Archive for 2021
Shii News – Mazar Falls to Taliban
‘Taliban captures key northern Afghan city Mazar-i-Sharif
Major blow for Afghan gov’t as Taliban seizes Mazar-i-Sharif, giving group control over all of northern Afghanistan.’
Al-Jazeera
14.8.21
- August 14, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Fellow in Contemporary Muslim Societies in a Globalised World, Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh (two-year fixed term post, January 2022 start)
The Alwaleed Centre is looking for an Early Career Fellow in Contemporary Muslim Societies in a Globalised World, for a January 2022 start.
This is a two-year fixed-term opportunity for a person recently qualified to PhD level in a relevant subject. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the development of the Alwaleed Centre’s research profile as well as its teaching and outreach activities.
Further information can be found here: Fellow in Contemporary Muslim Societies in a Globalised World at The University of Edinburgh (jobs.ac.uk)
The deadline for applications is Thursday 16th September.
2. ASPIRANTUM Persian Language Winter School, Yerevan, Armenia
4 weeks (or 2-3 weeks), from November 28, 2021, to December 24, 2021.
From November 28, 2021, to December 24, 2021, we organize 4 weeks of Persian language winter school in Yerevan.
Applicants may also choose and apply for a 2 or 3 weeks long course.
The details of the winter school are available here: https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-winter-school
3. In case you missed the “Iranzamin Symposium – Curating Persian arts in 21st Century: challenges and practices – July 30th, 2021” on this link you have access to the full recording online:
SPEAKERS
– Introduction by Dr Jacqui Strecker (Head of Curatorial, Powerhouse) and Prof Pedram Khosronejad (Curator of Persian Arts, Powerhouse)
– Keynote presentation by Prof Christiane Gruber (Chair, History of Art, University of Michigan, USA)
– Dr Mahroo Moosavi (Lecturer, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney)
– Dr Michael Chagnon (Curator, Aga Khan Museum, Canada)
– Prof Pedram Khosronejad (Curator of Persian Arts, Powerhouse)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0mVnVs2XSbw
- August 14, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Workshop: “The Morisco Diaspora and Morisco Networks across the Western and Eastern Mediterranean”, Organised by the Projects “Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North of the Mediterranean (1350-1750) and “The European Qur’an”, Amsterdam, 16-17 September 2021
This workshop aims to bring together scholars who work on the migrations (forced and non-forced) of Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula to other parts of Europe and the MENA Region between the fall of Granada (1492) and the first half of the seventeenth century.
2. ONLINE or IN-PERSON Workshop: “Lived Citizenship, Uprising and Migration: Everyday Poli-tics, Imaginaries and Contestation”, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (MPI-MMG)/ SOAS/AUC, Berlin, 30 September – 1 October 2021
The workshop invites contributions based on field research in the Arab region or among Arab populations, virtually and across the world. Through the theme of lived citizenship, it explores how people experience and shape the everyday realities of socio-economic, political and spatial governance, contestation and legitima-tion in the Arab region and along journeys of migration.
Information: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/638078/2021-09-30-cfa-workshop-lived-citizenship
3. International Conference: “Islamophobia and/in Post-Secular States”, University of Alberta, 12-14 November 2021.
This conference will develop a more comprehensive understanding and theorization of the pervasiveness of Islamophobia. Papers will explore any dimension of Islamophobia, that measure its effects, and that develop recommendations to address it. Information: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ANTHROPOLOGY-MATTERS;2cec0ea0.2106
4. ONLINE Conference: “Migration Methodologies: Challenges, Innovations and Conceptual Implications for Asian Migrations”, National University of Singapore, 20-21 January 2022
We invite papers that focus on innovative methodological approaches while drawing on substantive findings relevant to “Asian migrations” (broadly defined to refer to migration flows within, as well as in and out of Asia) in order to grapple with the challenges and possibilities in conducting migration research.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2021. Information: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/mime/
5. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022
Papers are invited on the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s oeuvre, but also papers dedicated to the spirit of her work and thought. A special issue of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies will be devoted to the memory of Dr. El Saadawi.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2021. Information: https://middleeaststudies.duke.edu/call-papers-nawal-conference-2022
6. ONLINE or IN-PERSON “15th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies”, Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA), Athens, 11-14 April 2022
Deadline for abstracts: 13 September 2021. Information: https://www.atiner.gr/mediterranean
7. International Conference ““Ruling the Waves”: Transnational Radio Broadcasting in the Mid-dle East and the Mediterranean between Production and Reception”, 1920-1970, German His-torical Institute etc., Rome, 22-24 June 2022
The conference re-examines the history and experiences of transnational radio broadcasting by analyzing its production, reception, and impact in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean regions between the early 1920s and 1970.
