Archive for November, 2022
- November 18, 2022
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- November 17, 2022
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.El-Shakry, O., ‘Rethinking Arab Intellectual History: Epistemology, Historicism, Secularism’, Modern Intellectual History (2021), 18, 547–572.
2. HYBRID Book Talk “About Ummah: A New Paradigm for a Global World” by Katrin Jomaa, Brown University, Providence, RI, 15 November 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Jomaa examines the moral, political, and spiritual understanding of the Qur’anic term “ummah”. Drawing on theology, history, philosophy, and political science, Jomaa argues that ummah, while often defined as a group of people united by ethnicity or religion, is, in its ideal sense, a community that demands active commitment and a conscious and continuous dedication to the highest moral ideals of that community.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2022/katrin-jomaa-ummah
3. Journée d’étude « Femmes musulmanes engagées dans la cité : prédicatrices, aumônières et imames », MMSH Aix-en-Provence, 15 novembre 2022
En quoi les femmes musulmanes engagées dans le champ religieux, prédicatrices, aumônières et imames participent elles aux mutations sociales et politiques du champ islamique contemporain ? Cette journée d’étude se propose d’apporter quelques éclairages à cette question brûlante en analysant l’insertion au sein d’organisations religieuses de femmes musulmanes impliquées dans le culte musulman, qu’elles soient sa-lariées ou bénévoles.
Information et programme: https://iremam.cnrs.fr/fr/journee-detude-femmes-musulmanes-engagees-dans-la-cite-predicatrices-aumonieres-et-imames
4. ONLINE Lecture “How to Conquer a Province: Salons and the Incorporation of Ottoman Arab Lands (16th Century)”, SOAS, London University, 16 November 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm GMT
In 1516-7, Ottoman armies conquered large parts of the Arab Middle East. In the wake of this conquest, the Ottomans faced an administrative challenge as the new territories had to be incorporated into the imperial bureaucracy. This talk examines interactions between Ottoman elites and Arab notables as they occurred in informal gentlemanly gatherings in salons.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/how-conquer-province-salons-and-incor-poration-ottoman-arab-lands-16th-c
5. ONLINE Webinar “Fictive and non-Fictive Life Writings of Muslim Women: Solidarity for Strength and Survival” by Professors Doaa Omran and Feroza Jussawalla (University of New Mexico, USA), University of Manchester, 17 November 2022, 17:00 UTC
The speakers illustrate that Muslim women are empowering figures socially, politically, and academically. While Doaa will base her critique on a selection of work by Arab authors, Feroza will explore how the recent Iranian women’s movement shows that when women come together to support each other, their chances of survival and empowerment are greatly strengthened.
Registration: https://zoom.us/j/97038599926
6. ONLINE Lecture “Multilingualism and Language Planning in the Period of the Late Ottoman Empire and the Early Turkish Republic” by Dr. Nevry Lischewski (University of Munich), Ori-ent-Institut Istanbul, 17 November 2021, 7:00 pm Turkish Time
The Ottoman Empire was a fundamentally multilingual society. In the course of the late Ottoman and early Republican period, certain policies, rules and practices were introduced in order to influence the linguistic situation and to establish the dominant language in the society, without a perspective for maintaining its linguistic diversity. The speaker introduces a conceptual framework of language planning.
Information and registration: https://www.oiist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/oiist_language_book-let_web.pdf
7. HYBRID International Conference on “Islamic Trust Studies: Translation and Transformation in Muslims’ Connectivity”, Osaka University, 26-27 November 2022
The conference examines the connectivity of Muslim behavior, particularly through law and human relations. How do Muslims interpret and prescribe the relationship between people and the state according to the law, human relations within the family, and the relationship found in gender in Islamic education, and what wisdom is used to enable strategic responses in doing so.
Deadline for registration: 20 November 2022.
Information and program: https://connectivity.aa-ken.jp/en/activity/874/
8. ONLINE 17th AATT Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish and Turkic Studies, Stanford University, 27 November 2022, 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Information, program and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/11/11/17th-aatt-graduate-student-pre-conference-in-turkish-and-turkic-studies
9. HYBRIDE Rencontre Revue de l’histoire des religions avec Christian Müller, Ismail Warscheid et Rainer Brunner, autour du livre “Recht und historische Entwicklung der Scharia im Islam”, Collège de France, Paris, 2 décembre 2022, 16h30 – 18h30
Cet ouvrage de référence change radicalement notre perception d’une immuable « charia », Loi sacrée de l’islam, et de son rôle dans l’histoire du monde musulman. Pour ce faire, cette synthèse mobilise notions sociologiques (droit, système des règles), histoire (ordres juridiques en terre d’Islam), études biographiques et juridiques pour terminer, sous un angle sociétal, par les domaines du droit couverts par la normativité islamique.
Information et registration: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/71969
10. HYBRID International Conference “The Qurʾān and Syriac Christianity: Recurring Themes and Motifs”, Religionswissenschaft und Judaistik, Universität Tübingen, 5-7 December 2022
This conference pioneers in its focus on the relationship between the Qurʾān and pre-Islamic Syriac Christianity. By taking recurring themes and motifs as a starting point, the conference emphasizes differences be-tween the Qurʾān and Syrian Christian traditions as well. The conference seeks to investigate how the Qurʾān reacts to pre-Islamic Syrian Christian traditions.
Information, program and registration: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/evangelisch-theologische-fakultaet/lehrstuehle-und-institute/religionswissenschaft-und-judaistik/religionswissenschaft-und-judais-tik/quran-project-erc/events/05-07122022-conference-the-qur%CA%BEan-and-syriac-christianity-recurring-themes-and-motifs/
11. Inaugural “Kurdish Studies Conference”, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics (LSE), 24-25 April 2023
Papers are invited with social sciences approaches to any aspect of Kurdish studies: History; political movements; social movements; gender; political representation; governance; displacement; anthropology; nationalism; ethnography, ecology, political economy; international relations; diaspora; security; religion etc. A travel fund is available for those whose papers are selected for presentation.
