Workshop: Ḥadīth, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿīte Islam (London)
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Middle East Beyond Borders Graduate Student Workshop
The Middle East Beyond Borders Graduate Student Workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle East” as an object of inquiry must fundamentally engage notions of boundaries, mobility and transformation. Our goal is to … Continue reading Middle East Beyond Borders Graduate Student Workshop
Conceptions of Law: Between “Theology” and Positive Law
Sunday, October 28, 2018 (Betts Auditorium, Architecture Building, N101) 4:30 PM Keynote Address - “The Contested History of American Religious Freedom" Tisa Wenger, Yale University Monday, October 29, 2018 (301 Marx Hall) 9:30 AM Conference Panel Mohamed Fadel, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law Gustavo Maya, Princeton University Nomi Stolzenberg, University … Continue reading Conceptions of Law: Between “Theology” and Positive Law
Call for Applications: Wellesley College: Assistant Professor, Islamic Art
The Department of Art at Wellesley College (http://www.wellesley.edu/art) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in the art, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world before 1500. The successful candidate will develop a curriculum attentive to the intersections of Islamicate arts with the arts of the Western Medieval and Byzantine worlds. We seek … Continue reading Call for Applications: Wellesley College: Assistant Professor, Islamic Art
Workshop: Ḥadīth, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿīte Islam (London)
A collaborative workshop by the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London and the Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shiite Islam (LAWALISI) Project at the University of Exeter. See a list of speakers and topics here. The workshop is free to attend, but places are limited. Pre-registration is required. To register, please email lawalisi@exeter.ac.uk before … Continue reading Workshop: Ḥadīth, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿīte Islam (London)
Call for Papers: School of Mamluk Studies, Tokyo Conference
We are pleased to announce the Sixth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies which will be held at Waseda University in Tokyo from June 15 to 17, 2019. The conference will be conducted in two parts, and will be preceded by a three-day intensive course on Mamluk archival material from June 12 to 14, 2019, to be … Continue reading Call for Papers: School of Mamluk Studies, Tokyo Conference
Call for Applications: Princeton University: Postdoctoral Researcher, Modern Iran
The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a postdoctoral or more senior research position in the history, politics, economics, religion, and/or culture of Iran and the Persian Gulf region in the 20th and/or 21st century, starting in September 2019. This full-time twelve-month position may … Continue reading Call for Applications: Princeton University: Postdoctoral Researcher, Modern Iran
Call for Papers: The Qurʾān and Ethiopia: Context and Reception
Submissions are solicited for a one-day symposium on "The Qurʾān and Ethiopia: Context and Reception," which will be held at The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) on Monday, April 8, 2019. Connections between the Qurʾān and Ethiopia are vast and varied. On the one hand, Ethiopia provides an important historical context (among many others) … Continue reading Call for Papers: The Qurʾān and Ethiopia: Context and Reception
American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) Fellowships
The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to announce 2019-2020 fellowship programs for students and scholars based in the U.S. and Canada: ARIT / National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey cover all fields of the humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics as well as interdisciplinary … Continue reading American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) Fellowships
Call for Applications: Boise State University: Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern History
The Department of History at Boise State University invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning August 2019. We seek to appoint a faculty member with expertise in Middle Eastern History. All research specializations, geographic areas, and secondary fields will be considered. A strong commitment to teaching and evidence of scholarly potential are expected. The successful … Continue reading Call for Applications: Boise State University: Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern History
Call for Applications: University of Chicago: Postdoctoral Researcher, History of Knowledge
The Institute on the Formation of Knowledge at the University of Chicago invites applications for two-year Postdoctoral Researchers at the Rank of Instructor, to begin on July 1, 2019. Postdocs will join a community of leading scholars from across the university to study the process of knowledge formation and transmittal from antiquity to the present … Continue reading Call for Applications: University of Chicago: Postdoctoral Researcher, History of Knowledge
Mellon Fellowships in Critical Bibliography
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography invites applications for its (2019-2020) fellowship cohort. The deadline is November 1, 2018. Continuing the work of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography (2012–17), this scholarly society works to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects through … Continue reading Mellon Fellowships in Critical Bibliography
Call for Applications: American University of Sharjah: Professor, Middle Eastern History
The Department of International Studies at American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates seeks a full-time faculty member specializing in Middle Eastern and World History beginning in Fall 2019. Candidates must be willing to teach a range of courses in their field as well as survey courses in world history. The ability to … Continue reading Call for Applications: American University of Sharjah: Professor, Middle Eastern History
Digital Islamic Law Lab
Digital Islamic Law Lab
Members of this Lab are students interested in assessing the way Islamic law functions in contemporary and historical contexts, and interested in building or testing new apps for the same. Each Lab member will work on a discrete research project in a collaborative, interactive setting. Access restricted to Lab members.