The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program is pleased to announce the Alwaleed Bin Talal Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Islamic Studies. The prize recognizes students who make original contributions to current scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present. The prize is open to Harvard College students in all academic … Continue reading Harvard Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Islamic Studies
This is a rare and potentially career-changing opportunity to become a senior-level executive, program ambassador, and collections expert at the Library of Congress. The Chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division is the principal expert at the Library in matters dealing with the 77 countries and regions from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Maghreb and … Continue reading Call for Applications: Library of Congress: Chief, African and Middle Eastern Division
ASPIRANTUM: Armenian School of Languages and Cultures in Yerevan organizes an International Persian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia, to take place from July 7-August 17 (6 weeks) or July 7-July 27 (3 weeks), 2019. This 42- or 21-day summer school offers participants to master skills in written and oral modern Farsi, reading and interpreting … Continue reading Persian Language Summer School in Armenia
The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien invites scholars to apply for up to five postdoctoral fellowships for the academic year 2019/20 for the research program. Europe in the Middle East—The Middle East in Europe (EUME) EUME seeks to rethink key concepts and premises that link and divide Europe and the Middle East. The program draws on … Continue reading Call for Applications: Forum Transregionale Studien: Postdoctoral Fellow, Europe and Middle East
The Harvard Law and Religion Lecture Series presents: "Islamic legalities across the longue durée: A preliminary historical epistemology of Islamic law" By Anver Emon, Professor of Law and History; Canada … Continue reading Harvard Lecture: Islamic Legalities Across the Longue Durée
The UCLA Library seeks a highly collaborative, knowledgeable and user-driven librarian/curator to work with students and faculty to advance research, scholarship, and teaching in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Position … Continue reading Call for Applications: UCLA: Librarian for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
"The Message and the Messengers: Artistic Illustrations of the Qur’an and the Prophets in Islamic Manuscripts," featuring Firestone Library’s collection Dr. Tehseen Thaver, Asst Prof. of Religion, Princeton University Dr. … Continue reading Princeton Lecture: Illustrations in Islamic Manuscripts
"The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts & Images," a book talk with author Christiane Gruber Location: White-Levy Room, Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Dr, Princeton, NJ
"Islamic Legal Realism: Evolution of Reformist Islamic Legal Thought" Havva Guney-Ruebenacker, HLS alum and current fellow at the HLS Program on Law and Social Change in the Muslim World, will … Continue reading Harvard Lecture: Evolution of Reformist Islamic Legal Thought