Deadline for abstracts: 16 December 2022.
Information: https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/assets/documents/CFP-KSS-Conference.pdf
12. 4th International Congress of PLURIEL: “Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration for the Living together of Christians and Muslims”, Abu Dhabi, 2-6 February 2024
The Congress aims to provide a forum for the discussion and evaluation of the reception of the Document on Human Fraternity on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. What has been the impact so far of the Document on Human Fraternity concerning the coexistence of Christians and Muslims around the globe? The Congress will be held in English, Arabic and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 January 2023. Information:
13. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of the History of the African Diaspora with a Specialization in Migration and/or Refugee Studies (Focus Middle East), Townson University, MD
Qualifications: PhD in History or related fields required. Research specialization in migration and/or refugee studies of the African Diaspora; i.e. forced migration from African countries to Egypt and Israel; issues of race and racism in the Middle East etc.
Deadline for applications: 3 January 2023.
Information: https://www.towson.edu/provost/prospective/assistant-professor-cla-3620.html
14. Book Manuscripts for “Academica Press”, London and Washington, DC
This award-winning independent non-fiction publisher seeks manuscripts from dynamic scholars across fields and at all career stages. Academica publishes actively in political science, international relations, history, literature, linguistics, religion, philosophy, cultural and regional studies, the arts, anthropology, law, and other fields.
Information: https://www.academicapress.com/node/474
15. British Institute of Persian Studies
Hybrid Lecture: Rivalling Rome: Parthian coins and culture
with Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
Monday, 28 November 2022, 6.30-7.30 UK time
This is a hybrid event, which will take place in person at the British Academy and online on Zoom. Please register for either of the two modes, in advance, at:
https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/bips-agm-lecture-2022/
16. Colloque international LACIM 2022
1er Colloque International sur les Langues de l’Aire Anatolie-Caucase-Iran-Mésopotamie (LACIM 2022), organisé par le réseau européen LACIM (https://en.lacim.net/), qui aura lieu du 16 au 18 novembre, à l’Inalco (65, rue des Grands moulins, 75013 – Paris).
Le site web du colloque : https://www.lacim.net/event-details/lacim-2022
Le colloque se tiendra en mode hybride. Voici les liens de connection pour chaque jour :
16 novembre (mercredi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtceygqDIoGNX-E0f-FXWkLijrjdQmkjG-
17 novembre (jeudi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkduqhqjMtHNdtkeka69Z7DMqNcS2-rQc2
18 novembre (vendredi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkduyrrDwjE9PxgljRq3OlB8KG9WRPtTjQ
17. Presentations from the “Demons: Good and Bad” conference (TCD, October 2022) are now available online, via the following link:
Demons Online – Recordings from “Demons: Good and Bad” conference (TCD 2022)
This interdisciplinary conference included a fair share of Islam-related presentations (about one third), which might be of interest to some.
18. Harvard:
Tenure-Track Professor of Persian Literature and Cultures
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Persian literature and cultures. While the specific area of specialization is open, the candidate must have a thorough knowledge of classical Persian literature from the eleventh century to the seventeenth century. In addition, the candidate should show some familiarity with the broader historical and cultural contexts within which classical Persian literature developed, both within and beyond Iran. The candidate will be expected to engage in teaching topics related to Persian literary cultures to a broad range of students, including undergraduates. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The appointee will teach and advise both undergraduate and graduate level students. Applications from historically excluded and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged.
Doctorate required by the time the appointment begins.
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/11808
no later January 6, 2023
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices)
- Research Statement
- Writing sample, either an article or a chapter of a dissertation or book.
- Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas.
- Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
See the above site for further information.
19. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CNRS, Sorbonne nouvelle, EPHE, INALCO)
a le plaisir de vous convier au colloque
Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan
Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022)
18 – 19 novembre 2022
Auditorium du musée Guimet
6, place d’Iéna, 75116 Paris.
Dans le cadre de la chaire de préfiguration « Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan » mise en œuvre par la Fondation Inalco, dont le CeRMI est partenaire, la Fondation Inalco et le musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, en collaboration avec la Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan (DAFA), organisent le colloque Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan, Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022).
Ce colloque est placé sous le patronage du ministère de la Culture.
Organisation
Sandra Aube (chercheuse au CNRS, CeRMI/Fondation INaLCO)
Nicolas Engel (conservateur des collections Afghanistan-Pakistan, MNAAG)
Philippe Marquis (directeur de la DAFA)
Programme et information sur le site du CeRMI
Nous vous invitons également à réserver vos places (gratuites, bien sûr) depuis le lien suivant : https://www.guimet.fr/event/colloque-arts-et-patrimoine-de-lafghanistan/
- November 15, 2022
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conférence – Être femme et peintre sous les Taliban : Le cas des femmes artistes à Herat (Afghanistan) aujourd’hui, Mardi 15 nov 2022, Inalco
Conférence
INALCO – Fondation INALCO
Être femme et peintre sous les Taliban :
Le cas des femmes artistes à Herat (Afghanistan) aujourd’hui
par Nazir Rahguzar
(Chaire de préfiguration Art et Patrimoine afghans, INALCO / CeRMI)
mardi le 15 novembre 2022, 17h-18h30, salle 5.12
INALCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, 75013 Paris / www.inalco.fr
La conférence sera donnée en persan, avec traduction simultanée
Contacts:
2. Oxford:
| Associate Professorship in Islamic Studies and Law |
| Asian and Middle Easterns Studies, Pusey Lane, Oxford |
| We are seeking an outstanding scholar and teacher who studies Islamic thought, literature and/or practice in the pre-modern period (up until c. 1800 CE), based on primary sources in Arabic and other languages if appropriate. The successful applicant will have strong expertise in Islamic law. In addition, the postholder will have further expertise in Sufism, the hadith literature or Shi’i Islam. This is an exciting and demanding post in which you will conduct advanced research; give lectures, classes and tutorials; supervise, support and examine students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Islamic studies; and play a part in the administrative work of the Faculty and College. |
The start date for this vacancy will be: 1 October 2023
Interviews expected to take place on 13th & 14th March 2023
For more information:
3. Programs at Hikmat for 2023
Registration for Hikmat Learning Tours for the spring of 2023 is now open. These unique tours are a combination of sightseeing and touring and informative meetings and workshops.
