4. Medica: the Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Agesis soliciting paper proposals for the 2024 Leeds International Medieval Congress on July 1-4 which has the special thematic strand of “crisis.”

Exploring Medieval Health Crises: Authority, Practice, & Knowledge:

From epidemics and famine to barber surgeons and midwives, healing during the Middle Ages represented the ultimate response to social and personal crises. While the medieval medical experience was often a tale of hardship and loss, historians of medicine continue to demonstrate that healing knowledge and practice in this period also revealed remarkable resilience, practicality, and innovation. In these sessions, Medica hopes to explore how society and individuals coped with health crises and the healing interventions that resulted from these events. We, therefore, invite papers that explore the many varied types of crises found within the scope of medieval health and healing. Topics to be addressed include but are not limited to:

Conflict and change within the profession of healers, midwives, barber surgeons, and/or physicians
Approaches to epidemics and famine
Emotional, physical, or mental responses to a crisis of personal health
Gendered approaches to health crises
Responses to medical crisis within medieval society including treatments, techniques, and remedies
Governmental and Church reactions to health crises
Health crises and healing in visual or material culture
Interdisciplinary studies in premodern healing

Please send your proposals of 250 words to Medica: the Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ages at medievalmedica@gmail.com before 15 September.

Nichola Harris, Ph.D.

President, Medica: the Society for Healing in the Middle Ages

Professor of European History

Department of History

SUNY Ulster

(845) 687 1577

5. Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations

Astong University

The Politics, History and International Relations (PHIR) Department are looking to make one appointment from 1 January 2024 at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level. You will be able to contribute to the teaching of various sub-disciplines within International Relations and, ideally, have an area studies specialism in either Africa or the Middle East.

Deadline | 10 August 2023

More information

6. Research Associate in the Department of Music (Literary Studies, including Comparative Literature, with Medieval Arabic and/or Hebrew)
King’s College London

The Music Department invites applicants for a 3-year position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to work with Professor Emma Dillon and two further PDRAs on the project Musical Lives: Towards an Historical Anthropology of French Song, 1100-1300 [MUSLIVE] (a UKRI Frontier Research Grant, previously ERC). For this post we seek a candidate with background in literary studies, including comparative literary studies, or related fields. The candidate should have experience working with medieval Arabic and/or Hebrew literature.

Deadline | 21 August 2023

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7. Lecturer in International Relations (Education and Research)
University of Exeter

The Department for Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPSPA) invites applications for this full-time permanent post. Though the thematic, theoretical, and methodological specialisations for the position are open, we would be particularly interested in candidates with expertise in International Relations in the specific regional areas of East Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, South Asia, or the Middle East.

Deadline | 18 September 2023

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8. Call for Papers – Conceptualizing Sacred Languages and Their Visual Inimitability
AGYA Conference | SOAS, University of London | 7-8 December 2023

This conference explores the dynamic relationship between sacred languages and their visual elements, highlighting the interplay between language, writing, and spirituality. It focuses on the shapes of letters and patterns created by word arrangement, shedding light on how these writing systems evoke a profound sense of awe and reverence. The organisers welcome contributions exploring languages in the Middle East and beyond.

Deadline for Abstracts | 31 August 2023

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9. Call for Papers – Sustainable Water Management: Learning from the Past to Inform the Future

Conference | British International Research Institutes (BIRI) | London, 15-16 March 2024

The world is facing an unprecedented water crisis due to increasingly extreme weather patterns, unsustainable water management practices, overuse of available resources, and exponential population growth. In order to bring scholars from different disciplines working on similar topics together to share results and learning and form collaborative networks for the future, BIRI are inviting papers for this 2-day interdisciplinary conference.

Deadline | 15 September 2023

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10. Call for Proposals – 2024 Travel Research Engagement Grants

The Project on Middle East Political Science has announced a call for proposals for POMEPS Travel – Research – Engagement (TRE) grants for 2024. Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East in support of an ongoing academic research project or the development of new research projects. Given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the unusual difficulty of conducting research in the region, they will continue to consider proposals for research which does not involve travel to the Middle East.

