Archive for June 28th, 2025

1.Call for Papers: Special Issue on Multilingualism, Translation, and Religion in the Premodern Islamic World(s)

I’m pleased to share news of a special issue I am co-editing with Prof. Ross Brann (Cornell University), tentatively titled:
Multilingualism, Translation, and Religion in the Premodern Islamic World(s): Texts, Contexts, and Crossroads.

This issue will appear in Religions, a peer-reviewed journal with a strong platform and excellent citation rankings. We are delighted to announce that, following discussions with the editorial team, all accepted papers will be published free of open-access fees.

Each submission will undergo rigorous peer review by both guest editors as well as two external reviewers, ensuring the highest scholarly standards of the whole volume.

We currently have room to accommodate two to three additional contributions. If you are interested, we invite you to review the full description via the link below and reach out to me before submitting your abstract through the journal’s system:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/646PBX1664#editors

Due date: Dec 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Intellect is pleased to present Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World 19.1.

For more information about the journal and issue click here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-contemporary-iraq-the-arab-world

 

 

 

 

3. Call for: IHF Modern Iran Book Series

We are pleased to announce the second round of our call for for book proposals under the IHF Modern Iran Series, a new Open Access, peer-reviewed academic book series published by I.B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic. The Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF) is supporting successful applicants with Open Access publication costs.

To submit a proposal to the series, please contact Hassan Hakimian, Series Editor, and Rory Gormley, Senior Commissioning Editor at I.B. Tauris.

The deadline for submission of the first round of proposals is August 31 2025.

The IHF Modern Iran Series publishes innovative Open Access books with a broad thematic focus on modern and contemporary Iran. The chronological scope of the series covers the late nineteenth century to the present day with thematic areas ranging from cultural and social to political and economic issues.

The full announcement can be read here.

 

 

 

 

4. Political, Cultural and Social History of Iran: Essays in Honor of Ervand Abrahamian

Edinburgh University Press, 2025

E. Chehabi, ed.,

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-political-social-and-cultural-history-of-modern-iran.html

 

 

 

 

 

5. Full Professor Position in Arabic Language and Literature – UAE University

UAE University, the oldest and most prestigious public university in the country, is located in the beautiful oasis city of Al Ain, just 90 minutes from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The campus offers a quiet, inspiring environment for teaching and research.

The university places strong emphasis on Scopus-indexed publications and values promising research trajectories aimed at high-ranking journals. Strengthening or rebuilding your Scopus h-index is a key consideration in the evaluation process.

The position offers a competitive, tax-free salary, along with a generous benefits package that includes:

• Free accommodation (with furniture allowance)
• Annual return flights for the entire family
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Schooling allowance for children
• A reduced teaching load of two courses per semester (4 per year)

Courses are taught in Arabic, and in my experience, the students are respectful, engaged, and a pleasure to teach.
Application and further details here:

https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/37847997/professor-in-arabic-language-and-literature-310130/

 

 

 

 

 

6. ONLINE Launch of the Arabic-English Digital Database and Website ‘News of Cairo’, Cairo, 30 June 2025, 19:00 CET

“News of Cairo” is a textual database of Arabic and Ottoman Turkish articles about Cairo’s urban development from the official Egyptian government journal, al-Waqāʾiʿ al-Miṣriyyah, between 1828 and 1914. – _”Digital Cairo” is a sub-project of “La fabrique du Caire modern” (Ifao-InVisu-Duke University), with the help of the collaborative research award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Information and registration: https://www.ifao.egnet.net/recherche/manifestations/ma1718/

 

 

 

 

 

7. Conference “Arabic Language and Applied Sciences – _Empowerment and Integration”, Islamic University of Madinah, 9-10 November 2025

Themes: 1: Enhancing Digital Content for Arabic Language (Efforts and Aspirations). – _2: Artificial Intelligence and its Contributions to Arabic Language Sciences and Literature (New Developments). – _3: Interdisciplinary Studies between Arabic Language and Applied Sciences (Opportunities and Fields). – _4: Arabization of Applied Sciences (Visions, Experiences, and Challenges).

Deadline for articles: 26 July 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/yb4ehe3d

 

 

 

 

 

8. Full Professor of Arabic Studies, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna

The successful candidate will be expected to represent the field of Arabic Studies with a focus on linguistics in both research and teaching. They should have an outstanding international reputation and a strong research profile, particularly in the study of spoken varieties of Arabic, encompassing both dialectological and general linguistic approaches. Complementing the existing focus on the Maghreb, a research focus on the eastern part of the Arab world is desired.

Deadline for applications: 17 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/2f4mtwzp

 

 

 

 

 

9. 28 Fellowships (10 Months) ot the “French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme” at seven Institutes of the Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris, 2026-2027

The Programme is open to all disciplines in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) and to all other research fields interfacing with the SSH. FIAS awards fellowships to outstanding researchers of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior scientists. The minimum requirement is a PhD + 2 years of research experience at the time of the application.

Deadline for applications: 16 July 2025. Information: https://www.fias-fp.eu/fellowships/faq

 

 

 

 

 

10. Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Anthropology, American University in Cairo

Requirements: A PhD in Cultural Anthropology or Social-Anthropology and a demonstrable record of teaching that illustrates an ability to teach courses in the BA in Anthropology and the MA in Sociology and Anthropology programs at AUC, including those with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa, as well as courses in their area of sub-disciplinary expertise.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/42rctkpf

 

 

 

 

 

11. “Alixa Naff Migration Studies Prize” for Studies from Any Discipline on Studies on the Middle East and North African Migrations and Diasporas, Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

Award of $ 1,000 for: 1. Established Scholars: Articles or books published between 1 June 2024, and 30 May 2025. – _2. Graduate Students: Papers authored between 1 June 2024, and 30 May 2025.

Deadline for applications: 26 September 2025.

Information: https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/awards/alixa-naff-prize/