Like the previous tours, the seats on these special tours are extremely limited and registration is based on a first come, first served basis.
In addition to our classic Hikmat tour that will be held in April 2023, we will also have a tour to the west of Iran for the first time. On this tour you can see and experience some of the most beautiful natural, historical, and cultural sights of the western parts of Iran.
To learn more about the dates, itinerary, testimonials from the past participants and other details of the tours, please visit Hikmat website at the address below:
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us any time at info@hikmat-ins.com
4. SULTAN WALAD: In The Footsteps of Rumi and Shams
Authors: Hülya Küçük, Ibrahim Gamard, Omid Safi
Editor: Ibrahim Gamard
Translator: Hülya Küçük
Fons Vitae 2022
https://fonsvitae.com/product/sultan-walad-in-the-footsteps-of-rumi-and-shams/
5. BRISMES lecture
Rethinking the Empirical Reality of Statehood in the MENA Region
Date: 23 November 2022, 16:00-18:00 (GMT)
This panel examines how post-colonial states in the Middle East became a site of hybrid sovereignties, porous borders, identity politics, and liminality impacting everyday life. Informed by ethnographic data collected from fieldwork in the region, the panel members will draw attention to the empirical reality of statehood in the region affecting everyday life and to the role of particularity (empirical) in drawing the horizon of the politics in the contemporary MENA region. Please note that this event is a research development seminar and will be open to BRISMES members only.
More information and registration: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outreach-and-pedagogy/empirical-reality-of-statehood
6. Online Lecture: Dynastic Change, Family Networks and Female Genealogies in Medieval Armenia (11th–13th c.)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | 12:00 PM EST | Zoom
Dynastic Change, Family Networks and Female Genealogies in Medieval Armenia (11th–13th c.)
Zara Pogossian, University of Florence
This lecture will focus on a period of medieval Armenian history – eleventh to late thirteenth centuries – that was characterized by a gradual deterioration and break-down of its until then traditional social structure based on land-holding military families known as nakharars. In this context a number of new military men, mostly with no illustrious lineage and/or previous connection to certain specific regions, rose to power. As they sought ways of legitimizing their control of recently conquered land and resources in various parts of historical Armenia, marriage alliances and, hence, the building of new family networks via women acquired increasing importance. This is especially true in the case of wives that came from older, prestigious dynasties which had lost or were about to lose their significance. There are also cases of women who were themselves from ‘new families’ but who played a key role in entering local networks of power in different ways. These general considerations will be illustrated on specific cases bringing to the audience’s attention the significance of women from (new or old) élite families, particularly from the end of Bagratid rule, and through Seljuk and Mongol (particularly Ilkhanid) periods. The inter-religious aspects of such family networks will be equally highlighted. Although the talk will address various regions of historical Armenia, greater attention will be paid to Syunik‘, reflecting my on-going research-in-progress.
Zara Pogossian is a specialist in medieval Armenian history, culture and religion, especially in relation to other peoples, cultures and religions in the Near East and Asia Minor. She is Associate Professor of Byzantine Civilization at the University of Florence, and the Principal Investigator of the ERC Project ArmEn: Armenia Entangled: Connectivity and Cultural Encounters in Medieval Eurasia 9th–14th Centuries.
Advance registration required. Register: https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/
Contact Brandie Ratliff (mjcbac@hchc.edu), Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture with any questions.
7. Online Lecture: “The Egyptian Delta Between Revolt and Allegiance” (15 Nov)
You are cordially invited to the second talk of the winter 2022/23 term of our online lecture series ‘Rethinking Social Contention’, which will take place on 15 November 2022 at 4:00 pm CET. Noëmie Lucas (Edinburgh) will present a paper on “When the Arabs Refused to Pay Taxes. The Egyptian Delta Between Revolt and Allegiance in the Abbasid Period”. We hope to see many of you there!
To register and receive the Zoom link, just send an email to score.aai@uni-hamburg.de. The full programme for the winter 2022/23 term can be found here: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/forschung/score/news/2022-06-14-lecture-series-ii.html. And finally, if you’d like to read more about our research group, ‘Social Contexts of Rebellion in the Early Islamic Period’ (SCORE), please visit https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/forschung/score.html.
8. Lecture (in person) – “Exploring Recreative Practice Methodologies in Islamic Art: Writing on Stone at the Frontiers of the Islamicate World” (Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris) – 23 November
Exploring Recreative Practice Methodologies in Islamic Art – Writing on Stone at the Frontiers of the Islamicate World
Elizabeth Lambourn (De Montford University), Nuria Garcia Masip (Sorbonne Université – Observatoire des Patrimoines)
Time : 5:00 PM, 23 November 2022
Venue : Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, 2 Rue Vivienne, 75002, Paris. Salle Walter Benjamin.
Abstract :
Recreative practice – the process of re-making an object or image – is widespread in the arts and humanities as a technique for retrieving haptic and tacit forms of knowledge or lost technologies. Nevertheless, it is dress and fashion historians who have led the field in the development of clear methodologies of recreative practice and sophisticated reflection on the merits and pitfalls of such an approach. This paper presents the early stages of a collaborative project between Elizabeth Lambourn, a historian of material culture, and Islamic calligrapher Nuria Garcia Masip which was sparked by contact with this practice and the resulting literature. Building on the pioneering work of dress historians Jane Malcolm-Davies (University of Copenhagen) and Jenny Tiramani (The School of Historical Dress, London) our project explores the way that these now well-articulated and theorised approaches might be translated to the study of Islamic calligraphy on stone. This project focuses on calligraphic panels on marble produced at the port of Khambhat (Cambay) in Gujarat during the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries CE but offers the potential for much wider application.
