Held at the University of Exeter (UK) from June 27th to 29th, 2019, the theme for the 16th annual conference is "The Globality of Central Asia." We invite proposals for … Continue reading Call for Papers: European Society for Central Asian Studies Conference
The University of Wisconsin Madison is seeking to hire a faculty member to conduct research and teach courses in gender/women’s studies as it relates to the contemporary Middle East and … Continue reading Call for Applications: University of Wisconsin–Madison: Assistant Professor, Gender in the Middle East
The Research Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Tehran is inviting abstracts for an international conference on “Criminal Law Developments in the Muslim-Majority Countries in the Light … Continue reading Call for Papers: Criminal Law Developments in Muslim-Majority Countries
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University announces the 2019-20 Call for Applications for our Fellows-in-Residence Program. Application deadline: November 15, 2018 The Edmond J. Safra Center … Continue reading Call for Applications: Harvard Center for Ethics Fellowships
Hampden-Sydney College, Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track full-time position in Islamic World or Middle Eastern history prior to 1600, with a preference for medieval history. Subfields and specialties … Continue reading Call for Applications: Hampden-Sydney College: Assistant Professor, Islamic History
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut is seeking an outstanding internationally-established scholar to fill the distinguished Sheikh Zayid Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies … Continue reading Call for Applications: American University of Beirut: Chair, Arabic and Islamic Studies
Since 1967, MESA has held an annual meeting in the fall where members gather to share research. MESA has been the hub for scholarly exchange from its first meeting at … Continue reading Middle East Studies Association (MESA) 2018 Annual Meeting
Do you know of any collections that are currently at risk and need preserving? The Endangered Archives Programme is now accepting preliminary applications for the next annual funding round – … Continue reading Call for Applications: Endangered Archives Programme
Held in central London, this conference will raise key issues surrounding religious arbitration, the veil and gender segregation at schools and universities, including as part of the religious-Right's assault on … Continue reading Conference: Sharia, Segregation and Secularism
Mariam Sheibani, Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School This paper explores the tensions between conservative and innovative strains in Islamic law in twelfth-century Ayyūbid Damascus. The newly restored refugee … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Between Legal Conservatism and Legal Change: Fault Lines in Ayyūbid Damascus
