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Woman, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Women-Led Protests in Context, Hannah Darabi and Naghmeh Sohrabi, Harvard CMES and Radcliffe Institute, November 21, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Woman, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Women-Led Protests in Context Date: Monday, November 21, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: Online (registration information below) The Harvard Radcliffe Institute presents Hannah Darabi Artist and photographer Naghmeh Sohrabi Charles (Corky) Goodman Chair in Middle East History, Brandeis University Throughout history, Iranian women have participated in national uprisings. In 2022, they are leading them, taking … Continue reading Woman, Life, Freedom: Iran’s Women-Led Protests in Context, Hannah Darabi and Naghmeh Sohrabi, Harvard CMES and Radcliffe Institute, November 21, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar: 14th Ulrich Haarmann Memorial Lecture: “Blessed Aristocracies: charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen (6th-9th/12th-15th c.)” by Zacharie Mochtari de Pierrepont, November 24, 2022 @ 11 am ET

On 24. November 2022, 5 pm (CET/time zone Berlin, Paris), Zacharie Mochtari de Pierrepont (Liège University/FNRS) will give a talk on: Blessed Aristocracies: charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen (6th-9th/12th-15th c.)  Please register using the invitation link below. You are very welcome to share the invitation link and the flyer attached. Please … Continue reading Webinar: 14th Ulrich Haarmann Memorial Lecture: “Blessed Aristocracies: charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen (6th-9th/12th-15th c.)” by Zacharie Mochtari de Pierrepont, November 24, 2022 @ 11 am ET

Call for Papers – Regulative Verses of the Qur’ān (āyāt al-aḥkām), Al Mahdi Institute, April 27-28, 2023

Call for Papers – Regulative Verses of the Qur’ān (āyāt al-aḥkām) The first of Al-Mahdi Institute’s International inaugural Qur’ānic Studies Conference offers a dynamic forum for scholarly dialogue on the regulative verses. The main objective of the conference is to provide an intellectual opportunity for cutting-edge, academic research on various aspects of the regulative verses … Continue reading Call for Papers – Regulative Verses of the Qur’ān (āyāt al-aḥkām), Al Mahdi Institute, April 27-28, 2023

Call for Papers: The 22nd Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, Harvard University, March 16-18, 2023

The 22nd Annual Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies invites abstracts from current graduate students and recently graduated MA students from all disciplines for papers on any topic related to the long Middle Ages and its study.  The organizers welcome abstracts for traditional 20-minute conference papers, as well as performances or presentations that utilize other forms … Continue reading Call for Papers: The 22nd Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, Harvard University, March 16-18, 2023

Beyond Nationality: Belonging and Empire in Ottoman North Africa, Youssef Ben Ismail, Harvard CMES Sohbet-i Osmani Lecture Series, November 29, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Beyond Nationality: Belonging and Empire in Ottoman North Africa Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 The CMES Sohbet-i Osmani Lecture Series is pleased to present Youssef Ben Ismail Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia Society of Fellows In September 1874, the Tunisian government issued a decree stating that, from … Continue reading Beyond Nationality: Belonging and Empire in Ottoman North Africa, Youssef Ben Ismail, Harvard CMES Sohbet-i Osmani Lecture Series, November 29, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Book talk: “White Thinking: Behind the Mask of Racial Identity”, Lilian Thuram, Harvard CMES, WCFIA, WIGH and the Department of Sociology, November 30, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Book talk: "White Thinking: Behind the Mask of Racial Identity" Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 CMES, WCFIA, WIGH and the Department of Sociology are pleased to present Lilian Thuram French author and former professional footballer What does it mean to be white? Beyond just a skin … Continue reading Book talk: “White Thinking: Behind the Mask of Racial Identity”, Lilian Thuram, Harvard CMES, WCFIA, WIGH and the Department of Sociology, November 30, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Position opening: Assistant Director, The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland, College Park, 2023

The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland, College Park, seeks to hire an Assistant Research Professor to serve as the Assistant Director of a 3-year, Mellon Foundation-funded Open Islamicate Texts Initiative Arabic-script OCR Catalyst Project Phase II (AOCP Phase II). This individual will be a … Continue reading Position opening: Assistant Director, The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland, College Park, 2023

Webinar: “The Responsibility to Protect and What it Means: The Case of Libya and Syria”, Basileus Zeno, Harvard CMES Middle East Seminar, December 1, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm

The Responsibility to Protect and What it Means: The Case of Libya and Syria (on Zoom only) Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm Location: CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge St, and Zoom; registration info coming The WCFIA/CMES Middle East Seminar presents Basileus Zeno Sessional Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, York University Discussant: Rami Khouri, Director of Global … Continue reading Webinar: “The Responsibility to Protect and What it Means: The Case of Libya and Syria”, Basileus Zeno, Harvard CMES Middle East Seminar, December 1, 2022, 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Webinar: “The Second Formation of Islamic Law in Premodern Transoxiana: Evidences of Manuscripts” by Dr. Lola Dodkhudoeva, December 6, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

The collapse of the Timurid empire set in motion the complex mechanisms of a political reorganization of Eurasia and led to the emergence of new political formations. Among them, the nomadic Abu l-khayrids dynasty (906-1007/1500-99) established their power in Transoxiana but remained a marginal polity tryiong to inforce their influence and authority in the region. … Continue reading Webinar: “The Second Formation of Islamic Law in Premodern Transoxiana: Evidences of Manuscripts” by Dr. Lola Dodkhudoeva, December 6, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

Position opening: Al-Qasimi Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

ADVERT: The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter is seeking to appoint its Al-Qasimi Chair of Islamic Studies: Al-Qasimi Professor of Islamic Studies Job profile (exeter.ac.uk) The post holder will primarily contribute to the research and teaching activities of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in the area of Islamic Studies. … Continue reading Position opening: Al-Qasimi Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

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