9. University of Manchester: Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Lecture Series (AMES)
Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts (EMWHLA)
Thursday 17 November 2022, 17:00 UTC/GMT on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97038599926
Lecture 3: Fictive and non-Fictive Life Writings of Muslim Women: Solidarity for Strength and Survival
Professors Feroza Jussawalla & Dr Doaa Omran
University of New Mexico USA
10. American University in Cairo
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
Annual History Seminar
3-4 March, 2023
Cities in Context(s)
One of the often-repeated statements about Islamic history is that this was very much an urban civilization. Since the Arab conquests of the seventh century, Muslim rulers and regimes often established and confirmed their power through urban projects. Urban expansion and the establishment of new cities were a main way in which regimes practiced their power. These urban centers were in turn loci of cultural and economic production, creating new hubs in various regions and establishing connections beyond their hinterland. These networks and connections would change over different periods of history. With modernization, cities were among the first areas to experience sharp change both in their scales, expansion, development as well as in their connections with the worlds beyond them. New cities were built to serve new functions and new classes reflecting the change both within and without. Despite this, cities and neighborhoods within them are sometimes studied in isolation as coherent but self-contained entities.
This round of the Annual History Seminar aims to focus on studying cities and urban centers in their relation with their wider contexts; their environs, hinterland, trade networks and imperial contexts.
The Annual History Seminar meets at the Oriental Hall of the Tahrir Campus of the American University in Cairo. Participants should plan to present their research, in either English or Arabic, in 15-20 minutes to allow time for discussion. Young scholars, including graduate students and doctoral candidates, are encouraged to apply. The seminar particularly encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to history, so scholars from disciplines other than history are also welcome to participate.
Interested scholars should send an abstract of around 300 words in English or Arabic, no later than 1 December, 2022. Participants will be informed by early January 2023.
For more information please contact: Professor Nelly Hanna Email: nhanna@aucegypt.edu
Or Dr Amina Elbendary Email: abendary@aucegypt.edu
11. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CNRS, Sorbonne nouvelle, EPHE, INALCO)
a le plaisir de vous convier au colloque
Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan
Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022)
18 – 19 novembre 2022
Auditorium du musée Guimet
6, place d’Iéna, 75116 Paris.
Dans le cadre de la chaire de préfiguration « Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan » mise en œuvre par la Fondation Inalco, dont le CeRMI est partenaire, la Fondation Inalco et le musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, en collaboration avec la Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan (DAFA), organisent le colloque Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan, Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022).
Ce colloque est placé sous le patronage du ministère de la Culture.
Organisation
Sandra Aube (chercheuse au CNRS, CeRMI/Fondation INaLCO)
Nicolas Engel (conservateur des collections Afghanistan-Pakistan, MNAAG)
Philippe Marquis (directeur de la DAFA)
Programme et information sur le site du CeRMI
Nous vous invitons également à réserver vos places (gratuites, bien sûr) depuis le lien suivant : https://www.guimet.fr/event/colloque-arts-et-patrimoine-de-lafghanistan/
12. “WORKING METALS, MOVING BODIES: MORTARS AND DRUMS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO ANATOLIA IN THE 12THAND 13THCENTURIES
Persis Berlekamp, University of Chicago
Webinar, Wednesday, November 16th, 12:30pm EST
Part of the NYU Silsila Fall 2022 Series, Body and Senses
Pre-modern bronze production depended not only on specialized technical knowledge, but also on access to ores with chemically viable combinations of metals. Accordingly, areas with rich mines, such as Afghanistan and Anatolia, held special importance for the history of medieval Islamic bronze. In the turbulent twelfth and thirteenth centuries, contact between these very regions intensified as waves of refugees flooded westwards. What implications did this have for the facture, form, and function of bronze objects? Considering surviving mortars and drums in relation to the bodies that effected them, as well in relation to the bodies effected by their use, yields a multivalent, yet socially situated view of bronze, foment, and resonance in a turbulent era.
Full details of the event and a link to register as an attendee either online or in person can be found at:
Only registered attendees will be able to access this even
13. The previous five Monday Majlis-es at the Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter have been recorded and are now available online. We have not recorded and we will not record, however, the discussions following the talks, as we want these to remain free, without the pressure of being recorded. So, while the recording will be accessible, please still come and attend the Majlis-es live : )
The five recorded Majlis-es are:
- Mehdy Shaddel, Universal Empire, Supersessionist Ideology: The Emergence of Islam in Umayyad Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7jJSoH_zEs&list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-&index=1
- Rahim Gholami, The Hermeneutics of Nāṣir-e Khusraw’s Esoteric Guidance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-TRJ3uMhs&list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-&index=2&t=2s
- Isabel Toral, Jens Scheiner, Baghdad: Insights into a city and the making of a book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_IxyyzIQxQ&list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-&index=4&t=3749s
- Alexandra Hoffmann, What makes a man a man? Neẓāmi’s Majnun in a network of masculinities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79MHgPFbL_s&list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-&index=4&t=1639s
- Nikola Pantic, Is It Religion or Magic, and What Is Between Them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwxfagqAPPQ&list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-&index=5
The titles are abridged, but the original titles are in the descriptions.
Enjoy the talks and attend the coming ones if you can: )
If you would like to be included in the CSI mailing list, please contact the CSI Manager: Sarah Wood (s.a.wood2@exeter.ac.uk).
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference “Ibn Taymiyya`s Thought: Corpus, Reception and Legacy”, Aix-en-Provence, 9-10 November 2022
This conference seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the “Ibn Taymiyya phenomenon” by providing a platform for specialists in the field to present and share their latest findings. The frame of the conference is widely defined and may include papers on Ibn Taymiyya himself, his students and followers, or the influence of his intellectual legacy in later times.
Program: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2022/10/Final-programme.pdf
2. ONLINE Book Talk on “Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth Century Ottoman Empire” with Prof. Patricia Blessing, New York University, 18 November 2022, 12:30 EST
Analyzing how trans-regional exchanges shaped building practices, Prof. Blessing examines how workers from Anatolia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Iran & Central Asia participated in key construction pro-jects. She specializes in the art and architecture of the Islamic world, with a focus on the eastern Mediterra-nean from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries.
