Special Session: In Honor of Kathryn Schwartz, Barker Center, Kresge Foundation Room (#114), Harvard University, April 24, 2023 @ 6 p.m.

From the organizers: Dear MEBB Community, We would like to invite you to our ultimate session of the semester, The Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop Tribute to the Work of Kathryn A. Schwartz on Monday, April 24, starting at 6PM. The event will take place in the Barker Center, Kresge Foundation Room (#114) and via Zoom. Please … Continue reading Special Session: In Honor of Kathryn Schwartz, Barker Center, Kresge Foundation Room (#114), Harvard University, April 24, 2023 @ 6 p.m.

Book Launch: “Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda” with special guest Amira Elghawaby, Massey College, April 27 @ 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

On Thursday, April 27, please join the book launch of Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda, edited by Senior Fellow Anver M. Emon. About the event This special event will put the authors of Systemic Islamophobia in Canada in conversation with Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia of Canada. This unique setup will create a discussion where … Continue reading Book Launch: “Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda” with special guest Amira Elghawaby, Massey College, April 27 @ 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Conference: Policing Issues in the 21st Century, AALS, April 28, 2023

From the organizers: As the law review submission season heats up, I wanted to send another reminder about the Criminal Procedure Section's First Annual Junior/Senior Scholars Conference this spring! If you're working on a project that might fit this year's theme ("Policing Issues in the 21st Century") and are pre-tenure or clinical faculty, we encourage … Continue reading Conference: Policing Issues in the 21st Century, AALS, April 28, 2023

Call for Abstracts: Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative’s Conference, April 28, 2023

The University of Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Initiative invites junior faculty to submit abstracts of works in progress to be considered for presentation at a Law & Religion Junior Faculty Conference to be held at Notre Dame Law School's Chicago Campus October 27-28, 2023. Applications are due April 28, 2023. Please see here for … Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative’s Conference, April 28, 2023

Global Academy Award, 2023-2024: The MESA Global Academy, May 1, 2023

The Global Academy Call for Applications for the 2023-2024 academic year is now open! The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced in North America. The Global Academy awards $5,000 scholarships and faciliates programming for its fellows, including speaking engagements at partner universities … Continue reading Global Academy Award, 2023-2024: The MESA Global Academy, May 1, 2023

Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Dilyara Agisheva (Harvard Law School), “The Entangled Legal Formations and the Russian annexation of Crimea in the 18th century,” Harvard Law School, May 2, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 12:00-1:00PM US EST via Zoom, Dilyara Agisheva (Harvard Law School) will present "The Entangled Legal Formations and the Russian annexation of Crimea in the 18th century" as part of our Islamic Law Speaker Series. Based on Agisheva’s dissertation research, the presentation examines the legal structures in the Crimean Peninsula after its … Continue reading Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Dilyara Agisheva (Harvard Law School), “The Entangled Legal Formations and the Russian annexation of Crimea in the 18th century,” Harvard Law School, May 2, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Graduate Workshop On Ecstatic Sufi Literature, University of Chicago, May 4, 2023 @ 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. EDT

Join us in Swift Hall for a closed workshop with the Moroccan Sufi Shaykh Mohammed Faouzi al-Karkari about the process of inspired writing and the production of ecstatic literature. We will read key excerpts from his philosophical and poetic corpus on the nature of friendship with God (wilāya). Themes to be discussed include the limits … Continue reading Graduate Workshop On Ecstatic Sufi Literature, University of Chicago, May 4, 2023 @ 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. EDT

Conference: Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers, The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS), May 5, 2023

The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS) is pleased to announce its Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers to be held on May 5th, 2023. The theme for the conference is the "Role of courts, litigation, and other legal institutions in an age of social conflict". Please feel free to direct any questions or … Continue reading Conference: Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers, The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS), May 5, 2023

Position opening: Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

From the ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA)—a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization serving as an enduring guardian of justice, fairness, and freedom working to protect civil liberties and advance equity for all, with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—seeks an inspiring, visionary, and mission-driven Executive Director. … Continue reading Position opening: Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

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