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1.Counter/Argument: Episode 1 “Middle East Art is Not Calligraphy” with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Crown Center for Middle East Studies <crowncenter@brandeis.edu>
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Now Streaming: Episode 1 “Middle East Art Is Not Calligraphy”
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When you think of the Middle East, chances are that modern art is not the first thing that comes to mind. In our first episode of /Counter/Argument: A Middle East Podcast/, we speak with the founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation <https://t.e2ma.net/click/kz6htf/07bopb/kjqqor>, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, who argues that modern art is a key component of protest movements across the contemporary Middle East. Join host Naghmeh Sohrabi as she and Al Qassemi discuss misconceptions surrounding the link between politics and art, the significance of modern art in the Middle East, and the history and role of women artists in the region.
Find us on Apple podcasts <https://t.e2ma.net/click/kz6htf/07bopb/0brqor>, Spotify <https://t.e2ma.net/click/kz6htf/07bopb/g4rqor>, Google podcasts <https://t.e2ma.net/click/kz6htf/07bopb/wwsqor>, Stitcher <https://t.e2ma.net/click/kz6htf/07bopb/cptqor>, and wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, review, rate, and share this episode!
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2. Webinar – British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS)
‘Agreeable News from Persia: What 18th and early 19th century American newspaper readers knew about contemporary events in Iran’
With Daniel T. Potts
22 February 2023, 5PM GMT
Full information and registration at:
https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/agreeable-news-potts/
3. Durham University
Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Ann Lambton Lecture Series
Upcoming Lecture
Modern Iran: A global history “from below”
Stephanie Cronin
Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali Research Fellow at St Antony’s College
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 3:00pm – 5.00pm
Room 406, Calman Learning Centre
Further details of the lecture can be found at the following link Ann Lambton 2023 Lecture
4. The Gibb Memorial Trust offers two annual scholarships to students undertaking doctoral research in the field of the Trust’s activities.
The Gibb Memorial Trust’s Centenary Scholarship of up to £2,000 is available to postgraduate students at an advanced stage of their doctoral research in any area of Middle Eastern Studies (7th century to 1918) at a British university.
Centenary Scholarship application form & past recipients
The A. H. Morton Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies is for a maximum of £3,000 and can be applied to any year of a course of doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study abroad.
H. Morton Scholarship application form & past recipients
Applicants may apply for only one of the scholarships in any one year. Previous winners may not re-apply for the same scholarship.
Full information at:
https://www.gibbtrust.org/scholarships/
5. UCSB Iranian Studies Initiative’s online lecture series “Persian and Iranian Literature as World Literature.”
Please join this online event on Saturday, February 18th, at 11 am (PST).
At this event, Dr. Amir Ahmadi Arian will be delivering a lecture on the Iranian realism of Ahmad Mahmoud.
Admission is free for everyone; however, it requires registration. Please register here to receive the Zoom link to the event.
6. The Center of Islam and Global Challenges (IGC) at Faculty of Islamic Studies (FIS) is pleased to invite applications for the Center 2023 fellowship.
The accepted fellows are expected to reside in UIII campus for 3-5 months, work on papers related to the Center area of interest, and engage effectively with the academic life at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia including, giving public lectures, attending seminars, and participating in the academic events.
The position is most suitable for people who have just finished their PhDs and seek to use the fellowship to publish a paper based on their dissertations, or scholars who hope to do fieldwork in Indonesia during the time of the fellowship. Also, we are happy to consider applications for the position of associate fellows by MA holders. The center provides housing, return ticket, and a monthly allowance to cover the cost of living in Indonesia. PhD holder will receive 15,000,000 Indonesian rupiah per month while MA holders get 10,000,000 monthly.
Applications can be sent to Dr. Haula Noor at haula.noor@uiii.ac.id. The reviewing of applications will begin immediately and continue until 28, February 2023.
The application should include:
- A cover letter (explaining why you would like to stay at the Center and how you would contribute to the intellectual life at FIS). The name of your cover letter should be containing your name and qualification (example: your name_MA/PhD)
- A CV (max. 4 pages)
- A research proposal (1000-1500 words, including the abstract)
- Two referees.
If you need further information, please, do not hesitate to contact us at haula.noor@uiii.ac.id
7. Encyclopaedia Iranica Fascicle 3 of Volume 17 Published
We are delighted to announce that the third fascicle of Volume XVII of /Encyclopaedia Iranica/, the Yarshater Center’s flagship publication, is now published. The printed Fascicle 3 of Volume XVII contains entries from “King of the Benighted” to “Kokand Khanate.” It also includes a series on “Kingship,” the concept and institution in the Iranian world. For the full table of contents, please see https://cfis.columbia.edu/news/encyclopaedia-iranica-fascicle-3-volume-xvii-published <https://cfis.columbia.edu/news/encyclopaedia-iranica-fascicle-3-volume-xvii-published>
Copies are available from Brill Publishers at https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/62997 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__brill.com_edcollbook_title_62997&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=UC3zf50f-FbpUjOIniaLkzqWZBPSayaDTDNHicDn15coOLNGk_N0WJ4udaGqM4wt&m=Mc4YSJMtMRnx–O6zrwjZtI4jzYQ3QVMXX49GvGzKvzJQHkEToyKqcln6Nsfq_Vv&s=TPAkpevKRPv8WG7wYUoFTVLrdOFTWDWn0WvrdA3QFhE&e=>
New articles outside of the printed alphabetical range are also continually being added to the*/ /*/Encyclopaedia Iranica Online/ website at www.brill.com/eiro <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.brill.com_eiro&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=UC3zf50f-FbpUjOIniaLkzqWZBPSayaDTDNHicDn15coOLNGk_N0WJ4udaGqM4wt&m=Mc4YSJMtMRnx–O6zrwjZtI4jzYQ3QVMXX49GvGzKvzJQHkEToyKqcln6Nsfq_Vv&s=cp0DNB66wKlNhnLuk72Km5hi23M_s0r10XQYXiWSQUM&e=>. This open-access website is free to use with no log-in required. It is the official website and the exclusive source for new articles and the most up-to-date content from the /Encyclopaedia Iranica./ We encourage you to visit the site often for the latest entries.
Sincerely,
The staff and editors of the Ehsan Yarshater Center for Iranian Studies
Columbia University
8. Nasser Rabbat, “A Shared Heritage? Classicism in Islamic Architecture” – March 10
Dr. Nasser Rabbat will be giving a lecture titled “A Shared Heritage? Classicism in Islamic Architecture” at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles on March 10th from 12:15 – 1:15 PM. Please find information about this event and the link for registration below.
https://cal.lmu.edu/event/kaleidola_guest_speaker_series_dr_nasser_rabbat
9. Refuge at Risk: Concepts, Infrastructures, Futures
Feb 16–Feb 17, 2023
University of California Humanities Research Institute, UC Irvine
In person and on-line.
For further information:
https://uchri.org/events/refuge-at-risk-concepts-infrastructures-futures/
- February 11, 2023
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Webinar “Gendered Perspectives on Culture? Creativity, Art, and Culture in the Arab Countries of the Gulf” by Alia Al-Senussi, Brown University, Providence, RI, 10 February 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Recent spasms of activism and massive governmental reform has brought great change to the GCC countries in the creative sectors in terms of trying to breach the gap of representation, recognition, and value, as well as in terms of openness, conversations, and communications. How have these changes impacted the cultural ecosystem and specifically the art world?
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2023/webinar-alia-al-senussi-gendered-perspectives-culture
2. ONLINE Seminar Series “Medieval Archaeology in Egypt”, Centre for Islamic Archaeology, IAIS, University of Exeter, 15 February and 1 March 2023, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT
15 Feb.: “Sherds and the City: Pottery Production, Society and the Changing Urban Fabric of Fustat” by Alison L. Gascoigne (Prof. of Archaeology, University of Southampton);
1 Mar.: “The Excavation of Sheikh Al-Arab Hammam in Upper Egypt” by Ahmed Al-Shoky (Prof. of Islamic Archaeology, Ain Shams University).
Information and registration: https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuugrTMiG9GV_fp2YxZfQWvNsMjKbHQj
3. ONLINE Lecture “The Politics of the Poor in Egypt – Analytical Reflections and Empirical Findings” by Cilja Harders (ZMO), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 27 February 2023, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET
This event is part of the lecture series “The Historicity of Democracy Seminar” which is organized within the framework of the HISDEMAB international and collaborative research programme of the Leibniz-Association (ZMO-ZZF-IEG) in collaboration with IFPO and Manouba University.
Information and registration:
Information and registration: https://www.zmo.de/en/events/the-politics-of-the-poor-in-egypt
4. Panel on “The Limits of Toleration: Ethno-Religious Integration in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean” during the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, San Francisco, 4-7 January 2024
Papers are sought that explore the limits of “tolerance” within and along ethno-religiously diverse societies with an aim to considering what the limits of this so-called toleration were. Under what circumstances were integration, cultural exchange, or social or economic alliances with out-groups seen as non-threatening and beneficial, and under what circumstances were they seen as threatening or undesirable? “Pre-Modern” runs from 500 to 1650 CE.
Deadline for abstracts: 12 February 2023. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-the-limits-of-toleration-ethno-religious-integration-in-the-pre-modern-mediterranean-4-7-january-san-francisco-aha?e=82aeb6c61d
5. Arcapita Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Middle East Institute, Columbia University
This is for a one-semester position for the fall 2023 or spring 2024 semester. The position may be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor. We are interested in candidates whose field of research and teaching is in history, culture, or social sciences of the modern Arab world. Experience teaching at a university in the Middle East highly preferred.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2023. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/120234
6. Sabbatical Fellowship 2023-24 at the Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University, Washington, DC
We encourage applications from scholars working on topics such as environment and sustainability; urban studies; migration/displacement; critical security studies; agriculture and food security; race and spatial justice and other topics aligned with the broad field of critical geography.
Deadline for applications: 15 February 2023. Information: https://imes.elliott.gwu.edu/news/knowing-the-world-sabbatical-fellowship-call-for-applications/
7. ONLINE “Working Group on Race & Gender in the Global Middle Ages”, Emory University and the Medieval Academy of America, 17 February 2023 and once per Month, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
The aim is to bring together scholars from various disciplines (history, art history, and literary studies) who work on Europe and the Mediterranean, the Islamic world, Africa, and Asia to discuss works-in- progress that deal with race and gender from 500 CE to 1600 CE. The working group is open to all medievalists, including graduate students.
Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/participate-working-group-on-race-gender-in-the-global-middle-ages-medieval-academy-of-america?e=82aeb6c61d
8. Cours “Introduction à la Codicologie Arabe”, EPHE, PSL, Paris, 6-10 March 2023
Le cours comporte des séances pratiques pour travailler directement avec des manuscrits originaux.
