“The Ties that Bind”: Structures and Mechanisms of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire (2-6th December 2019) Event Description As part of the ERC-funded project, “Embedding Conquest, Naturalising Muslim … Continue reading Call for Papers: Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire
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 … Continue reading Call for Papers: Law and Development Institute (UAE) Conference
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 … Continue reading Call for Applications: American Center of Oriental Research in Amman Fellowships
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 … Continue reading Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language
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 … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Visiting Fellowship
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 … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Senior Fellowship
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 … Continue reading Call for Papers: Migration, Diaspora, and Movement of Peoples
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 … Continue reading Registration for Law and Society Association Conference
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 … Continue reading Princeton Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sharia Ethnography