Information and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/11470806/book-talk-patricia-blessing-architecture-and-material-politics
3. HYBRIDE Séminaire de recherche « Islams et musulmans de France: nouveaux terrains, approches et paradigmes », Paris, 29 novembre 2022, 10h – 13h
Samia Langar (ISPE) : « Des enseignants face aux fait religieux. Le cas de l’ islam. Que faut-il exactement comprendre sous la notion de “fait religieux” ? ». – Diane-Sophie Girin (GSRL, EPHE) : « L’impossible “normalisation” des écoles musulmanes au prisme de la contractualisation ». – Samim Akgönül (Université de Strasbourg) : « L’islam turc, un frein à la construction d’un islam de France ? ».
Information et registration: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/72299
4. Early Post-doc (15 Months, 80 %) to Support the Preparation of a Grant Application on “Islam, Popular Culture and Education in the MENA Region”, Institute for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Societies, University of Bern
Requirements: Outstanding PhD (not older than 3 years) in Islamic and/or Middle Eastern Studies. – Interest in social science, historical or political approaches. – Previous expertise in the field of educational media analysis, in historical and sociological perspectives, and a focus on education in at least one Middle Eastern country. – Experience in preparing grant applications is welcome. – Excellent spoken and written English and proficiency in Arabic language.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2022.
Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/a35613f8-4c42-4332-bf99-21b6a62ad2a9
5. Doctoral Student for Research on Muslim Societies in the Field of Education in the Middle East, North Africa and Beyond, Institute for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Societies, University of Bern
Requirements: Excellent MA or Equivalent in Islamic and/or Middle Eastern Studies, or in Humanities or So-cial Sciences with Emphasis on Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies; proficiency in spoken and written English and very good knowledge of Arabic language; etc.
Deadline for application: 15 December 2022. Information and application : https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/0069c29e-1fc2-489c-a605-cb2d1024bfdd
6. Doctoral Student for Research on Muslim Societies in the Field of Education in the Middle East, North Africa and Beyond, Institute for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Societies, University of Bern
Requirements: Excellent MA or Equivalent in Islamic and/or Middle Eastern Studies, or in Humanities or So-cial Sciences with Emphasis on Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies; proficiency in spoken and written English and very good knowledge of Arabic language; etc.
Deadline for application: 15 December 2022. Information and application : https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/0069c29e-1fc2-489c-a605-cb2d1024bfdd
7. Al-Qasimi Professor of Islamic Studies, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
The Professor will have an established international reputation in the field of Islamic Studies. Any area of the study of Islam will be considered. We would particularly welcome candidates in the study of the history of medicine or science in Islam. We are also particularly committed to decolonial approaches to the study of Islam and committed to ensuring that our procedures reflect our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
Deadline for applications: 7 December 2022. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CUR572/al-qasimi-professor-in-islamic-studies . For informal inquiries contact Professor Sajjad Rizvi s.h.rizvi@exeter.ac.uk.
8. Assistant Professor of History, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Areas of specialization may cover any period or region. In addition, we seek candidates whose teaching and research interests include North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and cognate maritime histories.
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Information: https://www.higheredjobs.com/international/details.cfm?JobCode=178154734&Title=History
9. Assistant/Associate Professor of History, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI), Qatar
Candidates are expected to have: Doctoral degree in History; experience in graduate student supervision, and with a good record of publications; be fluent in both Arabic and English.
Deadline for application: 16 January 2023.
Information: https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/Careers/Pages/Apply.aspx?JobId=DIAC_2022_009
10. West Virginia University – Assistant Professor of History, Modern Middle East
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64456
Opens 12 December, 2022 until filled.
11. Four Postdoctoral Research Associates in Religion and Politics (1-2 Years), Washington University in St. Louis
Qualifications: Applicants should hold a doctorate in religious studies, politics, anthropology, law, philosophy, theology, American studies, history, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, sociology, or another relevant field. Scholars should be engaged in projects centrally concerned with religion and politics in the United States, historically or in the present day.
Deadline for applications: 5 January 2023.
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/114752
12. Kuwait Chair of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs and Professor/Professor of Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC
Applicants must have either a PhD in a relevant field by the date of appointment and a demonstrated track record of high-quality research and publications on the Gulf, or possess practitioner experience in the Gulf region at the equivalent level of expertise.
Deadline for applications: 2 December 2022.
Information: https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/97447
13. Articles for „The Journal of Digital Islamicate Research (JDIR)” – New Journal by Brill
The Journal aspires to adjust the computational, visualization and big data methods for the exploration of contemporary and historical cultures (also known as Cultural Analytics, CA) to the emerging field of Middle Eastern and Islamic Digital Humanities, and apply these methods to it.
Information: https://brill.com/view/journals/jdir/jdir-overview.xml?rskey=yeG37d&result=10
14. Articles for “Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies, # 9 (2023)”
For this volume, we particularly welcome proposals offering original analysis on the broad subject of Judaic and Islamic studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2023. Information: https://journals.openedition.org/hamsa/2982
15. Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW) 2022 @ UCLA | 11/18-19
I am pleased to announce that the Western Ottomanists’ Workshop 2022 will be held in-person at UCLA and on Zoom on 18 and 19 November 2022 (Fri/ Sat). The Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW) was founded in 2010 to bring together scholars and researchers based in the Western regions of the United States who are working to advance the study of the Ottoman Empire and its interactions with the wider world from the period of the late thirteenth century up until the early decades of the twentieth century.
WOW 2022 features participants from 18 universities in the US, Japan, and Canada, many of whom received funding for travel and accommodation to attend the workshop in person. We invite you to join us online (via Zoom) to listen to the newest research in the world of Ottoman history by graduate students and their dialogue with individually-assigned discussants.