Inscrire avant 15 février 2023. Information : https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-introduction-a-la-codicologie-arabe-paris-6-10-march?e=82aeb6c61d
9. Ottoman Summer School, Istanbul Bilgy University, 3 July – 10 August 2023
The intensive program is designed to improve students’ reading and comprehension skills in Ottoman sources. The Ottoman language courses are complemented by Arabic, Persian and Modern Turkish classes, which are to be taken in line with students’ needs. In addition to in-class activities, a number of excursions aim to introduce the students to the collections of the Ottoman State Archives and the major manuscript libraries in Istanbul.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2023. Information: https://ottoman.bilgi.edu.tr/
10. 2nd Beirut Summer Institute for Critical Development Studies: “The Sectarian Question”, American University of Beirut, 17-22 July 2023
The workshop is for early career scholars working on issues related to the “Sectarian Question.” Eligible candidates must be in the last year of their PhD or within the first 5 years post PhD. Submissions are open to early career scholars from sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, geography, development studies, etc., whose work is focused on the study of the sectarian question.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 March 2023. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/02/03/cfp-the-sectarian-question-beirut-july-17-22-2023
11. Contributions with Focus on the Middle East for the Journal “Protest” (Brill)
“Protest” invites submissions that engage with the most recent theoretical, methodological, and empirical advances in the study of protest. It serves as a forum for capturing the expanding global phenomenon of protest. To this end, “Protest” invites contributors to interpret the evolving nature of power and power dynamics and relations across various terrains of protest.
Information: https://brill.com/view/journals/prot/prot-overview.xml?language=en
12. MESA CFP – Blurring Disciplinary Boundaries: Law and Literature in Middle East, 1200–1600
It has long been a scholarly truism that premodern scholars were adept intellectuals, polymaths trained in and conversant with many scholarly disciplines. This idea exists, in part, because of the range of books that scholars wrote and they variety of topics that they addressed. At the same time, this phenomenon has also been seen through the so-called “adabization” or “literarization” of intellectual production, in which writing generally takes on a kind of conspicuous literary character with particular attention to style. This panel seeks to interrogate these ideas in more detail by looking at the resonances, intersections, and echoes that the literary had on legal writing and that which the legal had on literary writing. How did adabization happen; can we detect a reverse phenomenon? We welcome papers that: compare one author writing in different disciplines; track one idea or concept as it travels across time, space, and scholarly disciplines; a synchronic analysis of one idea or concept in one region, or other studies that take seriously the processes and impacts of this intellectual process.
Please send an abstract (max 400 words) and a 50-word bio to sabaelia@grinnell.edu by February 12, 2023.
13. Invitation to attend the 2023 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Virtual Language Pedagogy Workshop
You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Virtual Language Pedagogy Workshop, titled “Resilient Middle East Language Programs; Globally Competitive Graduates”.
This year’s workshop is organized by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and is co-sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona, and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan.
The 2023 ME NRC workshop will take place on Zoom on Thursday, March 2, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CST, and on Friday, March 3, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM CST.
Registration is free and the workshop is open to all interested foreign/second language educators in North America and abroad.
Day 1 Full Program and Zoom Registration Link:
Day 1 Keynote Address Details (and Zoom Registration Link):
Day 2 Full Program and Zoom Registration Link:
We look forward to seeing you there!
The 2023 ME NRC Workshop Organizing Committee:
- Riyad Alhomsi (University of Texas at Austin)
- Olla Al-Shalchi (University of Texas at Austin)
- Mira Angrist (Boston University)
- Jeannette Okur (University of Texas at Austin)
- Babak Tabarraee (University of Texas at Austin)
14. CAll FOR PAPERS – The Journal of Gulf Studies
This journal will be the first to create a solid academic platform for research on the Gulf region (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman) and its neighbouring countries, such as Yemen, Iraq and Iran. The journal will address four key areas of research on the region: History of the Gulf, Culture and Society, Politics and Security and Energy and Economics, in addition to the role of mass media in these four strands. Journal of Gulf Studies will set itself apart from mainstream academic approaches towards the Gulf region, which traditionally narrows the research by categorizing it into the outdated notion of oil revenues and the rentier state. This journal will yield a different approach by presenting contemporary interdisciplinary topics such as but not limited to the interaction between the Gulf States and society, the question of national identity, political reforms, globalization and foreign policy.
The first issue comesout by _April 202__4_, as the journal will be producing two volumes per year, in April and the second in November.
To submit your paper please visit this link: https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-gulf-studies <https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-gulf-studies>
Best Regards
Prof Mahjoob Zweiri
Professor in Gulf Studies & Iran
Director, Gulf Studies Center
College of Arts and Sciences
Qatar University
15. Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Literature
Please submit the following materials in a single PDF file by March 1, 2023:
- A one-page cover letter that describes the work to be translated, and speaks to its larger import
- An up-to-date CV (no more than 3 pages)
- A bilingual sample of the proposed translation (no more than 20 pages, double spaced, in both languages)
- Proof of copyrights (if applicable)
All further info at:
16. To attend in Cairo: Two Lectures by Christiane Gruber
The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the American University in Cairo is looking forward to welcoming our Bayard Dodge Distinguished Visiting Professor for this year, Professor Christiane Gruber, in late February.
As part of this program, Professor Gruber will be delivering two public lectures. Professor Gruber is one of the leading scholars in Islamic Art today. Her scholarship and publications are among the most cutting edge in the field. For our graduate students, this will be an important opportunity to be exposed to and benefit from new topics and research methodologies, even if they are not part of your specializations. It is also an opportunity to get advice on other matters closer to your research topics and future plans. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the following events:
Public Lecture 1 (Open to the General Public and AUC Campus Community):
Title: “In Defense and Devotion: Affective Practices in Early Modern Islamic Manuscript Paintings ” (in English)
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Time: 1:00 p.m. Cairo Local Time
Place: Waleed P071, HUSS Building, AUC New Cairo campus
Abstract: While a number of studies have tackled the question of iconoclasm in Islam, extant paintings reveal that the practice of viewing and responding to images in Muslim lands are much more varied than previously thought. Pre-modern pictorial evidence instead suggests that there existed a range of motivations behind viewers’ engagement with and manipulation of pictorial images. Such interactions highlight the complex confluences between emotive and visual expressions during both the inception and afterlife of a painted image. From inserted iconographic motifs to the performance of symbolic destruction in premodern Islamic manuscript paintings, it becomes clear that affective engagements that eventually resulted in pigment damage could act as pictorially articulated responses in both defense of and devotion to figural representations. As a result, altered images invite us to radically rethink received scholarly paradigms so that evidence that is most frequently interpreted as a form of Islamic iconoclasm may, at least in some cases, provide clues to Islamic iconophilic practices instead.
Public Lecture 2 (Open to the General Public and AUC Campus Community):
Title: “Hima in the House: Avian Architecture across the Islamic World” (in English)
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. Cairo Local Time
Place: Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Square Campus
Simultaneous Translation to Arabic will be provided.
Abstract: Through its recent ecological turn, the scholarly study of “Islamic” architecture has expanded to take into greater account both the animal and vegetal worlds. As nature’s most accomplished architects, birds have long contributed to the biomorphic landscape and built environment of the greater Middle East. Stretching from Morocco to India, houses made for birds, and made by birds, attest to the thriving of avian architecture across the centuries. Bird houses, whether impromptu or purpose-built, provide a type of sanctuary and refuge—or hima as conceptualized within Islamic philosophical and ecological traditions—dedicated to protecting avifauna and their related regions, the latter used as agricultural lands for human sustenance and/or as biodiversity reserves for non-human survival. Fluttering from nest and nook to tower and palace, this talk examines various types of bird houses, their architectonic language and creative forms, their intersections with vulnerable places and peoples, and their bio-material contributions to an integrated creaturely world.
17. CFP: ‘Positionality in the Study of Islamic Theology’
September 2023
Berlin Institute for Islamic Theoology
The scope of the workshop encompasses reflection upon the positionality of the researcher in their specific field of study, the place of researchers within the wider fields of Islamic theology and Islamic studies, as well as the wider discourse on disciplinary boundaries between Islamic theology and other fields of research and study. It is not only limited to Islamic studies, but includes history, literature, anthropology, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2023. Information:
https://www.islamische-theologie.hu-berlin.de/de/downloads/cfp_-workshop-positionality_hu-berlin.pdf
18. The Iranian Diaspora in Global Perspective Conference
UCLA
Feb 16-17, 2023
https://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/event/15895
- February 07, 2023
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Cassettes and Mass Culture in Egypt with Andrew Simon – History Sounds Podcast
In the latest conversation of the Borderlines series History Sounds, Andrew Simon tells Olga Verlato about the history of cassette culture in Egypt, the “death” of public taste, and the advent of cassette piracy, introducing along the way the music of Ahmad Adawiya, Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab, Shaykh Imam and many others.
You can listen to the conversation here and find links to Spotify, Substack, and Apple.
Interview and sound design by Olga Verlato.
2. Scholarly Correspondences Among Orientalists during the Early and Late Modern Period as a Historical Source: A Series of Lectures.
You are cordially invited to join us for the third lecture of the series:
February 10, 9:00 am EST – Ernst Herb, Leo Strauss’s Letters to the Arabist Paul Kraus, between the Search of the Hidden Truth and Exile in Mizraim.
The German born American scholar Leo Strauss has become a lasting influence on US foreign policy as well as the ideological discourse of the Chinese Communist Party. But at his times he was in quest of classic political philosophy, by which he sought to overcome the moral relativity of modern society. One stepping stone to this ideal was medieval Muslim and Jewish philosophy. Letters written by him in the mid 1930s to Paul Kraus, a professor of semitic languages at Cairo University, give insight not only into their common search for underlying meanings in ancient manuscripts, but also his quest of the political refugee for exile in Egypt. While ultimately he would not migrate to Mizraim, his brother-in-law Kraus would stay on in Cairo, where the letters are kept till today in a private archive. The question of how the correspondence has ended up at the present location, is a journey to the lasting fascination of the West with ancient Egypt as well as a region that was already in the 1930s heading towards an ongoing internal and external strife.
Pre-register: http://bit.ly/3CrnUh6. After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the event.
The object of this lecture series is to bring together scholars and librarians engaged with collections of correspondences and/or include related projects that use appropriate digital tools to map and analyze such corpora. All lectures will be held online from 12-1 pm (EST) (except February 10 to be held at 9 am). It is hosted by Sabine Schmidtke (NES@IAS) and María Mercedes Tuya (Digital Scholarship@IAS).
For additional information about the upcoming lectures, please visit: https://albert.ias.edu/20.500.12111/8044
3. Zoom: UCLA Pourdavoud Center
Telling Tales: Constructing Sasanian History in the Landscape
Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series: Eve MacDonald
Friday, March 3, 2023 at 11:00am Pacific via Zoom
Register at:
https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/event/pourdavoud-center-lecture-series-eve-macdonald/
4. The Iran Society present:
What have the Persians ever done for us?
with Ali Ansari and Tom Holland
16 February 2023, 7PM. Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS.
Buy your ticket on Eventbrite.
