1.Online Lecture – AISEES-ARIT Lecture: Amanda Phillips, on the Studenica Silk (ca. 1400), March 29
JOINT LECTURE
THE AMERİCAN RESEARCH INSTİTUTE IN TURKEY AND
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
The Studenica Silk (ca. 1400): Object and Interpretation
by
Dr. Amanda Phillips
Fulbright Fellow, University of Virginia, Koç University
Wednesday March 29, 2023 7PM Istanbul Time
Postponed from February 15, 2023
Among the treasures in the monastery of Studenica in Serbia is a large silk hanging, woven for the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (r. 1389-1402). It is the earliest known Ottoman textile, and is among the earliest works of Ottoman art of any sort. Although it is very well preserved, its initial production remains mysterious, as do its trajectories in the fifteenth century and later. This talk combines an overview of the silk’s historical context with a discussion of technology and material, and makes a brief foray into its later life in Studenica and elsewhere.
Registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86303428595?pwd=TzdoUVoxNnRtV0t3aWVCOC9hNTIwQT09
2. Teaching Associate in Islamic Studies, University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham Department of Theology and Religious Studies invites applications for a seven month (1 Sept 2023 – 31 March 2024) 0.7 fte post in Islamic Studies: https://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=ARTS103323. The successful candidate will convene, teach and mark the upper undergraduate level module/course ‘Muslims and Others: Ethics, Theology and History’ and teach the greater part of the Year 1 undergrad module ‘Interpreting Islam’. Full details are in the job advert and role profile linked from there. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
(Closing date: 28.4.23)
Best wishes,
Jon
_______________________________
Jon Hoover (he/him)
Head of Department and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham
Home Page | @jhoover04 | Editor, HCMR | @UoN_TRS
3. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CeRMI, UMR8041 du CNRS) a le plaisir de vous convier à la conférence :
« Errant roots of Afghan music: Music and musicians from Herat at home and abroad »
Présentée par : Michel GASCO et Nazir RAHGUZAR (Inalco / CeRMI)
le lundi 27 mars 2023 de 17h00 à 18h30
Auditorium du Pôle Langues et Civilisations de l’Inalco – salle 4.10,
65 rue des Grands-Moulins, 75013 Paris.
Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles.
4. Free online event, March 23rd–Tracing Sea Routes on Maps
Join us online for a conversation on the European and East Asian contexts of sea routes on maps with Sara Caputo (Magdalene College, Cambridge) and Elke Papelitzky (KU Leuven). The discussion will be moderated by Katherine Parker (Royal Geographical Society). The event is digitally hosted by the David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford University.
March 23, 2023. Noon Pacific (7pm London).
Registration is free. Sign up here via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-sea-routes-on-maps-tickets-524105141587
5. American University – Postdoctoral Fellowship in Israel and Middle Eastern Studies
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=65202
Closing date: 4/28/23
6. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies welcomes the submission of papers for the May Issue 2023. The deadline for the manuscript submissions is March 30, 2023. The issue publication date is May Issue 2023. For more information, visit the Submission page. The papers can address but are not limited to, the following … Read More
See here for the papers of Volume,7, Number 1. February 2023 https://awej-tls.org/contents-23/
7. ITS Ramadan Discount
RAMADAN DISCOUNT 2023
In celebration of the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid, the Islamic Texts Society will be offering a 15% discount on all titles.*
Books from the ITS are an aid to deepening one’s worship in this holy month, and also make an ideal Ramadan and Eid gift for family, friends and loved ones.
In order to take advantage of this offer, please visit our website https://its.org.uk and enter the coupon code RAMADAN23 on the purchase page. This offer is valid from 16 March to 23 April 2023.
*Excluding Arabic-English Lexicon by E. W. Lane.
8. Online Classical Arabic and Summer Language Courses at CUA
I’m happy to share with you the 2023 summer language offerings of Catholic University’s Semitics Department in Arabic, Syriac, Coptic, Armenian, and Ethiopic, all taught online for ease of student access.
I’ll be teaching introductory Classical Arabic. All our courses are great opportunities for interested students to get a solid grounding in a new research language.
If you could share this announcement with your students or networks, we’d appreciate it. For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Gross at grossa@cua.edu or, regarding Arabic, me at weitz@cua.edu.
Lev Weitz
Associate Professor of History
Catholic University of America
9. 2023 Persian language summer school in Yerevan
ASPIRANTUM is organizing its fifth Persian language summer school in Yerevan, Armenia, to start on July 2, 2023.
For more details and to apply, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-summer-school
10. State Documents from the medieval Islamicate World
21-22 June, Trinity College, Oxford
11. Closing a bank account in early 18th– century Isfahan
5 June 15:00 Spalding Room, FAMES, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE
https://invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk/event/closing-a-bank-account-in-early-18th-century-isfahan
12. Blog – Interreligious Dialogue in Medieval Bamiyan
Arash Zeini
https://invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk/article/interreligious-dialogue-in-medieval-bamiyan
13. Tracking the Qur’ān in European Culture
17 May 2023, 3PM. Spalding Room, FAMES, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2L
https://invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk/event/tracking-the-quran-in-european-culture
14. Call for applications: “Qur’anic manuscripts, past and present: Cataloging and digital tools”
Berlin, 18-23 September 2023
Deadline: 3 April 2023
15. Women’s voices in the Ottoman Empire
S Faroqhi
Bloomsbury, 2023
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/women-in-the-ottoman-empire-9780755638260/?utm_campaign=IC-SOLUS_Sociology%20and%20culture_MAR_23_UK&utm_content=Women%20in%20the%20Ottoman%20Empire%20cover&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra
Get 25% off until the end of March with code WOMEN23UK
16. Online Lecture – “Christian landscapes in the Umayyad-period Northern Iraq” with Karel Nováček (Palacký University Olomouc) – March 22
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.