Deadline | 30 September 2023

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11. Upcoming Short Courses with AKU-ISMC
Registration is open for following short courses:

Introduction to Arabic Translation (Arabic to English)
3-31 October 2023 (Online)
Manuscripts in Arabic Script: Introduction to Codicology
4-5 October 2023 (Online)

More information

12. 2024 Sir William Luce fellowship: call for applications

The Sir William Luce Memorial Fund welcomes applications for the 2024 Sir William Luce Fellowship, 22 April-21 June 2024.

The Sir William Luce Fellowship is awarded annually to a scholar at post-doctoral level, diplomat, politician, or business executive, working on those parts of the Middle East to which Sir William Luce devoted his working life (the Gulf states, South Arabia, Iran and Sudan and South Sudan). The fellowship is hosted by Durham University during the Easter term of each academic year. Recent fellows have included Professor Mark Katz, Edward Thomas, Helen Lackner, Richard Barltrop, Ambassador John W. Limbert and Dr Leben Moro.

The Fund is looking for research proposals that provide fresh perspectives on urgent regional issues that particularly affect the Gulf States, South Arabia and Iran. The Fund notes that the University holds several collections relating to the MENA region, including the Gulf, and also the Sudan Archive; applicants are encouraged to reference these historical collections in their research proposals. The Committee administering the Sir William Luce Memorial Fund reserves the right not to make an appointment to a Fellowship.

The Fellowship, tenable jointly in the Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and Trevelyan College, entitles the holder to full access to departmental and other University facilities such as Computing and Information Services and the University Library. The Fellowship also carries a grant, accommodation and all meals for the duration of the Fellowship. Fellows reside at Trevelyan College and are warmly encouraged to take a full part in the life of the Senior Common Room during their residence.

The Fellow is expected to deliver a lecture on the subject of his or her research which will be designated ‘The Sir William Luce Lecture’, and should be cast in such a way as to form the basis of a paper to be published in a special edition of the Durham Middle East Papers series.

Applicants for the 2024 Fellowship (22 April-21 June 2024) should send a CV (of no more than 2 pages), a two to three-page outline of their proposed research and contact details for two referees, preferably by e-mail, by Monday 16 October 2023 to:

The Honorary Secretary
Sir William Luce Memorial Fund
Durham University Library
Palace Green
Durham
DH1 3RN
United Kingdom

Email: luce.fund@durham.ac.uk

Call for applications: https://libguides.durham.ac.uk/asc-sudan-archive/blog/Call-for-applications-2024-Sir-William-Luce-fellowship-Institute-for-Middle-E

Past Sir William Luce papers: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/school-government-international-affairs/research/fellowships/william-luce-fellowship/visiting-fellows-and-sir-william-luce-papers/

13. Four Central Asian Shrines

A Socio-Political History of Architecture

R.D. McChesney

Brill, 2021

https://brill.com/display/title/59906

14. The Mamluk Sultanate : a history

Carl Petry, Carl

Cambridge, 2022

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mamluk-sultanate/48BF079B3C0D6661BC028DAF070BADF6

15. Assistant Professor in Arab Studies (Tenure-track), Davidson College, North Carolina

We seek applications from candidates who research and teach one or more aspects of Arab culture, with preference given to candidates focused on the modern period. We welcome applications from candidates whose work falls within any field in literary, cultural, and/or media studies. Native-level fluency in Arabic is required. Research proficiency in a second language spoken in the Middle East is desirable.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2023. Information:

https://employment.davidson.edu/en-us/job/494523/assistant-professor-in-arab-studies-tenuretrack

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Shii News – Academic Items

1. ONLINE Interdisciplinary Symposium: “Druze Studies – Past, Present, and Future”, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 15-16 November 2023

We seek submissions of original, unpublished research projects that focus on the Druze as a whole, a specific Druze community or communities, or a comparison between the Druze and others. Presentations can be from a discipline-specific approach or those who employ an interdisciplinary approach. Panels and papers can be in English or Arabic.

Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2023. Information: https://druze.ku.edu/symposium-2023-cfp

2. Conference “Order Contestation in the Eastern Mediterranean: Causes, Nature, and Consequences”, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel, 12-13 December 2023

The Conference will examine how, to what extent, and why the liberal script is challenged and contested in the Eastern Mediterranean, and to what effect. It seeks to examine variations on these questions both among the countries of the region, as well as between this region and other regions.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 August 2023. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/07/18/cfp-order-contestation-in-the-eastern-mediterranean

3. ONLINE Symposium: “Muhammad Iqbal: The Relevance of a Legacy”, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, 9-10 February 2024

The intellectual legacy of the “Indian-Pakistani” philosopher Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) stands as a landmark in modern Islamic thought. The aim of this symposium is to bring together junior and senior Iqbal scholars in order to revisit his intellectual legacy and investigate the potentials in his thought for new philosophies and theologies from an Islamic perspective and in conversation with other non-Islamic intellectual traditions.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2023. Information:

https://mohammedhashas.com/call-for-papers-muhammad-iqbal-the-relevance-of-a-legacy-symposium/

4. HYBRID Kentucky Foreign Language Conference “Research on Arabic and Islamic Studies”, Lexington, Kentucky, 18-20 April 2024 Abstracts are invited in all areas and aspects of Arabic and Islamic Studies, including Arabic Literature, Film, and Culture • Arab Mythology and Folklore • Gender and Women’s Studies • Arab History and Thought • Arabic Language Pedagogy • Islam in America • Islamic History, Culture, and Thought • Islamic Law.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2023.

Information: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/AIS%20CFP%202024.pdf

5. Interdisciplinary Conference “Personal Stories from the Literary Landscapes of the Agitated (Post-)Byzantine World (13th to 16th c.) – Intercultural Perspectives”, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 17-19 April 2024

This conference aims to look at texts telling personal stories from the later Middle Ages, taking as its starting point the (formerly) Byzantine territories in the European East and Anatolia. This conference thus has a deeply interdisciplinary focus and intends to include papers on a wide range of languages (such as Greek, Persian, Arabic, Ottoman Turkic, Latin, Romance languages, Armenian, Georgian, Slavonic languages, He-brew.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 August 2023. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/07/19/call-for-papers-personal-stories-from-the-literary-landscapes-of-the-agitated-post-byzantine-world-13th-to-16th-c.-intercultural-perspectives

6. Symposium on Fakhr al-Din al-Razi”, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 26-28 April 2024

Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s (d. 606/1210) position as a preeminent figure of Postclassical Islam was influential in nearly all areas of knowledge, this symposium welcomes proposals for presentations on any of the fields to which Rāzī dedicated himself, e.g., philosophy, logic, the sciences, magic and sorcery, theology, Qurʾānic exegesis, and jurisprudence. Presentations may also focus on Rāzī’s life and legacy.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2023. Information:

https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/05/15/symposium-on-fakhr-al-din-al-razi

7. 2 Fellowships in Political Economy (1 Senior Research Fellow and 1 PhD student) for Research Project “Economic and Political Self-determination in the Global South”, Bard College Berlin

The research project studies the history and present of attempts at structural economic transformation after colonialism, anti-imperialism in theory and practice and contemporary organizing around socio-ecological transformation, reparations and delinking.

Deadline for application: 15 August 2023. Information: https://berlin.bard.edu/about-us/employment/

8. Junior Professor Chair (5 Years): “Arts and Heritage of Afghanistan”, University of Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), Paris

Key words: Afghanistan (ancient, medieval, modern); tangible and intangible heritage; area studies; endan-gered languages and dialects / linguistic identities.

Deadline for applications: 23 August 2023. Information:

http://www.inalco.fr/concours-recrutement/chaire-professeur-junior-arts-patrimoine-afghanistan

9. Website Manager and Publicity Officer for the “Persian Manuscripts Association” (Unpaid)

The PMA is a new international academic membership organization that aims to support and promote re-search on Persianate manuscript studies. The Association hopes to organize regular events, publish new research and facilitate increased communication and cooperation across its membership base.

Deadline for applications: 30 July 2023. Information: https://persianmanuscripts.org/news/

10. Oman Research Grant for Visiting Research Fellowships in Fields Related to Omani Studies, Three Months at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin

The Grant comprises funding for a research stay in Berlin of up to 3 months in 2024 at ZMO, as well as travel costs to Berlin, for the successful candidates. We are seeking to attract outstanding postdoctoral scholars at junior or senior levels of their career who are engaged in projects in research fields related to Omani Studies.