5. The Smithsonian Institution is pleased to announce a new Open Access publication:
Simon Rettig and Sana Mirza, eds., The Word Illuminated: Form and Function of Qur’anic Manuscripts from the Seventh to Seventeenth Centuries, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2023.
The volume results from the symposium which was held in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (part of the National Museum of Asian Art).
It is available for free download at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.21948098
6. University of Manchester: Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Lecture Series
Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts
Wednesday 08 February 2023, 17:00 GMT in Samuel Alexander A102
and on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92724461401
‘One of us will be next’: affect, territory and the (un)making of feminist subjects during the #Mahsa_Amini protests in Iran.
Dr Sara Tafakori
University of Leeds, UK
7. The Planetary King: Humayun Padshah: Inventor and Visionary on the Mughal Throne (Ahmedabad: Mapin in association with The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2022). ISBN: 978– 93 –85360 –88 – 6
Ebba Koch
https://www.mapinpub.com/products/the-planetary-king?variant=43461357207766
8. HIAA Events at CAA
See below for details of upcoming HIAA events during CAA 2023.
The full schedule of the conference can be accessed here.
We request that members RSVP for the Majlis by emailing sec.hiaa@gmail.com. Please note that all attendees must be in compliance with NYU’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements (fully vaccinated and boosted, once eligible and by NYU’s deadline) and be prepared to present proof of compliance. Please review the University’s COVID guidelines in advance of your visit.
Please note that registration is required to attend CAA, including the business meeting for which there is a no-cost registration option. To choose a registration option, go here.
The HIAA Majlis will be held in-person on Thursday, February 16, 7 – 9:30 pm (EST) at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU (1 East 78 Street, New York, NY). The panel will be followed by a reception.
The Majlis will feature the following papers:
** Janet Purdy (Art Institute of Chicago), “Sacred Homes: Recontextualizing Inscriptions on Domestic Doorways in Zanzibar.”
** Sarah Sabban (American University of Beirut), “A History of Arts and Crafts in Late Ottoman Beirut.”
** Saarthak Singh (Institute of Fine Arts, NYU), “The provincial mosque in Indo-Islamic architecture: Moti Masjid at Udaypur in the Malwa Sultanate.”
** Courtney Stewart (Bard Graduate Center), “Arabic and Indian Contributions to the Brilliant Cut Diamond.”
** Selin Ünlüönen (Oberlin College), “The Intelligence of the Page.”
The HIAA-Sponsored panel at CAA will be held in-person on Friday, February 17, 9 – 10:30 am (EST), Madison Suite (2nd floor), Hilton Midtown, New York.
Challenges and Opportunities for the Study of Islamic Art and Architecture – Round
Table Discussion
Chair, Kishwar Rizvi (Yale University)
** Gule Kale (Carleton University), “Islamic art and architecture in conversation with Indigenous, race, and gender studies.”
** Aparna Kuma (University College London), “Challenges and opportunities for the study of Islamic Art.”
** Jennifer Pruitt (University of Wisconsin), “Its fine, I’m fine. Everything is fine: Islamic fieldwork in the 2020s.”
The HIAA Business Meeting will be held in-person on Friday, February 17, 1 – 2 pm (EST), Madison Suite (2nd floor), Hilton Midtown, New York.
We invite HIAA members to join the discussion!
9. ISMC-AKU
Muslim Cultures and Societies: 2023 Online Short Course Series
https://www.aku.edu/ismc/study/Pages/short-courses.aspx
10. Inventing the Middle East: Britain and the Persian Gulf in the Age of Global Imperialism
Guillemette Crouzet,
Montreal/London: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022
https://www.mqup.ca/inventing-the-middle-east-products-9780228014065.php?page_id=120834&
11. GRM 2023 CALL FOR PAPERS GRM 2023 CALL FOR PAPERS
The Gulf Research Center is pleased to announce that we are accepting abstract applications for the 13th annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM), an annual academic conference highlighting critical issues of importance to the Gulf region and providing a basis for undertaking and engaging in academic and empirical research. GRM 2023 will take place from July 11-13, 2023.
This year’s GRM workshops will cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, gender, culture, energy, security, and the social sciences as they relate to the wider Gulf region (GCC countries in addition to Iraq and Yemen).
GRM 2023 Workshops:
– Sustainable Development Financing and the Role of the Financial Sector in the GCC Region
– Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Model: Its Role in the GCC States’ National Visions
– Perspectives on Hard Security Issues in the Gulf
– Industrial Policies in the Gulf and the Middle East
– The Renewed & Expanded Role of the Gulf on the Global Energy Scene
– Recent Labour and Migration Reforms and Policies in the Gulf: Impact on Economies and Societies
– The Leading Role of Gulf Higher Education in Achieving Sustainability and Addressing Climate Change
– Cultural Heritage in the Gulf – Emerging Trends, Identity Politics Challenges and Concerns
– Women in the GCC: Negotiating Leadership, Power, and Change
– Israel and the Gulf Monarchies: A New Regional Security Complex or Just Complex Regional Security?
– The Future of the GCC as an Institution
– The Gulf and the Horn of Africa: Trans-Regional Competition and Cooperation
– Innovation and Development of Knowledge Societies – The transformational Impact of Intellectual Property on Knowledge based Economic growth with a focus on Frontier Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and IP financing
We welcome applications from both established academics/scholars as well as young and emerging researchers.
More information on the GRM and full descriptions of workshops can be found on the Gulf Research Meeting website at https://gulfresearchmeeting.net/. <https://gulfresearchmeeting.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fb4e4f66740367d2023bea93&id=cc1bbd73c2&e=0cdea062eb> and you can download the poster _*here <https://gulfresearchmeeting.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fb4e4f66740367d2023bea93&id=028726ed7b&e=0cdea062eb>The deadline for abstract applications is February 24 and all applications should be submitted at https://www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/register-paper-user. <https://gulfresearchmeeting.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fb4e4f66740367d2023bea93&id=7cbdce9abe&e=0cdea062eb>
12. ‘From Yazd to Bombay—Ardeshir Mehrabān ‘Irani’ and the rise of Persia’s nineteenth-century Zoroastrian merchants’
| Nasser Mohajer, Kaveh Yazdani
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- February 04, 2023
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.HYBRID International Workshop “Jews, the Qur’an and Islam: Contacts and Influences”, EuQu, Copenhagen, 1-2 February 2023, 9:00 am CET
The workshop aims to explore how Jews approached the Qur’an and Islam from the Middle Age to the early modern period both in the lands of Islam and in Europe. Through various sources and textual genres ranging from polemics, exegesis to Qur’anic translations, we will discuss how Islam was perceived, how the Qur’an was used and how the Jews in some contexts were influenced by the material, textual and theological aspects of the Islamic tradition.
Programme: https://teol.ku.dk/arrangementer/arrangementer-2023/international-workshop-jews-the-quran-and-islam-contacts-and-influences/programme/;
Registration: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Iqf-mpqzMoH9dWwLM8o4Igqhe0447XpYHh
2. HYBRID Webinar “A Hidden Empire: Ibadi Control of the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Slave Trades, c. 760-1055 CE” with Kristina Richardson, New York University, 8 February 2023, 6:30 pm EST
When Muhallabi governors simultaneously ruled the province of Sind, they deployed the same strategies of settlement, conversion, and economic expansion along the Swahili Coast, where they developed a lucrative trade in East African slaves. The early Islamicate history of Black African enslavement is largely an Ibadi story. These slave trades probably exceeded that of later European merchants in the early modern Atlantic.
Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3Wr-WWodS6ePWn40CCgbyg?fbcli d=IwAR0zMM90tdjF78hg_pS7_JD40IS8zyeNjaEjnmolbGANQ-5DGfvIdKQ2MVs
3. Colloque “Penser les sciences humaines et sociales dans les mondes arabes : productions, circulations et réceptions contemporaines des savoirs”, Collège de France, Paris, 8-9 février 2023
Depuis la fin du XVIIIe siècle, si on prend en compte le voyage en Égypte et en Syrie de Volney, les sciences humaines et sociales (SHS) en Occident s’intéressent au monde arabe. On trouve différentes approches que l’on peut définir soit comme une vérification sur le terrain d’hypothèses théoriques, soit au contraire la formulation d’hypothèses théoriques à partir de l’enquête de terrain.
Information et programme : https://www.college-de-france.fr/agenda/colloque/penser-les-sciences-humaines-et-sociales-dans-les-mondes-arabes-productions-circulations-et
4. HYBRID Discussion “Indigenising Islam as a Minority: A South African Community with Southeast Asian Origins, and the Case of Shaykh Seraj Hendricks”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 14 February 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm SGT
Capetonian Muslims are indelibly impacted by South-east Asia, one of the main origins of Muslim South Africa, while deeply impacted by Western traditions. Shaykh Seraj Hendricks was a contemporary South African Sufi shaykh and Islamic scholar who drew from his own Western education and training from sages and savants in Mecca, many of whom also taught numerous South-East Asian Muslim religious authorities.
Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/indigenising-islam-as-a-minority-a-south-african-community-with-southeast-asian-origins-and-the-case-of-shaykh-seraj-hendricks/
5. HYBRID 44th Annual Conference of the Middle East Librarians Commitee, MelCom Interna-tional, Koç University, Antalya, 25-27 April 2023
Topics will deal with library material from and on the Middle East: Librarianship, collection development and acquisition policies; Cataloguing policies and practices; Digital humanities & Middle Eastern collections; History of libraries, ownership and readership; Manuscripts, rare books and documents; Current issues of information science in Middle East area studies; The book market in the region; etc.
Deadline for registration: 5 February 2023.
Information: https://melcominternational.eu/index.php/forthcoming-conference/
6. 18th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society: “Islamic Art in Exchange”, Museum Five Continents, Munich, 6-8 July 2023
The Colloquium wishes to continue discussions around transregional and global aspects of exchange in the material culture of the Islamic world as well as reception of Islamic art in other cultures. Through case studies it aims to gain a better understanding of the state of the art and concepts of the Global in the field of Islamic Art History and Archaeology, pertinent research questions, and their place within the broader discussions following the decolonial turn.
Deadline for abstracts: 12 March 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/12241500/cfp-islamic-art-exchange-18th-colloquium-ernst-herzfeld
7. Scholarships for Advanced Arabic Training at the American University in Cairo
Applications are open for serious, advanced Arabic language learners from the USA and ALL parts of the world. The program is open both to those who can pay tuition and to those who qualify for scholarships on the basis both of merit and of availability.