Deadline for abstracts: 13 September 2021. Information: http://dhi-roma.it/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf-da-teien/Veranstaltungsprogramme/2021/CfP_Ruling-the-Waves_20220622-24.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2bQcjUNGKGsOu0qF-fd_IDj4aAVZWDx1qFQC82MQySyfyRJ7RbaTb2PxQ
8. Workshop: “Slavery and Other Forms of Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies in Ottoman South Eastern Europe”, by the Research Group “The Ottoman Europe: Methods and Perspectives of Early Modern Studies on Southeast Europe”, Bonn, 23-24 June 2022
Fields of inquisition range from memory of slavery and strong asymmetrical dependency in Near Eastern and East European societies and historiography to transformations of slave status, peasants or slaves obtaining slaves, forms of sale, patterns of distribution and enslavement, norms and practices in court, slaves in cities, in crafts and households.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announce-ments/7987353/cfp-slavery-and-other-forms-strong-asymmetrical-dependencies
9. Azrieli Post-doc Fellowships, Haifa Center for Mediterranean History
Invitation for scholars who are studying any aspect of Mediterranean history and would like to develop their work at the HCMH during 2022-24.
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/azrieli-post-doc-fellowships-at-haifa-center-for-mediterranean-history?e=82aeb6c61d
10. New Open Access Resource: ‘Memoirs of the Middle East & North Africa’
This is an ongoing collaborative effort to compile a list of memoirs penned by historical figures in the region. Operating through a Google Sheets document, the project includes the names and descriptions of each author, the title of their memoirs, and whether the documents are available online. The focus is initially centered on 20th century political and military figures, but it is open to all disciplines and can accommodate information on memoirs from any figure and any time period.
Information: https://salahbenhammou.wordpress.com/memoirs-of-the-middle-east-north-africa/
11. POS: Cataloguer, Ottoman Manuscripts, British Library
For more details and the full ad, see here: https://britishlibrary.recruitment.zellis.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01002501
The British Library is seeking an individual to fill the fixed-term role of Cataloguer, Ottoman Manuscripts. The successful candidate will be responsible for the review and editing of catalogue information regarding the Library’s recent acquisitions of Ottoman Turkish Manuscripts, as well as the entry of this information into the online cataloguing system. The Cataloguer will work closely with the Curator, Turkish and Turkic Collections as well as colleagues throughout the Collections and Curation Department with respect to the cataloguing of West Asian materials. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to the British Library’s Asian and African Studies blog and other social media and engagement endeavours with respect to their work on the Library’s holdings of Ottoman Turkish manuscripts.
The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of Ottoman Turkish and contemporary Turkish, with a good knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Kurdish and/or Uyghur/Chagatai seen as an asset. They will have an understanding of Ottoman manuscript, literary, and/or creative culture as well as library or archival cataloguing, with experience in working with library or archival catalogues seen as an asset. They will be experienced in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications. The successful candidate will have good time management skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and an ability to work independently. Experience in authoring popular or scholarly works on Ottoman history, literature, and/or culture will be seen as an asset.
In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum 26.6%. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.
More about the British Library
As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future. At the moment we have well over 150 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future.
For further information and to apply, please visit www.bl.uk/careers quoting vacancy ref: 03747
Skilled worker sponsorship
We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route.
Closing Date: 25 August 2021
Interview Date: 8 September 2021
12. Mejlis Institute Fall 2021 Immersive Persian Courses
Mejlis Institute, Armenia-based NGO, is happy to announce the launch of new semester-long immersive Persian courses for Beginner/Lower Intermediate and Upper Intermediate/Advanced level students. The courses, lasting between September 13 and December 17, 2021 are designed for students who would like to make fast progress in Persian and become acquainted with different aspects of Iran’s modern and contemporary culture through literature and cinematography. Upper Intermediate/Advanced students who use Persian in their studies and research will also be given an opportunity to receive individual help in working with particular types of literary and/or historical sources. Both courses will have sequels in Spring 2022, and interested students will be able to continue their studies in the second semester.
