Princeton Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sharia Ethnography
Brinkley Messick is Professor of Anthropology and of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University. He was the Chair of the Department of Anthropology from 2004-2011; was … Continue reading Princeton Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sharia Ethnography
Lunch Talk :: Book Talk on Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft between the Ottoman and British Empires (Harvard University Press, 2017)
Author: Faiz Ahmed, Associate Professor of History, Brown University Moderator: Mariam Sheibani, Visiting Fellow, Program in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School Respondent: Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in … Continue reading Lunch Talk :: Book Talk on Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft between the Ottoman and British Empires (Harvard University Press, 2017)
American University in Cairo Presidential Associates Program
About the Program: Established in 1981 and formerly known as the Presidential Internship Program, the Presidential Associates Program (rebranded October 2018) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) provides recent … Continue reading American University in Cairo Presidential Associates Program
CFP for MESA 2019: Exploring Freedom, Emancipation, and Manumission in the Middle East
Enslavement and related asymmetric systems of power are relationships that operate on multiple levels. These include, but are not limited to, the interpersonal, those negotiated within the social and cultural … Continue reading CFP for MESA 2019: Exploring Freedom, Emancipation, and Manumission in the Middle East
Harvard Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World
3rd International Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650) Location: RCC Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge MA Visual strategies of legitimization became increasingly important for Iberian … Continue reading Harvard Workshop: Art and Court Cultures in the Iberian World
Program in Islamic Law Lecture :: Marion Katz, “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics”
Marion Katz , Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University Lecture: “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics” Recent years have seen a … Continue reading Program in Islamic Law Lecture :: Marion Katz, “Wives, Housework, and the Changing Boundary between Islamic Law and Ethics”
Harvard Lecture: Religious Minorities in Iran’s Constitution
The Iran Circle at Harvard presents a talk in Farsi on "Religious Minorities in Iran's Constitution, Civil Law and Criminal Law," by Prof. Houchang Chehabi. The Iranian Constitution recognizes four … Continue reading Harvard Lecture: Religious Minorities in Iran’s Constitution
HLS Legal History Fellowship
Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship Harvard Law School invites applications for the Berger-Howe Fellowship for the academic year 2019-2020. Eligible applicants include those who have a first law … Continue reading HLS Legal History Fellowship
Call for Applications: Northwestern University: Postdoc, Legal History
Northwestern’s Center for Legal Studies is pleased to continue a collaborative partnership with the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History. We seek applications for the centerpiece … Continue reading Call for Applications: Northwestern University: Postdoc, Legal History