Next conference:
March, 22 | 5pm (GTM+3)
Christian landscapes in the Umayyad-period Northern Iraq with Karel Nováček (Palacký University Olomouc)
Research on the latest historical periods of the Middle East is characterized by various deeply pronounced discontinuities. The boundaries are drawn along historical events (for example between the pre-Islamic and Islamic eras), current political boundaries, confessional differences, and differences in the language of the extant sources, as well as along a drastic imbalance in the use of written sources and archaeological data. The monasticism of the Church of the East (East Syriac) in the territory of Northern Iraq witnessed a tremendous expansion from the late 6th to the 10th century and this subject is by no means marginal. Monasteries as a settlement form, a monastic landscape with its economic, social, and ideological implications, are nevertheless on the very periphery of scholarly interest. The virtually zero state of research contrasts with the developed research in Egypt, Palestine, Anatolia, or even in southern Iraq and the Gulf area. The lecture will sum up the topic on the basis of new or newly re-interpreted archaeological data.
For registration:
For further information:
https://www.ifporient.org/archaeology-mena-2/
17. Online Lecture – National Museum of Asian Art: Online Talk with Ali Ferdowsi – March 28, 12 pm EST
Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art on Tuesday, March 28 at 12 pm EST for The Art of Poetry: Sultan Ahmad and His Banquet of Intimates, an online talk with Ali Ferdowsi. Register here
Sultan Ahmad (reigned 1382–1410), the last of the Jalayerid rulers, is among the most enigmatic figures in the long and eventful history of Iran. Although menaced by the world-conqueror Timur (reigned 1370—1405), and often at war or on the run, he maintained an astonishingly active artistic circle. A warrior of legendary courage and prowess, he also composed more poems than almost any other ruler. He was cunning, paranoid, and merciless with his enemies, both real and perceived, but incongruously, he wooed and gathered some of the best artists—calligraphers, painters, musicians, and more—at his court and treated them with generosity and even humility. The primary venue in which he and his artistic peers gathered to present their creations was a form of convivium (or symposium) called majlis-i khass (private banquet) or bazm-i ushshaq (lovers’ banquet). In this presentation, Ali Ferdowsi takes a peek into these convivia as reflected in Sultan Ahmad’s poetry.
Ali Ferdowsi is a professor emeritus in history and political science at Notre Dame de Namur University. In addition to authoring dozens of papers in Persian and English, he is a translator of more than a dozen books into Persian, including Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise. He is the author of several books, including Dialogues: Interviews on Literature and Politics, Intellectuals and the Public Space, Hajj Sayyah and the Discovery of Freedom, and Chubak contra God. He is also the editor of Odes from Hafez: The First Discovered Manuscript from the Poet’s Lifetime and is the coeditor of Haft-Paykar or Divan Sultan Ahmad Jalayir.
Register here: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_itSzGsV-RgmzeGxg9brcpA
Find more information here: https://asia.si.edu/events-overview/talks/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D165137779
18. Discussion Panel (Online and In-Person) – The Abbasids in Baghdad and their links with Qatar (The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha) – March 20
Date: 20th March 2023 at 5pm
Location: Museum of Islamic Art, Doha (Auditorium)
The Abbasid caliphate was famous for its wealth, power, scientific achievements and global reach. Qatar lay within its sphere of influence, though not always within its political control. Although the historical sources are scanty, the archaeological record of Qatar reveals a peak of settlement during the early Abbasid period, especially in north Qatar, while finds recovered from excavations reveal an intimate engagement with the Abbasid world. This panel will explore the relationship between Qatar and the Abbasid heartlands of Iraq, using data recovered from archaeological sites in Qatar.
RSVP: whatsonatmia@qm.org.qa
You can also join via Zoom.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfu6prTgoH9ZmjVeBkFFrZgIKm_1Bg0JK
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
1. Online – Iranian Armenian Ancestral Continuity – by Claudia Yaghoobi – April 8, 11am PT
For more information:
2. ONLINE Study Presentation “Thinking the Re-Thinking of the World: Decolonial Challenges to the Humanities and Social Sciences from Africa, Asia and the Middle East”, Leibniz Zentrum moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, 13 March 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Experienced authors, from the regions concerned, along different disciplinary lines, and with a focus on different historical timeframes, sketch out their perspectives of envisaged transformations. Taking a critical stance on the ongoing dominance of Eurocentrism in academia, the authors present their contributions in relation to current decolonial challenges.
Information and registration: https://www.zmo.de/en/events/thinking-the-re-thinking-of-the-world
3. HYBRIDE Séminaire de recherche “Arabité et arabisation”, Université Lyon 2, 14 mars 2023, 18h00-19h30 Nous écouterons : “Que saurait-on des Arabes de l’Arabie préislamique sans la contre-offensive anti-Šu‘ūbiy ya conduite par les auteurs du IIIe/IXe siècle ?” avec TESRIF Mustapha (U. Lyon 2 / CIHAM); et “Enseignants arabes dans la décolonisation : la coopération interarabe dans les politiques d’arabisation du Maghreb” avec COURREYE Charlotte (U. Lyon 3/IETT). Inscription : https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3alFgmHDyH2TepWKryeiHrX_T_g646e65BkzZoz8kXQe01%40thread.tacv2/1677520518270?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a51a6642-5911-4306-a13c-f4731ab9c63f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221b0488ed-20b9-411c-b17b-0310d7e8212a%22%7d
4. HYBRIDE Table ronde CETOBaC « Soulèvement populaire et crise de pouvoir », Campus Condorcet Aubervilliers, 16 mars 2023, 11h – 13h
Six mois après le déclenchement de la révolte « Femme, Vie, Liberté », les mobilisations semblent ralentir. Cela ne signifie pourtant pas un retour à la normale. La tension est toujours palpable et une étincelle peut à chaque moment faire tout exploser.
