From the organizers: From 6 to 7 November, the international conference ‘Ruling Bodies: Islamic Law, Embodiment, and the Anthropology of Normativity’ will take place at the Institute for Islamic Theology … Continue reading Conference: ‘Ruling Bodies: Islamic Law, Embodiment, and the Anthropology of Normativity’, The Institute for Islamic Theology, Paderborn University, November 6–7, 2026

MESA 2026 November 21-24, 2026, Hilton Boston Park Plaza Registration All are invited to register for the MESA's 60th Annual Meeting. Please see the registration page for further details on … Continue reading Conference: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 21–24, 2026

Islamic Law, sharīʿa, is often seen as having been heavily influenced and crucially changed during two major transitional periods: from pre-colonial to colonial rule and from colonial to post-colonial rule, … Continue reading Conference: Rupture or Continuity in Sharīʿa: (De)Colonizing Sharīʿa? International Conference, Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM), Istanbul, Turkiye, June 9–11, 2027