1.The Intensive Online Course on Islamic Philosophy
January 2-15, 2025
This course comprehensively explores Islamic Philosophy, covering its key concepts, historical development, and contemporary relevance. This is a great opportunity to learn from renowned scholars in the field and engage in interactive discussions and exercises.
Some of the Distinguished Scholars:
– Dr. Seyyed Hosein Nasr
– Dr. Oliver Leaman
– Dr. Muhammad Legenhausen
Key Course Features:
Expert Instruction by distinguished scholars
Comprehensive Curriculum covering essential topics
Interactive Format with discussions and Q&A
Flexible Learning with online access and live sessions
Please visit the following link for more information about the course: https://hikmat-ins.com/islamic-philosophy
2. IMES – University of Edinburgh
Dr Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (University of California, Santa Barbara) will be giving our next IMES Research Seminar, ‘Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State’, Monday, 30 September at 17:15- 18:30 (UK time)
This will be an online seminar only.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Anthony.Gorman@ed.ac.uk for Zoom details.
3. AKU – ISMC: Arabic Pasts Histories and Historiographies (Hybrid) 3 – 4 October 2024
This annual exploratory and informal workshop offers the opportunity to reflect on methodologies, case studies, and research agendas for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond in any period from the seventh century to the present.
Join us for two days of papers addressing fundamental questions such as ‘Who does history represent – how and why?’ ‘How can works of fiction contribute to our understanding of the past as it was actually experienced in earlier times?’ ‘In what ways do educational institutions, museums, media organisations and proponents of heritage use history writing to shape loyalties and senses of belonging in society?’ and many more topics.
Please register to join us in person at the Aga Khan Centre in London or online. The workshop runs 3-4 October 2024.
Download finalised Arabic Pasts Schedule.
Organisers
Arabic Pasts is co-organised by Hugh Kennedy (SOAS), Lorenz Nigst (AKU-ISMC), and Sarah Bowen Savant (AKU-ISMC).
Join Online
You can also join us online by registering via Zoom.
4. 6th ḤAJAR ONLINE WORKSHOP
Archaeology and Material Culture of the Hajj
Friday, October 18th, 2024, 15:45 – 19:00 (CET)
Chairs: Irina Shingiray (Oxford University), Valentina Vezzoli (University of Udine)
CASE STUDIES (30 min each)
Serap Ermis (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Hidden memories. Remembering and forgetting the city of Makkah in the 19th century Ottoman period
Sterenn Le Maguer (University of Lausanne/Archaïos)
Water management on the Hajj road between Kufa and Mecca (Darb Zubaydah), 8th -10th centuries
Mounia Chekhab Abudaya (Museum of Islamic Art Doha)
Presenting the Hajj in a museum context
BREAK 17:15 – 17:30
DISCUSSANTS (15-20 min each)
Harry Munt (University of York)
Richard McGregor (Vanderbilt University)
GENERAL DISCUSSION
For registration and Zoom link please write to hajararchaeology@gmail.com before October 16th.
About ḤAJAR: https://hajar.hypotheses.org/about
Contact Information
About ḤAJAR: https://hajar.hypotheses.org/about
Contact Email
URL
https://hajar.hypotheses.org/hajar-online-conferences
5. Aesthetics and the Art of Living in the Zagros Mountains of Iran
E Friedl
EUP, 2024
6. Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History Accommodation and Memory
D. Magnusson
EUP, 2023
7. Hybrid event: The Iranian left: historical, local and global themes
London: 14 November, 2024, 9.30 – 6.30
The Iranian left has a long and tumultuous history, dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century when socialist and communist groups came to play a significant role in the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911 and the subsequent decades which followed. A range of left-wing forces advocated for greater equality, cultural and economic reforms, social and labour rights and self-determination, navigating a perilous path between creeping authoritarianism and foreign encroachments. These struggles had a considerable political and social impact but were at the same time fraught with miscalculations and tragic compromises. The left played a significant role in the Iranian Revolution of 1979 but was eventually marginalized by the rise of the Islamic Republic. Despite repression and persecution, left-wing movements have continued to exist in Iran, advocating for workers’ rights, social justice, and political reform.
