Fellowship: May-Crane Fellowships, Harvard University 2025 (deadline to be announced)

"Harvard Library's May-Crane Fellowships offer undergraduate and graduate students at Harvard the opportunity to work on a project at the library. Fellows work closely with a library mentor to complete their project. Fellows are awarded up to $3,500 (undergraduate students) or up to $5,000 (graduate students) to complete a library project under the guidance and mentorship … Continue reading Fellowship: May-Crane Fellowships, Harvard University 2025 (deadline to be announced)

IISMM Seminar Series: “Properties of the founders of waqfs; waqfs of families,” IISMM, France (remote option), February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025 **5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.** Chair: Mohammadreza Neyestani, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille U., France “ Properties of the founders of waqfs; waqfs of families ” Salem Salah, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France, “ Founders and real estate propertyput into waqf in Tunis in the modern era ” Madonna Aoun Ghazal, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, “ Family Mixed Waqf in Late … Continue reading IISMM Seminar Series: “Properties of the founders of waqfs; waqfs of families,” IISMM, France (remote option), February 28, 2025

Scholarship: Türkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) Fully Funded International Undergraduate Scholarship for Islamic Students 2025, February 28, 2025

From After School Africa: The  Türkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) International Islamic  Sciences Scholarship Program 2025 is the fantastic chance you’ve been waiting for if you’ve always wanted to study in Turkey with complete financial assistance! This esteemed scholarship is intended to assist foreign students who have a strong interest in Islamic studies and want to enroll in some of … Continue reading Scholarship: Türkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) Fully Funded International Undergraduate Scholarship for Islamic Students 2025, February 28, 2025

Award: 2025 LCH Julien Mezey Dissertation Award, March 15, 2025

Subject Fields: Law and Legal History, Humanities, Cultural History / Studies, Literature, Race / Ethnic Studies The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities (LCH) is accepting submissions for the 2025 Julien Mezey Dissertation Award. This annual prize is awarded to the dissertation that most promises to enrich and advance interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of law, culture, and the humanities.   LCH seeks the submission … Continue reading Award: 2025 LCH Julien Mezey Dissertation Award, March 15, 2025

Seminar: “Pre-Islamic Epigraphy and the Context of the Quran” with Ahmad Al-Jallad, Princeton University, March 17, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 pm

The past several years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of documented Paleo-Arabic inscriptions from the Higaz, ranging from the region of Tabük to Ta'if. Many of these texts contain substantial content that shed light on the religious background of their authors. The aim of this talk is to bring this material in … Continue reading Seminar: “Pre-Islamic Epigraphy and the Context of the Quran” with Ahmad Al-Jallad, Princeton University, March 17, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 pm

Online Talk: “The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan” with Shamsad Pasarlay, Florida State University, March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay is an assistant instructional professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago. He teaches in the program in Law, Letters and Society. Shamshad Pasarlay has a Ph.D. in comparative constitutional law and politics from the University of … Continue reading Online Talk: “The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan” with Shamsad Pasarlay, Florida State University, March 20, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqf: a component of civil society strategies,” IISMM, France (remote option), March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 Chair: Randi Deguilhem, CNRS, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, France "Waqf: A Component of Civil Society Strategies" Ouddène Boughoufala, Ibn Khaldoun University, LEHAAN, Tiaret, Algeria, "Theses on Waqf in Algeria: Current Situation and Statistics" Mustapha Radji, University of Mostaganem, Algeria, "Sufi Waqfs as Civic Society: The Case of Zawiyya Alawiyya in Algeria" Ilyes Haj … Continue reading IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqf: a component of civil society strategies,” IISMM, France (remote option), March 21, 2025

Faculty Fellow: Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies, New York University, 2025-2026

"The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University invites applicants for a full-time, non-tenure track position as a Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies. The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2025, renewable annually for a maximum of three years, pending administrative and budgetary approval. Faculty fellows teach three … Continue reading Faculty Fellow: Faculty Fellow in Near Eastern Studies, New York University, 2025-2026

Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Mary Elston (Harvard University),”The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and Manhaj,” Mar 24, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

March 24: Mary Elston (Harvard University),"The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and Manhaj.” Angela Giordani (Columbia University) will respond. The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Mary Elston (Harvard University),”The Islamic Tradition in Modern Times: al-Azhar Scholars on Turāth and Manhaj,” Mar 24, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

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