Zoom details :
Meeting ID: 961 6052 0266
Passcode: amasya
16. Beyond the chessboard: adventures in Abbasid literature and historiography. Monday Majlis with Letizia Osti, the 14th of November. 17:00-18:30 (UK time)
We’d like to invite you to the online Monday Majlis of the Centre for the Study of Islam taking place on Monday the 14th of November. 17:00-18:30 (UK time)
Letizia Osti, Beyond the chessboard: adventures in Abbasid literature and historiography
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuypqTgtGdQ39iF_RFiK3HCg77PluVAt
Abstract: Abu Bakr al-Suli (d. 335/947) was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. He was perhaps best known for his work on poetry and chancery, which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature. His decades of service at the court of at least three caliphs give him a unique perspective as an historian of his own time, although he is often valued as an observer rather than an interpreter of events for posterity. In History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature, I attempted to illustrate how investigating the life, times and works of such a complex individual can serve as a fil rouge for tackling broader, contested concepts, such as biography, autobiography, court culture, and written culture. The result is an exploration of the ways in which the Abbasid court made sense of the past and, in general, of what ‘historiography’ means in a medieval Arabic context.
17. Historicizing Sunni Islam in the Ottoman Empire, c. 1450-c. 1750
Tijana Krstić, Derin Terzioğlu, eds.
18. Webinar – “BLEEDING FINGERS AND FAILING EYES: LOCATING THE BODY OF THE ARTISAN IN THE STUDY OF ISLAMIC ART” (Silsila NYU) – November 9
Part of the Silsila Fall 2022 series, Body and Senses
Wednesday, November 9nd 12.30-2.30 EST
Online and In Person at New York University (Room 222, 20 Cooper Square, NY 10003)
In his description of the splitting of reeds for the making of mats in the Iraqi village of Agga, Gavin Maxwell (d. 1969) expresses surprise that even experienced practitioners of the craft would often end up cutting their hands. Other writers have noted the harmful effects of factors such as poorly ventilated work spaces, toxic materials, and noise. Observations like these are an important reminder of the impacts that register on the body as the result of repetitive and arduous tasks conducted in challenging environments. Finished objects can bear subtle traces of the bodies of their makers, from finger prints in fired clay to the characteristic slant and width of marks made by a brush or pen. This talk will question what can be learned in art historical terms through a focus on the bodies of those who have specialized in traditional modes of manufacturing across the Middle East from the seventh century to the present. Evidence will be drawn from extant objects in museum collections and from excavations, as well as pre-modern written sources, photographs, and ethnographic studies.
Full details of the event and a link to register as an attendee either online or in person can be found at:
Only registered attendees will be able to access this event.
19. Research Fellowships – Ralph C. and Mary Lynn Heid Rare Materials Research Fellowship – Applications open now through February 1
The University of Michigan Library invites applications for fellowships for research in residence.
The Ralph C. and Mary Lynn Heid Rare Materials Research Fellowship is open to researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections, including the Islamic Manuscripts Collection held in the Special Collections Research Center.
Our fellows are awarded:
$1,500 for a project requiring a residence of one week or more
$3,000 for a project requiring a residence of three weeks or more
The current application cycle is open from November 1, 2022 through February 1, 2023, with the residency period and award to be used between May 1, 2023 and August 16, 2024. For more information, including eligibility requirements and instructions for applying, please visit this page:
Special Collections Research Fellowships >> How to Apply
Questions? Contact Martha O’Hara Conway at moconway@umich.edu.
20. Online Lecture – “Basra- Iraq’s Southern Metropoli”, by Andrew Petersen – 9th November 5PM GMT + 3
As part of the webinar series Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa from Late Antiquity to the Ottoman period, the Ifpo, the CEFREPA and Udine University are pleased to announce the second series of meetings that will focus on Iraq and Arabian Peninsula and will take place online from November, 2022, to July, 2023.
First online lecture:
November, 9 – 5pm (GTM +3) “Basra- Iraq’s Southern Metropoli” by Andrew Petersen (University of Wales Trinity Saint David)
Although the significance of Basra to early Islamic civilization is well known the physical remains of the site and its location are poorly understood despite extensive historical information and considerable archaeological fieldwork carried out at the site. There are many reasons for this situation including in recent times the conflicts surrounding the Iran-Iraq war, the 1990 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq all of which had a significant impact on Basra. Other reasons for the limited understanding of the site include the relatively small number of historical standing buildings and the complex topography of the site. Despite these problems there is now a considerable amount of data which can provide the basis for understanding the origin and development of this remarkable city. This talk will review the results of three seasons of fieldwork in Basra using archival research, aerial photogrammetry, surface survey and geo-archaeological investigations. The research provides a number of valuable insights into the development of the early Islamic city although it also highlights dangers to the city through rapid development over the site of the early Islamic city.
For more information and registration:
https://www.ifporient.org/archaeology-mena-2/
21. The following is a panel proposal for the 10th European Conference of Iranian Studies(21-25 August 2023, Leiden University, Netherlands)which aims to focus on Sufism and material culture in the Persianate world.
If you have a paper related to this topic and are willing to participate in this panel, please contact salimehhosseini1@uchicago.edu by November 14th.
Sufism as a major contributor to the formation of the Islamic culture from the early Islamic centuries to the modern day has had huge impacts on the production, circulation, and reception of material culture in the Persianate world. Many Sufis and individuals with mystical inclinations have been patrons, artists, builders, and consumers themselves. Unfortunately, the study of Sufism and material culture has long suffered from essentialist readings which fail to historicize and socially contextualize this major trend. This panel seeks to instigate alternative scholarship by shedding light on Sufism as a set of ideologies, practices, and institutions in relation to the material culture of the Persianate world. Scholars in the fields of art history, history, archaeology, anthropology, and literature of Iran, and by extension, the Persianate world are welcome to submit their papers, preferably case studies focusing on or tangentially speaking to the following questions:
- How might Sufism’s rich textual tradition help us to understand and contextualize the production and reception of material culture in the Persianate world?
- Can we talk about “Sufi material culture” as an analytical category without falling into the traps of essentialism, generalization, and anachronistic analyses?