Application deadline: August 20, 2021
Course fees: $2800 (Upper Intermediate/Advanced), $2600 (Beginner/Lower Intermediate), need-based partial waivers available upon request
For more information, please visit https://mejlisinstitute.org/semester-persian-courses.
13. CFP for IMC Leeds 2022 on Medieval Borders
Conflict and Integration: Crossing Medieval Borders
International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022
Organisers: Dr Elisa Ramazzina (University of Oxford and Queen’s University Belfast); Professor Karen Pinto
Borders are difficult to define, yet they have tangible resonance at various levels. Their function is ambivalent as they allow both alienation and integration. In the Middle Ages the situation was even more intricate, so much so that there are scholars who even deny the existence of boundaries in this era. Nevertheless, the role of borders in shaping particular critical events, such as political-religious conflict, the development of national kingship and the spreading of disease, is undeniable. It is also evident how these events have, in turn shaped or modified such borders.
This Call Papers aims at putting together a series of interdisciplinary sessions that will examine the ambivalent function of borders, how they worked, what they implied, how they were created, (trans)formed and moved. The sessions will foster a cross-disciplinary approach and will follow three interconnected main thematic strands examining different kinds of borders:
Geographical borders which include concepts such as insularity; periphery; regional networks; continents; regional boundaries; feudalism; the rising of national identities and national kingship; invasions; conflict and integration; development of social, ethnic and national identities; hybrid frontier cultures and languages; multilingualism and multiculturalism; the symbolic function of borders; moral, cultural and social barriers; etc
Permeable and moveable borders include travel, pilgrimage, migration; the function of small islands as borderlands with a pivotal role in migration, conquest and integration; the role of geographic, socio-political and cultural borders in the spreading of epidemics;
Intellectual borders include the social significance of knowledge (literary, scientific, medical, etc) as an element of cross-border integration and as a way to understand cross-cultural and trans-border relations, as well as the role of borders in its circulation; textual transmission and manuscript circulation; how borders influence the production, distribution and use of knowledge, trans-border relations among monastic centres and scriptoria.
Topics of Interest include but are not limited to:
- All the fields of Germanic Philology, including Old and Middle English, Old Norse, Icelandic, Lombard, Gothic, etc;
- Celtic Studies;
- Medieval Islamic Studies
- Geography and Cartography;
- History of Science and History of Medicine; Landscape Epidemiology;
- Sociology; Anthropology; Human Geography.
Please, send abstracts of 250-300 words to elisa.ramazzina@ell.ox.ac.uk by the 5th of September 2021.
See also https://www.academia.edu/50102184/CALL_FOR_PAPERS_IMC_LEEDS_2022
14. The British Library
The art of small things (3): Surah headings in Qur’an manuscripts from Southeast Asia
15. The Islamic Texts Society is pleased to announce that ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani’s A Sufi Commentary on the Qur’an: Volume I is now available. One of the masterpieces of Sufi exegesis, the ITS’ publication of A Sufi Commentary on the Qur’anis the first translation into English of this seminal work; it is a complete commentary on every chapter of the Qur’an (Vol. I incudes chapters 1 to 18).
https://its.org.uk/catalogue/a-sufi-commentary-on-the-quran-1/
- August 10, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Representing Iran in East Germany : ideology and the media in the German Democratic Republic
Edgar Klüsener
2. Announcement of 2021 Virtual Conference: Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, 12-16 September 2021, Remotely via Zoom from Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina and The Islamic Manuscript Association—in partnership with the library’s Manuscripts Center and the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation—are delighted to announce the conference Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, which will be held remotely via Zoom at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt from 12 to 16 September 2021.
The conference will comprise five panels featuring original, current research on the Arabic-script manuscript cultures of North and Sub-Saharan Africa and the care and management of manuscript collections across the continent:
- Historical Traditions of Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa
- Manuscript Libraries and Manuscript Heritage Centres in Africa
- African Arabic-Script Languages
- Cataloguing, Editing, Research, and Publishing
- Preservation, Conservation, and Digitization
Each panel will include four papers: one presented by an invited keynote speaker and three presented by persons selected through a call for papers. Additionally, the conference will include six workshops corresponding to the themes of the panels. The languages of the conference will be Arabic, English, and French; and simultaneous interpretation will be available throughout the event. All panels and workshops will be held on Eastern European Time (EET). Subsequent to the conference, the organizers will publish its papers in an edited volume of proceedings.