Deadline for applications: 20 March 2023. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/01/24/auc-scholarships-available-for-advanced-arabic-training
8. Palestine & Arabic Studies Program: “Arabic and Social/Political Courses”, Birzeit University
This program offers international students the opportunity to combine the study of the Arabic language with social science courses about Palestine and the Arab World. “Learn Arabic, live the culture”
Deadlines for application for Spring Term on 8 February 2023 and for Summer Term on 26 June 2023. Information: https://ritaj.birzeit.edu/be1/en/admission/international-students/pas
9. Doctoral Research Associate – The interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics: Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation” (sub-project “Arabic-Ottoman translations of works of Qurʾanic exegesis (Tafsīr) as an expression of the inner-Islamic transfer of knowledge in the Eastern Mediterranean between 1400–1750”) at the University of Münster (WWU), Germany, is offering a position as a
Doctoral Research Associate
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin
(salary level TV-L E 13)
at the earliest possible date.
We are offering a fixed-term part-time position (65%) for 3 years.
Good reading skills in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish are essential. The position is thematically linked to the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group TRANSLAPT (https://go.wwu.de/translapt).
Application deadline: 9 February 2023.
Information: https://www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/arabistikislam/translapt/cfa_en.pdf
10. Stateless: The Politics of Armenian Language in Exile
Talar Chahinian
Syracuse, 2023.
11. Call for Submissions:
Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) 2023 Biennial Book Award
Deadline: May 15, 2023
Details at:
https://agaps.org/agaps-awards/
- January 31, 2023
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1.Gender, Authority, and Epistemology in Islamic Medical Ethics
Talk by Zahra Ayubi
Jan 31, 2023, 5:00 PM EST
Gender Performance in Islamicate Contexts Speakers Series
Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University
Registration: https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdeuvpjsvE9BbbjPs87rUYYYUG0l0g_sP
2. New York University Abu Dhabi, Film, New Media, and Digital and Interactive Media Studies
Professor of Film and New Media Program, Tenured/ Tenure Track (Open Rank)
Closing date: 29.4.23
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64951
3. Scuola Superiore Meridionale – Call for application for 16 post-doc fellowships
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64921
4. The Journal of Semitic Studies is seeking a new Assistant Editor to start work in March 2023.
The journal is published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the University of Manchester. The Assistant Editor is paid by Oxford University Press on an hourly basis. The work required amounts to roughly a half-time (0.5 FTE) position and is paid at a rate equivalent to a Grade 7 Research Associate according to the UK university system. This amounts to £22,000–£23,000 per annum.
The main focus of the journal is research on Semitic languages of all periods. There is a large Editorial Board with whom the Assistant Editor works.
Tasks carried out by the Assistant Editor and qualifications needed:
Should have the ability to work collaboratively with editors and authors.
Uses the journal’s electronic submission system – ScholarOne – for most administrative tasks on a day-to-day basis, liaising with editors and coordinating the review process. Assistant editor is responsible for all correspondence between the journal and authors.
Needs copy editing and typesetting skills for the preparation of final copy for production. An advanced knowledge of Word is helpful.
Has some knowledge of Semitic languages and working with right to left scripts electronically.
Is responsible for scheduling and sending manuscripts to production, distributing proofs and collating corrections on pdf files, all to a tight timetable.
Assembles the two volumes of the journal each year and the Index in the Autumn.
Is responsible for flagging books for review, inviting reviewers and organising the despatch of books from publishers.
Is the public face of the journal and handles all email queries to the journal office.
If you are interested in the position, please contact Geoffrey Khan (gk101@cam.ac.uk).
Geoffrey Khan
Regius Professor of Hebrew
University of Cambridge
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA, UK
5. Hybrid event – Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh
This semester’s Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Research Seminar at the University of Edinburgh.
The seminar takes place on Tuesdays, 16:10 GMT at the School of Divinity (New College, Mound Pl, Edinburgh EH1 2LX). The talks are online and in person. Those wishing to attend online should contact srassi@ed.ac.uk or use the QR code in the programme poster.
The schedule is as follows:
31 Jan — Althaus-Reid Room
Dr Nora K. Schmid (University of Hamburg)
‘Asceticism in Sermons of Kharijites and Islamic Renunciants’
14 Feb — Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room
Prof Andrew Peacock (University of St Andrews)
‘Translating the Bible in Mongol Tabriz: Persian Manuscripts, Syriac Translators and European Patronage’
21 March — Althaus-Reid Room
Dr Neelam Hussain (Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts)
‘Manuscripts, Readers & Reading Communities: Tracing the Career of the Sirr al-Asrār through Time and Space’
4 April — Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room
Dr Hilary Kilpatrick (independent scholar)
‘What is al-Shābushtī’s (d. c. 999) Kitāb al-Diyārāt (The Book of Monasteries) Really 6. About?’
6. Hybrid event – The Jackson Lecture in Byzantine Art
Dr. Andrea Myers Achi
“Byzantium and Africa (4th—15th centuries CE)”
Friday, February 3, 2023, 3:30 PM EST
Dr. Andrea Achi will speak on the art and visual culture of Africa and Byzantium, the topic of her upcoming 2023 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The talk is free and open to the public.
This event is hybrid: it will take place in person at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University (Arch Room 104), and simultaneously be streamed via Zoom. An in-person reception will follow the lecture. Zoom registration is required for virtual attendees: Register here
Andrea Achi is Assistant Curator in the Department of Medieval Art and the Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Jackson Lecture in Byzantine Art is generously sponsored by Lynn Jackson. Additional support comes from the University General Activities Fund (GAF), Temple University
7. VIRTUAL EVENT
A Moment in Time:
Egyptian Antiquities and the Early 20th Century
Tuesday, January 31 12–1:15 p.m. ET Online
Register in advance (required)
Between 1906 and 1909, Charles Lang Freer visited Egypt three times. Freer perceived and experienced Egypt differently than other contemporaneous collectors did, as he had decided to collect objects from diverse mediums to study and compare with his East Asian collection. Though Freer’s interest in Egypt was rather brief, it coincided with a period when the field of Egyptology was taking shape and new discoveries were being made. Wealthy foreign tourists and collectors included Egypt in their world tours and assembled antiquities during their travels. Cairo, with its lavish hotels and traveling agencies that facilitated trips along the Nile, became a favorite destination for affluent travelers.
This webinar brings together experts to contextualize Freer’s time and interest in Egypt by exploring some of the events that shaped the field of Egyptology, the role of dealers and collectors who helped build ancient Egyptian collections, and the establishments in which foreigners sojourned.
8. Call for papers for MIISSC (McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Student Council) Graduate Student Symposium to be held April 27-8, 2023
Full information at:
https://www.miisscsymposium.com/current-meeting-2023
- January 28, 2023
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1.Upcoming Majlises in the Monday Majlis series from tomorrow the 23rd of January to the 29th of May (Centre for the Study of Islam, Exeter)
The complete list of Monday Majlis series (Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter). You can watch the recorded events of the series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-
The recordings, however, are not meant to replace but to complement being present at the live events. Given the sensitivity of the topics, not all Majlises will be recorded, some of the recordings are edited, and we don’t record the Q&A to allow the discussion to be free. So please register and try to come to the live event : )
In the spirit of the label ‘Majlis’ and also to make the talks even more interesting, we are experimenting with a new format presenting the topic discussed by our speaker as embedded in their own research journey. Please come and enjoy the talks and the discussions. If you’d like to be included in the CSI (Centre for the Study of Islam (Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter) mailing list, please contact the CSI Manager: Sarah Wood (s.a.wood2@exeter.ac.uk).
Below is the list of the upcoming Majlises.
Spring term:
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 16 January. Hugh Kennedy, Revisiting an old friend: a new translation of al-Balādhurī’s Futūḥ al-buldān
Past event, recording at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8YRkUahFj_81oJzCSDLTx4kVQQgeHLc-
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 23 January. Neda Darabian, Accusations of Magic against the Religious ‘Others’ in the Late Antique Persianate World
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdOCqqj0qGdL5OIBXrvM3TRIAw-4-P_nA
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 30 January. Massimo Ramaioli, Salafism: The Vanguard of the Islamic World?
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpf-CprjIpH9xMN-urOeEGhkni-n7SL2aq
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 6 February. Livnat Holtzman, How Sunni was the Qadiri Creed? An Alternative Reading in the Sources
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tf-uorj8iGdF6bzewG1quOEMRDromNwPO
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 13 February. Beatrice Gruendler, Miscarriage of Justice and Dissenting Re(d)actions in Kalīla wa-Dimna
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpfumgpz4uH9AISXD1LNhhORsOB6xXsvOl
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 20 February. Johannes Stephan, Kalīla and Dimna and the Anthological Epistemology of adab
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcu6tpjIrGNaR3pbVlEAFi4dyJL3Kp0Uo
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 27 February. Theodore Samuel Beers, Prosimetrum in Naṣr Allāh Munshī’s Kalīla and Dimna
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtdeCsqzkvGtB7DmNKhMzVIfdzfgH5xD-5
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 6 March. Dwight Reynolds, Behind Enemy Lines: Muslim and Jewish Musicians in post-Reconquista Christian Lands
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuduyvpj0uH9ZKuOHbtAunOmik5qDxg4qX
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 13 March. Elizabeth Urban, The Challenges of Studying Slavery in Early Islamic History
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdu2orzIsHNH2Ath4aUiUlFj1LEtzWY7-
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 20 March. Dunja Rašić, Music of the Spheres in Akbarian Sufism
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqfuqspjkoEtzAqcRCIMAE45m3Zb0Nytym
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 27 March. Hayrettin Yucesoy, Abbasid Political Thought: Religious and Secular Discipline of Power
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldeqtqTsiGNNdscoDYkgpa7kECJxwhrbz
Summer term:
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 8 May. Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, Neither Victim, Nor Accomplice: The Qizilbash and the Notion of Subjecthood in Ottoman-Safavid Rivalry
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcOisqD0uH9Dab7LA1ZW9ctfryCusfoTF
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 15 May. Han Hsien Liew, The Role of Emotions in Islamic Political Thought: A Late Abbasid Mirror for Princes by Ibn al-Jawzi
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsc-qrqDkqGdc8tYZ3dG-cN1yzZgjZx2g6
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 22 May. Steven Judd, The Umayyad Problem in Arabic History/Historiography
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvceyrrz4rGdetqFtI0H_54FGrpAImfSzo
17:00-18:30 (UK time) Monday 29 May. Helen Pfeifer, An Ottoman Majlis
Registration is required. Register please on this link: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqdO2hqzkjHN12WMVd_NIT7EqbrJFDbjrv
2. HYBRIDE Séminaire de recherche « Islams et musulmans de France: nouveaux terrains, approches et paradigmes », MMSH/IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence, 25 janvier 2023, 11h-13h
Simona Tersigni (Université de Paris-Nanterre, SOPHIAPOL): « Islam(s) en/de France au prisme des travaux sur femmes et genre ». Loïc Le Pape (Université Paris 1, Sorbonne): « Étudier l’islam en France par celles et ceux qui y adhèrent. Retour sur la sociologie des conversions religieuses ».
