Archive for August 13th, 2024

1.Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track ) in Anthropology or Sociology for Research on the Modern Arab Middle East, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Applicants must have training, linguistic expertise, and research and teaching interests in the region. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand when the appointment begins.

Deadline for applications: 31 October 2024.

Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?joblist—1664-27902

2. NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World, Abu Dhabi, 6-24

January 2025

This inaugural writing retreat aims to foster a scholarly community for up to 6 scholars from around the world and to advance research projects in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history. Scholars will have the opportunity to work on any type of academic writing, including a research article, book manuscript, chapter or essay.

Deadline for applications: 30 September 2024. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/146981

3. Articles for the “Journal of Ankara Studies”

The peer-reviewed journal, published twice a year, includes original research articles that reveal and discuss the historical, cultural, political, and economic development, geological transformation, and current urban problems of Ankara with the scientific methods and approaches of different disciplines. Adopting an open access policy, the journal is indexed in various indexes and databases.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2024. Information: https://ankaradergisi.org/eng/

4. Articles for the “Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule” (Brill)

Articles are invited that examine religious minorities (such as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and other minoritarian Muslim groups) under majoritarian Muslim rule. The journal covers the period from 7^th century Arabia to 1922 (the end of Ottoman rule), in addition to a large geographic area from North Africa and al-Andalus in the West to Iran, some Central Asian lands, well into Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia in the East.

We receive manuscripts on a rolling basis, and we publish two issues per year.

Information: https://www.editorialmanager.com/rmmr/default.aspx

5. Arab Studies Journal volume 32, no. 1 (Spring 2024) is now available.

https://tadweenpublishing.com/collections/peer-reviewed-journals

6. 4th INEKAS Summer School | 2024
“Islamic & Biblical Traditions: Sacred Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts”

 In collaboration with the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter (UK)

19 presentations, 14 in English and 5 in Persian, in 6 days
August 29th, 30th, and September 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th
From 11:30 to 18:00 BST (6:30 to 13:00 EDT)
An opportunity for students interested in Islamic or Christian-Jewish studies

 A glimpse into recent scholarship on:
Methodological Considerations
Quranic and Biblical Intertextuality
The Quran and Post-Biblical Literature
Theological and Historical Contexts of the Quran and Bible
Interfaith Relations: Muslims, Christians, and Jews

Deadline for Registration:  August 28th
Deadline for Early-Bird Registration:  August 18th

See the Program booklet here.

For more information and registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/985853282707