Week of Events
Lecture Series: A Society in Transition: Property and Law in Arabic Documents from Toledo (11th-14th Centuries) (Winter term 2021/22), Hamburg University, October 18, 2021 – February 7, 2022
From the organizers, including, among others, PIL book series editor Abigail Krasner Balbale: Dr Rocio Daga Portillo First session: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 - 6.15 to 7.45 pm (CET) Last session: Monday, Feb. 07, 2022 - 6.15 to 7.45 pm (CET) This webinar is part of the "Webinar Initiative in Islamic Material Culture" jointly organized … Continue reading Lecture Series: A Society in Transition: Property and Law in Arabic Documents from Toledo (11th-14th Centuries) (Winter term 2021/22), Hamburg University, October 18, 2021 – February 7, 2022
Position opening: Assistant Professor Specializing in Middle Eastern or North African History, University of Dayton, Ohio, History
The University of Dayton seeks new faculty who are open to working in community with a commitment to interdisciplinary research, anti-racist pedagogy, and increasing curricular diversity. To this end, in Fall 2022 the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences and Department of History will welcome a tenure-track faculty member at the assistant professor rank specializing … Continue reading Position opening: Assistant Professor Specializing in Middle Eastern or North African History, University of Dayton, Ohio, History
Call for Applications: Research Associate – PersDoc Project, Oxford University
Location: Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford We are looking for one researcher to join the project team for the AHRC-funded ‘PersDoc – Persian in Documents’ project. The project explores the nuances of Islamisation during the first 500 years of Islamic rule in the Islamicate East (a vast area that stretches from Islam to Tibet and … Continue reading Call for Applications: Research Associate – PersDoc Project, Oxford University
Joint Seminar: “Can the consent required for a religious divorce be secured by state coercion?,” Cambridge Socio-Legal Group/Cambridge Family Law, October 19, 2021 @ 8:00-9:00 am (1:00-2:00 pm BST)
Joint Seminar: “Can the consent required for a religious divorce be secured by state coercion?,” Cambridge Socio-Legal Group/Cambridge Family Law, October 19, 2021 @ 8:00-9:00 am (1:00-2:00 pm BST)
From the organizers: Speaker: William Gelley (University of Cambridge) Abstract: This seemingly esoteric question lies at the heart of a rapidly developing area of English law which has received significant media coverage in recent months. In Orthodox Judaism, a woman must receive a Get (religious divorce) in order to remarry, regardless of whether she has already been … Continue reading Joint Seminar: “Can the consent required for a religious divorce be secured by state coercion?,” Cambridge Socio-Legal Group/Cambridge Family Law, October 19, 2021 @ 8:00-9:00 am (1:00-2:00 pm BST)
Public Lecture: “From the Cover Inwards: A Conservator’s Approach to Reading Bound Manuscripts” by Yasmeen Khan, Head of the Paper Conservation at the Library of Congress, October 21, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Public Lecture: “From the Cover Inwards: A Conservator’s Approach to Reading Bound Manuscripts” by Yasmeen Khan, Head of the Paper Conservation at the Library of Congress, October 21, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 pm
From the organizers: We are pleased to announce a public lecture by Ms. Yasmeen Khan, Head of the Paper Conservation at the Library of Congress, on October 21, 5:00–6:30 PM EST (5:00–6:45 PM CST). The title of her presentation is "From the Cover Inwards: A Conservator's Approach to Reading Bound Manuscripts." Please register for the … Continue reading Public Lecture: “From the Cover Inwards: A Conservator’s Approach to Reading Bound Manuscripts” by Yasmeen Khan, Head of the Paper Conservation at the Library of Congress, October 21, 2021 @ 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review Fall Symposium 2021
Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review Fall Symposium 2021
The Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review is pleased to host a virtual symposium on Thursday, October 21st, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm EDT to discuss the rule of law crisis in Afghanistan. Panelists will discuss the history of the Afghan legal system and what were the obstacles to development. Is democracy a prerequisite to … Continue reading Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review Fall Symposium 2021
AALS Islamic Law “Half Baked” Ideas Workshop, October 22, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
AALS Islamic Law “Half Baked” Ideas Workshop, October 22, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
"Half-Baked" paper ideas workshop over Zoom on October 22nd at 12pm EST. This will be an open forum for section members to bring research topics to the group for discussion and input. You can register here.
Webinar: Paul Love on “Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa,” School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, October 22, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Webinar: Paul Love on “Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa,” School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, October 22, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm
“Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa” Paul Love, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, with comments by Matthew Steele (NELC, Havard) and Kathryn Schwartz (History, UMass Amherst) Friday Oct 22, 2021|| 12-1:30pm ET Sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar … Continue reading Webinar: Paul Love on “Three Moons, Water Buffalo Skins, & Digital Codicology: Snapshots of Ibadi Muslim Manuscript Cultures in North Africa,” School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, October 22, 2021 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Conference Panel: “An Islamic Version of The Dred Scott Problem: Has Slavery Always Been an Evil in Islamic Law or Have Juristic Sentiments Evolved?,” University of Wisconsin Law School, October 22, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
Conference Panel: “An Islamic Version of The Dred Scott Problem: Has Slavery Always Been an Evil in Islamic Law or Have Juristic Sentiments Evolved?,” University of Wisconsin Law School, October 22, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPARTIVE LAW ANNUAL MEETING “INTERNATIONALIZATION OF COMPARATIVE LAW” & ASCL YOUNGER COMPARATIVISTS CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL October 21-23, 2021 Concurrent Panel 17, October 22, 2021—3 pm: An Islamic Version of The Dred Scott Problem: Has Slavery Always Been an Evil in Islamic Law or Have Juristic Sentiments Evolved? Panel Members: … Continue reading Conference Panel: “An Islamic Version of The Dred Scott Problem: Has Slavery Always Been an Evil in Islamic Law or Have Juristic Sentiments Evolved?,” University of Wisconsin Law School, October 22, 2021 @ 3:00 pm