Registration for the event in advance is required via the online registration form. Registration is free of charge, and will be open until 5 September 2021. A link to access the online event will be sent two days prior to the event to the email address associated with the registration form.
Persons wanting to attend a workshop must meet any prerequisites for participation and complete the separate online workshop application form. The application period will also be open until 5 September 2021. A link to each workshop will be sent to the selected participants two days prior the event to the email address associated with the application form.
For more information, please visit the conference’s webpage and see its facebook and twitter accounts.
3. UCF: Elementary Kurdsh
ONLINE | AUG 23 – DEC 11 |OPEN TO ALL
The University of Central Florida’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures & Kurdish Political Studies Program.
UCF students, guidance concerning registration, overrides, and lateadd/swap can be found at https://sciences.ucf.edu/cosas/current-students/registration-overrides/
For non-UCF and International Students, please review the guidance for Transient Students: https://registrar.ucf.edu/transient-students/
and the guidance for Online Students : https://www.ucf.edu/online/student-resources/online-student-guidelines/
For ALL inquiries about registration, fees, and credits, please contact the UCF Registrar, https://registrar.ucf.edu/contact/
For inquiries about the course, materials, etc. please contact Dr. Haidar Khezrivia hkhezri@ucf.edu
4. POS: Assistant Professor, Historian of Early Islam (until 1250), NELC, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor – Historian of Early Islam until 1250
Description
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in the History of the Middle East in the Early Islamic Period until the Mongols (i.e., until circa 1258 C.E.) with an expected start date of July 1, 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Qualifications
The successful candidate should have a demonstrated ability and/or potential to carry out original independent research and publication on the social, political, and economic history of early Muslim/Islamic societies; be able to teach a wide range of courses from surveys to advanced seminars; be able to supervise theses and, in time, Ph.D. dissertations; and have a strong command of classical Arabic. Knowledge of an additional relevant language desirable.
Candidates must have completed all requirements for receipt of a Ph.D. in a field related to the search prior to the start of the appointment.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, candidates must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment site at http://apply.interfolio.com/91641.
The application must include:
- a cover letter,
- cv,
- a published article or a dissertation chapter,
- a research statement,
- and three letters of recommendation.
All materials from the applicant must be received by 11pm central time on November 1, 2021. Letters of recommendation must arrive by November 15, 2021. Only complete applications can be considered.
For information on the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, please go to https://nelc.uchicago.edu. For further questions about this position, please contact Amanda Young, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, amanday@uchicago.edu
This position is contingent on final budgetary approval.
- August 07, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘A Moral Obligation’: Australia and the Hazaras
‘Life or death for Hazaras: Australia has a moral obligation to act, now’
Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary
The Guardian, 19 July 2021
- August 05, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Annual Workshop on “Arabic Pasts: Histories and Historiographies”, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, London, 7-8 October 2021
Papers are invited on methodologies, research agendas, and case studies that investigate history writing in the Middle East and North Africa in any period from the seventh century to the present. We are interested in papers that consider the practical and conceptual challenges of working on history writing in the region.
2. ONLINE Journée d’études EPHE « La liberté humaine en islam classique : approches plurielles » 7 et 21 octobre, 4 et 18 novembre 2021
Dans une approche islamologique pluridisciplinaire, cette journée d’étude proposera quelques éclairages sur les sens qu’a pu revêtir la notion de liberté pendant la période dite de l’islam médiéval (VIIe-XVe siècle).
Information et inscription: https://www.ephe.psl.eu/agenda/La%20libert%C3%A9%20humaine%20en%20is-lam%20classique%20%3A%20approches%20plurielles/la_liberte_humaine_en_islam_classique.pdf
3. Seminar on “Reassembling Creation: Green Ethics (GE) and the Scholarly Disciplines in the Islamic Tradition”, Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), Doha, 12-14 Oc-tober 2021
The seminar is convened by Dr. Birgit Krawietz (Freie Universität Berlin) in collaboration with Dr. Mohammed Ghaly (CILE). The papers will be published as part of a thematic issue of the “Journal of Islamic Ethics (JIE)” and/or an edited volume in the peer-reviewed book-series “Studies in Islamic Ethics”, both published by Brill.