Information et inscription : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/81094
5. ONLINE Webinar “Narratives of Exile and Migration: Kurdish Women’s Political Struggles in Europa” by Nisa Göksel (Arizona State University), Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 17 March 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
Based on interviews and participant observations in Germany and France, Nisa Göksel will examine the political subjectivities and activities of Kurdish women from a transnational perspective by considering the question of how they strive to sustain their political ties and agency despite the daily difficulties of migrant/exile life.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2023/nisa-goksel-narratives-exile-migration
6. Annual Conference of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS): “Political Economy of the Muslim World”, Stanford University, 7-8 April 2023
Deadline for pre-registration: 3 April 2023. Program: https://aalims.org/aalims-stanford-conference-on-the-political-economy-of-the-muslim-world-3/. Contact: Roula Khaled roulak@stanford.edu
7. Graduate Conference “Humans and Nature in the Mediterranean Landscape”, Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Central European University, Vienna, 30-31 May 2023
Environmental history inspired scholars working on a broad range of topics related to the history of the Mediterranean. Papers are not limited to Anthropology, Archeology, Art History, Classics, Environmental Science and History, Gender Studies, History, Languages and Literatures, Medieval Studies, Early Modern Studies, Philosophy, Religion, and Theology.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 April 2023. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-humans-and-nature-in-the-mediterranean-landscape-30-31-may-vienna?e=82aeb6c61d
8. PhD Position (4 Years) in History of the Islamic Indian Ocean World, University of Bergen
The successful applicant’s research project will explore transregional connectivities and local developments in those parts of the Indian Ocean World that have been shaped by Islamic cultural and religious currents.
Deadline for application: 11 April 2023. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/241547/phd-position-in-history-of-the-islamic-indian-ocean-world
9. Visiting Assistant Professor (Social Sciences) in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (1 Year), Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
The position is open to any social science discipline with the exception of history, and the geographical focus is open to any part of the Muslim world, broadly defined.
Deadline for application: 31 March 2023.
Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24496
10. Introductory Course in “Islamic Ornamentation and Calligraphy”, Interdisciplinary Research Center Islam and Muslims in Europe, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, 3-7 April 2023, 9h-18h
This intensive course will provide an introduction to geometric Islamic art. Starting with a theoretical aware-ness, practical exercises are also offered to learn the traditional art techniques of calligraphic writing and ornamentation. A special focus will be on the geometric alphabet script “Kufi” as well as on the practice of geometric patterns and shapes.
Application deadline: 19 March 2023. Information; https://www.sfu.ac.at/en/event/ifime-course-islamic-art-introductory-course-in-islamic-ornamentation-and-calligraphy/
11. Intensive, Eight-Weeks Summer Language Programs in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Languages Institute (MEDLI), University Wisconsin, Madison, 19 June – 11 August 2023
In addition to the intensive language classes, MEDLI students can participate a full array of cultural activities, including workshops (cooking, art, dance, calligraphy, etc.), a film series, lectures on Middle East Studies and regional topics, conversation clubs, and have access to language tutors and network with other scholars of Middle East Studies.
Deadline for priority application: 15 March 2023. Information: https://medli.wisc.edu/
12. Max Planck Summer School for “Women in Political Economy”, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG), Cologne, Germany, 11-14 September 2023
The Summer School is intended to be an inclusive event and explicitly welcomes women, non-binary people, and all people of marginalized genders. It is open to current PhD students or recent PhD graduates who work in Comparative and International Political Economy or related fields. It will bring junior scholars together with established scholars in the field who will act as the main instructors.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2023. Information: https://www.mpifg.de/1182893
13. International MA in Mediterranean History, University of Konstanz, Germany
The globally unique study program provides BA graduates in history and cultural studies with in-depth know-ledge of the history, cultures and languages of Mediterranean societies.
Information: https://www.geschichte.uni-konstanz.de/en/study/ma-mediterranean-history/prospective-students/ , Zoom information events: 30 March 2023, 1:30 pm, and 20 April 2023, 3:00 pm CET
14. Monographs and Edited Volumes for New Series “Middle East Environmental Histories” from Late Antiquity to the Present (Leiden University Press)
This series will examine the Middle East in its global context while always keeping the particularities of the Middle East and its multiple environments in focus – the region’s historic role as the crossroads of trade be-tween the Mediterranean and Asia, its cultural and religious diversity, the place of Islam, the balance between settled and sown, and the role of oil, to name a few.
