mardi 4 juin 2019

EURAMES Info Service 22/2019


CONFERENCES

1.    Journées doctorales sur "Dynamiques des identités arabes et musulmanes", La Halqa, association des doctorant-e-s en sciences sociales sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains, MMSH à Aix-en-Provence, 6 et 7 juin 2019

2.    Workshop: "African Responses to European Colonial Occupation in Western Africa through Arabic and Ajami Texts", Château des Ducs de Bretagne, Nantes, 25-26 June 2019

3.    Conference: "Museums in Arabia 2019", King's College London, 26-28 June 2019

4.    Workshop: "Middle Eastern Animals - Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times", University of Vienna, 27-28 June 2019

5.    Conference of the International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA): "Reading the Qur'an in the Context of Empire", Tangier Global Forum of the University of New England, Tangier,  25-26 July 2019

6.    11th Conference of the Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies: "Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East", University of Helsinki, 14-16 August 2019

7.    Open panel on "US Encounters with the Maghreb and the Mashreq: Inclusions, Interactions, and Turn Aways," SDS Foreign Languages and Literatures, Ragusa, 26-28 September 2019

8.    Second Conference of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) on "Islam and Society: Challenges and Prospects", Western Sydney University, 30 September - 1 October 2019

9.    Journée d'études : "Trajectoires militaires à travers les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle", Aix-en-Provence, 3 octobre 2019

10.  26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019

11.  Conference: "Words Laying Down the Law: Translating Arabic Legal Discourse", Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 7-8 October 2019

12.  Workshop: “Beyond ‘Sectarianism’? Towards an Alternative Understanding of Identity Politics and Communal Antagonism”, University of Cambridge, 24-25 October 2019

13.  7th International Meeting of Fez on Social Science and Health: “International Colloquium on Health and Migration in Africa and the Middle East”, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Fez, 24-25 October 2019

14.  Colloque International : “Les établissements scolaires privés musulmans : Une offre éducationnelle comme les autres ?”, Campus Saint Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019

15.  First Biennial "Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies", Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, 10-11 November 2019

16.  8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art: "The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art", Doha, 10-11 November 2019

17.  Colloque : "Dynamique des langues, des discours et des cultures en contexte méditerranéen", Tlemcen, 11-12 novembre 2019

18.  Conference: "About Life Paths that Call to Writing in the Modern Arab World", University of Lille, 20-21 November 2019

19.  5th Annual European Symposium on Turkey: “The Concept of Culture and its Politicization in Turkey and the Diaspora”, University of Vienna, 29-30 November 2019

20.  Colloque : "Humour et politique dans l'espace arabe de la Nahda à aujourd'hui", Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019

21.  Conference: “Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences, Emotions, and Meanings”, University of Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019

22.  Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian Politics in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020

23.  ERF 26th Annual Conference: “Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy”, Egypt, 29-31 March 2020

24.  3rd Pluriel International Conference: “Islam and Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020

25.  Conference: "Representing Disembarkation: Migrations, Arrivals, Territories", Procida, Naples, 27-29 April 2020


POSITIONS

26.  6 Postdoctoral and 1 PhD Research positions, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin

27.  PhD Position in Arabic Philosophy, University of Cologne

28.  Associate Professorship in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Aarhus

29.  Lecturer in 19th Century Mediterranean History, University of Cambridge

30.  Researcher in Ethnography of the Qur’an, University of Chester

31.  Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Middle Easter and Islamic History, c. 600-1700, University of St Andrews

32.  Visiting Professorship, Kuwait Program, School of International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris

33.  Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of Oxford

  1. PhD Studentship: Project: “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam”, University of Birmingham

35.  Research Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham

36.  Two Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Turkish Linguistics and in Modern Turkish Literature, University of Cyprus

  1. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ottoman History, University of California, Los Angeles 

38.  Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville


OTHER INFORMATION

39.  Short-Term Research Grants, Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University 

40.  2019 Prize for Best Article, Contemporary Levant

41.  2019 Biennial Book Award of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"

42.  PhD Dissertation Award 2019 of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"

43.  Graduate Paper Prize 2019 of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)”

44.  Master of Science: "Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)", University of Marburg

45.  MA: “Applied Islamic Ethics”, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar

46.  École d'été : "Sources et méthodes pour l'étude du phénomène missionnaire au Moyen-Orient (fin XIXe-nos jours)",  EFR Rome, 3-7 juin 2019

47.  École thématique : "Mobilité et religions en Afrique méditerranéenne (Antiquité - temps présent)" - Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, 10-13 juin 2019