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. Information: https://tamga.gov.tr/UluslararasiYavuzSultanSelimVe-DonemiSempozyumu2021
5. “Third International Conference on Teaching Persian”, University of Cambridge, 13-14 December 2021
This third conference addresses teachers and lecturers of Persian and examines developments and innova-tions in Persian language and literature teaching and particularly focuses on the importance of using Persian literature and culture in teaching Persian language.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/06/29/third-international-conference-on-teaching-persian
6. ONLINE Conference “The Madrasah and the Modern Academy: Convergences, Departures and Possibilities for Collaboration”, Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE) and University of Johannesburg, 14-15 December 2021
Papers are invited which engage with questions surrounding the teaching of Islam in either/both the Mad-rasah and the University setting: Pedagogical approaches utilized in Madrasah teaching and in the University setting; Navigating faith and criticality in the study/teaching of Islam; Curriculum Developments in the Madrassa and in the Academy; Future of ‘Islamic Education’; Meanings of Collaboration between the Mad-rasah and the University.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2021. Information: https://tumarandishe.ir/fa/wp-content/up-loads/2021/07/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84-8.pdf
7. International Workshop: “The World since World War II (Focus Middle East)”, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, India, 7-9 January 2022
By the participation of international experts, this workshop will look from various fields at ‘The World since World War II’ aimed at benefiting undergraduate and postgraduate teachers/scholars of Social Sciences and Humanities belonging to the Asian region. This would help the teaching community to enlighten themselves and to form new syllabi and eventually help this knowledge percolate down the student community.
8. Part-time (65 %) Research Fellow Position (DFG Project “Explaining Middle-Power Engage-ment in External Regions”, Work Package Iran), German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Hamburg Contract of three years, preferably starting 1 January 2022. The salary is commensurate with EG 13 TV-AVH / TVöD. The successful candidate will work in the project on comparing Iranian, Saudi, and Turkish Sub-Saharan Africa policiesm, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Closing date for applications: 31 August 2021. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/job-re-search-fellow-work-package-iran/
9. Part-time (65 %) Research Fellow Position (DFG Project “Explaining Middle-Power Engagement in External Regions”, Work Package Turkey), German Institute for Global and Area Stud-ies, Hamburg
Contract of three years, preferably starting 1 January 2022. The salary is commensurate with EG 13 TV-AVH / TVöD. The successful candidate will work in the project on comparing Iranian, Saudi, and Turkish Sub-Saharan Africa policies, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Closing date for applications: 31 August 2021. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/job-re-search-fellow-work-package-turkey/
10. Academic Director for College of Islam Studies, University of Cambridge (UK)
Ideal candidates will possess a good mix of expertise in research and academia. You will be a specialist in teaching Islamic courses and already be working at Associate professor or Senior lecturer level.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/07/27/academic-director
11. Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World, NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute
Applications are invited from scholars working in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures. This includes Islamic Intellectual History and Culture, and any areas of particular relevance to the MENA region.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportuni-ties/2021/07/26/humanities-research-fellowships-for-the-study-of-the-arab
12. Articles for Journal “Waikato Islamic Studies Review”, New Zealand
The journal invites submissions on any topic or theme, including religion, philosophy, history, politics, sociol-ogy, culture, and law, within the broad field of studies on Islam and Muslim societies.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 August 2021. Information: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/UWISG/review.shtml
13. Articles on “Imperialism and Resistance in Middle East and North Africa” for Special Issue of the “Journal of Labor and Society”
Themes include: The relevance and/or limitations of classical and new theories of imperialism in engaging with the current constellation in MENAM; World (dis)order and rise of regional powers; The struggle over MENA: Transatlantic relations, rising powers and (decline of) American hegemony; Arab (counter)revolutions and external interventions; Militarization, insecuritization and sectarianization; Specific country case-studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 4 October 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportuni-ties/2021/07/28/special-issue-call-for-papers-journal-of-labor-and-society-imperialism-and-resistance-in-middle-east-and-north-africa
14. Publications for Book Series “Critical, Connected Histories (Focus Middle East)” from Leiden University Press
The series seeks to explore unfamiliar social, cultural, and political issues that connect people of Asia, the Middle-East, Africa, Americas, and Europe in the modern age (since 1700). In addition to manuscripts we also accept edited volumes.