Information: https://www.lup.nl/series/middle-east-environmental-histories/
15. Various Intensive Arabic Programs “Arabic Language & North African Studies”, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, Summer 2023
Deadline for applications: 1 May 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/25688/discussions/12527274/summer-arabic-north-african-studies-program-aranas-ma-names
16. Symposium & Exhibition
German WWII Internees from Persia and their Fate in Australia
Convenor of Symposium and Curator of Exhibition
Prof. Pedram Khosronejad
School of Social Science, Western Sydney University
Saturday 4-5th March 2023
For some of the national reports and interviews of this program:
17. Online Conference – Prayer Carpet Colloquium (Turkish and English) – March 21-22
Held in conjunction with the exhibition Prayer and Transcendence, this two-day virtual event will bring into conversation scholars and other leading voices to explore the role and iconography of classical prayer carpets from across the Islamic world, as well as design comparisons from the Jewish tradition.
Two keynote lectures will feature Walter B. Denny, Distinguished Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Idries Trevathan, curator of Islamic art and culture at Museum at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Saudi Arabi, with other panelists joining from around the world.
The colloquium will be translated in English and Turkish. To join us, please register online to reserve your space. Once you have registered, we will email you links and details for joining each day on Zoom. We will also email registered participants a full program with a detailed schedule. Participation is free of charge.
18. Call for Papers: International Journal of Islamic Architecture (Special Issue: ‘The Urgency of the Digital’)
Thematic volume planned for 1 July 2025
Proposal submission deadline: 1 June 2023
View the full CFP here>>
https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-islamic-architecture#call-for-papers
19. Science Communication, Islam and Muslim Communities: 27 April, Euston, London
A lecture on Muslim perceptions of science by Stephen H. Jones and Saleema Burney.
While there have long been lively discussions about gender and racial inclusiveness in science communication, Muslims, one of the UK’s most marginalised populations, have largely been ignored. This is despite Muslims being a group whose members are often described as being especially resistant to science, with news media regularly claiming they stand in opposition to everything from evolution to COVID regulations.
In this public lecture, Stephen H. Jones and Saleema Burney will use a range of data to look at what British Muslims really think about science and at the question of whether, and how, science communicators should engage Muslim members of the public. Drawing on a new research project hosted at the University of Birmingham, ‘Science and British Muslim Religious Leadership’, the lecture will offer particular insight into Islamic authorities’ role in arguing for and against scientific theories and how they approach issues such as human origins, organ donation, and engaging with secular society.
This lecture is free to attend and you can register at the following link:
20. UN Day to Combat Islamophobia Event, 15 March 5-7pm, University of Oxford
To mark UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia, which is being observed for the first time ever this year on 15 March, we have organised a panel event at Mansfield College, Oxford, in partnership with the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights. The UN Special repertoire for Freedom of Religion and Belief, Professor Nazila Ghanea, will be taking part as a panel member, along with Professor Tariq Modood, and Lord Wajid Khan.
Further information and a link to register can be found here: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/islamophobia-discourse-debates-and-future-directions
1.Harb al-Basus Seminar sessions on Youtube
The ‘Harb al-Basus and al-Zir Salim’ seminar has now been posted in in its entirety on Youtube in the following three links:
Session 1 : https://youtu.be/ytfgJgQ9xOg
Session 2 : https://youtu.be/JBkiv2rxMP8
Session 3 : https://youtu.be/l26XCoBS_ZU
2. Dernières places pour la journée d’étude internationale “La révolution des féminismes musulmans”
Le CESIR a le plaisir de soutenir cette journée d’étude qui se tiendra samedi 18 mars 2023, de 10h à 17h30 à l’Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles, et durant laquelle Malika Hamidi, chercheure associée, y présentera son prochain ouvrage intitulé “La révolution des féminismes musulmans : Élaborations théoriques et agir féministe ( 2004 – 2014)”. Cet événement est organisé par Plurivers’Elles ÉTUDES et FORMATIONS et soutenu par L.A.S.P.A.D de l’ UNIVERSITÉ Gaston Berger à Saint Louis (Sénégal). Inscriptions obligatoires ici.
3. Emotion, Mission, Architecture: Building Hospitals in Persia and British India, 1865-1914
Sara Honarmand Ebrahimi
Edinburgh, 2023
Find out more: https://ddlnk.net/CEQ-880S8-MWI2D5-531RC7-0/c.aspx
4. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CeRMI, UMR8041 du CNRS) a le plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue de la XXIVème Journée Monde Iranien, le vendredi 24 mars 2023 de 9h30 à 18h dans l’Auditorium du Pôle Langues et Civilisations de l’Inalco, 65 rue des Grands-Moulins, 75013 Paris.
Nous vous prions de bien vouloir trouver le programme complet de cette Journée, en pièce-jointe. Vous pouvez également consulter les détails de cette Journée sur le site du CeRMI : https://cermi.cnrs.fr/xxive-journee-monde-iranien/
Au plaisir de vous retrouver toutes et tous pour cette XXIVème Journée qui cette année est organisée par notre collègue Amr Taher Ahmed (INALCO, CeRMI).
5. Online Seminar – “Cloth and Time in the Mughal Empire” by Sylvia W. Houghteling, ReSIA (Research Seminar in Islamic Art, SOAS) – March 16
Abstract: By the start of the seventeenth century, cloth from South Asia had spread throughout the globe. Carried in watertight chests on maritime vessels, painted cotton bedcovers and embroidered hangings travelled to the Americas, Europe, Africa, and East and West Asia. However, the perception of South Asian textiles as the consummate material of global trade can obscure the fact that the seventeenth-century circulation of fabric existed across different scales and distinctive temporalities. The circulation of textiles was often seasonal: Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) timed his gifts of warm, woollen garments to arrive at the start of the cold winter weather. The case of cloth circulating within the Mughal Empire, therefore, requires a reconsideration of how to approach objects – commodities like textiles and other luxuries of the maritime trade – that eventually travelled great distances.