Information et inscription : https://iremam.cnrs.fr/fr/seminaire-de-recherche-islams-et-musulmans-de-france-nouveaux-terrains-approches-et-paradigmes-0
3. HYBRID Book Talk “Empire of Salons: Conquest and Community in Early Modern Ottoman Lands” with Helen Pfeifer, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative, NYU, 10 February 2023, 12:30 am EST
Empire of Salons (Princeton University Press, 2022) explores gentlemanly salons in which the elite men displayed their knowledge and status. These salons both contributed to the empire’s political stability as much as any formal institution and played a central role in Syria and Egypt’s integration into the empire after the conquest of 1516–17.
Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuc-6hpjMiE92SUNAE9klZ7hxEWMYO
4. HYBRID International Conference “Measuring Muslim Publics: Curves, Columns, Spheres and Squares”, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 23-24 February 2023
This conference investigates who is ‘the public’ in public opinion? What effect does it have on politics? These questions have received a great deal of attention by scholars of American and European contexts where their contributions have taken on a universalistic overtone. Are these generalized assumptions valid in other societies – notably in Muslim-majority contexts?
Information and registration: https://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/conference/
5. “Arabic Literature PhD Scholars Colloquium”, Stanford University, California, 7 April 2023
The goal of this 1-day colloquium is to bring together current doctoral students in Arabic literature to share ongoing research, dissertation chapters or ideas, and thoughts about the present state and future of the field. Stanford will cover travel and accommodation costs for colloquium attendees.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2023. Information: Anna Galietti (ag12@stanford.edu)
6. HYBRID “First Symposium on Middle Eastern, North African, and Central Asian Dances: New Paradigms, New Directions”, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 13-16 April 2023
Themes include: Dance historiography; Dance, activism and social movements; Dance and colonialism; Strategies for decolonization and antihegemonic approaches; Postcolonial and transnational feminisms; Resilience and Radical Care; Orientalism, neo-orientalism and auto-orientalism; Cultural appropriation and misrepresentation; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2023. Information: https://menaca2023.wixsite.com/website
7. “Conference I – Early Modern Ottoman Studies [EMOS]”, Hacettepe University & Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 12-15 July 2023
The conference invites researchers studying the early modern Ottoman lands, their surroundings and the Mediterranean world (between 1500 and 1800), including all fields of history and related fields of social sciences and humanities. The conference aims to bring to the discussion new approaches, new perspectives and alternative sources in the context of the “Early Modernity” in the Ottoman Empire and the world around it. Selected papers are to be published in an edited volume.
Deadline for abstracts of papers: 1 February 2923. Deadline for abstracts of panels: 15 February 2923.
8. ONLINE “Migration Matters Conference: Networks and Institutions of Technology Transfer in the Early Modern World”, Northumbria University, Newcastle, 24-25 July 2023
This conference will explore the networks that facilitated migration and integration in the period 1500-1800. The focus will be on the transfer of technology and knowledge, especially forms of embodied or tacit knowledge. In doing so the conference will explore questions such as: How did networks facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology? What types of networks were most conducive to migrant knowledge integration and assimilation in the host environment?
Deadline for abstracts: 27 February 2023.
Information: https://www.migration-innovation.org/news/migration-matters-conference-call-for-papers
9. “21st International Conference on Turkic Linguistics”, University of Mainz, 2-4 August 2023
We are inviting proposals for papers on all fields of Turkic linguistics, including but not limited to historical and comparative linguistics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, language contact, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, etc. Conference languages are English and Turkish.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2023. Information: https://ictl.uni-mainz.de
10. “56th Seminar for Arabian Studies”, Aarhus University, Denmark, 4-6 August 2023
This conference is the only international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). The Proceedings of the conference are published the following year in time for the next Seminar.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2023. Information: https://iasarabia.org/the-seminar/
11. “3rd Biennial Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies”, University of Tehran, 5-6 November 2023
Panel proposals and abstracts related to all major fields of Iranian studies in four general categories of politics, sociology, culture and economics are welcome. The themes include but are not limited to contemporary history, sociology, political science, religions and theology, art, international relations, new media and communication studies, and Diaspora studies.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/01/19/3rd-biennial-conference-on-contemporary-iranian-studies
12. Assistant Professor in Politics of the Middle East, University of Groningen
Applicants should have expertise in Politics of the contemporary Middle East and a particular focus on the Arab world, a promising research agenda, and a teaching portfolio in the modern Middle East. Candidates with a background in Middle Eastern Studies, political science, international relations and related fields are especially encouraged to apply; candidates specializing in environmental politics are especially encouraged.
Deadline for applications: 15 February 2023.
Information: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0009UFP
13. Two PhD Studentships in Islamic Studies (any Sub-field and Thematic Area), 4 years, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Sweden
Deadline for applications: 15 February 2023.
Information: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:584711/type:job/where:4/apply:1
14. Four Fellowships (2 Years) for Advanced Studies on “Slavery, Ethnicity and Race in the Mediterranean. Ideas and Attitudes from Homer to Columbus,” 2020 Fondazione 1563, Turin
Candidates holding a doctorate in History or in any discipline in the Humanities are invited to propose projects dealing with any aspect of the cultural implications and consequences of enslavement for ideas and concepts of otherness, seen in terms that may be more easily categorized as racial or as ethnic depending on the discursive context.
Deadline for application: 30 January 2023. Information:
https://www.fondazione1563.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/THP-Call-for-applications-2022.pdf
15. Chapters for Edited Volume “Centering the Margins: Reimagining the Field of Arab American Studies”
The volume invites essays that focus on under-represented communities such as Algerian, Djiboutian, Egyptian, Khaliji, Libyan, Iraqi, Mauritanian, Moroccan, Somali, Sudanese, Tunisian, and Yemeni Americans. We also welcome essays that reimagine the field of Arab American Studies in terms of relationalities, both to other communities and other areas of study.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2023. Information:
- January 24, 2023
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Harb al-Basus Seminar Invitation
Online Seminar:
Harb al-Basus wa-l-Zir Salim
We are thrilled to invite you to attend the online Harb al-Basus Seminar scheduled for February 17-19, 2023.
The story of the Basus War is a classic topos in Arabic Literature which has generated many versions of itself in numerous genres across the ages of Arabic Culture to this day. We hope to explore this literary constellation in our little seminar.
The seminar is composed of nine papers by scholars from all over the world, spanning ten time zones! Each day of the seminar will have just one two and a half hour session scheduled from 1600 until 1830 UTC with three papers, and time for discussion.
Please register for the conference, the registration link is HERE so we may send you the zoom link in due course.
Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
Your conveners,
Clarissa Burt and Johan Weststeijn
2. CSIS Event Invite: The Kurdish Roots of Iran’s Freedom Movement
Join the Middle East Program for a conversation with Jason Rezaian, Behrouz Boochani, and Tara Azizi.
<https://pardot.csis.org/webmail/906722/1376028856/6212eff1be60b9e09cfb89c238bdd0ed031bbfe2e7fe2461954241d858519263>.
*The Kurdish Roots of Iran’s Freedom Movement*
Thursday, January 26, 2023
3:00-4:00PM ET
Hybrid – Livestream / In-Person
1616 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Register Here <https://pardot.csis.org/e/906722/h-roots-irans-freedom-movement/3k78wv/1376028856?h=b2qBFtxM_MqBN5lSAcTmRNYkhag22SBHLRePHBaSEfs>
3. Translating Rumi into the West
A Linguistic Conundrum and Beyond
A Sedaghat
Routledge, 2023
4. UCLA’s Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series with Anahita Mittertrainer
Symbols of Royal Authority? Early Sasanian Cityscapes in Southwestern Iran
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:00am Pacific via Zoom
5. New Approaches to the History of Plague in Late Antiquity
3 Feb 2023
The following one-day colloquium will be held both online and in person on 3 February 2023. Here’s the link with details: https://standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2023/01/18/new-approaches-to-the-history-of-plague-in-late-antiquity/
New Approaches to the History of Plague in Late Antiquity
Workshop: Friday 3 February 2023
School 2, St Salvator’s Quad, University of St Andrews
Hosted by the Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies and the Centre for Late Antique Studies
This will be a hybrid event. All are welcome!
- If you are interested in attending in person please contact Jason König (jpk3@st-andrews).
- If you want to attend online, join the CAES mailing list. Email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk, and put “subscribe caes-network” in the subject line.
Links for online attendance will be circulated a few days in advance via the mailing list.
Schedule
9.00-9.05: Introduction
9.05-9.50: Peter Sarris (Cambridge): Why Historians of the Justinianic Plague need to know more about the Black Death
9:50-10:35: Gunnar Neumann (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig): Archaeogenetic Insights into Yersinia pestis from the First Plague Pandemic
10:35-11 Coffee
11.00-11:45: Scott Johnson (Oklahoma) and Kyle Harper (Oklahoma): Eyewitness to Mass Mortality: John of Ephesus, the Ecclesiastical History, and the Plague of Justinian
11:45-12:30: Helen Foxhall-Forbes (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice): Science, Society and the Environment: Approaches to Change in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:00: David Orton (York): What Zooarchaeology can tell us about Rats in Late Antiquity and Beyond: Introducing the RATTUS Project
2:00-2:45: Elena Xoplaki (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen): Climate over the Greater Eastern Mediterranean during the 6th-8th centuries AD simulated with the fully forced COSMO-CLM
2:45-3:30: James Palmer (St Andrews): Pandemic and the Medicalisation of Religious Culture in the West (c. 540-c. 740)
3:30-4:00 Coffee
4.15-5.45: Kyle Harper: The Long First Plague Pandemic: A View from Italy (Annual Lecture for the Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies) (School 2)
6. Full-time tenure track open rank position at Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University (ROC/Taiwan)
Job Description
The Department of Arabic Language and Culture at National Chengchi University invites applications for one full-time tenure track open rank position in Arabic/Arab/Middle East/Islamic studies, starting on 1 August 2023. The deadline for the application is 2023 March 25.
We are seeking a junior or senior scholar with an excellent track of research in one (or more) of the following fields:
Arabic linguistics
Arabic literature
Arabic language teaching
Islamic studies
Middle Eastern studies
Candidates with experience in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers at beginner level or specialised subjects such as Arabic syntax, Arabic morphology, Arabic literature, or history of Arabic literature will be preferred.
The ideal candidate will have active research agendas and a remarkable record of publications in her or his field after the appointment. The candidate will contribute to Arabic teaching in accordance with the teaching guideline of the Department, or teach the courses on the Department’s curriculum. He or she will have to teach 6 hours per week in one semester, which usually comprises 18 weeks, and two semesters per year. In addition, the candidate is expected to share the administrative responsibilities, engage in the intellectual activities of the Department, and take part in students’ activities. The candidate must be able to communicate in English and/or Chinese with the faculty members and the administrative staff.
Employer: National Chengchi University
Location: Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
Starting Date: 1 August, 2023
Deadline for Applications: March 25, 2023 (GMT +8). Review of applications will begin immediately after the deadline.
Qualification: Applicants must have a PhD in Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern studies, or a related discipline, preferably with a record of an active research agenda and teaching experience.