15. Proposals for New Book Series on “Refugees and Migrants within the Middle East”, American University of Cairo Press
This series explores new research on refugees and migrants within the Middle East and North Africa, drawing largely from Anthropology, History, Geography, Sociology, and Political Science. It targets work on the lega-cies of migration on the region, the agency and humanity of refugees, and their resistance to silencing. Edited by Dawn Chatty, Stacy D. Fahrenthold, and Annika Rabo.
Information: https://stacyfahrenthold.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RefugeesMigrantsSeries.pdf
16. Research Assistant (Praedoc) (m/f/d) with 65%-part-time job limited to 31.07.2024, Department of History and Cultural Studies – East Asia and the Near East Institute for Iranian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
Qualification: Completed MA-level university degree in Iranian Studies or a related discipline. Desirable: Ex-cellent knowledge of Avestan and Pahlavi; Capacity of transliterating Avestan and Pahlavi manuscripts; Knowledge of Zoroastrianism and Zoroastrian liturgies; Good knowledge of New Persian is welcome. Deadline for applications: 16 August 2021. Information: https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karri-ere/jobs/english/GK-GeschKult-Iranistik-WiMi-CAB-2021.html
17. The Islamic College Presents:
FUNDAMENTAL MODERN QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES
10 Nightly Zoom Sessions Dealing with Challenges Faced by Muslims in the West
30 Aug – 10 Sept 2021 (6 pm – 8 pm, London Time)
Each Online Short Course Will Be Followed by a Q&A Session
*FREE FOR ALL*
To register please complete this form or contact the Short Course Department by email: shortcourses@islamic-college.ac.uk
- August 03, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘The Safavid World’ – R. Matthee, ed.
The Safavid World
Rudi Matthee, ed.
Routledge, 2021
- August 02, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The British Association for Islamic Studies is looking for a BRAIS Projects Coordinator to help drive forward its work over the coming year. The post would be ideal for a UK-based PhD student whose academic interests intersect with any aspect of Islamic Studies, broadly understood.
This is a Guaranteed Hours post available from October 2021 for a period of one year, working a minimum of 250 hours over the fixed-term period (more hours may be available by negotiation).
Further details, including how to apply, can be found here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/home/brais-projects-coordinator
Location
The post holder can be based anywhere in UK. Work will be undertaken remotely, with meetings and catch-up taking place online.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted via email to BRAIS Secretary, Tom Lea (brais@ed.ac.uk), by 5pm on Friday 3rd September 2021.
2. Persian Language Course – Starting: 20th Aug 2021
Mondays & Wednesdays
The Islamic College has organized a Persian Language Course for those who want to learn modern Farsi. The Course has three semesters.
This course offers an excellent opportunity to master a very important language which provides an entry into a rich and diverse culture. Since Persian has not changed significantly in over a millennium, the basic grammar for the classical and modern forms of the language is virtually the same and is relatively easy to learn.
One of the benefits of learning Farsi is the ability to access a huge body of literature and sources of Islamic knowledge.
The Course Registration Fee is £50/semester.
The registration deadline is 20th Aug 2021.
An attendance certificate would be granted at the end of the course.
To register please complete this form or contact the Short Course Department by email: shortcourses@islamic-college.ac.uk
3. The Great Lakes Adiban Societyseeks papers for two sponsored sessions at the International Congress for Medieval Studies to convene online, May 9–14, 2022.
We welcome any scholars engaging all manner of traditions and texts from across the pre-modern Islamicate world. Abstracts are due Sept. 15, 2021 via the ICMS submission portal.
Please see our brief panel descriptions below, and for further details and directions on how to apply, follow this link.
Panel 1: Sociability between Justice and Tyranny
This panel considers Islamicate ambivalences toward sociability and despotism to better understand the competitive nature of friendship and the seductive pull of absolutist rule by closely reading and contextualizing a wide variety of pre-modern texts.
Panel 2: Medieval Islamicate Paratexts in Contexts
This panel will explore the nature of the paratext in the lettered traditions of the medieval Islamicate world and ask how developments in textual technology (manuscript, lithograph, print, digital) as well as practices of reading and editing have changed how such works are understood and valorized.
Please feel free to widely circulate this CfP and remember to apply for our regional conference coming up this fall.
4. Arabic Online Language Course
Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Starting: 9th September 2021
The Islamic College has organized an Arabic Course for those who want to learn the language of the Islamic revelation.