ReSIA – Research Seminar in Islamic Art, convened by Professor Anna Contadini, will be presented on Zoom on Thursday 16th March at 6pm (UK time).
Please register with Matty Bradley on mb@royalasiaticsociety.org by 15th March to receive the link to the talk.
6. Fellowship Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian
With the generous support of Farman-Farmaian amily, the IISH launches a new fellowship programme named the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian Fellowships for scholars who wish to use its collections for the study of social and economic history of 18-20 century of Iran, whether from a regional, national, or comparative and transnational perspective.
Fellowships are awarded for six months (1 September 2023 – 29th February 2024). This is a call for applications for fellowships for the year 2023/2024.
Deadline for applications is 15 May 2023.
Fellows receive a monthly stipend of € 1,500. The fellowship also includes an economy return flight to the Netherlands, visa support, as well as arrangements for accommodation. Cost of health insurance in Amsterdam will be reimbursed.
Minimum requirements/selection criteria:
– An MA degree or higher,
– An updated CV,
– A Research proposal in not more than 500 words.
The fellow’s research plan should fit the Institute’s focus on social history.
Fellows are expected:
– To write a report on their research activities at the end of the fellowship period,
– To be present at the institute customarily,
– To take part in the activities of the Institute’s Research Department,
– To interact with other fellows and the IISH’s research staff in the English language,
– To give at least one public lecture.
Selection will be made based on the quality and novelty of the proposed research project, its affinity to social history research conducted at the International Institute of Social History, and the applicant’s qualifications.
Outcome:
Fellows are expected to present the results of their work both orally to the other members of the Research Department, and in writing with a paper of min. 5000 and max. 8000 words (including notes). It is envisaged that the PDF version of the paper will be published as an occasional paper on the website of the IISH.
Applications:
Applications should be submitted before 15 May 2023 to jacqueline.rutte@bb.huc.knaw.nl
General information about the IISH can be obtained via http://socialhistory.org.
More information about the fellowship can be obtained from Professor Touraj Atabaki, e-mail: tat@iisg.nl
7. Shapoorji Pallonji Lecturer in Zoroastrianism
Job title: SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Lecturer in Zoroastrianism
Department: History, Religions & Philosophies
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Lecturer Grade 8 £47,319.82 – £51,328.82 including London Allowance
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: 7th April 2023
Interviews to be held: 24th April 2023
https://vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/379150
8. Treasures of Herat
Barbara Brend:
London: Gingko, in association with The British Library, 2022.
https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/books/treasures-of-herat/
9. Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World 17.1-2 is out now (Special Issue: ‘Perspectives on Modern Iraqi Literature and Literary Figures’)
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-contemporary-iraq-the-arab-world
10. Qur’anic Linguistics ResearchGroup Inaugural International Conference
Tuesday 14th& Wednesday 15thMarch 2023
Mode:Online (Zoom)
Time: 09:00- 18:00 (GMT)
You are cordially invited to attend the Qur’anic Linguistics ResearchGroup (QLG) Inaugural International Conference hosted on Zoom by Swansea University, in collaboration withthe Centre of Islamic Studies at SOAS University of London, on 14-15 March 2023.To attend, please follow the link below.
تسُرُّنا دعوتكم لحضور المؤتمر الدولي الأول لمجموعة الدراسات القرآنية واللغوية(QLG)الذي تستضيفه جامعة سوانزي بالتعاون مع مركز الدراسات الإسلامية بكلية الدراسات الشرقية والإفريقية جامعة لندن على منصة زووم وذلك في الفترة من ١٤ إلى ١٥ مارس ٢٠٢٣،والتسجيل من خلال الرابط أدناه.
https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_01HsJx2eSA2vZf8tZJ1kKQ
1.Now Streaming: Dr Amir Ahmadi Arian: ‘The Iranian Realism of Ahmad Mahmoud’
UCSB Iranian Studies Initiative’s online lecture series “Persian and Iranian Literature as World Literature.”
Saturday, February 18th, at 11 am (PST).
Now available at:
https://farhang.org/ucsb-lecture-series/the-iranian-realism-of-ahmad-mahmoud
2. ONLINE Inaugural Meeting of the “Digital History and New Directions in Crusade Studies Net-work”, 9 March 2023, 17:00 – 18:30 GMT
This is the first in a series of planned meetings to explore how scholars currently are and might in the future utilize digital tools to unlock this very large corpus of materials.
Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-history-and-new-directions-in-crusades-studies-network-1-tickets-530410049737
3. Research Associate in Pre-Modern Islamic History with Possibility of Further Academic Qualification (PhD), University of Hamburg
The position supports various research projects among them the RomanIslam Center of the Middle Eastern Department. Required is a MA degree in Islamic Studies with a focus on the wider Arabic speaking world which reaches eastern Iran in the early Islamic period.
Deadline for application: 24 March 2023. Information: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=54faa7e6956f336cca57d980ea538833b4357a11
4. Lecturer in Arabic Language, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Applicants should demonstrate a primary focus on language education, and should have received at least a Master’s degree, and preferably a Ph.D., in Education, Arabic Language, Literature, Linguistics, or a related field. Native or near-native competency in Arabic language, and fluency in English, are required.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2023. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/120979
5. Summer Language Institute in Arabic and Persian, University of Maryland, 1 June – 2 August 2023
The curriculum focuses on improving students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through an approach that centers material from Arab / Iranian culture, politics, and media. In addition to classes, students participate in a number of cultural activities including workshops
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2023.