Application Instructions and Procedures
All applicants complete the application form and submit the required documents (listed below) via the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciRVlVXlFC6jx7sWngE7pkFUuVBpvhrABqdduQf0hGlYx32w/viewform
Enquiries concerning the application and related matters may be directed to the Department’s secretary, Ms. Wei (arabic@nccu.edu.tw), or the Head of the Department, Dr. I-Wen Su (isu@nccu.edu.tw).
After the first round of review, which will take about two weeks, the shortlisted candidate will be invited to online or in-person interview and to deliver an open lecture to the faculty members and students. Further details and schedules will be announced in the due course.
Required Documents
All applicants must submit the following documents via email to: arabic@nccu.edu.tw and isu@nccu.edu.tw
- An updated C.V.
- A cover letter, a statement of teaching, and a statement of research (each no more than two pages)
- D. dissertation and the publications of the past five years
- A scanned copy of Ph.D. degree or any document certifying that the candidate will be awarded Ph.D. degree before the date of the appointment (the copy must be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China, or its representative division)
- Scanned copies of the transcriptions of M.A. and Ph.D. degrees (the copies must be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China, or its representative division)
- Two sample syllabi for two courses: one on the subject of the applicant’s choice and the other on one of the following: Arabic syntax, Arabic morphology, Intermediary Arabic or Advanced Arabic
- Contact information of two referees
- Any other supporting documents or material, e.g. demo teaching video
Please name your files (in Word or PDF) with the numbers given above, the type of document, and your last name, for example, ‘1-cv-last name’. Application that does not provide the first seven documents/information or does not adhere to the given format will not be considered.
Contact Information
Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University
Address: No.64, Sec.2,Zhinan Rd.,Wenshan District,Taipei City 11605,Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel:886-2-29393091(63400 or 63401)
Fax:886-2-2938 7074
E-mail: arabic@nccu.edu.tw; isu@nccu.edu.tw
Website: https://arabic.nccu.edu.tw
7. International Journal of Islamic Architecture 12.1 is out now
https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-islamic-architecture
8. Recorded Webinar – “How to use your research question as a catalyst for publication success”
In order to develop a reputation as a respected authority in your field, you need a deep understanding of how to formulate a compelling research question that fills a critical knowledge gap. By investing time in developing a smart research question at the outset, you can increase your chances of producing novel and impactful research.
In this pre-recorded webinar, run by ALE in collaboration with Edanz, global publishing expert Dr. Julian Tang gives actionable tips on how to take your research question to the next level.
You will learn:
- The crucial – and often overlooked – key steps required to formulate an innovative research question
- Characteristics of research questions that impress reviewers (and why they are effective!)
- The secret to identifying gaps in the existing literature and maximizing upon those gaps for your own future research question
9. Online Course – Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa – January 27
Upcoming online specialist art short course: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa begins next Friday 27th January. This course is run by SOAS University of London’s Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art.
Convened by Dr Natasha Morris (co-convenor of the Islamic Art module of the Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and associate lecturer in the arts of Iran and Islam at the Courtauld Institute) this course features eight online lectures delivered via Zoom, every Friday at 13.00 (UK time). Each lecture is followed by an extended Q&A and all sessions will be recorded and made available for registrants to view in their own time for a limited period, so if you can’t attend live, you can catch up at your leisure.
Each of the lectures approaches an introductory case study from a different region within the MENA. Beginning by asking “how can we approach this young, underexplored but vital branch of art history?”, the course brings together leading experts from the worlds of academia, curation, and the art market. We are also excited to be spotlighting the voices of contemporary artists themselves. Curator-led discussions of themes such as artist books and calligraphic abstraction will be framed by the collections of modern and contemporary material within both the British Museum and the Tate Modern. You will gain diverse and nuanced understandings of both eminent and up-and-coming artists, key works, and regional art movements.
For more information, please visit our website at this link.
https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/contemporary-art-middle-east-and-north-africa
This course is available at our new lower price point of £375.
For more information, and to book your place, please click here.
If you have any questions, or require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us on asianart@soas.ac.uk.
- January 21, 2023
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Lecture “Conduits and Politics: The Water Supply of Damascus in the Umayyad Period” by Edmund Hayes (Radboud Universiteit), RomanIslam, Hamburg University, 18 January 2023, 6:00-7:00 pm German Time
Information and registration:
https://attachment.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/8b856123/Invitation—Cities-and-their-Hinterland.pdf
2. HYBRIDE Atelier-rencontre avec Pierre Lory autour de l’ouvrage de Michel Dousse “La figure d’Abraham dans la Bible et le Coran”, IISMM, Paris, 19 janvier 2023, 10h-12h
Information et inscription : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/74287
3. HYBRID Interdisciplinary Conference “The Middle East in/and Latin America”, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 21 April 2023
Scholars are invited to submit panel proposals or apply individually with a paper proposal. We encourage related topics from a variety of fields and disciplines, including religious studies, political science, history, economics, sociology, anthropology, social and cultural studies, film studies, literature, architecture, immi-gration studies, and geography.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2023.
Information: http://www.global.ku.edu/Middle-East-Latin-America-Conference
4. XXVe Rencontres Dīwān – avec comm. des doctorantes et doctorants, Lyon, 15-17 juin 2023
Date limite: 24 fevrier 2023
Information: https://diwan.hypotheses.org/24960
5. CfP: Panels at “6th Conference of the European Academy of Religion”, St Andrews, Scotland, 19-23 June 2023
Panel on “Religious Conversions in Multicultural Societies”
Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2023. Information and contact: Sebastian Rimestad sebastian.rimestad @uni-leipzig.de. See also https://it.europeanacademyofreligion.org/conference-schedule
Panel on “How to Name Contemporary Islam?”
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2023. Information and contact: Bochra Kammarti, bochra.kammarti@gmail.com. See also https://it.europeanacademyofreligion.org/conference-schedule
Panel on “The Dynamics of Modern Pilgrimages from the Inside”
Deadline for abstracts: 25 January 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcemen ts/12159549/panel-dynamics-modern-pilgrimages-inside-euare2023
6. Workshop “Bridging the Gap – Texts, Commentaries and the New Audience” (Focus on the Pro-modern and Modern Muslim World), Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 27-30 July 2023
Papers are welcome on a commentary or a commentary tradition consisting of several commentarial writings (sharḥ, ḥāshiya, nukat). They should highlight the role of the commentator as the intermediary between the base text and the changed audience. The conference is open with regard to Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh), ḥadīth, Qurʾān commentaries (tafsīr), Grammar, Medicine, Philosophy, Logic, Kalām, Ṣufism etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2023. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/01/12/cfp-bridging-the-gap-texts-commentaries-and-the-new-audience
7. 57th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2-5 November 2023
MESA is primarily concerned with the area encompassing Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab world (and their diasporas) from the seventh century to modern times. Other regions, including Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union, also are included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.
Deadline for abstracts: 16 February 2023.
Information: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers
8. The interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics: Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation” (sub-project “Arabic-Ottoman translations of works of Qurʾanic exegesis (Tafsīr) as an expression of the inner-Islamic transfer of knowledge in the Eastern Mediterranean between 1400–1750”) at the University of Münster (WWU), Germany, is offering a position as a:
Doctoral Research Associate
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in
(salary level TV-L E 13)
at the earliest possible date. We are offering a fixed-term part-time position (65%) for 3 years. Qurʾanic Exegesis (Tafsīr) as an Expression of the Inner-Islamic Transfer of Knowledge in the Eastern Mediterranean between 1400–1750“. Good reading skills in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish are essential. The position is thematically linked to the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group TRANSLAPT (https://go.wwu.de/translapt).
Application deadline: 9 February 2023.
Information: https://www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/arabistikislam/translapt/cfa_en.pdf
9. Two Postdoctoral Scholars in “Arab Media” and “Digital Media in the Global South”, Northwestern University in Qatar
We welcome applications from scholars who would have completed their PhD by summer 2023.
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2023.
Information: https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/research/ias_nuq/call-postdoctoral-scholars.html
10. Ehsan Yarshater Post-Doctoral Associate in Iranian and Persian Studies for 2023-2024, Yale University
Applicants in all fields of humanities and social and political sciences who have recently received their PhDs or are in the early stages of their academic career may apply.
Review beginning in January 2023 (and continuing until the selection is final).
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/118245
11. Contributions for the “Bulletin of the Society for Arabian Studies – IASA Bulletin”, Spring 2023
This journal compiles notices on research, publications, fieldwork, museum updates, societies, conferences and events in the Arabian Peninsula as well as feature articles and book reviews.
Deadline for contributions: 12 February 2023.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/c3ef89d4c827/call-for-submissions-for-the-spring-bulletin?e=18cf0337f7
12. IJIA Dialogues Series (Webinar): “Forms of Protest: Political Art in the Digital and Urban Realm”
Join the International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) for its Dialogues Series, an annual webinar that brings together scholars and practitioners from across varied disciplines for a discussion of critical contemporary issues that interrogate the boundaries between architecture, art, anthropology, archaeology, and history. In this session, “Forms of Protest: Political Art in the Digital and Urban Realm,” series host, Eliana Abu-Hamdi is joined by Middle East Scholars Jillian Schwedler, Deen Sharp and Kyle Craig for a virtual discussion (via Zoom) on the intersections of art, urban politics and protest in the Middle East (broadly defined) in the form of public display of sculpture and art (graffiti), especially as is related to issues of displacement, dispossession, diaspora and national identities. The conversation also extends to digital media and hashtag culture/activism and virtual identities.
Date and Time: Monday, February 6, 2023, 11:00am-12:30 pm US EST
Register in advance for this session: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X_89nPCdQBCzA_yPlEWDcw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session. A recording of the event will be posted on the IJIA website and Facebook page. The discussion will also appear in print as part of the journal’s new “Dialogues” section. For any questions, please contact ijia@intellectbooks.com.
13. The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career.
This year, the institution’s centennial, the honor will go to Vidya Dehejia, the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University, and Gülru Necipoğlu, the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University’s History of Art and Architecture Department. They will be honored for their lifetime work in South Asian art and arts of the Islamic world, respectively. The medal will be presented to Dehejia April 28 and to Necipoğlu Oct. 27.
14. The Gulf Research Center is pleased to announce that we are accepting abstract applications for the 13th annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM), an annual academic conference highlighting critical issues of importance to the Gulf region and providing a basis for undertaking and engaging in academic and empirical research. GRM 2023 will take place from July 11-13, 2023.
This year’s GRM workshops will cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, gender, culture, energy, security, and the social sciences as they relate to the wider Gulf region (GCC countries in addition to Iraq and Yemen).
More information on the GRM and full descriptions of workshops can be found on the Gulf Research Meeting website at https://gulfresearchmeeting.net/ <https://gulfresearchmeeting.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fb4e4f66740367d2023bea93&id=5d6e3180e7&e=0cdea062eb>
The deadline for abstract applications is *February 24* and all applications should be submitted at https://www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/register-paper-user
Please do not hesitate to contact Layla Ali (laila@grc.net) and/or Christine Williams (christine@grc.net) should you have any questions.