Deadline for applications: 15 September 2023. Information:

https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/Ausschreibungen_2023/CfP_Oman_Research_Grant_2024.pdf

11. Articles on “Contemporary Challenges in Islamic Studies” for First Issue of the New “Islamic Studies Journal”

Articles on “Research methods, objectivity, and change in renewing Islamic Studies” and “Challenges caused by specialization in terms of affiliation, academic discipline, discourse narrative or divergent worldviews” are invited for initial issues of this journal published in cooperation with Brill and Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Humanities, Abu Dhabi.

Deadline for abstracts in Arabic or English: 1 September 2023.

Submissions and contact: Islamic.journal@mbzuh.ac.ae .

12. Articles for “Journal of Islamic Studies”, University of South Africa

Articles are invited on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world. Articles on Islam in Africa and contemporary Islam are especially welcomed.

Deadline for articles: 30 September 2023. Information. https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/JIS/an-nouncement/view/142

13. Articles for “Diyâr 5.1: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies”, 9th Issue, Spring 2024

We welcome original and as yet unpublished contributions from all research areas of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies. Papers should not exceed a length of 60,000 characters (including spaces and foot-notes). Diyâr accepts contributions in German, English, and French.

Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2023. Information: https://www.nomos.de/en/journals/diyar/

14. The Fintry Trust

Al-Ghazali

Major Muslim Intellectual of the Middle Ages

with Professor Carole Hillenbrand

Friday 29^th September 2023 6.00pm –7.15pm(London)

This session on the eminent Muslim philosopher al-Ghazali will begin with a brief survey of his life. Wewill discuss his early years in Iran, his education and his celebrated career in Baghdad and then his later life back home in Iran. Al-Ghazali wrote about many aspects of the Muslim faith:-Islamic law, theology, philosophy, ethics, statecraft, political thought and Sufism. In short, he was a polymath.Professor Hillenbrandwill talk about his works, in both Arabic and Persian,on these crucial topics.

Speaker Professor Carole Hillenbrandwas educated at Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh and she spent most of her career teaching Arabic and Islamic History at Edinburgh University. She has published seven books and fifty-five articles.One of her major scholarly interests is the life and work of al-Ghazali. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2019she received, with her husband Robert, the medal of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Society’s highest award. The Queenawarded her an OBE for her services to higher education in 2009 and a CBE for promoting a better understanding of Islam in 2018.

Tickets: £12 for an invitation on Zoom Book online on the Fintry Trust website: https://thefintrytrust.org.uk/events/al-ghazali

www.thefintrytrust.org.uk

15. CFP: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF EARLY ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE:

Panel at College Art Association Annual Conference in Chicago Feb. 14-17, 2024.

Deadline for submission: August 31, 2023 (Please use link below to submit a proposal)

Panel Abstract:

With the passing of fifty years since the initial publication of Oleg Grabar’s The Formation of Islamic Art, this panel invites/presents papers that reflect on the recent developments in the history of early Islamic art and architecture from the time of the Prophet through the “Age of the Caliphates” (ca. 650–1050 CE). Significant archaeological discoveries, a broader geographical range, and the introduction of new methodological and theoretical approaches have expanded, challenged, or otherwise engaged Grabar’s pioneering synthesis of debates about the first four centuries of Islamic art and architecture. This is a field that was and, in many ways, still is defined by a series of binaries including courtly/religious, continuity/change, public/private, and aniconic/figural. We invite papers that seek to reconsider or deconstruct these dichotomies. Topics may include processes of adaptation from various visual practices of Late Antiquity; new chronological frameworks based on material/socio-technical regimes; new areas of inquiry, including the performative object, space, or gaze; alternative ways of thinking through materiality, spectacle, audience, and authorship; as well as the complicated legacies of colonialism within the field. This panel offers a chance to evaluate how the study of early Islamic visual and material culture have changed since The Formation of Islamic Art and map out new futures for the field.

https://caa.confex.com/caa/2024/webprogrampreliminary/Session12698.html

Contact Information

Theodore Van Loan

Visiting Assistant Professor of Islamic Art

Washington and Lee University

Contact Email

tvanloan@wlu.edu

URL

https://caa.confex.com/caa/2024/webprogrampreliminary/Session12698.html

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Deadline for applications: 15 September 2023.