Information: https://sllc.umd.edu/special-programs/arabic-persian/summer-langage-institutes
bips
6. The Abbasid House of Wisdom , Between Myth and Reality
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Routledge, 2023
7. A Critical Companion to the ‘Mirrors for Princes’ Literature
Edited by Noëlle-Laetitia Perret and Stéphane Péquignot
Brill, 2022
https://brill.com/display/title/56656
8. Johann Michael Wansleben’s Travels in Turkey, 1673-1676
An Annotated Edition of His French Report
Alastair Hamilton and Maurits Van den Boogert
Brill, 2023
https://brill.com/display/title/58287
9. La sixième séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” aura lieu le jeudi 16 mars 2023 (de 17h à 19h, salle 3.15).
Nous serons heureux d’y accueillir Estelle Amy de la Bretèque (Laboratoire d’ethnologie et de sociologie comparative, UMR 7186) pour une conférence intitulée : « (Y)ézidis et (Y)ézidisme en exil »
Résumé
Le (Y)ézidisme est une religion originaire de Mésopotamie. C’est aussi un système d’organisation sociale et, en fin de compte, une manière de voir le monde. Cette présentation s’attachera à décrire les reconfigurations du (Y)ézidisme en exil, en prenant appui sur une enquête de terrain menée depuis 2019 auprès de (Y)ézidis drômois originaires de Shingal (Irak).
Orientations bibliographiques
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/
10. CFP: The Textile Museum Journal Centennial Volume – Deadline: April 30, 2024
The Textile Museum Journal is seeking article proposals for our 52nd volume to be published in 2025. This volume will celebrate the centennial of The Textile Museum‘s establishment, and will be devoted to new research on textile objects in The Textile Museum Collection. Submissions may examine any aspect of textiles from all historic and pre-historic periods, and geographic regions, as well as topics related to fabric structures, textile iconography, weaving practices, constructing and wearing clothing, and other subjects. Articles may include case studies on individual textile objects or analyses of a group of textile objects, which forward a greater argument or investigation about these objects’ cultural and/or technical contexts of production.
We highly suggest engaging with The Textile Museum Collection well before the deadline for submission in order to develop research thoroughly.
Deadline for abstract submissions: April 30, 2024.
Deadline for full manuscript submissions: August 31, 2024.
Manuscripts should be submitted by email to the editorial assistant of The Textile Museum Journal at tmjournal@gwu.edu..
Please see Manuscript Submission and Author Style Guide documents at https://museum.gwu.edu/submit-research for details on preparation.
Any submission that does not conform to The Textile Museum Journal style and submission guidelines will be returned to the author.
Articles must present original research that has not been published in any language previously. Authors must properly credit previous scholarship on the subject and cite the source of each quotation, with brief bibliographic details given in the endnotes and the full bibliographic information in the References section.
All articles are subject to review by the editorial team and anonymous peer-reviewers, whose comments will be sent to the author only if the manuscript is accepted for publication. Authors are expected to make revisions based on the feedback of the peer-reviewers and editors.
The Textile Museum Journal follows the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. For further specifications on preparing text and images for publication, see the The Textile Museum Journal Manuscript Submission and Author Style Guide documents (available to download from our website: https://museum.gwu.edu/submit-research ).
11. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library – Cataloger of Armenian Manuscripts
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=65169
Closing: May 30, 2023
12. Adab Colloquium March 29th Book Talk: The Maqāmāt of Badī` al-Zamān al-Hamadhānī
13. AKU – ISMC
26 – 27 May 2023 Short Course – The Qur’an in Muslim Practices
https://www.aku.edu/ismc/study/Pages/short-courses.aspx
14. BRAIS 2023 Annual Conference: Provisional programme now live
The British Association for Islamic Studies is delighted to share the provisional programme for its 2023 Annual Conference taking place on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 May 2023. The full programme can be viewed online here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-conference-2023/brais-2023-provisional-programme
Taking place in the stunning surroundings of the Aga Khan’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, and featuring keynotes from Professor Sarah Savant and the KITAB team (ISMC) and Professor Ousmane Kane (Harvard University), our 2023 conference looks set to be one to remember.
Online registration for the conference is now possible here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-conference-2023/brais-2023-registration.
Space is limited, so we suggest booking early to avoid disappointment.
If you have any questions about the conference, they may be addressed on our Frequently Asked Questions page here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-conference-2023/brais-2023-frequently-asked-questions. If not, please do get in touch using this email address.
We look forward to seeing many you in London and very best wishes from us all at BRAIS.
1. 9 May 2023 Event – The Ubiquitous Muslim by Professor Aaron Hughes
AKU-ISMC (London)
17.30 BST
Further information at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ubiquitous-muslim-tickets-560344564677
2. Splendours of Uzbekistan’s Oases with Rocco Rante
Spalding Room, FAMES, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE
13 March 2023
3. The University of Manchester
Lecture 7 of the “Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts” series, on Wednesday 08 March 2023, 17:30 GMT in Samuel Alexander A102 , and on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95149569936
Iraqi Women’s Stories: pathways of activism in para/translation
Dr Ruth Abou Rached
University of Manchester, UK
4. UCLA – Pourdavoud Center
Identity, Alterity, and the Imperial Impress in the Achaemenid World
The Inaugural Symposium of the Achaemenid Workshops Series
April 12–14, 2023
314 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
(with a live stream option for hybrid attendance)
Morning refreshments and check-in begin at 8:00 am.
