Archive for June, 2023

The Double Act: Ali-Reza Bhojani and Morgan Clarke discuss the merits and surprises of collaborative research

2 ‘The Hermeneutics of al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā: The Interpretation
of akhbār al-āḥād in Kitāb al-Amālī‘
Ali Aghaei

6 ‘The Words of the Imām beyond Philosophy and Tradition:
Shī`ī Hadith Commentaries in the Ṣafavid Period’
Sajjad Rizvi

9 ‘`Allāma Ṭabāṭabā’ī and Exegetical Hadiths in al-Mῑzān:
A Contemporary Imāmī Commentary on Hadith?’
Shadi Nafisi

1. ONLINE Virtual Book Discussion “State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt” with Author Dr. Maha Ghalwash (British University in Egypt), American University in Cairo Press, 5 July 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Cairo Time

Drawing on a wide array of archival sources, some only rarely utilized by other scholars, the book argues that state policy targeting the peasant land tenure regime was informed by the dual economic principles of the

Ottoman, or traditional, philosophy of statecraft, and that the workings of the relevant regulations did not produce extensive peasant land loss and impoverishment.

Information and registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/778594093913921/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A218932021064927%7D%7D]%22%7D

2. Conference “The Spirit of Laws’ in the Ottoman Empire and Its Social Practices”, Arkhé Project, Sirince, 16-23 July 2023

This program (in Turkish) is dedicated to how the law was made, practiced, and transformed in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire. It includes the legal-theoretical aspects of law-making and how it was practiced in everyday life and was adapted and transformed over the centuries.

Information: https://archeprojesi.com/kamp/din-u-devlet-ii-celse-osmanlida-kanunlarin-ruhu-ve-toplumsal-pratikler/41

3. ONLINE 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference: “Postcolonialism, Postcommunism and Postmodernism”, University of Gdańsk, Poland, 27-28 July 2023

Topics include postcolonial societies, history of (post)colonialism, postcolonialism and orientalism, postcolo-nialisim and Islamophobia, postcolonialism and anti-Semitism, postcolonialism and terrorism, postcolonialism and racism, etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 7 July 2023. Information: https://www.inmindsupport.com/post-conference

4. HYBRID 17th Annual Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS): “Interpretation and Misinterpretation”, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 24-25 November 2023

Contributions are invited that relate to the themes on any aspect of cultures or societies in Asia as well as their diasporic manifestations. We seek both synchronic and diachronic perspectives from anthropology, the arts, cultural geography, history, international relations, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy, political sci-ence, religion studies, sociology, and other fields in the humanities and social sciences.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2023. Information: http://acas.upol.cz/call-for-papers/

5. 10th international Conference “Fire on the Mountain: Media, Religion, and Nationalism”, University of Colorado-Boulder, 10-13 January 2024

Proposed themes: Coloniality, imperialism, and religious nationalism; Nationalism, race, ethnicity, gender, and religious identity; The global rise of right-wing populism, religion, and media; Nation, nationalism, and globalization; Religion, nationalism, and social media; Religious nationalism, journalism, conspiracy theories, and disinformation.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2023. Information: https://www.colorado.edu/cas/2023/06/20/cfp-10th-international-conference-fire-mountain-media-religion-and-nationalism

6. Workshop “Written Representations of the Oral Aspects of the Qur’ān”, Università l’Orientale di Napoli, Naples, 21-22 May 2024

Muṣḥafs provide plenty of information about the modalities of recitation of the Qur’ān before the Industrial Revolution. How this form of notation developed and if it was in a certain way regulated (regionally or globally) will be explored in this workshop.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2023. Information: https://euqu.eu/2023/05/02/call-for-papers-recited-ink-written-representations-of-the-oral-aspects-of-the-quran/

7. Postdoctoral Researcher Position on “Women’s Labour in Islamic Law”, Institute for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Societies, University of Bern

Candidates must hold a PhD in Islamic, Middle Eastern and/or Arabic Studies (no more than six years prior to employment). Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic are required. A good understanding of current debates in gender and/or labour history is expected, and the candidate will be expected to work in an interdisciplinary way.

Deadline for applications: 7 August 2023.

Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/25d0bac4-cd8c-4ee2-b2e7-4e2d793a83c0?fbclid=IwAR2H0MkY-OuROGf5fI2BTZh91STYnwJ33sSVEiKQXzt1Ug3XGVw2dRqdz44

8. PhD Position in “Non-Western (Islamic) Public Administration and Public Value” (4 Years, Early Stage Researcher), Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Requirements: M.A. in political sciences, economics, sociology or public administration; excellent command of English; knowledge of the local languages of area studies; familiarity with relevant Islamic texts and tradi-tions.

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2023. Information: https://www.euraxess.ee/jobs/115688

9. Chapters for Edited Book on “Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Red Sea Region, 7th – 20th Century”

We are especially interested in essays that draw on new sources, those that adopt approaches that are sensitive to regional, transregional/translocal dimensions. Our interest is more focused on the experiences of those involved and/or impacted by slavery and the trade (the enslaved, freedmen/freedwomen, their de-scendants, as well as agents, traders, and smugglers).

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2023. Information: https://www.academia.edu/103469234/Slavery_and_the_Slave_Trade_in_the_Red_Sea_Region_7th_20th_c_Call_for_papers_for_an_edited_volume

10. Youth Writing Contest for a New Afghan Social Contract, Institute for Law and Society in Afghanistan, Kardan University

What direction is Afghanistan and its people taking? How can Afghans overcome the devisions of the past? We cordially invite Afghans aged up to 25 years to share their views, hopes and demands. Please send us your essay in Dari, Pashto or English by 31 July 2023. We will not publish your name if you prefer so. The best contributions will be awarded (10.000 AFN).

Deadline for essays in Dari, Pashto or English: 31 July 2023. Information:

https://usercontent.one/wp/www.ilsaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Youth-competition-call-English.pdf

Mansur Sefatgol (ed.), Bayāz of the Royal Chancellery of Iran during the Safavid Era: Draft, Register and Rules for Preparing Diplomatic Correspondences (A Study of Iran’s Foreign Relations with Europe, Ottoman, Mughals, and the Khanates of Central Asia),
Tokyo: Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, 2023.
ISBN 978-4-903235-60-8

Download at:

https://repository.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/records/2007610

1. Reconstructing the Variant Generation Process of Hadith

Based on the Quantitative and the Isnād-cum-Matn Analysis

Hiroyuki Yanagihashi

Equinox, 2023

For more information and to order at 25% off quoting the code VAR visit the book page:

https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/reconstructing-variant-gen/

2. Funds: Research grants in History of the Book including Maps

Grants up to £4,000 for research into the history of the book, including studies of the production, transmission, circulation, dissemination, and consumption of text and graphics (i.e. maps, music, illustrations, and mass-produced prints).

The Willison Foundation Charitable Trust promotes the advancement of the History of the Book by awarding funding to researchers working within that global field of study. It is interested in studies of the production, transmission, circulation, dissemination, and consumption of text and graphics (i.e. maps, music, illustrations, and mass-produced prints). It therefore expects to serve the needs of those working in the history of authorship, publishing, reading, and archiving, including maps, music, and prints; the history of libraries including deposit of computer memory; textual studies in the widest sense; codicology, palaeography, textual biography and editorial practice, textual communication, reception studies within oral as well as inscripted cultures.

To learn more see https://willisoncharitabletrust.org/applications/guidance-for-applicants/

3. The AIS (Association for Iranian Studies) Online Symposium team is happy to announce an extension of the deadline for submission of panels and individual papers for our October 20-22, 2023 online symposium. We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts by *10 July 2023*. Please submit your proposals at the following link: https://associationforiranianstudies.org/ais-online-symposium-2023 <https://associationforiranianstudies.org/ais-online-symposium-2023>

4. Programs at Hikmat International Institute for Summer, Fall 2023

To learn more, visit the Hikmat website at the address below:

https://hikmat-ins.com/courses/

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us any time at info@hikmat-ins.com

5. 2023 BRISMES Annual General Meeting

Members are reminded that the BRISMES Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Time: 11:30-13:30 (BST)
Venue: The Forum Auditorium, University of Exeter
All members of BRISMES are invited to attend the AGM. The final agenda and associated papers will be sent by email to all BRISMES members on 26 June 2023.

6. BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize

Submissions for this prize are currently closed and will open after the annual conference in July.

