1. ONLINE Book Talk: “Saudi Arabia and Indonesian Networks: Migration, Education and Islam”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 8 July 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm SGT
Based on in-depth interviews, Dr Sumanto Al Qurtuby identifies the “Indonesian legacy” in Saudi Arabia and examines how the host country’s influential Islamic scholars have impacted Indonesian Muslims. The re-search sheds light on the dynamic history of Saudi Arabian-Indonesian relations and the intellectual impact of Indonesian migrants in Saudi Arabia.
Information and registration: https://mei.nus .
2. ONLINE Conference: “Conflict on Crusade”, California State University, East Bay, 3-9 August 2021
Hostile encounters were a fundamental component of the crusades and life in the Latin East. Combatants strategized, confronted, and defended against their opponents, often recording their military endeavours in writing or, occasionally, within the landscape itself. This virtual conference will investigate some of these elements.
Information and registration: https://csueb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SQJkeqgGTPufZN1dH_P74A
3. Conference on “Translation and Transfer” of the Network “Eastern European-Ottoman-Persian Mobility Dynamics”, University of Marburg, 6–9 October 2021
The conference will stress the pragmatic implications of the translation of texts in its narrower sense and the translators involved in activities across or within the Transottoman focus region. For a closer look at this and the multiple projects within this framework, please visit our website at www.transottomanica.de
For further information, contact florian.riedler@uni-leipzig.de .
4. International Symposium: “Yavuz Sultan Selim and His Era”, Turkish Historical Society, Istanbul University, 4-6 November 2021 Sultan Selim I was son of Sultan Bayezid II. He ruled the Ottoman Empire until 1520 when he died. During his reign, the territories of the empire expanded; and Yavuz became the leader of Islamic world. In addition to military-political affairs throughout his rule, public works, architecture, cultural-literate activities developed, too. Deadline for abstracts: 19 July 2021. Information: https://tamga.gov.tr/UluslararasiYavuzSultanSelimVe-DonemiSempozyumu2021
5. Colloquium: “What Does It Mean to Be Nomadic in the Past, Present and Future?”, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, 25-27 November 2021
Nomadism is one of the rare ways of life that can question and link pre-history to current societal and global crises (environmental, health, governmental, economic). How are nomads defined, and defining themselves? Howhave these populations adapted and still adapting to their natural, cultural and political environments? What future can they envision?
Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/06/CollNomade_CallCommunication_juin2021.pdf
6. “4th European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Turkologentag 2023)”, Vienna, 21-23 September 2023
The conference is orgnanized by the Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (GTOT) and the Chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies, University of Vienna.
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Information: https://turkologentag2023.univie.ac.at/
7. Trois post-doctorants, Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans (GIS MOMM), CNRS Pour une durée de quatre mois renouvelable une fois pour six mois, pour un recrutement au 1er septembre 2021 :
– Post-doctorant en appui à la préfiguration et à l’animation d’un consortium en humanités numériques aréales. Pour postuler : https://bit.ly/2UaFfHH
– Post-doctorant en appui à la structuration des études turques et centre-asiatiques en France. Pour postuler : https://bit.ly/3h9euwf
– Post-doctorat en appui à la coordination scientifique du programme HoRÉA (Horizons de Renouvellement des Études Arabes). Pour postuler : https://bit.ly/364oFf8
Date Limite Candidature : 22 juillet 2021
8. Teaching Fellow in Islamic Theology and Ethics, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham
Qualification: Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications; High level analytical capability; Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully; Ability to design and deliver effective undergraduate and taught postgraduate module materials successfully.
Deadline for applications: 11 July 2021. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CHA475/teaching-fellow-is-lamic-theology-and-ethics?uuid=6cd8da94-d886-11eb-949d-064da8edb92a&cam-paign=jbew20210629&source=jbe
9. Visiting Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies, Department of Religion and Classics, University of Rochester
Ph.D. in Religion or a related field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level and with demonstrated potential and/or excellence in research and publications in the candidate’s field.
Deadline for applications: 15 July 2021. Information: https://www.rochester.edu/faculty-recruiting/posi-tions/show/11942
10. ONLINE ENIS/MIDA Summer School 2021: “Spoken Images of/in Islam: Languages and Trans-lations in Texts and Images”, 5-9 July 2021
This is organized by the Innovative Training Network “Mediating Islam in the Digital Age” (MIDA) and the European Network for Islamic Studies (ENIS). It will bring together advanced academics and lecturers from different disciplines with doctoral and MA students to explore how the transfer of texts and images move from one culture to another in Muslim societies and beyond; and in what ways language functions as a me-diator in this process.
Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/06/ENIS_MIDA2021Booklet.pdf
11. Summer Course: “Glocal Ummas: Content Creation and New Media in the Arab-Islamic Sphere”, Casa Árabe, Madrid, 2-4 September 2021
Casa Árabe, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and the IEXCUL research group are organizing this summer course which will allow participants to delve into issues such as digital creation, new media, freedom of expression and feminism, among others.
Information and registration: https://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/curso-de-verano-ummas-glo-cales-la-creacion-de-contenidos-y-nuevos-medios-en-la-esfera-araboislamica
12. Articles on “Producing the Middle East” for Special Issue of the “Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication”, Edited by Hatim El-Hibri and William Lafi Youmans
We are particularly interested in papers that will be in dialog with media industries studies, production studies, and current theoretical debates in critically-oriented cultural and communication studies. Studies of any in-dustry, cross-industry formation, or scale of analysis are welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 August 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announce-ments/7882834/call-papers-producing-middle-east
13. The Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC):
Music in Islamic Contexts
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Date and Time
20, 21, 27 and 28th September 2021
13:00 PM till 15:30 PM BST each day – 4 x 2.5 hour sessions
Tickets and Booking
£75 professionals | £45 students, AKU alumni and staff.
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*The course will be delivered via Zoom. Readings and further details will be provided later upon registration.
*The course will not be recorded.
14. Online Lecture – “Archaeological Research in Bustan Nassif (Baalbek): A Glimpse into Urban History from Late Antique to Mamluk Period”, by Heike Lehmann (Technische Universität Berlin) and Valentina Vezzoli (Ifpo)
July 8th at 3 pm CET / 4pm in Amman and Beirut