5. ‘Christian-Muslim Relations: Past, Present and Future’: Conference for PhD students and early career scholars
The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford invites doctoral students and early career researchers in the field of Muslim-Christian relations to present their research at a conference, June 30th-July 2nd 2023, in Oxford and online. Details are here:
https://www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/next-generation-researchers
6. The Islamic College (London)
Beauty in Sufism: The Teachings of Ruzbihan Baqli
A Talk by Dr Kazuyo Murata
Thursday 16 March 2023
6 pm – 8 pm (London time)
Venue: The Islamic College London 133 High Road London NW102SW
https://islamic-college.ac.uk/monthly-seminar-beauty-in-sufism/
in person and live access
7. Roshan Institute for the Spring 2023 Yarshater Speaker Series
featuring Dr. Paul Losensky.
This event will be held on Sunday, March 5 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST.
More information:Website: https://sllc.umd.edu/events/who-am-i-judge-literary-counter-culture-sixteenth-century-iran-and-biographer-taqi-al-din
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2EfbSFz9w
Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/taqi_din_kashi
8. IHF: OF KINGS AND PAINTINGS is a documentary presenting the history of the luxurious art that was commissioned during the Qajar Dynasty (1785 – 1925), and explores the world in which it was created. Through interviews with history and art experts, the film traces the trajectory of Qajar art and its evolution from the traditional world of its early period under Fath ʿAli Shah to its later Europeanized conception in the Nasiri era influenced by the arrival of modernity in the form of photography. Weaving together art and history, the film looks deeply at the art and culture of an era that until recently lacked prominence. It further allows the viewer to see many hard-to-access artworks from over 200 years in all their lavish glory.
Learn more about the film here.
The streaming is a collaboration between Iran Heritage Foundation and Homa Films.
The film will be available to stream online from March 14th 11 PM – March 20th 11 PM GMT, at which time the “watch film” button will be activated and seen on the event page. This would be a button in addition to the “watch trailer” button.
No registration is required. For help and further information please contact mehran@homafilms.com.
9. The Indiana University Department of Central Eurasian studies is seeking a Sorani Kurdish instructor for a three-year term beginning August 2023
Jobs@IU
link: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/16936
For best consideration: apply by March 16, 2023
10. Hybrid Lecture – Bernard O’Kane, STARS AND SYMMETRY: THE NAME OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN ARCHITECTURAL INSCRIPTIONS – March 8th, 12:30pm EST @ NYU
“STARS AND SYMMETRY: THE NAME OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN ARCHITECTURAL INSCRIPTIONS”
Bernard O’Kane, The American University in Cairo
Wednesday, March 8th, 12:30pm EST
Silsila Spring 2023 Program
Online and in person at New York University, Room 222, 20 Cooper Square, New York, 10003
This talk examines the architectural representations of the name of the Prophet Muhammad, and in particular a frequently occurring variety in which the name is repeated in star and polylobed shapes. These have a surprising number of overlapping resonances, from intercession, light and the roseate qualities associated with the Prophet to, where hexagrams are concerned, connections with the apotropaic qualities of the prophet Solomon, and his wisdom.
This event will take place as a live webinar at 12:30pm EST (New York time). To register as an online attendee, please use the following link:
https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GrN0ybbSQKyxwNxlHfhgaw
This event will also be held in person at NYU in room 222, 20 Cooper Square, NY 10003. In accordance with university regulations, visitors must show a valid government-issued photo ID (children under 18 can provide non-government identification).
Please use the following link to rsvp as an in-person attendee:
https://forms.gle/1ZaKLy2VTYwybupL9
Only registered attendees will be able to access this event online or attend in person.
11. The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies, deadline March 31
The editors of Mamlūk Studies Review invite submissions for:
The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies
The Bruce D. Craig Prize, carrying a cash award of $1,000, is given annually by Mamlūk Studies Review for the best dissertation on a topic substantially focused on the Mamluk Sultanate submitted in English to any university during the preceding calendar year [note the expansion of eligibility]. In the event no dissertations are submitted, or none is deemed to merit the prize, no prize will be awarded.
To be considered for the 2022 Prize, dissertations must be defended by December 31, 2022, and submitted to the Prize Committee by March 31, 2023. Submissions should be sent electronically to Marlis J. Saleh, Editor, Mamlūk Studies Review, at msaleh@uchicago.edu.
12. New Publication: Scenes From The 16th Century Ottoman Empire Vol. 3
Codex Vindobonensis 8626
Bilder aus dem türkischen Volksleben
(1589-1590)by Hendrowski, Heinrich [Propably Painter]Rudolf, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser, 1552-1612
ISBN: 978-90-6921-049-0
Yüzyıl Osmanlı İmparatorluğundan Manzaralar 3
Edited by / Yayına hazırlayan: Mehmet Tütüncü & Ömer Erdem
CORPUS OF TURKISH ISLAMIC INSCRIPTIONS nr: 46
For ordering and more info about published volumes please visit the next page and download sample pages:
https://www.academia.edu/96894792/
13. CfP: Muslims in the UK and Europe 2023 – at the Centre of Islamic Studies, Cambridge
We are delighted to invite applications from current Masters and PhD candidates to present their research on issues pertaining to Muslims in the UK and Europe, from any discipline. This postgraduate symposium, taking place on Thursday 22nd to Friday 23rd June 2023 at the Moller Centre in Cambridge, will be a platform for students to present and exchange current research on any topic in this field in a dynamic forum. While historical or theoretical context is valuable, we invite papers also to present, analyse or interpret research findings, data or material. Participants are expected to attend the keynote speech and all sessions.
