Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Jewish Minorities, Muslim Ascendency, and Foreign Pressure: The 1847 Trial of Batto Sfez in Tunis,” Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St)

MEBB WORKSHOP: JEWISH MINORITIES, MUSLIM ASCENDENCY, AND FOREIGN PRESSURE: THE 1857 TRIAL OF BATTO SFEZ IN TUNIS Mar 30 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Barker Center 114 (12 Quincy St) Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: “Jewish Minorities, Muslim Ascendency, and Foreign Pressure: The 1847 Trial of Batto Sfez in Tunis,” Laura Thompson, PhD Candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion

Lecture: “The Revival of Shāfiʿism in Damascus, 11th-13th Century,” Mariam Sheibani, Research Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School

AUSTIN HALL 102

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. MARIAM SHEIBANI, RESEARCH FELLOW, PROGRAM IN ISLAMIC LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL MAR 31 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | AUSTIN 102 The Revival of Shāfiʿism in Damascus, 11th-13th Century

Event: “In Principle and in Practice,” Berkman Klein Center, Harvard Law School

The Berkman Klein Center is hosting the event "In Principle and in Practice" featuring Jessica Fjeld, assistant director of the Cyberlaw Clinic and lead author on the “Principled AI” report, in conversation with Ryan Budish, an assistant research director at Berkman Klein and member of OECD’s AI Governance Expert Group, which proposed high-level AI principles. … Continue reading Event: “In Principle and in Practice,” Berkman Klein Center, Harvard Law School

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship/Associateship Program 2020-2021, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

THE AGA KHAN PROGRAM FOR ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE (AKPIA) AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP/ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021.   APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2020.   The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture is pleased to invite applications for Harvard-funded Fellowships as well as self-supported (unfunded) Associateships, to conduct … Continue reading Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship/Associateship Program 2020-2021, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

Call for Registration: “Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies,” Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (1-5 Jun | Collegeville, Minnesota)

The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Collegeville, Minnesota

Short Course: Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies Dates: June 1-5, 2020 (students arrive May 31) Schedule: 9am - 3:30pm each day Location: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML), Collegeville, Minnesota Course Objectives: Introduce participants to the study and handling of Arabic manuscripts Provide basic introduction to paleography, codicology and philological practices Engage with printed and … Continue reading Call for Registration: “Introduction to Arabic Manuscript Studies,” Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (1-5 Jun | Collegeville, Minnesota)

Call for Proposals: Doctoral, Faculty, and Seed Field Research Grants, The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, UAE

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Field Research Grants in the UAE Application Deadline: April 1, 2020 The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research is pleased to accept proposals from visiting scholars to conduct field research in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Doctoral and faculty scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields … Continue reading Call for Proposals: Doctoral, Faculty, and Seed Field Research Grants, The Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, UAE

Conference: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

The Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies Monday 6th-Tuesday 7th April 2020 The Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations 10 Handyside Street, London, N1C 4DN Call for Papers and Panels Following the success of its conferences in Edinburgh (2014), London (2015 and 2016), Chester (2017), Exeter (2018) and Nottingham (2019), … Continue reading Conference: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

Lecture: “An Islamic Legal Geography of Crime and the Sanctuary in Nineteenth-Century Iran,” Farzin Vejdani, Associate Professor, Ryerson University

Location TBD

ISLAMIC LAW LECTURE SERIES Distinguished faculty and fellows presenting their cutting-edge research on Islamic law, past and present. Details to follow. FARZIN VEJDANI, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, RYERSON UNIVERSITY APR 7 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | LOCATION TBD An Islamic Legal Geography of Crime and the Sanctuary in Nineteenth-Century Iran

Call for Applications: Data Science Fellow, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Quantitative Social Science

Data Science Fellowships Title: Data Science Fellow School: Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area: Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) Position Description: The Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) in partnership with Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law is seeking a Data Science Fellow to work on SHARIAsource, a Harvard initiative designed to … Continue reading Call for Applications: Data Science Fellow, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Quantitative Social Science

Call for Submissions: Undergraduate Thesis Prize, The Committee on Medieval Studies, Harvard University

The Class of 1955/Robert T. Coolidge Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Medieval Studies  The Committee on Medieval Studies will award one prize of $1000 for the best senior thesis on any topic in Medieval Studies. Students in all concentrations are eligible for consideration. To apply, please provide the following: 1. Student information form (available at the "Undergraduate … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Undergraduate Thesis Prize, The Committee on Medieval Studies, Harvard University

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