Name: Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027
Start: 2024-02-01T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-01T23:59:59-05:00

January 2024

Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, 2024-25, January 15, 2024

January 15

Applications for the CMES Visiting Researcher Program<https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/vr-program> are due January 15. CMES is currently accepting applications for unpaid Visiting Researcher positions for the 2024-25 academic year. The main appointment categories are Visiting Scholar, for tenured and tenure-track faculty members on paid leave from other institutions, and Visiting Fellow, typically specialists in the region who work … Continue reading Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, 2024-25, January 15, 2024

Fellowship: Doctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Law & Inequality, Law & Society Association, January 16, 2024

January 16

The Law and Society Association has partnered with the American Bar Foundation and the National Science Foundation to offer two exciting fellowship opportunities in Law & Inequality. Applications are now being accepted for one Doctoral and one Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality to start in September 2024. We welcome members of our community to … Continue reading Fellowship: Doctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Law & Inequality, Law & Society Association, January 16, 2024

International Conference: Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices, ISTAC-IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 18-19, 2024

January 18 - January 19

The St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology (University of St Andrews, UK) in collaboration with the al-Ghazali Chair of Epistemology and Civilisational Studies and Renewal at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC-IIUM, Malaysia) cordially invite you to attend our forthcoming international conference, Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices, now set to take place from the 18 to 19 January 2024 at ISTAC-IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   … Continue reading International Conference: Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices, ISTAC-IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 18-19, 2024

Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): The jurisprudential corpus and the history of Ibadism in medieval Libya: additions and difficulties, January 24, 2024

January 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Session 5 (24 January 2024, 18h CET) The jurisprudential corpus and the history of Ibadism in medieval Libya: additions and difficulties, Houcine Khlifi (University of Sousse, Tunisia) Link on demand at: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 26, 2024

January 26

From the organizers: This is just a quick reminder that the deadline for the call for papers for the Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago (Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, 2024) featuring a keynote speaker Prof. Suraiya Faroqhi is fast approaching! Our call for papers closes January … Continue reading Call for Papers: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 26, 2024

Talk: “Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908” with Ilkay Yilmaz, January 26, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

January 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

At the 35th W'OTSAp meeting on Friday, January 26, İlkay Yılmaz (Freie Universität Berlin) will present a summary of her book, Ottoman Passports, which was published by Syracuse University Press recently. Janet Klein (University of Akron) will be the discussant and David Gutman (Manhattanville College) will be the moderator. Reigster here.

Position opening: Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture, American University in Cairo, January 30, 2024

January 30

The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on the study of the Islamic world before 1800 for an open-rank appointment that will begin in the fall of 2024. This is a fixed-term position for four years, renewable upon successful review. Candidates with … Continue reading Position opening: Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture, American University in Cairo, January 30, 2024

Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Academic and Practical Legal Implications, Kuwait International Law School, January 30, 2024

January 30

From the organizers: Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) has decided to devote its tenth annual international academic conference to researching the legal problems posed by artificial intelligence, under the title: “Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Academic and Practical Legal Implications” on 1-2 May 2024. KILAW is honored to invite legal researchers from various Arab and international law schools and universities, … Continue reading Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Academic and Practical Legal Implications, Kuwait International Law School, January 30, 2024

Fellowship: Kamel Center at Yale Law School, 2024-2025

January 31

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School invites applications for its 2024-2025 residency 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 … Continue reading Fellowship: Kamel Center at Yale Law School, 2024-2025

February 2024

Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027

February 1

Scholars have long recognized that although Shiʿi claims emerged early in Islamic history, Imami Shiʿism took a couple of centuries to crystallise. Scholarship on Shiʿism has tended to focus on doctrine, but hitherto there has been little research into the institutions and social networks of early Imami Shiʿism. The project aims to propose the first … Continue reading Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027