Panel: Islam and the Modern International Legal Order, Association of American Law Schools, January 8, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Islam and the Modern International Legal Order The world is awash in ethnic nationalist movements that maintain that local values and local institutions serve the populations of their respective communities best. But is there truly an unmanageable tension between a preference for a particular political arrangement and a willingness to subject the state to a … Continue reading Panel: Islam and the Modern International Legal Order, Association of American Law Schools, January 8, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Research Fellowship 2021-22: The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization, January 31, 2021

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization invites applications for its 2021-2022 research fellowships. The fellowships are designed to bring promising junior scholars to the Law School in order to advance their academic research relating to Islamic law and civilization and to contribute to … Continue reading Research Fellowship 2021-22: The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization, January 31, 2021

Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School, The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland, June 1-August 20, 2021

Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School June 1-August 20, 2021 The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland (Roshan Institute-UMD) is offering a free, stipend-supported twelve-week online summer course on digital Islamicate paleography and codicology. We are seeking graduate students interested in the intersection of Arabic-script paleography and codicology with digital … Continue reading Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School, The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland, June 1-August 20, 2021

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bergen, 2022-2025

From the organizers: The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position in the field of Islamic history and culture, relating to the topic of Islamic text circulation and usage in the Swahili coastal region. The position is part of the research project «MPrinT@East_AFRICA. Islamic Manuscript, Print and … Continue reading Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bergen, 2022-2025

Seeking Podcast Hosts for New Books in Medieval Studies

The New Books Network (NBN) is seeking hosts for the podcast “New Books in Medieval Studies.” NBN hosts pick the books they cover and record the raw interviews. The NBN does all post-production (audio editing), publication, and promotion. Interested parties should contact Marshall Poe at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com. The NBN is a network of 100 author-interview podcasts … Continue reading Seeking Podcast Hosts for New Books in Medieval Studies

Lecture Series: A Society in Transition: Property and Law in Arabic Documents from Toledo (11th-14th Centuries) (Winter term 2021/22), Hamburg University, October 18, 2021 – February 7, 2022

From the organizers, including, among others, PIL book series editor Abigail Krasner Balbale: Dr Rocio Daga Portillo First session: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 - 6.15 to 7.45 pm (CET) Last session: Monday, Feb. 07, 2022 - 6.15 to 7.45 pm (CET) This webinar is part of the "Webinar Initiative in Islamic Material Culture" jointly organized … Continue reading Lecture Series: A Society in Transition: Property and Law in Arabic Documents from Toledo (11th-14th Centuries) (Winter term 2021/22), Hamburg University, October 18, 2021 – February 7, 2022

Interdisciplinary Debates: The Mosques of Colonial South Asia by Sana Haroon, Dartmouth College, February 8, 2022 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

From the organizers: What can legal disputes tell us about the history of Muslim worship? How did battles over mosques and endowments redraw the lines of sectarianism—and secularism—in South Asia? Following a series of court cases involving congregational sites from across the subcontinent, historian Sana Haroon (University of Massachusetts Boston) shows that mosques became sites … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Debates: The Mosques of Colonial South Asia by Sana Haroon, Dartmouth College, February 8, 2022 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

Social Media Internship Opportunity: The Muslim Women’s Giving Circle (MWGC)

Social Media Internship Opportunity: The Muslim Women’s Giving Circle (MWGC) is looking for a social media intern to support its efforts. Launched in Ramadan 2020, the MWGC seeks to support and uplift women-led, women-run, women-focused work and causes through our collective giving power. Since our founding, we have donated approximately $50,000 to non-profits nationally. We … Continue reading Social Media Internship Opportunity: The Muslim Women’s Giving Circle (MWGC)

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