22. Carleton University – Tenure Track, Assistant Professor, History of the Middle East
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64442
Closing date: Nov 30, 2022
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Heshmat Moayyad Lecture Series talk with Prof. Olga Merck Davidson,
Thursday, November 10 at 5:00-7:00 CT
Please join us for the third lecture in the Heshmat Moayyad Lecture Series by Prof. Olga Merck Davidson next Thursday, November 10 at 5:00-7:00 CT in the Social Science Building, Room 122. You can also join us in the zoom meeting below. The topic of Prof. Davidson’s talk is “Is Poetry Superior to Prose in the World View of Ferdowsi?”.
https://uchicago.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGvqDgiGNVP5C11sGjxNC4GZGZ6VNFL
2. A Nook in the Temple of Fame: French Military Officers in Persian Service, 1807–1826
D T Potts
3. The Islamic College – MA Islamic Studies & MA Islamic Law (Distance Education) Open Day
11.11.22
On Zoom
More information:
https://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/study/de-open-day/
4. ‘Notes on the Aesthetics of Medieval Islamic Art—and of Medieval Persian Painting’
Robert Hillenbrand,
5. The Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter Vol. 3, no. 1 – October 2022
Editor-in-Chief Ken Chitwood | Associate Editor Rahma Maccarone
** Letter from the Editor
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Welcome to the first edition of LACISA’s third volume. Two years ago, when we sent out our very first edition (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=1d11b1537b&e=f70992245e) , we hoped to connect persons with an interest in the study of Islam and Muslim communities in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the networks that exist across, between, and beyond the American hemisphere.
Two years later and we have a network of more than 300 people across our platforms sharing knowledge, promoting new research, and encouraging further scholarship on the subject.
This latest edition is a celebration of this increasing interconnection and collaboration, featuring contributions from members across the globe.
First, we have a review of Manifold Destiny: Arabs at an American Crossroads of Exceptional Rule (Vanderbilt University Press) and an interview with the author, John Tofik Karam (University of Illinois).
Second, we are excited to announce that Karam will be headlining our second annual LACISA colloquium: Muslim Philanthropy in Latin America and the Latinx U.S. (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=5b05c69045&e=f70992245e)
You can read more about the full line up, which features research on Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, the U.S., and the Tri-Border area between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
We are also proud to feature a podcast episode featuring our very own Lucas Vicente (Translation Assistant, Portuguese) and Rahma Maccarone (Associate Editor).
In addition to the above, we also have numerous Member Notes, featuring events, new publications, additional podcast episodes, calls for submissions, essays, and other opportunities in, or related to, our field.
In particular, I’d like to personally invite network members to a meet-up on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. For those attending the meeting and interested in connecting, please e-mail me directly at lacisanews@gmail.com.
Otherwise, on behalf of our entire LACISA team (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=96330d0b81&e=f70992245e) , I thank you for reading our latest newsletter and celebrating our second anniversary! All the best in your own research, writing, and work in the public sphere.
6. Al-Mahdi Institute: Call for Papers – “The Nature of Soul and Death” IRS Workshop
Since 2018, the Inter-Religious Symposia (IRS) platform has been successful in bringing together representatives from the three Abrahamic faiths, to appreciate each other’s perspectives on various theological issues.
The Annual IRS Academic Workshop seeks to advance these discussions further into the academic arena, delving into the theological topics that are of shared concern.
- Workshop date is Thurs 16thMarch 2023
- Deadline for abstracts from CfP respondents is Monday 12thDec 2022.
More information at:
https://www.almahdi.edu/call-for-papers-soul-death-irs
7. 2e séance du séminaire mensuel de recherche organisé par le CeRMI (2022-2023) – 17 novembre 2022
La deuxième séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” aura lieu le jeudi 17 novembre 2022 (de 17h à 19h, salle 5.28).
Nous serons heureux d’y accueillir Viola Allegranzi (Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences) pour une conférence intitulée : “Les gunbads de Chisht-i Sharif : nouvelles perspectives sur un site méconnu et sur l’histoire des Ghourides en Afghanistan (moitié xiie – début xiiie siècle)”.
Résumé
Chisht-i Sharif (aussi connu comme Khwāja Chisht, ou, simplement, Chisht) est un village situé sur la rive nord du Hari Rud, à environ 140 km à l’est de Hérat, en Afghanistan. Dans ce lieu, le maître sufi Abū Isḥāq Shāmī (m. 328/940) aurait fondé la Chishtiyya, une confrérie qui prit son essor en Inde à partir du XIIIe siècle. Le site est aussi connu pour la présence de deux structures à coupole (gunbads) en brique cuite, datant de l’époque du sultanat ghouride (544-612/1149-1215). Bien que tombés en ruine dès l’époque des premières prospections au XXe siècle, ces monuments révèlent les traces d’un riche décor architectural en brique cuite et en stuc, et de plusieurs inscriptions en arabe et en persan, de styles et de contenus variés. La fonction originelle des deux gunbads reste incertaine : si leur forme s’apparente à celle des mausolées à coupole répandus dans la région, les enquêtes de terrain et les photos aériennes suggèrent qu’ils faisaient partie d’un même complexe architectural, jamais investigué archéologiquement.
Les deux monuments sont mentionnés dans nombre d’ouvrages consacrés à l’architecture islamique et leurs inscriptions ont été en partie publiées. Cependant, plusieurs questions restent ouvertes et certaines sources utiles à leur étude n’ont pas été pleinement exploitées jusqu’à présent. Dans cette communication, nous allons analyser dans une perspective comparative le décor architectural et, en particulier, les inscriptions des deux gunbads. Une révision globale de leur programme épigraphique, y compris le déchiffrement de plusieurs textes inédits, a été rendu possible grâce à l’étude des photos prises par Josephine Powell vers 1960. La présence de plusieurs versions de la titulature du sultan ghouride Ghiyāth al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Sām (r. 558-599/1163-1203), de passages coraniques et formules religieuses liées aux pratiques rituelles, ainsi que le caractère très ornemental des styles graphiques font des inscriptions des Chisht-i Sharif un témoignage majeur sur la tradition épigraphique de l’Iran pré-mongol. En nous appuyant sur les comparaisons avec d’autres monuments ghourides — parmi lesquels le célèbre minaret de Jam, situé à une courte distance du site — ainsi que sur les informations dérivées des sources manuscrites et des monnaies, nous offrirons des perspectives nouvelles sur la chronologie et la fonction originelle des monuments, et, plus largement, sur l’histoire des Ghourides dans la région.
