Name: Webinar: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa” with Malika Zeghal, Brandeis University, October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am
Start: 2024-10-30T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-30T12:00:00-04:00

October 2024

Fellowship: Thomas C. Grey Fellowship, Stanford Law School, 2025-2026

October 15

Stanford Law School invites applications for the Thomas C. Grey Fellowship. Grey Fellows teach legal writing, research, and analysis to small sections of first-year students each quarter, while writing their own scholarship in preparation for entering the market for teaching positions at law schools across the country. Over the last fifteen years, we have had … Continue reading Fellowship: Thomas C. Grey Fellowship, Stanford Law School, 2025-2026

2024 Annual Meeting: American Society of Comparative Law, Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, Texas, October 17-19, 2024

October 17 - October 19

From the organizers: "Welcome to the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL)! This event represents the Society's yearly premiere gathering, and its objective is to give Comparative Law scholars the opportunity to meet and present their cuttingedge work, share news in the field, and network with each other. No need … Continue reading 2024 Annual Meeting: American Society of Comparative Law, Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, Texas, October 17-19, 2024

Workshop: “HLS Beyond Presents: How Current AI Can Help You Do Legal Research,” Harvard Law School, October 17, 2024 @ 12:20 – 1:20 pm

October 17 @ 12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Venue: Langdell Hall; 232/233 Langdell "Bring your laptops and your appetite and join Debbie Ginsberg of HLSL’s Research Services team for a demonstration of the AI tools currently available to law students. She’ll fill you in on the tools used in law practice (not yet accessible to law schools) and how they compare to the … Continue reading Workshop: “HLS Beyond Presents: How Current AI Can Help You Do Legal Research,” Harvard Law School, October 17, 2024 @ 12:20 – 1:20 pm

Conference: The ‘Arabicate’ World: Arabic in the Making of African, Asian, and Mediterranean Literatures, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, October 18, 2024

October 18

A one-day conference co-organized by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History. This is a hybrid event - more details available in the registration form. See here for more details.

Call for Papers: 9th Annual Meeting of the Memory Studies Association – Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability, October 20, 2024

October 20

"The Memory Studies Association invites proposals for its ninth annual conference, to be held from 14 to 18 July 2025 at Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in the historic city of Prague. This on-site conference aims to carry over from earlier conferences a transdisciplinary conversation on memory and its social, cultural and public relevance. It welcomes scholars, practitioners, … Continue reading Call for Papers: 9th Annual Meeting of the Memory Studies Association – Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability, October 20, 2024

Book sale: Harvard Middle East Cultural Association, Harvard University, October 23, 2024 @ 12:00 – 5:00 pm

October 23 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00pm to 5:00pm Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Stop by CMES Rm 102 to support HMECA (Harvard Middle East Cultural Association), score some cheap books ($1-$5), and reconnect with CMES students and faculty at the HMECA Book Sale! Light snacks will be served. All books have been generously donated by … Continue reading Book sale: Harvard Middle East Cultural Association, Harvard University, October 23, 2024 @ 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Conference: Islamic Finance Conference (IFC), Harvard University, October 25-26, 2024

October 25 - October 26

From the organizers: We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Islamic Finance Conference (IFC) tickets are now LIVE! This conference will take place on October 25-26th at Harvard University. Please note that this is a change from the previously announced dates. This year, the conference proudly marks its 27th anniversary, continuing its tradition of uniting Harvard faculty, … Continue reading Conference: Islamic Finance Conference (IFC), Harvard University, October 25-26, 2024

Talk: “Faith, Work, and the Law with Jonathan Berry,” Harvard Law School, October 29, 2024 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

October 29 @ 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Venue: Austin Hall; 101 Classroom - East "Jonathan Berry (Managing Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC) will discuss the relationship between faith, our work as lawyers, and the character and substance of the law." For more details, please see here.

Talk: “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, October 29, 2024 @ 7 – 10 pm ET

October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Where: Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 When: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 / 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) "Between the 1850s and World War I, the Ottoman Empire welcomed about a million Muslim refugees from Russia. In his new book, Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky examines how Circassian, Chechen, Dagestani, and … Continue reading Talk: “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, October 29, 2024 @ 7 – 10 pm ET

Webinar: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa” with Malika Zeghal, Brandeis University, October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am

October 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

From the organizers: Challenging claims that Middle Eastern states have become secular in modern times, this Crown Seminar features Malika Zeghal, in conversation with Eva Bellin. Zeghal will offer an innovative analysis of the continuity of the state's custodianship of Islam as the preferred religion based on her new book, The Making of the Modern … Continue reading Webinar: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa” with Malika Zeghal, Brandeis University, October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am