About the Prize

The aim of this prize is to support BRISMES student members in the development of peer-reviewed work. The prize winner will receive £300 and will be mentored through a review process at the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES) by a senior member of the BRISMES academic community. Such a mentor will be identified on the basis of the disciplinary field and topic of the awarded conference paper. In addition, the desk review process will be skipped and the journal will commit to sending the paper directly to external reviewers for the final decision about publication.

Eligibility

• The applicant must be a BRISMES student member by the time the application is submitted.
• The applicant must have registered for the Annual Conference.
• The paper must be on the same topic on which the applicant is presenting at the Annual Conference.
• The paper needs to be an original unpublished work from any discipline on any topic related to the study of Middle East and North Africa.
• The only selection criteria is academic excellence.

How to apply

Send the paper with a short biography (150 words max) and CV to office@brismes.org, indicating the disciplinary field to which the paper is contributing.

The estimated word count for a typical paper in BJMES is 10,000 words, inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, figure captions.

Deadline: Two weeks after the annual conference

https://www.brismes.ac.uk/awards/brismes-conference-student-paper-prize

7. Departmental Lecturer in Middle Eastern Politics

University of Oxford

Applications are invited for the position of Departmental Lecturer in Middle Eastern Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. As well as providing teaching for the department’s core Middle East politics provision, the Departmental Lecturer will be expected to teach on research methods, including leading on research design sessions.

Deadline | 26 June 2023

More information

8. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Political Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies

Australian National University

The Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies within the Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Political Sociology of Islam and Muslim societies with a focus on the Arabic Speaking World.  Research rooted in the political sociology of religion and intellectual/social trends and movements in the Arabic Speaking World, as well as informed by fieldwork and linguistic competence is highly desirable.

Deadline | 31 July 2023

More information

9. Call for Applications – Editor of International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES)

The MESA Board of Directors invites applications and nominations for the next editor of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES) for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2024. Candidates should be internationally recognized Middle East scholars in either the humanities or the social sciences and be affiliated with an academic institution prepared to contribute space and support to an editorial office. Applications should include proposals for this institutional contribution, endorsed by the institution involved.

Deadline | 1 August 2023

https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/06/07/mesa-board-initiates-search-for-next-ijmes-editor

10. Jalal al-Din Rumi and his Legacy: Religion, Literature and Culture between Medieval Anatolia and the Persianate World, 13th-14th Centuries
Conference | 6-7 July 2023 | BIAA and BIPS
This conference is a partnership between the British Institute at Ankara and British Institute of Persian Studies. It will take place over two days in Ankara. Please note that places are extremely limited due to the venue’s capacity. The conference will be conducted in English.
More information

11. The Islamic College – Hawza Taster Course (in House)

DATE: 30th June – 2nd  July

TIME: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm (London time)

Venue: The Islamic College, London, 133 High Road Willesden Green London

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/study/hawza-taster-course/

‘Interconfessional Dialogue on Faḍā`il of the Twelve Imams: Rethinking the Confessional Boundary between Sunnism and Shi`ism in Medieval and Early Modern Islam’
Orient, 58 (March 2023), 171-186.

Russian Sources on Iran, 1719–1748

1. Journée d’étude (Conférence bilingue, français et anglais): « La Patrimonialisation du Religieux dans le Monde Méditerranéen », Sciences Po Paris, 22 juin 2023, 9h30 – 19h30

Programme : https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/lab/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/22062023_prog.pdf

2. Two German-Yemeni Workshops for German and Yemeni Students on “Science Communica-tion for Social Cohesion in Yemen”, Amman, 14-18 August & 23-26 October 2023

This is a joint project of Sana´a University and the “Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient” (CARPO) in Bonn funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The workshops will bring together German and Yemeni students with a civil society background, representatives of civil society organizations from Germany and Yemen, as well as Yemeni artists.

Deadline for application: 30 June 2023.

