Archive for August 16th, 2025
Shii News – Academic Items
1.The New York Public Library is pleased to offer the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Fellowshipto support advanced research on Library’s holdings of materials from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, South Asia, Central Asia, and their diasporas in the United States.
Fellowships are open to Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral scholars, and independent researchers with projects that would significantly benefit from research drawing on collections accessible at The New York Public Library. Projects requiring access to original materials including manuscripts, archives, books, photographs, prints, maps, newspapers, and journals will be given preference, but all worthy projects will be considered. Applicants studying the humanities as well as those working in the visual, auditory/performing, and literary arts are welcome to apply.
The Fellowship Program will support one fellow annually for three months with a stipend of $25,000. The annual fellow will have full access to the Library’s collections and staff, as well as a dedicated place to work in the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities at NYPL’s flagship building in Midtown Manhattan.
Deadline for application is August 25, 2025 and recipients will be announced in November, 2025.
To apply please complete the electronic form in the NYPL Fellowship Portal and upload an updated C.V., a project proposal of no more than five pages, and two professional letters of recommendation.
For assistance with the application process, email fellowships@nypl.org. Library staff cannot provide feedback on individual applications or project proposals (see below). Applicants are encouraged to contact the Curator for Middle Eastern Studies, Dr. Hiba Abid (hibaabid@nypl.org) with any questions regarding collections or additional holdings.
Read the full Call for Applications here.
Eligibility:
United States citizens, permanent residents, and international applicants with the legal right to work in the U.S. are eligible to apply. The Library is also exploring how to support international scholars with visa requirements and such applicants are welcome to apply to this fellowship.
Key Dates:
- Application deadline: August 25, 2025
- Recommendation letters due: September 8, 2025
- Applicant notification: November 2025
- Award period: January 2, 2026 – June 30, 2026
Project Proposal:
Successful project proposals will include a thorough explanation of how in-person access to collections accessible at The New York Public Library is essential to the progress and completion of the research project. Proposals should also include:
- Abstract of the project’s major themes, questions, and arguments
- Significance of the project
- Specific Library collections and holdings to be consulted during the fellowship
- Project plan, including a timeline of your work with the Library’s collections during the fellowship term and a description of the proposed methodological approach
- Expected project outcomes
- Suggested topic for public presentation
- Desired dates of residence
Contact Information
Jacqueline York
Fellowship Coordinator, Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities
Contact Email
URL
https://www.nypl.org/about/fellowships/middle-eastern-islamic-studies
2. Conference on Arab Diasporic Literary & Cultural Studies (Amman: 22-23/11/2025)
https://linguistlist.org/issues/36/2373/
Submission Deadline: 06-Sep-2025
3. CfA: Online Summer School on Prophet Muhammad
In. collaboration with the University of Exeter and Habib University, we have organized our 5th online summer school “Method and Theory in Islamic Studies: Problematizing Objectivity.”
Inekas 5th Summer School (Online) | 2025
“Method and Theory in Islamic Studies: Problematizing Objectivity”
👥 In collaboration with the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter @exeteriais and Habib University @habibuniversity .
👤12 presentations in 3 days
🗓️ August 29th, 30th, 31st
From 11:00 to 17:30 UTC (7:00 to 13:30 EDT; 14:30 to 21:00 IRST)
📄 Explore how cutting-edge debates on method and theory are reshaping the study of Islam—join leading scholars in problematizing objectivity.
✅ A glimpse into recent scholarship on:
Disciplinary Identity
Decoloniality
Objectivity
🔷 Deadline for Registration: August 28th
🔷 Deadline for Early-Bird Registration: August 18th
See the programme booklet here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OwXThpKMS17AG1Lt8a2coIzbwA7UAwG/view?usp=drivesdk
🔗 For more information and registration:
https://inekas.org/en/2025ss/
4. Webinar: UCLA – CNES Upcoming Events
Teaching World Histories Through the Arts:
Art in Places of Worship in the Middle East and Southeast Asi
Free Virtual K-12 Teacher Institute
Saturday, September 13, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Online
Co-organized by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
https://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/event/17302
5. CfP: 22TH INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS OF THE MIDDLE AGES:
DISABILITY AND INCLUSION IN THE MEDIEVAL CITY:
A COMPARATIVE VIEW BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
27-28 November 2025
In the Middle Ages, the lives of people with disabilities presented unique challenges. This Meeting wants to expose how these people were perceived and treated in medieval society, as well as the forms of integration from a comparative perspective between European and Islamic world cities.
