Name: Book launch: “Public Freedoms in the Islamic State” by Rached Ghannouchi, The Abdallah S. Kamel for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School, February 14, 2023 @ 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
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January 2023

Position opening: Tenure-Track Professor of Persian Literature and Cultures, Harvard University

January 6, 2023

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Persian literature and cultures. While the specific area of specialization is open, the candidate must have a thorough knowledge of classical Persian literature from the eleventh century to the seventeenth century. In addition, the candidate should show some familiarity with … Continue reading Position opening: Tenure-Track Professor of Persian Literature and Cultures, Harvard University

Call for Applications: Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History, 2023

January 15, 2023

The American Society for Legal History and the Institute for Legal Studies at the University of Wisconsin Law School are pleased to invite applications for the eleventh biennial Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History. The two-week program features presentations by guest scholars, discussions of core readings in legal history, and analysis of the work of the participants in the Institute. … Continue reading Call for Applications: Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History, 2023

Call for Papers: Workshop TraSIS (Trajectories of Slavery in Islamicate Societies) and the BCDSS (Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies)

January 15, 2023

From the organizers: Recent scholarship on various forms of dependency has demonstrated that a straightforward freedom/slavery binary does not help to account for how slavery operates in different historical and social contexts. In this workshop, we aim to contribute to discussions on the necessity of transcending this binary, focusing in particular on legal sources from … Continue reading Call for Papers: Workshop TraSIS (Trajectories of Slavery in Islamicate Societies) and the BCDSS (Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies)

Conference: IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives, January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

From the organizers: Dear friends and colleagues, We invite you again to attend our IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives which will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Please find the program of the conference including the registration link as an attachment to this e-mail. We will hear three exciting presentations: Robert Gleave (University … Continue reading Conference: IDHN Conference on Shīʿī Ḥadīth and Legal Studies: Digital Perspectives, January 26, 2023

Fellowship: Center for Arabic Study Abroad, 2023-2024

January 30, 2023

From the organizers: * CASA I offers a 9-month advanced level training in Arabic language and culture Fellowship program to qualified American undergrad and graduate level students at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan or the Arab American Language Institute in Morocco (AALIM) in Meknes, Morocco. * CASA II offers a semester-long language and … Continue reading Fellowship: Center for Arabic Study Abroad, 2023-2024

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School Fellowship

January 31, 2023

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization invites applications for its 2023-2024 research fellowships. While the directors entertain applications from mid-career scholars working on specific writing projects, the fellowships are primarily designed to bring promising junior scholars to the Law School in order to … Continue reading The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School Fellowship

February 2023

Call for Panel Sponsorship: MEM Panel Sponsorship at MESA 2023

February 1, 2023

MEM Panel Sponsorship at MESA 2023 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 2023 call for panel sponsorship. MEM is a MESA affiliate and thus may sponsor up to three panels at each annual meeting. MEM sponsorship does … Continue reading Call for Panel Sponsorship: MEM Panel Sponsorship at MESA 2023

Call for Abstracts: Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers, The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS), May 5, 2023

February 12, 2023

The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS) is pleased to announce its Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers to be held on May 5th, 2023. The theme for the conference is the "Role of courts, litigation, and other legal institutions in an age of social conflict". We welcome topics that touch on the impact … Continue reading Call for Abstracts: Seventh Conference for Junior Researchers, The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS), May 5, 2023

Seminar: NES Seminar Series: Matthew Delvaux, 202 Jones Hall at Princeton University, Monday, February 13 @ 12:00 – 1:20 p.m.

February 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:20 pm

Feb 13, 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm Location: 202 Jones Hall, Princeton University; Virtual Location: Zoom Matthew Delvaux is a Lecturer in History and a Cotsen Fellow in the Society of Fellows at Princeton University. He brings interdisciplinary approaches to the study of marginalized peoples and interregional connections, challenging received narratives of the post-Roman world. He is … Continue reading Seminar: NES Seminar Series: Matthew Delvaux, 202 Jones Hall at Princeton University, Monday, February 13 @ 12:00 – 1:20 p.m.

Book launch: “Public Freedoms in the Islamic State” by Rached Ghannouchi, The Abdallah S. Kamel for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School, February 14, 2023 @ 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

February 14, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

The Abdallah S. Kamel for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School cordially invites you to attend a book launch. Public Freedoms in the Islamic State by Rached Ghannouchi, translated by David L. Johnston (Yale University Press, World Thought in Translation Series) Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 12:30 - 2:00 pm … Continue reading Book launch: “Public Freedoms in the Islamic State” by Rached Ghannouchi, The Abdallah S. Kamel for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School, February 14, 2023 @ 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.