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Program in Islamic Law Lecture :: Marion Katz, “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics”

Lewis 214A Harvard Law School

Marion Katz , Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University Lecture: “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics” Recent years have seen a rise in the study of Islamic ethics, from the “ethical turn” in the anthropology of Islam to the foundation of a Journal of Islamic Ethics.  The … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law Lecture :: Marion Katz, “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics”

Harvard Lecture: Religious Minorities in Iran’s Constitution

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

The Iran Circle at Harvard presents a talk in Farsi on "Religious Minorities in Iran's Constitution, Civil Law and Criminal Law," by Prof. Houchang Chehabi. The Iranian Constitution recognizes four Muslim mazhabs other than Iran's official Twelver Shi'ism and three religions other than Islam. This does not exhaust Iran's religious diversity, however. This talk will … Continue reading Harvard Lecture: Religious Minorities in Iran’s Constitution

HLS Legal History Fellowship

Harvard Law School

Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship Harvard Law School invites applications for the Berger-Howe Fellowship for the academic year 2019-2020.  Eligible applicants include those who have a first law degree, who have completed the required coursework for a doctorate, or who have recently been awarded a doctoral degree. A J.D. is preferred, but not … Continue reading HLS Legal History Fellowship

Call for Applications: Northwestern University: Postdoc, Legal History

Northwestern University Evanston, IL

Northwestern’s Center for Legal Studies is pleased to continue a collaborative partnership with the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History. We seek applications for the centerpiece of the partnership: a two-year post-doctoral fellowship held in residence at Northwestern University’s Center for Legal Studies beginning September 1, 2019. A strong preference will … Continue reading Call for Applications: Northwestern University: Postdoc, Legal History

Call for Papers: MESA’s 53rd Annual Meeting

The Middle East Studies Association invites submissions for its 53rd Annual Meeting, November 14-17, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana! All submissions within MESA's purview are welcome. All submissions must be made through the myMESA electronic submission system: https://mesana.org/mymesa/login.php by no later than Friday, February 15, 2019 at midnight Mountain Standard Time, at which time the myMESA system … Continue reading Call for Papers: MESA’s 53rd Annual Meeting

Call for Papers: Multiple Materialities of Muslim Marriages

University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

Venue and date: University of Amsterdam, 13-14 June 2019 Multiple Materialities of Muslim Marriages This international workshop brings together researchers who are engaged in empirical, ethnographically grounded research about the multiple materialities involved in Muslim marriages. We employ the term ‘Muslim marriages’ in a broad sense, referring to marriages with at least one of the … Continue reading Call for Papers: Multiple Materialities of Muslim Marriages

Arabian Peninsula Research Travel Grants (for Harvard students)

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University announces travel research grants per summer research for Harvard students (undergraduate or graduate, any school) engaging in research in the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman). The application requires a proposal (maximum 750 word), budget, letter of recommendation from Harvard professor, and … Continue reading Arabian Peninsula Research Travel Grants (for Harvard students)

A.J. Meyer Arabic Summer Language Study Fellowship

Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies 38 Kirkland St, Room 102, Cambridge, MA

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University announces a scholarship in the amount of $2,500 for a Harvard undergraduate or graduate student who will enroll in a full time intensive Arabic language summer program in an Arabic speaking country. Absolute beginners will not be considered. Preference will be given to students who study … Continue reading A.J. Meyer Arabic Summer Language Study Fellowship

Hamburg Workshop on Ḥadīth Manuscripts

The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at the University of Hamburg, Germany, is pleased to announce a workshop organised by Stefanie Brinkmann (Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Leipzig and CSMC, University of Hamburg) and Ali Zaherinezhad (CSMC, University of Hamburg) on “Prophetic Traditions Materialised: Dimensions of Ḥadīth Manuscripts." Manuscripts can … Continue reading Hamburg Workshop on Ḥadīth Manuscripts

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