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/ycnmr94p
6. Workshops for the “16th Annual Gulf Research Meeting”, Gulf Research Centre Cambridge, 21-23 July 2026
GRC welcomes proposals on the following topics: Multilateralism and Strategic Autonomy in GCC Foreign Policy. – _Gulf Mediation and Conflict Resolution. – _The EU-GCC Partnership: Strategic Opportunities and Gaps. – _GCC-Sub-Sahara Africa Economic Relation: Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, and Food Security. – _Evolving Threat Perceptions and Strategic Doctrines in the Gulf. – _The Role of Defense Industrialization. – _Women and Political Development in the Gulf. – _Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 29 September 2025.
Information: https://grc.net/w/GRM2026Call-WorkshopProposals_2.pdf
7. Post-doc Assistant (4 Years) for Research on Religious and Media Practices of Contemporary Muslims, Department of Religious Studies, University of Erfurt
Qualification: Above-average doctorate in Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, or a related field. – _Academic visibility through publications, guest lectures, organization of workshops. – _Proficiency in ethnographic methods, particularly participant observation and media ethnography methods, or the willingness to quickly acquire these skills. – _Experience with qualitative online research. – _Knowledge of German and English at C1 level.
Deadline for applications: 25 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/4832x34k
8. Full Professor of Arabic Studies, University of Vienna
Candidates should represent the field of Arabic Studies with a focus on linguistics in both research and teaching, demonstrating breadth and depth in the discipline. 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 (particularly contact linguistics, areal linguistics, social linguistics, historical linguistics) approaches.
Deadline for applications: 17 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/2f4mtwzp
9. Full Professor of Islamic Religious Education, University of Vienna
Qualification: Doctoral degree/PhD. – _Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication and funding record, international reputation. – _Proven leadership qualities. – _Experience in designing and managing large research projects. – _Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level.
Deadline for applications: 17 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/3u7yx3wp
10. Tenure-Track Professorship in Intercultural Philosophy of Religion (Focus Islam), University of Vienna
The position promotes the innovative project of intercultural philosophy of religion based on systematic discourses of justification and a solid knowledge of non-Christian philosophies of religion in research and teaching. Core issues include the philosophical clarification of the concept of religion and current questions concerning the relationship between religion and politics, especially with regard to human rights and democracy.
Deadline for applications: 17 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/y2tt5apn
11. Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) of Francophone and Neocolonial Studies (Focus MENA), Lake Forest College, Chicago
Qualification: Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies, or a related field, with expertise in postcolonial, de-colonial, or neocolonial studies. – _Ability to teach language, literature, and culture courses at all levels. – _Proficiency in Arabic.
Deadline for applications: 20 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/4w6vh7um
12. Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic (3 Years), Middlebury College, VT
Superior language proficiency in both Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and English is required, as is native or native-like proficiency in one Arabic dialect. The area of specialization for the position is open, but preference will be given to candidates whose specializations complement (rather than overlap with) the specializations of the Arabic department’s faculty.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2025. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/171611
13. Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) on High Medieval European History (Focus on the Connection with Byzantium, North Africa, Middle East), Princeton University
For candidates who do not yet have a Ph.D., the recommendation of the principal advisor must include precise information on the present status of the dissertation and the likelihood of completion by summer 2026.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/mtby2dr9
14. Internship Program at the Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association (EMA), Berlin
Are you a university student or recent graduate with a passion for economics, political science, marketing, events, or communications? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic non-profit organization that fosters international cooperation, with a special focus on the MENA region? We are looking for motivated interns to join our Berlin office for a 3-month voluntary internship.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Information: https://tinyurl.com/4ks9c2ej
15. New Website of the “Travellers in Ottoman Lands Project”
This project is a series of seminars and publications that explore the experiences of travellers to, from and within the lands that formerly formed part of the Ottoman Empire, and the impact of their journeys. TIOL aims to initiate and encourage research and learning with particular reference to the history of travel in territories that were once part of the Ottoman Empire.
Information: https://travellersinottomanlands.com/
- August 16, 2025
- by Andrew Newman
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