Week of Events
International Conference: Historicizing the Shiʿi Hadith Corpus, Leiden University, September 12-14, 2022
The central sources of religious doctrine and law in Islam are the Qurʾān and the hadith. Hadith is, by volume, the far greater of these two sources. While there has been an increasing production of sophisticated studies on Sunni hadith traditions, the study of Shiʿi hadith requires far greater attention than it has hitherto received. … Continue reading International Conference: Historicizing the Shiʿi Hadith Corpus, Leiden University, September 12-14, 2022
Position opening: Temple University Beasley School of Law, Fall 2023
Temple University Beasley School of Law is seeking to fill several faculty positions beginning in fall 2023. Our search is primarily focused on lateral hires, with the potential for an endowed chair. We will consider applicants in all subject areas, and we have needs in torts and constitutional law as well as in health law, … Continue reading Position opening: Temple University Beasley School of Law, Fall 2023
Position opening: Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies, Occidental College
The Religious Studies Dept. at Occidental College is soliciting applications for a tenure-track Asst. Professor position in Islamic Studies (link to the position). As part of the college’s Faculty Diversity Initiative (funded by the Mellon Foundation) this line is special in that the first year has a significantly reduced teaching load (1-1) as well as … Continue reading Position opening: Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies, Occidental College
Call for Papers: “Succession in Islamic Law,” Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, March 30-31, 2023
The conference addresses the role succession law played in Muslim communities in the past, how it unfolds today and what it implies for future generations. We follow a broad definition of succession law, one encompassing all forms of transfer of property between generations. This also includes phenomena not usually associated with succession law, like family … Continue reading Call for Papers: “Succession in Islamic Law,” Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, March 30-31, 2023