Name: Timbuktu and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of West African Manuscript–Round Table
Start: 2018-04-11T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2018-04-11T20:00:00-04:00
Location: New York University’s Tamiment Library

March 2018

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies (Early Modern History and Culture), Council on Middle East Studies at The MacMillan Center, Yale University

March 15, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Yale University New Haven, CT

Yale University: Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences: MacMillan CenterPost-doctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies (Early Modern History and Culture) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies (Early Modern History … Continue reading Postdoctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies (Early Modern History and Culture), Council on Middle East Studies at The MacMillan Center, Yale University

Application: Assistant Professor, Middle East History

March 15, 2018 @ 8:00 am - March 31, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

United States Military Academy

Assistant Professor (Middle East History): The Department of History is seeking applications for a full-time term Assistant Professor position beginning on or about 9 July 2018. This appointment is NTE … Continue reading Application: Assistant Professor, Middle East History

Arab American Law Association Talk on Middle Eastern Legal Systems

March 31, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Simmons College 300 Fenway, Boston, MA, United States

Lawyers John L. Habib and Abduallah Al-Haroun will lead a discussion centered around law and the Middle East. Both John Habib and Abduallah Al-Haroun have experience practicing law in some … Continue reading Arab American Law Association Talk on Middle Eastern Legal Systems

April 2018

Applications :: Intensive Summer Course: The Scholars of al-Andalus: the Politics of Knowledge

April 1, 2018

The course will take place from the 23rd to the 28th of July, Monday to Saturday, from 9:00 to 19:00 (37 hours). Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los … Continue reading Applications :: Intensive Summer Course: The Scholars of al-Andalus: the Politics of Knowledge

Mesa Book Awards: Including Two New Awards

April 1, 2018

The MESA Board of Directors has approved the creation of two new book awards honoring the pioneering efforts of two women. The inaugural awards will be presented at the 52nd … Continue reading Mesa Book Awards: Including Two New Awards

Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights: 18th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists on “International and Transnational Crimes”

April 4, 2018

Siracusa, Italy

ISISC is glad to announce that the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights - the new public name adopted by the International Institute of Higher Studies in … Continue reading Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights: 18th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists on “International and Transnational Crimes”

British Association for Islamic Studies Conference 2018

April 9, 2018 - April 11, 2018

The Law, Learning and Authority in Imami Shiite Islam (LAWALISI) project will host a panel at the British Association for Islamic Studies (www.BRAIS.ac.uk), to be held at the University of … Continue reading British Association for Islamic Studies Conference 2018

Islamic Constitutionalism: Not Secular. Not Theocratic. Not Impossible.

April 9, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Wasserstein B010 Harvard Law School

Asifa Quraishi-Landes will explain her current project, proposing a structure for Islamic constitutionalism that is inspired by Islamic jurisprudence and Muslim history, yet designed for contemporary realities. This structure is … Continue reading Islamic Constitutionalism: Not Secular. Not Theocratic. Not Impossible.

ILSP: SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Comparing Waqf and Western Landed Trusts

April 10, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Austin 102 Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, United States

Ebrahim Afsah, Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School, will discuss his current research on a structured comparison between waqf and the Western institution of landed trust and the implications for … Continue reading ILSP: SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Comparing Waqf and Western Landed Trusts

Timbuktu and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of West African Manuscript–Round Table

April 11, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

New York University's Tamiment Library 70 Washington Sq. South

Please join us at New York University's Tamiment Library (10th floor, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Sq. South) on Wednesday, April 11, 6:30-8:00PM (doors open at 6pm) for a round table on issues relating … Continue reading Timbuktu and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of West African Manuscript–Round Table