48.  Session intensive de formation: “MuḥammadProphète de l’islam”, Institut Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juin 2019

49.  École d’été sur la région Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, iReMMO, Formation Continue, Paris, 1-5 juillet 2019

50.  Summer School on "Politics, Islam and Government in Iran", Regional Studies Committee of Iranian Political Science Association (IPSA), Tehran, 27 July - 7 August 2019

51.  Summer School on "Post-Oil Economy - Debating and Working on Current Challenges in an International Environment", Baku, Azerbaijan, 4-6 August 2019

52.  Summer Course: “Islamicate Digital Humanities for Scholars in Manuscript Studies”, University of Hamburg, 14-18 August 2019

53.  Journée d’étude : « France et Nord de l’Afrique au XIXe siècle », Université de Lausanne, 8 Novembre 2019

54.  Appel à projets scientifiques 2020, L'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (Ifao) du Caire

55.  Articles for "Geopolitics Quarterly" in Persian and English

56.  Special Issue on "Gender and Status in International Politics: Dynamics of Cooperations, Conflicts and Activisms" for  “Journal exaequo” 

57.  Articles on "Policies on Violence Against Women in a Comparative Perspective" for Special Issue of "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge"

58.  Articles for Journal "Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)"

59.  Appel à contribution : « La pratique du graffiti dans le contexte maghrébin les voix de l’underground », pour « Insaniyat. Revue algérienne d’anthropologie et de sciences sociales »

60.  Articles on "Spatial Forms and Urban Consequences of Forced Migration" for Special Issue of the "International Journal of Islamic Architecture"

61.  Contributions to Edited Book: "Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts"

62.  Contributions to Edited Volume: “Moroccan Peregrinations: Construction, Transmission and Circulation of Islamic Knowledge (18th-21st Centuries)

63.  Contribution pour edition :  "Philosophie en terre d'islam et l'Afrique : crises d'un enseignement et nouvelles perspectives"

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CONFERENCES

1.    Journées doctorales sur "Dynamiques des identités arabes et musulmanes", La Halqa, association des doctorant-e-s en sciences sociales sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains, MMSH à Aix-en-Provence, 6 et 7 juin 2019

En créant un espace aux doctorant-e-s pour présenter leurs travaux, les Journées de la Halqa permettent d'échanger sur des problématiques communes par-delà les barrières disciplinaires des sciences sociales, de confronter leurs méthodes et leurs approches tout en proposant un état des lieux de la recherche en France sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains. La Halqa accueille les doctorant-e-s de toutes écoles, universités et institutions françaises et étrangères.


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2.    Workshop: "African Responses to European Colonial Occupation in Western Africa through Arabic and Ajami Texts", Château des Ducs de Bretagne, Nantes, 25-26 June 2019


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3.    Conference: "Museums in Arabia 2019", King's College London, 26-28 June 2019

Bursaries are available to support museum professionals, Early Career Researchers, independent researchers and students with travel, accommodation, conference fees.


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4.    Workshop: "Middle Eastern Animals – Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times", University of Vienna, 27-28 June 2019

The workshop will explore animals and human-animal relations and the role nonhuman animals have played throughout the recent history of the Middle East.


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5.    Conference of the International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA): "Reading the Qur'an in the Context of Empire", Tangier Global Forum of the University of New England, Tangier,  25-26 July 2019

Participants are encouraged to exchange views on the relationship between the Qur’an and other religions. The conference will unveil new research on the Qur’an, and create a platform for connecting other religions to Qur’anic studies. The sub-themes of the conference are as follows: the Qur’an and Other Religions; Tafsir and the translation of the Qur’an; Qur’anic Manuscripts; the Qur’an and Mysticism; etc.


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6.    11th Conference of the Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies: "Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East", University of Helsinki, 14-16 August 2019

The NSMES conference will include almost 50 panels and roundtables on physical boundaries, identity, religion, gender, immigration, minorities and many other phenomena. We invite the audience to register to the triannual Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies.

Deadline for registration of participants: 5 August 2019. Information: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/breaking-and-creating-boundaries-in-the-middle-east/registration

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7.    Open Panel on "US Encounters with the Maghreb and the Mashreq: Inclusions, Interactions, and Turn Aways," SDS Foreign Languages and Literatures, Ragusa, 26-28 September 2019

This panel aims at exploring US encounters, engagements, and (failed) interactions with North Africa and the Middle East through a variety of lenses, including ethnographic, cultural, and historical.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2019. Contact: lisa.marchi@unitn.it

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8.    Second Conference of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) on "Islam and Society: Challenges and Prospects", Western Sydney University, 30 September - 1 October 2019

The conference will bring together scholars from law, politics, sociology, religious studies, geography, philosophy and theology. It will feature international and local keynotes who are leading scholars in their fields.

