Name: Roundtable Discussion: The future of teaching in the Islamicate Digital Humanities, AKU-ISMC, London, May 15-16, 2023
Start: 2023-05-15T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-05-16T23:59:59-04:00

March 2022

Research Associate: The Evolution of Islamic Societies (c.600-1600 CE): Algorithmic Analysis into Social History

March 31, 2022

The Emmy Noether project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) undertakes a study of the development of the Islamic world through a series of computational analyses of a corpus of Arabic biographical collections and chronicles. The project focuses on three closely connected case studies: 1) of major ethnic, religious, and professional groups - and … Continue reading Research Associate: The Evolution of Islamic Societies (c.600-1600 CE): Algorithmic Analysis into Social History

Call for Applications: Data Science Fellow

March 31, 2022

Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law is seeking a Data Science Fellow to work on various apps in the SHARIAsource Lab, a Harvard initiative designed to deploy data science tools on historical Islamic sources. The Fellow will be based at Harvard Law School, with opportunities to collaborate with various departments and partners—including the Harvard … Continue reading Call for Applications: Data Science Fellow

May 2022

Workshop: Islamic Perspectives on a Posthuman Future, University of Groningen, May 28, 2022

May 28, 2022

On Saturday the 28th of May, the workshop 'Islamic Perspectives: on a posthuman future' will be held at the Court Room, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen. The workshop will include a submission by PIL fellow Yusuf Celik titled "The Hermeneutics of Posthuman Futurity for Islamic Thinking: Theological and Legal Implications."

June 2022

The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022, June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022

From the organizers: We are pleased to announce that the Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022 will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022. In 2021, we switched from a Twitter conference format to a full-day Zoom event, dedicated to the discussion of digital research methods. This year the focus of the virtual conference will be “Infrastructures” … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022, June 25, 2022

July 2022

Position opening: Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art and Architecture, Harvard College Library

July 8, 2022

The Fine Arts Library (FAL) seeks an innovative, collaborative, and user-centered Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art and Architecture for its Digital Images and Slides Collection. Reporting to the Visual Resources Librarian, the incumbent will develop and manage the Fine Art Library's collection of visual materials related to the art, architecture, and visual culture of … Continue reading Position opening: Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art and Architecture, Harvard College Library

January 2023

Conference: IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives, January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

From the organizers: Dear friends and colleagues, We invite you again to attend our IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives which will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Please find the program of the conference including the registration link as an attachment to this e-mail. We will hear three exciting presentations: Robert Gleave (University … Continue reading Conference: IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives, January 26, 2023

March 2023

SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes, Harvard Law School, March 4, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

March 4, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

On Saturday March 4, 2023 at 11:00AM-4:00PM US EST at the Program in Islamic Law’s office in Austin Hall, our SHARIAsource Lab will lead a Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes event. Join us for a chance to help write the next chapter in the history of the Arabic script where we bring our efforts together to finally … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes, Harvard Law School, March 4, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Workshop: The Digital Frontiers of Land, Law, and Endowments in the Eastern Mediterranean, University of Birmingham, March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023

A one-day international workshop discussing the opportunities and challenges of using digital tools for the study of land, law, and pious endowments in the eastern Mediterranean. For the full calendar, visit here.

April 2023

Call for Abstracts for our 9th IDHN Conference, April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

Call for Abstracts for our 9th IDHN Conference on May 31, 2023 We are now calling for contributions from both members and guests, who are developing or deploying digital methods and tools in the study of Islam and Muslim communities and languages. Our conference is open to participants from both humanistic and scientific disciplines. If … Continue reading Call for Abstracts for our 9th IDHN Conference, April 19, 2023

May 2023

Roundtable Discussion: The future of teaching in the Islamicate Digital Humanities, AKU-ISMC, London, May 15-16, 2023

May 15, 2023 - May 16, 2023

From the organizers: ‘The future of teaching in the Islamicate Digital Humanities: a Round Table Discussion Over the last decade the field of Digital Humanities (DH) has grown enormously, especially in Islamic Studies. Areas such as historiography, manuscript studies and social and political science have been shaped by this transformation. The need to prepare future … Continue reading Roundtable Discussion: The future of teaching in the Islamicate Digital Humanities, AKU-ISMC, London, May 15-16, 2023