Information: https://carpo-bonn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ausschreibung-Artists-Yemen.pdf

3. Workshop “The Urban and Local Dimensions of Political Violence in Syria and the Middle East”, SUR-Project and the Alliance of Civilizations Institute (MEDIT), Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 27-29 October 2023

The workshop seeks to understand how political violence becomes “urbanized” and transformed within cities in the Middle East. The organizers are hosting a workshop for postgraduate students and young scholars to present and develop their research using georeferenced datasets. The workshop will include training on mapping and visualization skills, provided by Beirut Urban Lab.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2023. Information: https://sur-project.com/workshop

4. 50% Acting Professor in Islamic Studies for History and Culture of the Pre-Modern Middle East (Oct. 2023 to March 2024), University of Hamburg

The successful applicant is expected to have international research experience. The University places particular emphasis on the quality of teaching and therefore requests applicants to provide details of their teaching experience and objectives.

Deadline for applications: 13 July 2023. Information: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=05443483922c241098ece0df46a5d39a6b0b2bb5

5. Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies and Islam (1 Year), University of Leeds

You will have submitted your PhD thesis (or be very close to submitting it) in Religious Studies, Islamic Studies or another demonstrably relevant area and have relevant subject expertise and teaching experience in the areas of the sociology and anthropology of Islam and Muslim religion, culture, politics and society, especially in the UK context, and Religious Studies more broadly.

Deadline for application: 30 June 2023. Information: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AHCPR1057

6. PhD Fellowship (3 Years) at EHESS (Paris) and IFEA (Istanbul) for Research on the 19th-Century Ottoman Translation Bureaus

The PhD research will focus on the archives of the “translation bureaus” (tercüme odaları) established within the Ottoman administration of the time, both in the provinces and in the capital. Language requirements: Proficiency in Ottoman Turkish and French (or another working language used in Ottoman archives) must be demonstrated by certificates, transcripts or own publications.

Deadline for application: 14 July 2023.

Information: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR8032-MARAYM1-001/Default.aspx

7. Continuing Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Political Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies with a Focus on the Arabic Speaking World, Australian National University

Research rooted in the political sociology of religion and intellectual/social trends and movements in the Arabic Speaking World, as well as informed by fieldwork and linguistic competence is highly desirable.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/06/15/lecturer-senior-lecturer

8. Assistant Professor on Contemporary Islam, Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University

We seek a scholar with preferred subspecialties in any of the following: Islam and racial identity; Islam and gender/sexuality; Islam in the US; Islam and Migration; Transnational Islam; Islamic Thought; Qur’anic Her-meneutics; Islam and new technologies; Digital Islam; and Islam and non-profit leadership. Our preferred time frame is the 20th and 21st centuries.

Deadline for applications: 16 August 2023. Information: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/515244/assistant-professortenure-system

9. Arab Language and Political/Social Sciences Courses, Palestine and Arabic Studies Program, Birzeit University, 3 July – 31 August 2023

The courses offer international students the opportunity to combine the study of the Arabic language with social sciences courses about Palestine and the Arab World, with immersion in the culture.

Deadline for applications: 26 June 2023. Information: pas-isp@birzeit.edu.

Registration: https://ritaj.birzeit.edu/be1/en/admission/international-students/pas

10. Articles for New “Druze Studies Journal (DSJ)”

DSJ is an open-access interdisciplinary journal that aims to advance scholarly understanding of the Druze communities, including their history, society, and faith. We seek submissions that focus on the Druze as a whole, or on specific Druze communities, or include a comparison between the Druze and others or a com-parison between several Druze communities.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2023. Information: https://journals.ku.edu/druze/announcement/view/124

11. Articles on “75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What Are the Trajectories of Human Rights Movements Amid Changing Global Dynamics?” for Journal “Rowaq Arabi”

This peer reviewed journal of human rights studies, calls for submissions of abstracts of original research articles that discuss the trajectories of human rights in the region 75 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Relevant articles (English or Arabic) from all disciplines of social sciences, humanities and law are welcome, and will be financially compensated.

No deadline, submissions are processed until the issue is complete. Information:

https://cihrs-rowaq.org/call-for-papers-on-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-what-are-the-trajectories-of-human-rights-movements-amid-changing-global-dynamics/?lang=en

12. Islamic Texts Society – Hajj Discount 2023

In celebration of the Hajj and the Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Texts Society would like to offer readers a 15% discount on all titles*. In order to take advantage of this offer, please visit our website https://its.org.uk and enter the coupon code, HAJJ23, on the purchase page.

The offer is valid from 19th June to 2nd July.