Deadline for abstracts: 14 June 2019. Information & Contact: Professor Linda Briskman (l.briskman@westernsydney.edu.au)

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9.    Journée d'études : "Trajectoires militaires à travers les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle", Aix-en-Provence, 3 octobre 2019

L'objectif de cette journée est de faire discuter des chercheurs travaillant sur des aires différentes afin de faire émerger des points de convergence ou de contraste et d'élargir les horizons, tout en restant attaché à l'ancrage de la réflexion dans des réalités locales complexes. Les propositions de communication portant sur des aspects méthodologiques de la recherche et/ou sur des espaces hors de l'Empire français seront donc particulièrement appréciées.

Deadline for applications: 1 June 2019. Information: http://iremam.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/trajectoires_militaires_je_3_octobre_2019.pdf

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10.  26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019

The deadline for abstracts of papers and panels has been extended until 30 June 2019. Please send your abstracts to the Secretary General of the Congress, amke.dietert@googlemail.com. Further information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html

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11.  Conference: "Words Laying Down the Law: Translating Arabic Legal Discourse", Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 7-8 October 2019

The conference aims to set up a framework for exploring the effects of the moment of translation on how law is applied and understood in Arabic and/or by Arabic speakers. Scholars in the disciplines legal anthropology, law and comparative law, legal pragmatics, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, politics and translation studies are invited to submit their works.


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12.  Workshop: “Beyond ‘Sectarianism’? Towards an Alternative Understanding of Identity Politics and Communal Antagonism”, University of Cambridge, 24-25 October 2019

This workshop will bring together scholars working on issues of individual and group identity in order to work towards building a common conceptual and theoretical tool kit for the study of intra-communal antagonism. Papers are welcomed from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including those that focus on the conceptual, epistemological, ontological, and ethical implications of the term “sectarianism”.


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13.  7th International Meeting of Fez on Social Science and Health: “International Colloquium on Health and Migration in Africa and the Middle East”, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Fez, 24-25 October 2019

This meeting aims to discuss the situation of migrants in relation to health in Africa and the Middle East, and disseminate the contributions on four aspects: the epidemiological risks related to migration as well as their representation; the reception of migrants in the medical devices of countries of transit or settlement; the existence of intra-African regulations to facilitate the care of migrants during their transit; the involvement of local NGOs in the health of migrants in transit areas.


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14.  Colloque International : “Les établissements scolaires privés musulmans : Une offre éducationnelle comme les autres ?”, Campus Saint Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019

Dans la perspective de ce colloque, il s’agit d’établir un état des lieux de la situation des établissements scolaires privés musulmans à partir d’une approche croisée avec des chercheurs et des acteurs du terrain. Plusieurs axes composent les orientations pluridisciplinaires en proposant de questionner une intrication des multiples enjeux éducatifs, sociaux, religieux, et politiques pour envisager une approche comparative à l’échelle nationale et internationale.

Deadline for applications: 15 July 2019. Information: https://etprimus.sciencesconf.org/

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15.  First Biennial "Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies", Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, 10-11 November 2019

Panel proposals and abstracts related to all major fields of Iranian studies. The themes include contemporary history, sociology, political science, religions and theology, art, international relations, new media and communication studies, and Diaspora studies.

Deadline for abstracts: 10 June 2019. Information: https://iranianstudies.ut.ac.ir/?lang=en

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16.  8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art: "The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art", Doha, 10-11 November 2019


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17.  Colloque : "Dynamique des langues, des discours et des cultures en contexte méditerranéen", Tlemcen, 11-12 novembre 2019

Les contributions s'inscriront dans les axes et sous axes suivants : Productions artistiques et diversité des représentations - Rive Sud / Rive Nord; la mer Méditerranée dans les textes littéraires; le métissage et ses paradoxes dans l'Histoire culturelle de la Méditerranée - altérité et discours de la différenciation; les migrants et la Méditerranée dans les arts (littérature, cinéma, peinture).