Orientation Bibliographique
- Blair, Sheila S.. « The Madrasa at Zuzan: Islamic Architecture in Eastern Iran on the Eve of the Mongol Invasions », Muqarnas 3, 1985, p. 75-91.
- Flood, F. Barry. « Ghurid monuments and Muslim identities: Epigraphy and Exegesis in Twelfth-century Afghanistan », Indian Economic and Social History Review 42/3, 2005, p. 263-294.
- Le Berre, Marc. « Chisht » in Warwick Ball (en collaboration avec Jean-Claude Gardin), Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan: Catalogue des sites archéologiques d’Afghanistan. Paris: Recherche sur les civilisations, 1982, vol. 1, p. 76, no
- Maricq, André & Wiet, Gaston. Le Minaret de Djam : La découverte de la capitale des Sultans Ghorides (XIIe–XIIIe siècles). Paris: C. Klincksieck, 1959.
- Patel, Alka. Iran to India. The Shansabānīs of Afghanistan, c. 1145-1190. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
- Powell, Josephine. « Josephine Powell photographic archive (1951-1975) », Harvard University Library, Fine Art Special Collections (AKP187): http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990119685550203941/catalog.
Au plaisir de vous retrouver à l’occasion de cette séance, qui se déroulera en présentiel sur le site de l’INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris).
Ci-joint le programme 2022/2023 du séminaire mensuel de recherche “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” en format pdf. Retrouvez également les détails sur le site web du CeRMI : https://cermi.cnrs.fr/seminaires-de-recherche/societes-politiques-et-cultures-du-monde-iranien-2022-2023/
8. 2023 Critical Language Scholarship Program Application Now Open!
We are delighted to announce that the application for the U. S. Department of State’s 2023 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open! We welcome [you/your students] to apply now to learn a critical language on a funded virtual or overseas summer program. The application is available at https://clscholarship.org/apply . The application deadline is 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
The CLS Program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains. Depending on language and level, U.S. students can either apply for the overseas CLS Program or the virtual program, CLS Spark. The CLS Program offers in-person cohort-based programs at partner institutions abroad that provide instruction at various levels for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students in 14 critical languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. CLS Spark provides virtual instruction to U.S. undergraduate students at the complete beginning level of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian, specifically targeting students who do not have access to studying these languages at their home campus. More information on eligibility is available at: https://clscholarship.org/applicants/eligibility . [Ed note: You must Be a U.S. citizen or national at the time of application.]
The CLS Program will host frequent webinars, Q&A sessions, and alumni panels for students and advisors throughout the fall. A full calendar with these events and corresponding registration links is available at: https://clscholarship.org/events .
The CLS Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by American Councils for International Education. It is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity.
If you have any questions, please contact the CLS Program team at: cls@americancouncils.org .
Esha Bera (she/her)
Program Officer, Critical Language Scholarship Program
American Councils for International Education
phone: (202)-833-7522
email: ebera@americancouncils.org
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
9. Edinburgh Alwaleed Early Career Fellow: Authority in the Globalised Muslim World
The Alwaleed Centre is looking for an Early Career Fellow to join its academic team.
The post-holder will conduct research into contemporary issues relating to authority in Muslim states, societies or online spaces. Applications from candidates whose work engages with transnational, international or global contexts would be particularly welcomed. The post-holder will also be expected to contribute to the Alwaleed Centre’s teaching activities, develop online teaching material, and engage with the Centre’s outreach and public engagement programme.
This is a two year, full-time position and FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING HERE.
The deadline for applications is 28 November 2022 at 5pm GMT.
10. ‘Pashtun homelands in an Indo-Afghan hagiographical collection’
M Pelevin
11. New address: CeRMI UMR 8041 du CNRS
Cher.ère.s collègues, cher.ère.s ami.e.s,
J’ai le plaisir de vous informer que, depuis le 28 octobre dernier, notre unité de recherche, CeRMI UMR 8041 du CNRS, a emménagé dans de nouveaux locaux sur le campus CNRS de Villejuif.
L’adresse postale du CeRMI ainsi que les coordonnées téléphoniques de son secrétariat sont désormais les suivantes :
Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CeRMI) – UMR8041 CNRS
Campus CNRS Ile-de-France Villejuif
7, rue Guy Môquet
94800 Villejuif – FRANCE
Tél. : +33 (0)1 49 58 37 86
Courriel : cermi@cnrs.fr
Site web : https://cermi.cnrs.fr/
À cette adresse, nos locaux sont situés au 4ème étage du bâtiment D.
Noter par ailleurs que cette nouvelle localisation du siège de notre UMR entraîne une modification des coordonnées téléphoniques des postes fixes installés dans les bureaux.
Bien amicalement,
______
Maria Szuppe (CNRS)
Directrice de l’UMR 8041 Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CeRMI)
12. AKU-ISMC
Book Launch: Islam and Modernism by Rasheed Araeen
Tuesday 6 December 2022, 18:00 – 20:00 (London)
Venue
Aga Khan Centre (Atrium Conference Room),
10 Handyside Street,
London N1C 4DN
Booking
The event is free, but booking is essential:
To attend in person, register via Eventbrite.
To attend online, register via Zoom.
For more information:
- November 05, 2022
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Shii News – Semantic Web Tools and the Personal Relationships in Rijāl al-Najāshi (Zoom, 17.11.22, 9am, CT)
Paper to be presented at 8th IDHN (Islamicate Digital Humanities Network) Conference.
To register:
https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-ChrTIrEtUev9h3Qc1FpkLjNXGu6AG0
- November 04, 2022
- by Andrew Newman
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