Name: Lunch Talk :: Book Talk on Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft between the Ottoman and British Empires (Harvard University Press, 2017)
Start: 2019-02-06T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2019-02-06T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Austin 102

February 2019

Call for Papers: Law and Development Institute (UAE) Conference

February 1, 2019

The Law and Development Institute will host its tenth annual international conference on law and development in Dubai, UAE, on December 6, 2019 in collaboration with the University of Dubai College of Law and the University of Sharjah College of Law. Law, legal frameworks, and institutions have significant impact on economic and social development; however, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Law and Development Institute (UAE) Conference

Call for Applications: American Center of Oriental Research in Amman Fellowships

February 1, 2019

ACOR fellowship opportunities for the 2019–2020 cycle are now online and the application portal is open. ACOR promotes study, teaching, and increased knowledge of Middle Eastern studies. NEH Fellowship: One award of six months for a scholar who has a Ph.D. or has completed their professional training. Fields of research include: modern and classical languages, … Continue reading Call for Applications: American Center of Oriental Research in Amman Fellowships

Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language

February 1, 2019

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: For summer 2019 (late June - early August 2019; dates to be determined in the spring), the American Research Institute in Turkey will offer approximately 15 fellowships for advanced students for participation in the summer program in intensive advanced Turkish language at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. This intensive program offers the equivalent … Continue reading Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language

Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Visiting Fellowship

February 1, 2019

Formerly under the rubric of the Islamic Legal Studies Program, we now announce a revamped Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School and the opening of applications for Visiting Fellowships. The Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School invites applications for the 2019-2020 academic year. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Visiting Fellowship

Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Senior Fellowship

February 1, 2019

Formerly under the rubric of the Islamic Legal Studies Program, we now announce a revamped Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School and the opening of applications for Senior Fellowships. The Program in Islamic Law is now accepting application for Senior Fellowships, which are designed to provide tenured professors in the field the opportunity to spend … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Senior Fellowship

Call for Papers: Migration, Diaspora, and Movement of Peoples

February 1, 2019

University of Chicago Chicago, IL

34th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference The University of Chicago May 3-5, 2019 We invite proposals from graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars of the Middle East from roughly the first millennium BCE to the present day, whose research interests include but are not limited to: religious studies, history, geography, anthropology, political science, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Migration, Diaspora, and Movement of Peoples

Registration for Law and Society Association Conference

February 1, 2019

Washington, DC

May 30 - June 2, 2019 Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is "Dignity." Dignity embraces justice, rights, rule of law, respect for humanity and diversity as well as a commitment to human engagement, subjects that have been central in the law and society tradition. Dignity is a core idea … Continue reading Registration for Law and Society Association Conference

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February 1, 2019

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Princeton Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sharia Ethnography

February 4, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Princeton University Princeton, NJ

Brinkley Messick is Professor of Anthropology and of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University. He was the Chair of the Department of Anthropology from 2004-2011; was a founding co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies (2010-15); and currently is the Director of the Middle East Institute. In 2009, he received the … Continue reading Princeton Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sharia Ethnography

Lunch Talk :: Book Talk on Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft between the Ottoman and British Empires (Harvard University Press, 2017)

February 6, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Austin 102 Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, United States

Author: Faiz Ahmed, Associate Professor of History, Brown University Moderator: Mariam Sheibani, Visiting Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School Respondent: Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life In Afghanistan Rising, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of Afghanistan, the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its … Continue reading Lunch Talk :: Book Talk on Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft between the Ottoman and British Empires (Harvard University Press, 2017)