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18.  Conference: "About Life Paths that Call to Writing in the Modern Arab World", University of Lille, 20-21 November 2019

How do different paths of life, in the modern Arab world, act as a catalyst for writing? Three axes of communication are proposed: "Custodial paths and writings in the modern Arab world", "Life paths of foreigners in Arab countries: the end of the travel story and of post-orientalism?", and "Arab life paths in foreign Arab countries: the writings of new exiles in the Arab world".

Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019. Information: https://colloquecestrajectoires.univ-lille.fr/en/static5/call-for-papers

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19.  5th Annual European Symposium on Turkey: “The Concept of Culture and its Politicization in Turkey and the Diaspora”, University of Vienna, 29-30 November 2019

The meeting will investigate and discuss the various forms of “cultural engineering” through history, the different discourses on culture and the numerous practices of articulating, performing and producing culture as well as cultural identities/resources – be it in line with or against the cultural policy of the state. Turkey’s official cultural policies aimed at Turkish citizens living abroad will also be a focus of the symposium.

Deadline for abstracts: 12 June 2019. Information: https://cest2019.univie.ac.at

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20.  Colloque : "Humour et politique dans l'espace arabe de la Nahda à aujourd'hui", Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019

Le colloque a pour ambition de mettre en lumière le rôle de l'humour en politique dans le monde arabe. Seront envisagés, au travers de divers types de méthodologies, trois axes majeurs: Humour de la politique et du politique, Humour et engagement politique, Langue humour et politique.


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21.  Conference: “Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences, Emotions, and Meanings”, University of Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019

The main focus of this conference is on the pilgrims’ lived engagement with the rituals of the hajj, Meccan space and their fellow pilgrims. It studies how pilgrims have made sense of Meccan pilgrimage by asking how they select from and creatively combine cultural discourses and emotional repertoires in their stories about expectations, experiences and recollections of Muslim pilgrimage? Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2019. Information: https://www.rug.nl/ggw/news/archive/2019/190601-callforpapershajjconference

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22.  Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian Politics in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020

The objective of this workshop is to bring together scholars and specialists to offer comparative perspectives on the evolution of sectarian politics, including modes of resistance and re-signification in the Middle East and, through comparative analysis, in other parts of the Muslim world. We aim to produce a special journal issue of scholarly research developed from papers presented at the workshop as a well as a short podcast series.


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23.  ERF 26th Annual Conference: “Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy”, Egypt, 29-31 March 2020

ERF invites submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics or related fields. Submissions, in accordance with standard ERF guidelines, could be in the form of individual papers or panel proposals. ERF will cover travel and accommodation costs for one presenter of every accepted paper, preferably one holding a MENA nationality.


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24.  3rd Pluriel International Conference: “Islam and Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020

This conference aims to address “otherness” from the perspective of Islam and beyond identity-based resistance. It will thus focus on how Islam can be considered a ʻresource’ (Jullien) in order to approach the other in the globalized world. In this context, what is the other's specific thought that is being expressed to ground and support the dynamics of postmodernity? Etc.


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25.  Conference: "Representing Disembarkation: Migrations, Arrivals, Territories", Procida, Naples, 27-29 April 2020

While mainly addressing the representation of disembarkation, arrival, and embarkation in literary writing, we welcome papers from law studies, politics and international relations, anthropology and history linking the figurative to wider political and legal entanglements surrounding experiences of disembarkation on the coastlines of Europe and beyond.


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POSITIONS

26.  6 Postdoctoral and 1 PhD Research positions, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin

Within the new research program "Thinking through Translocal Entanglements: Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East" (2020-2024) candidates should pursue individual projects for 3-5 years in addition to contributing actively to the overall programme of the Centre. In addition to the disciplines already represented at ZMO, we encourage specialists from Political Science, Sociology, Cultural Geography, and Economic History/Economic Anthropology to apply.

Deadline for application: 2 June 2019. Information: https://www.zmo.de/forschung/ResearchProgramme2020-24.pdf. Contact: Dr. Silke Nagel (zmo@zmo.de)

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27.  PhD Position in Arabic Philosophy, University of Cologne

In the context of the “Averroes Edition” Project. Qualification and skills: Applicants must hold a Master or an equivalent degree in an area relevant to the project, have an excellent knowledge of Arabic, and a good command of English (the primary language of publication of the project). Knowledge of Greek and/or Hebrew and/or Latin is an asset, but no prerequisite.

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2019. Information: https://averroes.uni-koeln.de/job-posting-3yr-phd-position-in-arabic-philosophy/

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28.  Associate Professorship in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Aarhus

Appointment begins on 1 January 2020. Requirements: a relevant and internationally oriented research and publication profile; appropriate competence in one or more relevant research languages; participation in national and international research networks; experience of or an interest in the exchange of knowledge with various sectors of society outside the university; etc.