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Shii News – Academic Items

1.CFP – Sohbat-Yaji-Gathering: On the Frontiers of Asian Arts, Graduate Students Symposium, Yale University – deadline: September 15, 2023

Sohbat-Yaji-Gathering: On the Frontiers of Asian Arts

Call for Papers | Graduate Students Symposium | Department of the History of Art

Yale University

The Second Biennial Graduate Student Sohbat-Yaji (i.e., gathering), to be held at Yale University on January 19-20, 2024, invites submissions from graduate students working on all areas of Asian art (for example, but not limited to Islamic, Buddhist, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) and their diasporas (for example, in Al-Andalus, North and East Africa, Oceana) that focus on sites, materials, and histories, and engage with new and underrepresented geographies, archives, and methodologies. We intend to bring together graduate students at any level of their study to connect and share their research and ask them to consider critically in their submissions the structural biases, canons, and disciplinary boundaries imposed upon the study of Asian art by colonial/Euro-American modes of knowledge. Interested participants should submit a working title and a maximum 250-word abstract by Sept 15, 2023, to: singleslidesohbat@gmail.com.

Logistics

The symposium will provide meals and two nights of accommodation; travel subsidies are possible depending on funding availability. We encourage students to apply for additional funding from their institutions for expenses related to travel.
Each student speaker will present their paper for 15 minutes. There will be time for Q&A in each panel.

Submission Guidelines

Please send your abstract (250 words), a working title, CV, and the images of two artworks related to your proposed paper to singleslidesohbat@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on September 15, 2023. Please title your email “Submission.” Please send inquiries and submissions to singleslidesohbat@gmail.com.

Symposium Organizers

Graduate Student Organizers: Ankush Arora, David Cambronero Sanchez, Yagnaseni Datta, Sharon Mizbani, Hasan Nisar, and Julia Qingye Wang.

Faculty Advisors: Quincy Ngan and Kishwar Rizvi

2. The San Diego Museum of Art – Research Assistant for South Asian and Islamic Art

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=65586

Department: Curatorial Affairs

Reports To: Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art

Classification: Full-Time, Non-Exempt (1-year Assignment)

Position Summary

The Research Assistant for South Asian and Islamic Art’s primary responsibility will be to assist the Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art in implementing the September 2024 exhibition, Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World with exhibition administration and related programming. In addition, the Research Assistant will assist the Curator with ongoing duties related to the SDMA South Asian and Islamic collections, including gallery rotations, updating database records, acquisitions, and upcoming projects. Working closely with and coordinating between the curator, other museum staff, and external stakeholders, this is an opportunity to gain firsthand experience in exhibition planning and general curatorial practice, including methods of display and interpretation, as well as knowledge of object storage, handling, installation, and conservation techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting Lead Curator with the following:

Managing exhibition checklist.
Administration of loans and exhibition-related travel.
Conducting research on objects and themes for display.
Organizing the accompanying publication.
Organizing and participating in workshops and meetings with other departments, academic committee, and external consultants.
Developing public programming and liaising with community stakeholders.
Writing labels/didactic text.

Qualifications

MA in Art History, History, History of Science, Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies, or related field.
Reading knowledge of Arabic and/or Persian preferred.
Knowledge/background in the histories of Islamic art and material culture, literature, or science.
Two years museum experience preferred, with some experience of exhibitions or collections administration.
Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented.
Eagerness to work both independently and collaboratively in an innovative manner.
Ability to take initiative, work well under pressure, and manage multiple tasks.
Ability to be culturally sensitive and respectful of diversity.
Effective communication skills, both verbal and in writing. At ease corresponding with multiple individuals representing American and international private and public collections or research institutions.
Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and collections databases (i.e., EmbARK, TMS, etc.).

Physical Requirements

75% time spent sitting at the computer.
The position requires time working outside the Museum; may involve considerable time sitting or standing; and some climbing of stairs and reaching.
Daily walking, which includes stairs.

Work Environment

Ability to work remotely if necessary.
Office space may be shared.
Noise level in office ranges from quiet to moderately noisy.

Salary: $23.00 per hour

APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 15, 2023

Contact Information

Call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 am and 5 pm US Eastern time.