The course has three semesters which are designed to prepare students with no previous knowledge of Arabic to read and understand Quranic and classical Islamic texts.
At the end of the course, students would have developed the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and grammar. Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded an Islamic College Certificate of attendance.
What will you learn?
This course focuses on the Arabic language which is ideal for anyone interested to learn how to read, write and speak Arabic. The course dives deep into Classical Arabic vocabulary and basic grammar rules. It’s designed to provide a solid foundation of the most common vocabulary and will enable you to go through daily life, navigate a variety of situations, and have significant conversations with speakers of Arabic.
We will start with learning the alphabet and how to read and write the letters with their different shapes. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the basics, including word and sentence formation, and how to use and form pronouns, verb patterns and tenses, adjectives, and plurals.
You’ll learn how to ask questions, use common greetings, talk about your family and introduce yourself. You’ll also learn essentials such as using numbers, telling the time, and setting dates.
You’ll be introduced to the language from the ground up and work your way to being capable to read and write basic Arabic texts and feeling comfortable having a simple conversation with native Arabic speakers.
There will be weekly Kahoot activity, homework, and translation time which can solidify and enrich your ability to talk Arabic confidently.
To register please complete this form or contact the Short Course Department by email: shortcourses@islamic-college.ac.uk
5. Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Exeter
The College wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the Writing the Future project, which has explored metadiscourse in Arab students writing in both English and Arabic. It is a corpus study, creating a unique Arab-English corpus of writing, and complemented by interviews with the authors. The post will include preparing the corpus for archiving on a website, literature reviewing, as well as general research duties linked to the final year of the project, such as assisting with conference presentations and publications, as appropriate.
Closing date for applications | 6 August 2021
Further information
6. Decades of Fire: A Special Issue on Middle East and North Africa
Call for Submissions | The Michigan Quarterly Review
The Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR) is seeking contributions to a special issue on the Middle East and North Africa focused on the region’s political, social, and cultural transformations in the last three decades. MQR invites articles, essays, memoirs, fiction and poetry in English translation that examine the impact the multiple tensions and conflicts of the last three decades have had on the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Submissions are encouraged from migrant voices in the region, LGBTQIA+ voices, and writing from voices typically underrepresented in anthologies on the Middle East and North Africa.
Deadline for Submissions | 1 November 2021
7. 22 and 29 October 2021 Short Course – Religious Cultural Heritage: Concepts and Issues in the Modern Middle East – Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
This is a two-day introductory course on the theme of religious cultural heritage (RCH) in the Middle East. It aims to contextualise RCH as the living cultural heritage of its community of users. In addition, the course attempts to present RCH as a contemporary construct of its socio-political and religious context through its connections to ethnicity, gender, nationalism, as much as religion.
Read and download course structure.
Date and Time
22 and 29 October 2021, 13:30 – 16:00 (London Time).
Tickets and Booking
Tickets: £75 professionals | £45 students, AKU alumni and staff. Book as soon as possible.
*The course will be delivered via Zoom. Readings and further details will be provided later upon registration.
*The course will not be recorded.
- July 31, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Registration Now Open for the Third International Ismaili Studies Conference.
Registration is now open for the Third International Ismaili Studies Conference.
This year, ISC2021 will be held virtually on Zoom from Friday, August 6 to Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Register at bit.ly/ismailistudiesconference
This year’s ISC includes:
* Keynote Address by Prof. Karim H. Karim on Friday, August 6 at 1:00pm (EST).
* Scholarly panels on Ismaili history and historiography, esoteric exegesis, devotional literature, contemporary Ismaili theological reflection, and modern Ismaili leadership, identity, and religiosity.
* the announcement of the (inaugural) 2021 Karim and Rosemin Karim Prize;
* a concluding Scholars Roundtable featuring senior scholars of Ismaili Studies.
Speakers include: Paul Walker, Ismail Poonawala, Ali Asani, David Hollenberg, Tazim Kassam, Mushegh Asatryan, Karim H. Karim, Shin Nomoto and many more.
View full program: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/geesteswetenschappen/pdfs/ismaili-studies-conference-2021-program-final.pdf
- July 29, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘The Ottoman Chancery’s Role in Diplomacy with Iran’ – S. Güngörürler
‘The Ottoman Chancery’s Role in Diplomacy with Iran’
S. Güngörürler
Itinerario, 2020, Vol.44 (3), p.572-590
- July 28, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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