LUNCH DISCUSSION :: Feminist Voices in Islam: Rethinking Patriarchal Ethics

Harvard Law School

Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Professor of Law, NYU Law School Pound Hall 100, Harvard Law School Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a leading scholar of Islamic feminism, will discuss the emerging reformist and feminist voices in Islam and their potential in challenging the long-established classical interpretations of Shari’a and rethinking their underlying patriarchal ethical values and norms, with a particular … Continue reading LUNCH DISCUSSION :: Feminist Voices in Islam: Rethinking Patriarchal Ethics

Due: Assistant- or Associate-Level Faculty Position in Islam and the Arts at Stanford University

Stanford University Stanford, CA

Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or a tenured Associate Professor faculty position in Islam and the Arts. The search is open to scholars focused on Islamic religious arts and performance; non-religious artistic and literary productions of the diverse cultures of Islamic societies; and scholar/artist practitioners. The applicant must have a conferred … Continue reading Due: Assistant- or Associate-Level Faculty Position in Islam and the Arts at Stanford University

BOOK PANEL :: The Futility of Law and Development (Oxford 2016)

Harvard Law School Library 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, United States

Author: Jed Kroncke, FG Direito, Brazil / Emory Moderator: William Alford Panelists: David Armitage, Intisar Rabb, Hu Xiaoqian   A panel of scholars will discuss Jed Kroncke’s recent book on law and development, with its implications for Chinese law, Islamic law, and global legal history. Sponsored by the East Asian Legal Studies Program.

Islamic Law and its Implementation in Asia and The Middle-East

British Institute of International and Comparative Law Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP, United Kingdom

The conference will focus on the topic of Islamic law and the implementation of Islamic law in Asia and the Middle East. Conference Themes Islamic Law and Freedom of Religion or Belief Constitutionalism And Human Rights in Arab & Muslim World Women's Rights and Modern Muslim Practices Islamic Law: International Terrorism, Radicalisation and Religious Extremism … Continue reading Islamic Law and its Implementation in Asia and The Middle-East

Applications due :: Tenure-track faculty position opening- Boston University

The Boston University Department of Anthropology invites applications from social or cultural anthropologists specializing in modern Turkey for a tenure track position starting in July 2018, pending budgetary approval. While the topical area is open, the department is especially interested in scholars who conduct research on political or economic anthropology, gender, religion, refugees and diaspora, … Continue reading Applications due :: Tenure-track faculty position opening- Boston University

DUE: Tenure-Track Professor in Modern Middle East History, Harvard University

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Position Description: The Department of History seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in modern Middle East history, with an emphasis on the Arab world from the late Ottoman to the contemporary era. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2018. The appointee will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Basic … Continue reading DUE: Tenure-Track Professor in Modern Middle East History, Harvard University

DUE: Assistant- or Associate-Level Faculty Position in Law and Legal Institutions in Muslim Societies

Stanford University Stanford, CA

Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or a tenured Associate Professor faculty position focused on law and legal institutions of Islam and/or Muslim societies in any time period. The successful applicant for this position will be jointly appointed in the Stanford Law School and one of the following departments within the School … Continue reading DUE: Assistant- or Associate-Level Faculty Position in Law and Legal Institutions in Muslim Societies

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