This workshop brings together leading specialists on the history and politics of the left in Iran to consider the historical and contemporary status of the left in Iran and amongst the diaspora. It will consider the role of the left in the 1979 revolution and in the protest movements of 2009, 2019 and 2021 and focus on how Iranian leftist movements have dealt – theoretically and politically – with issues of nationalism, Islam, imperialism, gender and Third-Worldism.
Workshop is organized by the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London.
It will be a hybrid event. It is free to attend but registration is required.
Venue: Aga Khan Centre, London & Zoom
Please follow the URL to see the workshop programme and the list of speakers, and for the links to in-person and online registration.
Contact Information
Dr. Hadi Enayat (Organizer)
Contact Email
URL
https://www.aku.edu/ismc/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=2597&Title=The%…
8. Mahmoud Kianush tribute event
Mahmoud Kianush (1934-2021): A literary figure like no other
3.30pm, Saturday 05 October 2024
Mahmoud Kianush, poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and Journalist was born in Iran and had lived and worked in London since 1974. He played an important role in introducing English literature to Iranians and translated several modern Iranian poems into English.
A prolific writer, he published more than 60 books of poetry, novels and short stories, including children’s stories. In 1996 he published Modern Persian Poetry in English. He published many poems in English, the most recent collection, The Journey and Other Poems, was published in October 2020.
Programme
*Please note that this event’s proceedings will be held in Persian language.
9. The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities and the Religious Studies Program invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in Early Islam (to c. 1250).
The appointment will begin on August 25, 2025. The appointment will be 100% time over the 9-month academic year with a 2/2 course load at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.
We seek a scholar of Early Islam who has some background in Religious Studies. Possible methodological approaches and areas of specialization include, but are not limited to:
As a tenure-track faculty member, responsibilities will include executing an innovative and consistent research and publication agenda; offering courses in the area of research specialty as well as teaching core courses in the Religious Studies and Islamic Studies undergraduate and graduate curricula (e.g., Foundational Islamic Texts; Introduction to Religions of the World; and/or Theory and Methods in the Study of Religion); supervising graduate research (in Religious Studies and the tenure-granting department); creating new avenues for cross-disciplinary research at the university that would include the study of Islam; and service to the Religious Studies Program, the tenure department, the College, and the University.
The deadline for application materials is Monday, October 28, 2024. To review the complete position announcement, including duties and responsibilities of the position, required and preferred qualifications, and application instructions, please visit https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/364840 or search hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-job for posting #364840.
For further information concerning the position, please contact Dr. Andrea Sterk, chair of the search committee, sterk@umn.edu.
10. New York University: NYU – NY: Arts and Science (A&S): Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Location New York, NY Open Date Sep 20, 2024
Deadline Nov 01, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University invites scholars of the eighteenth and/or nineteenth century Middle East (broadly defined) to apply for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. Candidates should be grounded in historical methods and be able to contribute to the department’s joint PhD program with History. The position will begin on September 1, 2025, pending budgetary and administrative approval. The department’s strong preference is for an expert on the eighteenth- and/or nineteenth-century Persianate world broadly defined, including but not limited to Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and the Indian Ocean world. All applicants are expected to contribute to MEIS’s interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum and its doctoral programs.
The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber that embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. We strongly encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other individuals who are under-represented in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, gender and sexual identity, or any other legally protected basis. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about the FAS commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, please read here. (http://as.nyu.edu/administrative-resources/office/facultydiversity.html).
EOE/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $110,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
Qualifications
Candidates must have the Ph.D. by the time of appointment, demonstrate potential for superior scholarly accomplishment, and be prepared to teach a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses and to supervise doctoral dissertation research.
Application Instructions
Application materials should include: 2-3 page cover letter; cv; 1 article or chapter-length writing sample; the names and contact information of 3 references; and a 1 page statement of your approaches to teaching, including how you support diversity and inclusion in the classroom.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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