15. Neda Darabian, Accusations of Magic against the Religious ‘Others’ in the Late Antique Persianate World. Monday Majlis on the 23rd of January, 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Registration is required. Register please on this link:
https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdOCqqj0qGdL5OIBXrvM3TRIAw-4-P_nA
- January 17, 2023
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Critical Pakistan Studies
- Editors: Matthew A. Cook North Carolina Central University, USA, Kamran Ali UT Austin, USA, Michel Boivin CNRS-CEIAS, France, and Amina Yaqin University of Exeter, UK
- Editorial board
Critical Pakistan Studies publishes primary source interpretive social science and humanities research that, in addition to Pakistan and Pakistanis, tackles broader interdisciplinary issues (e.g., colonialism, nationalism, integration, marginalization, devotion, institutionalization, vernacularism, cosmopolitanism, development, environment, popular culture, diaspora, gender, representation, and others). The journal’s interdisciplinary approach pushes beyond the nation-state, security, Islam, extremism, and other topics that narrowly define the study of Pakistan. It analyzes, discusses, and seeks to understand the varied and multilayered contexts that constitute Pakistan and its people (both past and present and in South Asia and the wider world).
Critical Pakistan Studies is published in partnership with the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.
Paper submissions via:
2. Call for Papers ISIC 2023
Islamic Civilisation and Water
Existence and prosperity of the mankind depend on water, the access to which is essential to any sustainable civilisation. Islamic civilisation is no exception. Comprising an expansive geography approximately equal to a third of Asian and two thirds of African continents, Islamic world covers a wide range of bodies of water, including Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The great rivers, such as the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates, irrigate a vast area of arable lands and sustain urban populations, facilitating the development of complex social, religious, and political systems characterising Islamic civilisation. Trade or travel by water, with its relatively low cost, not only prompts economic prosperity but also strengthens the trans-regional and inter-continental connections between various Muslim societies throughout Islamic history. Today, airlines and railways complement instead of replacing maritime transportation, as sea shipment is indispensable to the global economy, whereas travel via sea routes is undertaken by tourists as well as refugees.
ISIC 2023, co-organised by Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University (R.O.C), School of Liberal Studies, Institute of Islam Hadhari, and Faculty of Islamic Studies, UKM (Malaysia), invites researchers from all disciplines to explore the theme of its forthcoming conference, ‘Islamic Civilisation and Water’. We welcome articles addressing one of the following topics:
*River, sea and ocean in Islamic scriptures, law, doctrines, etc.
*The connections of Islamic societies through river, sea and ocean
*Water and Islamic architecture and art
*The urban life on the river banks or coastal regions of Islamic world
*The oversea trade or travel in Islamic world
*The strategic importance of inland and sea ports in the pre-modern and modern Islamic world
*Water in the literature of Islamic world
*Any topic relevant to relationships between Muslim societies and water
ISIC 2023 is planned to be held online, on 17-18 March 2023. Under- and post-graduate students are highly encouraged to submit their works-in-progress.
For your paper to be considered, please send a 300-word English abstract along with your details using the form available via the link below:
The deadline for paper and panel submissions is 20 Feb 2023.
Questions and queries may be forwarded to Dr. I-Wen Su (isu@nccu.edu.tw) and Dr. Pei-Chen Tsung (tsungpc@nccu.edu.tw).
3. The Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society (JMPCS) seeks papers on Muslim philanthropy in Latin America & the Latinx U.S.
After the success of our recent colloquium (December 7-8, 2022), we are seeking original contributions on the subject of Muslim philanthropy in Latin America and the Latinx U.S.
The deadline for submissions (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=4e39a3c0cb&e=f70992245e) is just over a month away: February 15.
While the literatures on Muslim philanthropy and on Latinx philanthropy are continuously expanding, they lack perspectives on how Latinx Muslims and Muslims in Latin America are part of a wider matrix of generosity, volunteering, and mutual aid within, and beyond, both constituencies. On the one hand, Muslims give to organizations and participate in philanthropic activism at local, national, and global levels, hoping to make the world a better place in accordance with Islam. On the other hand, people who identify as Latinx or who live in Latin America have historically engaged in acts of solidarity and mutual assistance among vulnerable populations, addressing issues related to poverty, education, health, and culture.
This special issue of the Journal on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=9c8757e9ae&e=f70992245e) will help move research on the intersections between these fields that much further.
The issue’s guest editor Ken Chitwood invites submissions based on original research that speak to how Muslims in Latin America and Latinx Muslims in the U.S. are engaging in a wide range of philanthropic activities, contributions to civil society, and activism to address what they see as critical issues facing the world and which they view as aligned with their faith.
Submissions (read submission guidelines (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=c9b035aef6&e=f70992245e) ) can cover a broad scope of Muslim philanthropy and contributions to civil society, including nonprofit, philanthropic, and voluntary action. All the constituent terms (e.g., Muslim, philanthropy, civil society, Latinx, Latin America, etc.) are broadly defined and open for discussion, interpretation, and interrogation.
The editors seek submissions from across disciplines (Anthropology, Art, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sociology, Public Affairs, Nonprofit Management, Business, Philanthropy, etc.) in this emerging field.
Along with standard research papers, the editors also welcome commentaries and analysis from practitioners doing work on the ground in the realm of philanthropy and/or through contributions to civil society. The latter could also include in-depth interviews with, or oral-histories from, Muslim philanthropists with a commitment or connection to Latin America or the Latinx U.S.
Potential papers could address a variety of questions or points related to the above themes, including:
* What philanthropic activities are undertaken by Muslims in Latin America? By Latinx Muslims in the U.S.?
* What themes, issues, or people groups are Muslims focusing on and whatkinds of institutions and organizations are they creating (e.g., hospitals, nonprofit newspapers and publications, disaster relief programs, refugee and migrant aid, etc.)?
* At what levels is this philanthropic activity carried out on: the local, national, regional, or trans- national/regional? What intrafaith, interfaith, or other partnerships between Muslims and other actors in civil society are being created through shared philanthropic action?
* At what levels are these partnerships engaged: the local, national, regional, or trans national/regional
* Does dawah count as philanthropy? Does philanthropy count as dawah? How are these terms used and applied among Muslims in Latin America or Latinx Muslims in the U.S.?
* How do Muslims in the Latinx U.S. and in Latin America mix, combine, or remix classic notions of giving, charity, and aid from both Latinx and Islamic cultures and histories?
* How are concepts like zakat/fitrana, sadaqa, and waqf interpreted and applied in Latin America or by Latinx Muslims in the U.S.? Are there any accents or emphases that are unique to, or particularly pronounced among, Latinx Muslims or Muslims in the region?
**Submissions (read the submission guidelines (https://fu-berlin.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218987e5c8b20ce72c5e7da24&id=3ba02ecd62&e=f70992245e) ) are due February 15, 2023.**
Remuneration is available for those articles accepted for publication after the double-blind review process.
Questions, comments, or other queries can be made to Ken Chitwood at lacisanews@gmail.com (mailto:lacisanews@gmail.com?subject=JMPCS%20Special%20Issue%20Query) .
You are welcome to share this call for submissions with colleagues or your own networks.
This special issue is being supported by the Latin America and Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter and its associated network (LACISA), with funding from the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI), part of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianaoplis, Indiana (IUPUI).
4. The February 1, 2023 deadline to apply for fellowships with The American Center of Research (Jordan) is rapidly approaching!
Established more than fifty years ago and situated in the heart of the Jordanian capital, Amman, the American Center has awarded more than 1,000 fellowships to American, Jordanian, and other scholars conducting research on Jordan and the wider region. The center maintains a vibrant fellowship program that funds students and academics to research, publish or present their findings, and participate in archaeological or ethnographic fieldwork in Jordan and other countries in the region. We encourage you to share these opportunities widely with your networks. Complete information about all the ACOR Fellowships is available at https://acorjordan.org/fellowships-2/.
We wish to highlight two opportunities in particular, a 4-month NEH fellowship for postdoctoral researchers, and 2–6 month fellowships for graduate students:
NEH Fellowship 2023*: One award of four months for use in 2023, for a scholar who has a PhD or has completed their professional training. Fields of research include but are not limited to: modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, heritage studies, comparative religion, ethics, and history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediately preceding the application deadline. The award will be for four months and is $20,000, of which $12,800 is for stipend and travel and the remainder is for room and board at the American Center of Research. Residency at the American Center of Research is required. The award must be used between March 1, 2023, and November 30, 2023. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutes (FPIRI).
ACOR-CAORC Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for master’s and doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Middle East studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $27,600. Awards must be used between June 1, 2023, and June 1, 2024, and fellows must reside at the American Center of Research. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Visit orcfellowships.smapply.org/ to apply. Please contact fellowships@acorjordan.org with any questions.
5. BRISMES – CBRL Mentoring Event: Conducting Field Research in the Middle East
Date: 25 January 2023, 16:00 GMT
Location: Online via Zoom (registration required)
More information and registration: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/graduate-section/conducting-field-research
Please note, this event is open to members of BRISMES or CBRL only.
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) together with the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) are pleased to announce their third joint mentoring webinar for members.
Targeting postgraduate students and early career researchers, these on-line events offer practical advice and support from specialists, equipping the next generation of Middle East scholars with the insights needed to get ahead in their research and careers. This event will focus on the subject of “Conducting Field Research in the Middle East” and will feature a diverse line-up of academics from different disciplinary backgrounds who also utilize different methodological research techniques in their work.
Field research in the Middle East has become increasingly complicated and restrictive, while the praxes of previous generations of scholars have also created problematic legacies and expectations. This webinar seeks to dive into all aspects of field research in the Middle East so that you can get the most out of your time in the field, while doing so in an ethical and safe manner.
6. We have updated our list of “Iranian Studies Journals”. Previously the list had only 33 journals in European languages. The updated version now has 46 journals in European languages and 34 in Persian (80 journals altogether).
Please look at the list and if you know about any other journals that are not included in this list, let us know, and we will update the list immediately.
https://aspirantum.com/blog/iranian-studies-journals
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7. We are seeking nominations for the Executive Committee of the CLCS Global Arab and Arab American Forum at the MLA. We are also seeking nominations for a representative to the MLA Delegate Assembly on behalf of the CLCS Global Arab and Arab American Forum. Both appointments would begin after the MLA Convention in 2024. Please email all nominations (self-nominations also welcome) to azstanton@psu.edu by Jan. 20th.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Only current MLA members are eligible for appointment. Seven convention years must elapse before an individual can serve another term on the same executive committee. No member may serve on more than one executive committee at a given time. More information about the responsibilities of executive committee members can be found here.
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE:
- Must have been an MLA member between 15 January 2022 and 14 January 2023, unless the nominee is a student, in which case we only require that they be a current member.
