspectives. Participants will have the chance to virtually engage with speakers both during the sessions and connected with speakers they wish to engage individually after the Exchange.

Deadline for applications: 4 May 2020. Information: https://sanaacenter.org/event/the-fifth-yemen-exchange

 

 

 

13. Online Summer Programme; ‘Gender in Muslim Contexts’ 6-14 July

Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

In response to COVID-19, our Summer Programme; ‘Gender in Muslim Contexts ‘ will now be delivered online. The nine-day course will be delivered through live and recorded online lectures, interactive seminars and one to one sessions with lecturers.

All information at: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/short-courses/Pages/home.aspx

 

Political Quietism in Islam

In recent years, Islam – whether via the derivatives of ‘Political Islam’ or ‘Islamism’ – has come to be seen as an ‘activist’ force in social and political spheres worldwide. What such representations have neglected is the strong countervailing tradition of political quietism.

Beyond sectarianism: Intermarriage and social difference in Lebanon | International Journal of Middle East Studies | Cambridge Core

Based on interviews with Lebanese in over 150 mixed-religion marriages and their extended family members, I argue that sect may conceal or stand in for other forms of difference, including ideas about status and hierarchy related to class and regional origin in Lebanon.

Profile in Persecution: Fadhel Abbas Sahwan – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Fadhel Abbas Sahwan was a football player on the first team of the Galali Bahraini Club. Following high school, he worked as a driver at the National Motor Company. On 5 March 2017 he was violently arrested at his grandmother’s house in Sanabis. He was tortured and subjected to an …

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189 | janvier-mars 2020 Religions en Iran

La religion officielle et l’idéologie politique prônées par la République islamique d’Iran depuis la révolution de 1979 ont produit un large répertoire d’idées et de pratiques religieuses. Cependant, au-delà de l’uniformité apparente des représentations qui en sont données se dessine une pluralité de faits religieux.

1. Interview on Pandemics in Islamic thought

Justin Stearns, Associate Professor, Arab Crossroads Studies, NYU Abu Dhabi

https://soundcloud.com/radio-786-100-4fm/covid-19-pandemic-a-test-from-god-radio-786

 

 

 

2. Call for Contributions: “Marginal Commentaries”

In December 2019, the Bibliotheca Arabica Project organised a workshop on “Marginal Commentaries in Arabic Manuscripts” at the Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig.

We are now calling for contributions to the edited volume on “Marginal Commentaries and Glosses in Arabic Manuscripts”. The volume will be published in the Bibliotheca Arabica series with Brill Publishers (series editor: Prof. Dr. Verena Klemm). The editors of the volume are Stefanie Brinkmann and Boris Liebrenz.

For further details, please go to
https://www.saw-leipzig.de/de/projekte/bibliotheca-arabica/news/volume-marginal-commentaries-in-arabic-manuscripts

 

 

 

3. MEM dissertation prize

Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to announce its biennial prize for the best dissertation on the medieval Middle East (roughly 500-1500 CE). In an effort to recognize excellent doctoral research in the field, MEM will award the second biennial prize at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, DC in October 2020. Dissertations filed and defended between 1 July 2018 and 31 May 2020 will be eligible for this year’s prize.

Applicants must be current members in good standing of Middle East Medievalists to be considered. To join MEM or renew your membership please go to: https://www.middleeastmedievalists.com/membership-application/.

Deadline for electronic submissions is 1 June 2020.

If you have any questions about submission, please contact:

Adam Talib [adamtalib@gmail.com]

 

 

 

 

4. Software Developer for Arabic Literature Project, University of Muenster

Requirements: Completed university studies in computer science or related fields or a comparable qualification acquired in practice; very good knowledge of German OR English; willingness to acquire a minimal knowledge of the Arabic language; etc.

Deadline for applications: 25 May 2020. Information: https://www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/ arabistikislam/stellenausschreibungen/softwareentwickler_ausschreibung_wwu_09.04.20.pdf. English text at the end.

 

 

 

 

5. Eight 24-month Fellowships of the “Academy in Exile” in the “Critical Thinking Program“ at Freie Universität Berlin

Eligible are scholars worldwide (PhD in humanities, social sciences, or law) who are threatened because of their academic work or engagement with human rights, democracy, and intellectual freedom. AiE fellowships provide opportunities for pursuing research and multidisciplinary collaborations in Germany. Evaluation criteria include academic merit, risk assessment, and suitability for AiE programs.

Application deadline: 15 May 2020.

Information: https://www.academy-in-exile.eu/2020/04/07/call-for-applications-eight-aie-fellowships-at-the-free-university-in-berlin/

 

 

 

 

6. Articles on “Islamic Ethics of Pandemics and Covid-19” for Special Issue of “Journal of Islamic Ethics (JIE)” (Brill)

The articles will be dedicated to the moral questions triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic and how they can be addressed within the broad context of ethics of pandemics throughout history. The chapters will address Islamic Ethics as an interdisciplinary field where a wide range of scholarly disciplines will be engaged, including Islamic theology, philosophy, jurisprudence (fiqh & uṣūl), Sufism, adab.

Deadline for papers: 31 July 2020.

Information: https://www.editorialmanager.com/JIE/default.aspx; Contact : jie@brill.com

 

 

The Shīʿīs in Palestine

Preface List of Figures and Tables Note on Translations, Dates, and Transliteration Introduction  Medieval and Modern Palestine 1 From Immigration to the Golden Age  1 The First Shīʿīs in Palestine  2 Palestine under Shīʿī Rule  3 Giving Palestine a Shīʿī Identity: Tombs of the ahl al-bayt  4 Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Shīʿīs of Tiberias