Name: The Weatherhead Scholars Program: Practitioner Fellows, February 14, 2025
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January 2025

EUME Berliner Seminar: “The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians” by Towibah Majdub, January 22, 2025 @ 11 am – 12:30 pm

January 22 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians Towibah Majdub (Ben Gurion University / EUME Fellow of the Minerva Foundation 2024/25), Chair: Suhad Bishara (Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel / EUME Fellow 2024/25) Forum Transregionale Studien, Wallotstr. … Continue reading EUME Berliner Seminar: “The Politics of Choice: The 2003 Entry Law to Israel, the Phenomenology of Singlehood and Love Across Borders Among Palestinians” by Towibah Majdub, January 22, 2025 @ 11 am – 12:30 pm

BRAIS Prize 2025: Call for Submissions, January 24, 2025

January 24

From BRAIS: "The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is delighted to announce the 2025 round of the BRAIS Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. This international prize is awarded annually to one outstanding doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past … Continue reading BRAIS Prize 2025: Call for Submissions, January 24, 2025

Seminar: “An Eastern Gaze: The Making of an Islamic Archive in Early Modern China” with Dror Weil, Princeton University, January 27, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 PM

January 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:20 pm

From the organizers: Mid-16th century China saw a surprising emergence of a network of local savants who shared an interest in the exploration of Arabic and Persian texts. To that end, they undertook extensive searches for Arabic and Persian manuscripts, forgotten in libraries or newly brought to China along a growing influx of foreign visitors, … Continue reading Seminar: “An Eastern Gaze: The Making of an Islamic Archive in Early Modern China” with Dror Weil, Princeton University, January 27, 2025 @ 12:00 – 1:20 PM

February 2025

Call for Editors: Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025

February 1

From the editors: The Law and Society Association is seeking its next Editor or Editorial Team for the Law & Society Review. The Editor Search Committee is eager to receive nominations, including self-nominations, for this important position in the law and society community. Founded in 1966 as the official journal of the Law and Society Association, Law & Society Review is regarded … Continue reading Call for Editors: Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025

Call for Editors: Book Review Editor for Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025

February 1

From the editors: The Law and Society Association is seeking its next Book Review Editor or Editorial Team for the Law & Society Review. Founded in 1966 as the official journal of the Law and Society Association, Law & Society Review is regarded by sociolegal scholars worldwide as a leading journal in the field. LSR is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes sociolegal scholarship on the … Continue reading Call for Editors: Book Review Editor for Law & Society Review, 2025-2026, February 1, 2025

Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University), “Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur’anic Recording, February 3, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

February 3 @ 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Faculty Adviser: Prof. Malika Zeghal, [email protected] Graduate Student Coordinator: Abtsam Saleh, [email protected] Please RSVP to receive a draft. February 3: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University), "Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur'anic Recording.” Laura Thompson (Harvard University) will respond. The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Workshop: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University), “Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur’anic Recording, February 3, 2025 @ 6:15-7:30 PM

Call for Abstracts: Middle East Medievalists, November 22-25 (Deadline: February 5, 2025)

February 5

MEM Panel Sponsorship for MESA 2025 (Washington, DC, on November 22-25): https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers As part of the efforts of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) to raise the profile of medieval studies at MESA, the MEM Board of Directors announces our 2025 call for panel sponsorship. MEM is a MESA affiliate and thus may sponsor up to three panels at each annual meeting. MEM sponsorship does not guarantee inclusion … Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Middle East Medievalists, November 22-25 (Deadline: February 5, 2025)

Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024),” Malika Zeghal, Program in Islamic Law, February 11, 2025 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

February 11 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST via Zoom, Professor Malika Zeghal (Harvard University) will present The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024). This book reframes the role of Islam in modern Middle East governance. Challenging other accounts that claim that Middle … Continue reading Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (Princeton University Press, 2024),” Malika Zeghal, Program in Islamic Law, February 11, 2025 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Lecture: “Law, Ethics, and the History of the Islamic Marriage Contract” with Marion Holmes Katz, University of California Irvine, February 13, 2025 @ 8-9 PM ET

February 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

"Law, Ethics, and the History of the Islamic Marriage Contract" Welcoming guest lecturer Marion Holmes Katz, Professor at New York University. Marion Holmes Katz is a Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. Her work focuses on the history of Islamic legal thought, primarily in the 11th-15th centuries CE, with an emphasis … Continue reading Lecture: “Law, Ethics, and the History of the Islamic Marriage Contract” with Marion Holmes Katz, University of California Irvine, February 13, 2025 @ 8-9 PM ET

The Weatherhead Scholars Program: Practitioner Fellows, February 14, 2025

February 14

From the Weatherhead Center: Practitioner Fellows Mid-career or senior diplomats, journalists, civil servants, businesspeople, and other professionals may apply as individuals or be nominated by their sponsoring institution. Interested individuals are welcome to contact the director of the Weatherhead Scholars Program to discuss candidacy and application process. The application for individual practitioner fellows for 2025–2026 is available … Continue reading The Weatherhead Scholars Program: Practitioner Fellows, February 14, 2025