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29.  Lecturer in 19th Century Mediterranean History, University of Cambridge

The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar and teacher of Mediterranean History in the long 19th century, understood as including the history of Spain, Italy, and Southeast Europe. Preference will be given to candidates whose research displays a strong transnational and/or comparative focus. S/he will be an outstanding researcher in his/her field and expected to contribute to programmes at all levels, from undergraduate teaching to doctoral supervision.

Deadline for applications: 13 June 2019. Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/19795/

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30.  Researcher in Ethnography of the Qur’an, University of Chester

Project: ‘A Hermeneutics of Civic Engagement? Reading the Qur’an and Sunna in British Islam’. The successful candidate will have experience and expertise in anthropological approaches to the study of Islam, preferably in a Western context, and will have a proven track record of conducting ethnography. S/he will hold a PhD in Social Anthropology or a cognate discipline.

Deadline for applications: 14 June 2019. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSC087/researcher-ethnography-of-the-quran

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31.  Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Middle Easter and Islamic History, c. 600-1700, University of St Andrews

Tenable from 1 September 2019 for a period of one year. The successful candidate will join a distinguished cluster of scholars working on aspects of Middle Eastern history. S/he must have a command of classical Arabic and/or Persian. Candidates should be able to contribute to the activities of the Institute of Iranian Studies and the Centre for Anatolian and East Mediterranean Studies (http://caems.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ ).


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32.  Visiting Professorship, Kuwait Program, School of International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris

Seeking experts on Middle East or Gulf Region in political economy, human development, urbanism, environment, legislative cycles or health.

Application deadline: 1 September 2019. Information: https://www.sciencespo.fr/kuwait-program/associated-researchers/

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33.  Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of Oxford

The post will specialise in Modern Islamic Thought and Political Islam. The successful applicant will hold a doctorate in a discipline relevant to modern Islamic Studies, and will demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge of Arabic sources and current debates sufficient to teach and carry out research in these areas to a very high standard.

Deadline for applications: 7 June 2019.

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  1. PhD Studentship: Project: “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam”, University of Birmingham

The PhD student will work on the use of new media such as global satellite channels, based in the Middle East and in Europe, to articulate Shii communal identities in the public arena since 2003. Fluency in Arabic is required and a background in the relevant field of research with knowledge of Persian desirable. 


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35.  Research Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham

The Research Fellow is expected to undertake research on the development and use of Shii ritual practices in the cultural production of modern Shii communal identities in Iraq. The s/he will have a PhD in the relevant of study (preferably with experience in ethnographic research in the Middle East). In addition, the s/he will have an excellent command of Arabic. 

Deadline for application: 3 June 2019.  Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRR683/research-fellow 

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36.  Two Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Turkish Linguistics and in Modern Turkish Literature, University of Cyprus

Sufficient knowledge of Greek and Turkish is required. Other requirements for appointment depend on academic rank and include prior academic experience, research record and scientific contributions, involvement in teaching and in the development of high quality undergraduate and graduate curricula.

Deadline for applications: 10 June 2019. Applications to be submitted at https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment. Information: www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures

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  1. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ottoman History, University of California, Los Angeles 

This position at the rank of assistant professor in 16th through mid-19th century Ottoman history will begin on 1 July 2020. All candidates should have completed their PhD in history no later than 30 June 2020. 

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2019. Information: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF04522 

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38.  Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

One-year, non-tenure-track lectureship, commencing 1 August 2019. The successful applicant will be able to teach World Civilization after 1500 and upper division courses in the area of specialty. Ph.D. in history or a related field must be in hand before the position begins.

Deadline for applications: 15 July 2019. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58500

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OTHER INFORMATION

39.  Short-Term Research Grants, Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University 

Applications are invited for short-term research grants for Summer and Fall 2019. Maximum amount for short-term research grant is $2,500 for faculty/post-doctoral applicants and $2,000 for graduate students. These grants are meant to support research and writing by individual scholars and advanced graduate students in the US and Canada. Grants could include funding for travel, research support, publication and dissemination of results.  

Deadline for applications: 31 December 2019. Information: https://www.contemporaryislam.org/research-grants.html 

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40.  2019 Prize for Best Article, Contemporary Levant

The award recognises excellent research and scholarship that engages with current and emerging issues in the Levant. We are looking for original unpublished articles from scholars in different stages of their careers and from different disciplines: anthropology, sociology, politics, religion and theology, language and linguistics cultural studies, modern history, social geography, media, film studies and literature.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2019.