To apply please submit a 500-word abstract, with curriculum vitae outlining current research interests, to cis@cis.cam.ac.uk by 31 March 2023.
Successful candidates will be notified by 7 April 2023 and invited to submit draft papers of no more than 3000 words by 11 June 2023.
14. ‘Studying Global Muslim Mobilities: Approaches and Experiences’: Tuesday 14 March, 1pm GMT, online via Zoom
You are warmly invited to a special online seminar organised by the Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh and the International Islamic University of Indonesia – supported by the British Council. Further details below:
Studying Global Muslim Mobilities: Approaches and Experiences
Tuesday 14 March, 1pm GMT, online via Zoom
In this special online seminar, panelists will discuss various approaches to analysing transnationalism, migration, and the global interconnectivity of the globalised Muslim World, and how they intersect with authorities, orthodoxies, identities, nationalities, gender, and social class.
For further information and free registration click here: https://global-muslim-minorities.eventbrite.co.uk
15. Journée d’etude internationale ” LA REVOLUTION DES FEMINISMES MUSULMANS” – Université Saint Louis à Bruxelles – 18.3.2023
Nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à la journée d’étude internationale à l’occasion de la parution du prochain ouvrage de Malika HAMIDI intitulé “La révolution des féminismes musulmans : Elaborations théoriques et agir féministe ( 2004 – 2014)” qui aura lieu le 18 mars 2023 de 10h à 17h30 à l’Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles.
En ce mois de mars, c’est avec cette journée d’étude que nous souhaitons saluer le dynamisme, la pugnacité et l’énergie de toutes les femmes du monde investies dans différentes sphères : sociale, politique, universitaire, culturelle et économique.
Nous remercions très chaleureusement l’ensemble des intervenants qui nous honorent de leur présence à la fois physique et virtuelle, à commencer par Amina Wadud ( On line), la prof. Fabienne BRION, Dr. Maryam Kolly, Prof. Nadia Fadil,Layla zzouzi, Prof. Margot Badran ( On line), Prof.Ramon Grosfoguel, Nadine plateau, Dr. Kim Lecoyer, Hakima Elbouri, Ouardia Derriche, Dr. Sara Borillo et Dr. Fatiha AJBLI.
Vous aurez l’occasion de précommander l’ouvrage sur place à un tarif préférentiel.
Cette journée d’étude internationale organisée par Plurivers’Elles ETUDES et FORMATIONS est soutenue par le centre de recherche C.E.S.I.R de l’Université Saint Louis à Bruxelles ainsi que du L.A.S.P.A.D de l’ UNIVERSITE Gaston Berger à Saint Louis du Sénégal.
Nous restons bien sûr à votre disposition pour toutes informations complémentaires. Vous trouverez en PJ le programme détaillé du colloque.
Inscriptions obligatoires ici :
https://my.weezevent.com/la-revolution-des-feminismes-musulmans
16. CFP for MLA 2024 in Philadelphia: The Returns of Philology
MLA annual convention, 2024, Philadelphia, PA
https://www.mla.org/Convention/MLA-2024
The Returns of Philology
Philology is back. This panel invites submissions that reflect on the discipline and practice of philology, “making sense of texts,” in Middle Eastern and South Asian literary traditions. Please submit 250 word abstract and brief bio to Alexander Jabbari, University of Minnesota (ajab@umn.edu)
Deadline for submissions: Friday, 10 March 2023
https://mla.confex.com/mla/2024/webprogrampreliminary/Paper23045.html
17. Call for Papers. Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography (abstract deadline 15 May)
Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing
INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
School of Advanced Study • University of London
Call for Papers. Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography
Abstract deadline: 15 May 2023
Conference: 27 October 2023
This one-day event will feature a dialogue with author Shirin Ramzanali Fazel (Lontano da Mogadiscio, 2017) on her personal and literary experience regarding the themes discussed during the conference.
Please send a 500-word abstract and a short bio to the conference organisers: Dr. Maria Morelli (Maria.Morelli@guest.unimi.it) and Dr. Oliver Brett (ob49@leicester.ac.uk) by 15 May 2023.
18. Postdoc position at Institute of Iranian Studies, Vienna
The Institute of Iranian studies (IFI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution, carries out scholarly research on all aspects of Iranian and Persianate cultures and societies in Asia. It advances cutting-edge research in Iranian studies on a philological and historical basis. The core research projects aim to explore in an exemplary way cultural process in Iranian and Persian cultures in Asia. The institute is offering a
POSTDOC POSITION (F/M/X)
(full-time / 40 hours per week)
for a duration of 36 months.
Your tasks:
Your profile:
Our offer:
We offer an annual gross salary of € 54.018,02 according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Please send your application including a CV, a letter of motiviation, a one-page outline of research topic, a writing sample (dissertation chapter or accepted/published paper), relevant certificates and transcripts and contact details of at least two academic referees via e-mail to iran.office@oeaw.ac.at (mentioning Job ID: IFI016PD123).
We will schedule online interviews starting from March 15th, 2023. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment
19. Women’s Learning Partnership
10 March, 2023 WLP and our partners will participate in the United Nation’s 67th Commission on the Status of Women by hosting events on women’s leadership, supporting gender equality in Afghanistan and Iran, and harnessing technology to advance women’s rights. This year you can attend WLP’s CSW67 parallel event both in-person and online via livestream.