- Cannot already be serving on the Delegate Assembly, unless their term ends in 2024.
- Cannot already have served two successive terms on the Delegate Assembly.
Please note that the delegate’s main responsibility is to attend meetings of the assembly, which are held during the MLA Annual Convention. Since an elected delegate who cannot attend may not be represented by proxy, the forum’s delegate should be willing and able to attend the meetings of the assembly in 2024, 2025, and 2026. (The January 2024 convention will be held in Philadelphia; the January 2025 convention will be held in New Orleans; the January 2026 convention will be held in Toronto).
8. The Cooing of the Dove and the Cawing of the Crow: Late `Abbāsid Poetics in Abū al-`Alā’ al-Ma`arrī’s Saqṭ al-Zand and Luzūm Mā Lā Yalzam
Stetkevych, Suzanne P.
Brill, 2022
https://brill.com/display/title/61169
- January 14, 2023
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.CfP: The Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule provides a primary venue for scholarly studies that examine religious minorities (such as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and other minoritarian Muslim groups) under majoritarian Muslim rule. The journal covers a large temporal period, spanning from 7th 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. The focus includes minority-minority, minority-majority, and minority-state relations. In addition to its broad temporal and geographic reach, this is an interdisciplinary journal which will appeal to those working in specific disciplines, including history, religious studies, literature, legal studies, and archaeology.
https://brill.com/view/journals/rmmr/rmmr-overview.xml
We would like to invite all authors to submit their papers directly to the editors-in-chief, Abbas Aghdassi (aghdassi@um.ac.ir) & Aaron W. Hughes (aaron.hughes@rochester.edu). If you have any questions before submitting, please contact us.
2. Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM invites you to apply to the “Learn Persian through Early Classical Persian Prose” online course. This online course will start on March 6, 2023, and last till March 24, 2023.
https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-early-classical-persian-prose
The three weeks “Learn Persian through Early Classical Persian Prose” online course offers 60 hours of intensive Persian language classes from Monday to Friday each week during 15 days of teaching. Every day the participants will receive Persian language instruction through Classical Persian prose for 4 hours.
Texts to be read during the course:
Muqaddama-yi Šāhnāma-yi Abu-Mansuri
Tarjuma-yi Tafsir-i Tabari
Tarjuma-yi Tārix-i Tabari (Tārix-i Bal’ami)
Hudud-al-‘Ālam
Tārix-i Baihaqi (Muhammad b. Husein Baihaqi)
Tārix-i Sistān
Dānišnāma-yi ‘Alāyi (Avicenna)
Qābus-nāma (Keykavus b. Iskandar)
Bayān ol-adyān (Abu al-Ma’ali Mohammad b. Ne’mat Alavi Balkhi)
For more details and to apply, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-early-classical-persian-prose
3. Hugh Kennedy, Revisiting an old friend: a new translation of al-Balādhurī’s Futūḥ al-buldān. Monday Majlis on the 16th of January, 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Zoom registration at:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElfuGpqjsiEtUyOrNh03xzLCScdqk18MZ2
4. La quatrième séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” aura lieu le jeudi 26 janvier 2023 (de 17h à 19h, salle 3.15).
Nous serons heureux d’y accueillir Meryem Sebti (Directrice de recherche, CNRS, Centre Jean Pépin, UMR 8230) pour une conférence intitulée : « Des récits philosophiques de Sohravardi à la poésie de Saadi : l’influence de la doctrine avicennienne de
l’imagination. »
Orientation Bibliographique
- Meryem Sebti, « Le statut ontologique de l’image dans la doctrine avicennienne de la perception », Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, 2005, p. 109-140.
- Fazlur Rahman, « Dream, Imagination and ‘ālam al-mithāl », Islamic Studies, vol. 3, juin 1964, p. 167-180.
- Roxanne Marcotte, « Suhrawardī’s Realm of the Imaginal », Ishraq: Islamic Philosophy Yearbook, 2011, p. 68-79.
- Nicolai Sinai, « Al-Suhrawardī on Mirror Vision and Suspended Images (Muthul Mu‘allaqa) », Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, vol. 25, 2015, p. 279-297.
- Lambertus W. C. Van Lit, The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy. Ibn Sīnā, Suhrawardī, Shahrazrī, and Beyond, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2018.
- Domenico Ingenito, Beholding Beauty. Sa‛di of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry, Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures, Leyde, 2020.
Au plaisir de vous retrouver à l’occasion de cette séance, qui se déroulera en présentiel sur le site de l’INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris).
Ci-joint le programme 2022/2023 du séminaire mensuel de recherche “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” en format pdf. Retrouvez également les détails sur le site web du CeRMI : https://cermi.cnrs.fr/seminaires-de-recherche/societes-politiques-et-cultures-du-monde-iranien-2022-2023/
4. HYBRIDE Rencontres & débats : “Quel avenir pour les Kurdes ?”, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 11 janvier 2023, 19h
Comment expliquer la montée de la violence à l’égard des Kurdes ? Quelle est l’histoire de ce peuple, et quelles sont ses revendications ? Quel avenir au Moyen Orient ?
Information et inscription : https://www.imarabe.org/fr/rencontres-debats/quel-avenir-pour-les-kurdes
5. HYBRIDE Séminaire “Droit et développement historique de la charia en islam”, Christian Mül-ler (CNRS, IRHT), Paris, 9 février 2023, 10h-12 h
Christian Müller est Directeur de recherche au CNRS, Responsable de la section arabe de l’Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes (IRHT).
Inscription pour visioconférence : https://bbb.ehess.fr/b/fra-lzk-hvs-wue
6. HYBRIDE Séminaire “Les mobilités entre Venise et l’Empire ottoman dans la seconde moitié du XVe siècle : des déplacements humains aux adaptations du cadre légal”, Pauline Guena (CNRS, UMR 7303 Telemme), Sorbonne, Paris, 13 février 2023, 17h-19h
Le séminaire « Méditerranée médiévale » réunit des chercheurs spécialistes des mondes grecs, latins et musulmans du Moyen Âge, dans une perspective d’étude des relations en Méditerranée et de comparatisme. À raison d’une séance par mois, il alterne des présentations de travaux en cours liés à l’actualité de la recherche, et des séances consacrées à la question de la construction de normes partagées en Médi-terranée.
Inscription : https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/97713251308?pwd=ZDk5UkpyVWd5U1VqTjlVWWY2TEE5QT09#success
7. HYBRIDE Séminaire “Normes partagées ou infrastructures en conflit ? À la recherche d’une bonne « formule » pour aborder les ambiguïtés dans les relations entre chrétiens et musulmans dans l’espace méditerranéen médiéval”, Daniel König (University Konstanz), Sorbonne, Paris, 27 Mars 2023, 17h-19h
Le séminaire « Méditerranée médiévale » réunit des chercheurs spécialistes des mondes grecs, latins et musulmans du Moyen Âge, dans une perspective d’étude des relations en Méditerranée et de comparatisme. À raison d’une séance par mois, il alterne des présentations de travaux en cours liés à l’actualité de la recherche, et des séances consacrées à la question de la construction de normes partagées en Méditerranée.
Inscription : https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/97713251308?pwd=ZDk5UkpyVWd5U1VqTjlVWWTEE5QT09#success
8. HYBRIDE Séminaire “Autour de la question de compétence : principes et pratiques des rela-tions judiciaires entre Byzantins, Génois et Vénitiens (XIIIe-XVe siècle)”, Romain Goudjil (UMR 8167 Orient & Méditerranée), Sorbonne, Paris, 19 juin 2023, 17h-19h
Le séminaire « Méditerranée médiévale » réunit des chercheurs spécialistes des mondes grecs, latins et musulmans du Moyen Âge, dans une perspective d’étude des relations en Méditerranée et de comparatisme. À raison d’une séance par mois, il alterne des présentations de travaux en cours liés à l’actualité de la recherche, et des séances consacrées à la question de la construction de normes partagées en Médi-terranée.
Inscription : https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/97713251308?pwd=ZDk5UkpyVWd5U1VqTjlVWWY2TEE5QT09#success
9. International Workshop “Positionality in the Study of Islamic Theology”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology and Freie Universitaet Amsterdam, September 2023
The scope of the workshop encompasses both reflection upon the positionality of the researcher in their specific field of study, the place of researchers within the wider fields of Islamic theology and Islamic studies, as well as the wider discourse on disciplinary boundaries between Islamic theology and other fields of research and study. It includes history, literature, and anthropology etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/12159796/call-paper-international-conference-%E2%80%9Cpositionality-study
10. “Annual Conference of Ibn Khaldon Center on Interdisciplinary Research”, Qatar University, 30 September 2023
Themes include “Islamis Sciences and Natural Science”. This theme seeks to create connections between natural knowledge and Islamic sciences, and to use Islamic text to frame related natural sciences’ topics. Integrating Islamic sciences with natural sciences can offer significant intellectual gains in terms of getting new perspectives and methodological insights. The Center will reimburse authors with accepted manuscripts for their travel expenses and accommodation.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2023.
Information: conf-IbnKhaldon@qa.edu.qu
11. Symposium “The Western Mediterranean and the Global Middle Ages”, The American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain, UCLA, Los Angeles, 20-21 October 2023
What sorts of alternative frameworks can enhance scholarly assessment of the intertwined histories of the individuals, groups, institutions, and political entities active within the Western Mediterranean and beyond? How can global approaches help scholars resist the deep-seated, largely Euro- or Christo-centric legacies that have long influenced work on the Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, and broader Western-Mediterranean environment?
Deadline for abstracts: 19 February 2023. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-the-western-mediterranean-and-the-global-middle-ages-20-21-october-los-angeles?e=82aeb6c61d
12. Cluster of Excellence for Doctoral Researchers: “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS), Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS)
The BGTS offers a rigorous and dynamic English-language PhD programme for exceptionally talented and motivated graduate students in the field of global and transregional studies, bringing together a broad spectrum of disciplines and methodological approaches.
Deadline for application: 28 February 2023. Information:
https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/about-us/jobs-grants/anhaenge/221219_BGTS-2023_Pre-announcement.pdf
13. 12 PhD Positions in Islamic Studies, Stockholm University and other Swedish Universities
The doctoral students will be admitted within one of the following research subjects: Religious Studies, History of Religions, Subject Didactics and Systematic Theology.
Information: https://lnu.se/en/research/PhD-studies/religion/graduate-school-in-islamic-studies/
14. PhD Research Grants for 2023/2024, Orient-Institut Istanbul
The purpose of the grants is to provide support for research in Turkey to PhD candidates not living in Turkey. If the fellowship is not, or only partially, spent in Istanbul, a close connection to the institute is required. Upon consultation this may also be arranged through supervision by members of the Orient-Institut’s Scientific Advisory Board or other scholars associated with the institute.
Deadline for applications: 22 January 2023. Information: https://www.oiist.org/en/scholarship/
- January 10, 2023
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