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1.HYBRID Conference “(Un)Freedom in Global Perspective: Actors – Perceptions – Agencies”, Innsbruck, 3-4 February 2024

Challenging static and binary concepts of freedom and unfreedom, the conference examines nuanced forms of agency within local, regional, and global frameworks of the early modern and modern periods. Through diverse case studies, the programme highlights overarching trends, offering comparative perspectives and fresh insights into historical continuities, transformations, and lived experiences of (un)freedom.

Information, programme and registration: https://conferences.uibk.ac.at/event/44/

 

 

 

 

 

2. Journée d’étude « Iran contemporain : résilience, défis et ripostes », Fonds Ricoeur Paris, 4 février 2025, 9h30 – 18h00

Nous proposons d’organiser un colloque pluridisciplinaire sur la réalité sociologique, politique et culturelle de l’Iran. Les raisons qui mobilisent l’argumentaire de ce colloque sont multiples : l’extrême complexité de l’Iran ; les événements tragiques qui se sont succédés depuis plusieurs décennies ; le monde foisonnant de l’art et de la culture iraniens qui ne cesse d’introduire des artistes imaginatifs , etc.

 

 

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Workshop “Intertextuality in the Qurʾān and Early Qurʾānic Exegesis: Exploring Christian Apocryphal Texts”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Institute for Islamic-Theological Studies, University of Vienna, 13-14 February 2025

The workshop will focus on investigating the nuanced relationship between Christian apocryphal texts and Islamic religious literature. We aim to scrutinize the dialogues that unfold between the Qurʾān and various Christian texts, both canonical and apocryphal.

Information and registration: https://shorturl.at/BLGkk

 

 

 

 

 

4. 4th Annual International “Islamophobia Studies Research Association (IISRA) Conference”, University of Granada, Spain, 20-22 May 2025

The conference will question whether categories such as Left and Right retain analytical and strategic value in the struggle against Islamophabia. We invite papers that engage with these questions from various critical perspectives and from a range of intersectionalities, histories, and contexts that flesh out the interconnected nature of oppressions and emancipations.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2025. Information: https://www.iisra.net/4th-iisra-conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Conference: “Disquiet: Auditory Cultures of the Late Ottoman Empire”, University of Cambridge, 22-24 May 2025

We aim to explore the manifold auditory histories of the late Ottoman Empire and surrounding eastern Mediterranean. In doing so, we hope to further elucidate possibilities for sound studies and global music history to engage more substantively with the Ottoman Empire as part of a broader “remapping” impulse, and for Ottoman history to deepen its understandings of the sensory and phenomenological experiences of the long nineteenth century.

Deadline for abstracts: 19 January 2025. Information: https://ottomanauralities.com/conference/

 

 

 

 

 

6. HYBRID Workshop: “Writing Global Histories of Socio-Economic Rights”, University of Sheffield, 5-6 June 2025

seeks to develop new conceptual approaches to writing a global history of socio-economic rights. To this end, there are no temporal or geographic restrictions for workshop papers. Theoretical and methodological contributions – rather than empirical case studies alone – are especially welcome. Themes: Gender and Work – Child Labour – Work and the Family – Intergovernmental Organisations and Social Rights – Decolonisation and Labour Rights, etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2024. Information: https://www.glosoc.org/events/

 

 

 

 

 

7. Workshop “Why Location Matters: Doctoral Research in the Arab World”, American University in Cairo, 29 June – 3 July 2025

The workshop will bring together a select group of doctoral students from North American, German, and Arab universities to discuss the possibilities, critical approaches, epistemological, and practical challenges of undertaking archival and/or ethnographic research in the Arab region. Applicants from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply.

 

 

 

 

 

8. PhD Position in Islamic Law in History and the Present, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Qualifications: Completed academic degree in in Islamic theology or Islamic studies; interest in research on Islamic law and related topics such as comparative law, ethics and philosophy of law; knowledge of Islamic and legal research methods; very good knowledge of German, English and Arabic

Extended deadline for applications: 31 January 2025. Information: https://is.gd/N8RyMG

 

 

 

 

 

9. Assistant Director of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, East Jerusalem

We seek an experienced administrator with an international reputation in Levantine research to serve as Assistant Director. The Assistant Director will oversee the Institute’s research activities, particularly its fellowships program. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience and the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment that hosts scholars from many religious, ethnic, and national backgrounds

Deadline for applications: 19 January 2025. Information: https://aiar.org/archives/13726

 

 

Head Librarian and Archivist of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, East Jerusalem

The ideal candidate will have expertise in library sciences, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to creating a user-friendly research environment.

Deadline for applications: 26 January 2025. Information: https://aiar.org/archives/13700

 

 

 

 

 

10. Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies (Focus on Judaism or Islam), Definance College, Northwest Ohio

The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in Religion or Religious Studies or other relevant field. An advanced ABD candidate will also be considered. We are especially interested in (but not limited to) a scholar who has experience in teaching newer subfields such as those involving trans-nationalism, post-colonial studies, race, gender, sexuality, and/or ability.

Deadline for applications: 30 January 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

11. Visiting Assistant Professor (1 Year) in the History of Islamic Worlds, Department of History at Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA

We seek a candidate whose research and teaching will offer avenues for interdisciplinary and cross-regional understandings of the many cultures and political systems that encompass historical experiences of Islam. These could include migration, science, technology, and medicine, post-colonial, and/or digital histories potentially creating synergies with other existing or emerging interdisciplinary programs. A Ph.D. is required upon starting the position.

Deadline for applications: 14 February 2025. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/161396

 

 

 

 

12. Call for Applications: Master’s Program in Islamic Studies, Institute for Islamic Studies, Istanbul University

This program provides a rigorous and interdisciplinary platform for advanced studies in Ottoman/Turkish history, Ottoman jurisprudence, hadith studies, Islamic political thought, and Islamic economy. Designed to integrate classical methodologies with contemporary research tools, the curriculum includes innovative courses in digital humanities and manuscript studies, ensuring students gain both traditional knowledge and modern analytical skills.

 

 

 

 

 

13. Summer Language Programm: “Qur`anic Arabic”, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 23 June – 31 July 2025

Eligibility: Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and scholars. You need to be at the intermediate level of Arabic.

Deadline for applications: 1 February 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

14. Chapters on Trans Cinema from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia for “The Handbook of Trans Cinema”

We welcome chapters focusing on any country, with the following examples: Trans Cinema from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Israel, etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

15. Forthcoming Series: “Non-Mainstream Religion in the Middle East” Edited by Khanna Omarkhali and Philip Kreyenbroek (BRILL)

The term “non-mainstream” is intended to cover both non-orthodox, self-confessed Muslim traditions (e.g. Ismaili groups from Syria to Tajikistan, Syrian Alawites, and Shiʿite groups in Afghanistan; the Rawshaniya movement among Pashtuns) as well as Druzes, the Yaresan or Ahl-e Ḥaqq of Iran and Iraq, and the Alevis from Turkey; and also Zoroastrians, Yezidis, Mandaeans, Bahais, Jews outside Israel, and Christian minorities.

 

 

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