Name: Conference: “Succession in Islamic Law,” Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, March 30-31, 2023
Start: 2023-03-30T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-03-31T23:59:59-04:00

March 2023

Ottoman Summer School, Istanbul, Bilgi University, March 15, 2023

March 15, 2023

"The Ottoman Summer School is an intensive six-week program that is designed to improve students’ reading and comprehension skills in Ottoman sources. The Ottoman language courses are complemented by Arabic, Persian and Modern Turkish classes, which are to be taken in line with students’ needs. In addition to in-class activities, a number of excursions aim … Continue reading Ottoman Summer School, Istanbul, Bilgi University, March 15, 2023

Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House

March 15, 2023

The White House has announced various paid internship opportunities: White House Internship Program; Council of Economic Advisers; Council on Environmental Quality; Office of Administration; Office of National Drug Control Policy; Office of the National Cyber Director; Office of Management and Budget; Office of Science & Technology Policy; and United States Trade Representative. For more details, … Continue reading Internship opportunity: The Executive Office of the President, White House

Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Conference on Islamic Law in the Crucible of the Modern State: Problems and Perspectives, University of Muenster, Germany

March 20, 2023

The organizers invite paper proposals (500 words max.) by March 20, 2023. CVs should also be sent along with abstracts. Please send relevant materials and direct questions to [email protected].

Position opening: Policy Specialist, UN Women (NY), March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

UN Women FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY Policy Specialist (Sustainable Development) New York, NY UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries … Continue reading Position opening: Policy Specialist, UN Women (NY), March 20, 2023

Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Haroun Rahimi (The American University of Afghanistan), “Taliban and Modernity,” Harvard Law School, March 21, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

March 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 12:00-1:00PM US EST via Zoom, Haroun Rahimi (The American University of Afghanistan) will present “Taliban and Modernity” as part of our Islamic Law Speaker Series. The presentation will explore the Taliban’s approaches to law, rights, governance, education, and the public and private spheres, examining what they can tell us about the … Continue reading Islamic Law Speaker Series :: Haroun Rahimi (The American University of Afghanistan), “Taliban and Modernity,” Harvard Law School, March 21, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Webinar: “Public Freedoms in the Islamic State,” with Rached Ghannouchi, Noah Feldman and Rushain Abbasi, Yale Law School, March 21, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

March 21, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Topic: Public Freedoms in the Islamic State. Description: A discussion of Rached Ghannouchi's new book released in November 2022 by Yale University Press. Featuring comments by Harvard's Noah Feldman and Rushain Abbasi at Stanford, followed by a reaction from the author himself. Time: Mar 21, 2023 12:30 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada). Register … Continue reading Webinar: “Public Freedoms in the Islamic State,” with Rached Ghannouchi, Noah Feldman and Rushain Abbasi, Yale Law School, March 21, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m.

Workshop: The Digital Frontiers of Land, Law, and Endowments in the Eastern Mediterranean, University of Birmingham, March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023

A one-day international workshop discussing the opportunities and challenges of using digital tools for the study of land, law, and pious endowments in the eastern Mediterranean. For the full calendar, visit here.

Islam in Africa Initiative: Abdulatif Finch, Swartz Hall, Garvin Room, Harvard University, March 24, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

March 24, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Abdulatif Finch, Harvard University, ‘Flooding Over and Beyond: Normative Sufism and the Supra-Onto-Epistemic Paradigm Shift of Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse’s Cataclysm (Fayda)’.

Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

The Department of Anthropology and CMES are pleased to present “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” Andrew Bush, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bard College Andrew Bush is Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bard College. He was previously a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School, and … Continue reading Talk: “Desire, the Poetics of Divorce, and the Laws of Remarriage in Iraqi Kurdistan” by Andrew Bush, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, March 29, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:30- P.M.

Conference: “Succession in Islamic Law,” Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, March 30-31, 2023

March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2023

From the organizers: The conference brings together scholars and researchers from various fields of social sciences, the humanities and law to share and exchange their experiences and research results with respect to the intergenerational transfer of property in Muslim jurisdictions. We are looking forward to offering new perspectives on the role of succession law in … Continue reading Conference: “Succession in Islamic Law,” Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, March 30-31, 2023