Week of Events
Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize, May 15, 2026
From the organizers: Harvard University is pleased to announce that we are accepting submissions for the Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize in Islamic Studies. The prizes recognize students who make original contributions to current scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present. Theses will be evaluated based on the quality of the … Continue reading Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Doctoral Dissertation Prize, May 15, 2026
Call for Papers: Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars Program, American Society for Legal History, April 1, 2026
From the organizers: Criteria: Early-career scholars who wish to present a paper on any topic in legal, institutional and/or constitutional history, at the annual ASLH conference. Amount: $500 cash + $750 reimbursement Deadline: April 1, 2026 Named after the late Kathryn T. Preyer, a distinguished historian of the law of early America known for her … Continue reading Call for Papers: Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars Program, American Society for Legal History, April 1, 2026
Fellowship: 2026 ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey, American Research Institute in Turkey, April 1, 2026
ARIT FELLOWSHIPS for 2026 The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) announces 2026 ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey. Awards are offered for research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Tenures range from one to three months. Scholars and advanced graduate students engaged in research on … Continue reading Fellowship: 2026 ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey, American Research Institute in Turkey, April 1, 2026
Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize, April 17, 2026
From the organizers: We are pleased to announce that we are accepting submissions for the Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize. The prize recognizes students who make original contributions to current scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present. Theses will be evaluated based on the quality of the research, originality of topic, … Continue reading Award: Alwaleed Bin Talal Undergraduate Thesis Prize, April 17, 2026
Fellowship: Normativity and Citizens of Muslim-Majority Countries, University of Turin, April 9, 2026
From the organizers: Project Title: MISLAM: normativity and citizens of muslim-majority countries. Interdisciplinary comparisons of legislation, jurisprudence, practice and inter/national literature in family and juvenile rights, immigration and asylum, and healthcare Projection Description:The project attempts to reconcile human rights with shariʿah by investigating the dynamics affecting and molding the migration routes of nationals of Muslim-majority-countries … Continue reading Fellowship: Normativity and Citizens of Muslim-Majority Countries, University of Turin, April 9, 2026
Workshop: Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Graduate Student Workshop, July 25–26, 2026
From the organizers: The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) is proud to announce its 2026 graduate student workshop, to take place on the weekend of July 25-26 via Zoom. The workshop will provide PhD students working on the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula the opportunity to present their research, engage in conversations with … Continue reading Workshop: Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Graduate Student Workshop, July 25–26, 2026
Workshop: Arabic TEI (Textual Encoding Initiative), April 2–3, 2026
Join us for a two-day Arabic digital humanities workshop to learn TEI (Textual Encoding Initiative) mark-up of Arabic-script texts for critical digital editions. Hugh Cayless (TEI treasurer, senior programmer Duke University Libraries) and Adam Mestyan (Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, NELC) will teach the sessions. The workshop will feature an evening talk by Sabine Schmidtke (IAS … Continue reading Workshop: Arabic TEI (Textual Encoding Initiative), April 2–3, 2026
Workshop: The BADR Project (7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond with Adrien de Jarmy, April 3, 2026
The BADR Project (7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond Adrien de Jarmy, University of Strasbourg Zoom: https://bit.ly/JarmyTEI This lecture is free and open to the public CO-SPONSORS: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School Friday, April 3, … Continue reading Workshop: The BADR Project (7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond with Adrien de Jarmy, April 3, 2026
Workshop: Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age with Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, April 2, 2026
Workshop: Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age with Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, April 2, 2026
ALWALEED BIN TALAL RESEARCH METHODS WORKSHOP Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age SABINE SCHMIDTKE Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 5:00pm CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA This lecture is free and open to the public CO-SPONSORS: … Continue reading Workshop: Manuscripts to Megabytes: Evolving Editorial Practices and Challenges in Arabic Manuscripts from the Premodern to the Digital Age with Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, April 2, 2026