Contact Email

jobguide@mail.h-net.org

URL

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/

3. Postgraduate Studies Certificate in Exegesis and Quranic Sciences
Three Semesters (full-time) & Six Semesters (part-time)
In-house
Venue: The Islamic College 133 High Road London NW102SW
18:00 -20:30 (London Time)

Fees: £1500 (Limited scholarship is available)
Starting: 6 November 2023
Application Deadline: 15 September 2023

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/study/psc/exegesis-and-quranic-sciences/

4. UNCG (University of North Carolina Greensboro) has a position available for an Arabic instructor to teach Arabic 101 in Fall 2023.

The class meets M/W/F 10-10:50 and can be taught in person or likely via zoom. Applicants should apply ASAP to the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Dept at UNCG, with attention to the Department Head, Dr. Mariche Bayonas, megarcia@uncg.edu.

5. The Islamic College

Traditional Hawza Programmes

Hawza Study – Full Time (4 years)/Part Time (5-6 years)

Pre-Hawza Study – Saturday (1 year)
Starting: 20 September 2023

https://islamic-college.ac.uk/study/traditional-hawza-programmes/

6. The Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, are pleased to invite abstracts for the next Studying East of Byzantium workshop: Studying East of Byzantium IX: Communities.

Studying East of Byzantium IX: Communities is a three-part workshop that intends to bring together doctoral students and very recent PhDs studying the Christian East to reflect on how to reflect on the usefulness of the concept of “Community” in studying the Christian East, to share methodologies, and to discuss their research with workshop respondents, Michael Pifer, University of Michigan, and Salam Rassi, University of Edinburgh. The workshop will meet on November 17, 2023, February 9, 2024, and June 6–7, 2024, on Zoom. The timing of the workshop meetings will be determined when the participant list is finalized.

We invite all graduate students and recent PhDs working in the Christian East whose work considers, or hopes to consider, the theme of communities in their own research to apply.

Participation is limited to 10 students. The full workshop description is available on the East of Byzantium website (https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/). Those interested in attending should submit a C.V. and 200-word abstract through the East of Byzantium website no later than September 13, 2023.

For questions, please contact East of Byzantium organizers, Christina Maranci, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Harvard University, and Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at contact@eastofbyzantium.org

7. Iznik Ceramics at the Benaki Museum

By John Carswell and Mina Moraitou

with Melanie Gibson

Published 19 June 2023 by GINGKO

https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/books/benaki-iznik/

8. New Issue Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World

an open access publication of the Aga Khan University and the Aga Khan Museum, in partnership with Brill.

https://brill.com/view/journals/mcmw/mcmw-overview.xml?language=en

9. HYBRID International Conference „Bridging the Gap – Texts, Commentaries and the New Audience”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology (BIT), Humboldt-University Berlin, 27-29 July 2023

The study of commentaries (sharḥ, ḥawāshī, nukat) has steadily increased in recent years. The conference looks into the role of the commentator as mediator who keeps a text relevant, both by commenting on it and adding to it, and by connecting that text to the ever-changing environment that studied it.

Information, program and streaming link:

https://www.islamische-theologie.hu-berlin.de/de/international-conference-bridging-the-gap-27-30-july-2023

10. Tenure-track Position in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies: “The Late Medieval and Early Modern Islamic World (ca. 1000-1700)”, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The position is open to highly qualified scholars with expertise in the political, social, intellectual, cultural, and religious history of the Islamicate world in the relevant historical periods. Candidates are expected to have high research proficiency in the Arabic language. Knowledge of additional languages, such as Persian and Ottoman Turkish, is an advantage.

Deadline for applications: 12 August 2023. Information: https://en-hum.huji.ac.il/tenure-track-positions#

11. Articles for the Project “Foundations for a New Afghan Social Contract”, Institute for Law and Society in Afghanistan, Paderborn University

What direction is Afghanistan and its people taking? How can Afghans overcome the divisions of the past? How can they act together in the face of the challenges the nation is faced with? We invite Afghans aged up to 25 years to share their views, hopes and demands. Please send your essay in Dari, Pashto or English to info@ilsaf.org. We will not publish your name if you prefer so. The best contributions will be awarded (10.000 AFN).

Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2023. Information: https://www.ilsaf.org/projects/#Foundation