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41.  2019 Biennial Book Award of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"

Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research and published in English between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2019. Subject matter must deal primarily with the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, to include the transnational flow of people, material and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea and/or Indian Ocean.

Deadline for nomination: 15 June 2019. Information:
https://agaps.org/agapsmesa/mesa-awards/

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42.  PhD Dissertation Award 2019 of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"

Dissertations from across the disciplines and a variety of perspectives are invited. They must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula, but can be inclusive of the transnational flows of people, material and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. PhD dissertations (in English) accepted for the degree of PhD between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 are eligible.

Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2019. Information: https://agaps.org/agapsmesa/mesa-awards/

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43.  Graduate Paper Prize 2019 of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)”

The research papers must have been written between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 and primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the transnational flow of people, goods and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Papers should include an engagement with literature, a clear methodology, and make an original contribution to scholarship in the field.

Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2019. Information: https://agaps.org/agapsmesa/mesa-awards/

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44.  Master of Science: "Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)", University of Marburg

The program offers a wide range of courses focusing on economic, social and geopolitical issues of the Middle East and North Africa region, which equips students with the theoretical and empirical knowledge necessary to start a professional or academic career in this growing field of study.

Deadline for application: 15 July 2019. Information: www.uni-marburg.de/emea

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45.  MA-Programm: “Applied Islamic Ethics”, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar

The program addresses how Islam, as a world religion with a rich moral heritage, engages with and contributes to the global moral discourse. Its strong interdisciplinary character combines between in-depth knowledge of both theoretical and applied ethics rooted in the Islamic tradition.

Deadline for applications: 15 June 2019. Information: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/ma-applied-islamic-ethics

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46.  École d'été : "Sources et méthodes pour l'étude du phénomène missionnaire au Moyen-Orient (fin XIXe-nos jours)",  EFR Rome, 3-7 juin 2019

Écrire l'histoire des missions orientales à partir des archives romaines. Centralisation, classification, conservation?


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47.  École thématique : "Mobilité et religions en Afrique méditerranéenne (Antiquité - temps présent)", Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, 10-13 juin 2019

Nous mesurons en croisant les paradigmes entre mobilités et religion, le rôle joué par le religieux dans le renouvellement de la question migratoire, mais également la place de la migration dans les recompositions religieuses contemporaines entre l’Afrique subsaharienne et l’Afrique méditerranéenne.


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48.  Session intensive de formation: “MuḥammadProphète de l’islam”, Institut Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juin 2019

Cette session s'attachera à découvrir qui est Muḥammad ? Que sait-on de lui ? Un prophète, un chef de guerre, un mystique, le fondateur d’une civilisation ? Cette session de trois jours conduite sous la direction du frère Emmanuel Pisani, Directeur de I`ISTR, réunira des chercheurs de renommée anisi que plusieurs chercheurs d’une nouvelle génération d’islamologues français. 


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49.  École d’été sur la région Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, iReMMO, Formation Continue, Paris, 1-5 juillet 2019

L’idée est de permettre à tous ceux qui le souhaitent de bénéficier d’un cursus pluridisciplinaire de synthèse ouvrant sur les grandes questions qui traversent cette region. Cinq thèmes principaux seront développés : Des systèmes politiques fermés; Des conflits dans l’impasse ; Les jeux de puissance ; Les défis énergétiques et écologiques ; Une jeunesse en quête d’avenir.


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50.  Summer School on "Politics, Islam and Government in Iran", Regional Studies Committee of Iranian Political Science Association (IPSA), Tehran, 27 July - 7 August 2019

The school is planning to explore Islam, politics and government in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The focus of the courses is to portray and analyze the political power structure as well as the influence of religion on the Islamic Republic ideology.

Deadline for registration: 7 July 2019. Information: http://www.ipsa.ir/content/2/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA/13763/Summer-school; Applications to be submitted to political.school@yahoo.com (Dr. Armina Arm).

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51.  Summer School on "Post-Oil Economy – Debating and Working on Current Challenges in an International Environment", Baku, Azerbaijan, 4-6 August 2019

The registration process is now open to students (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) from all academic backgrounds and with an interest in sustainability and development issues, wanting to gain scientific, as well as intercultural skills. DAAD Go East Scholarships are available for students enrolled in a German University.

Deadline for applications: 2 June 2019. Information: http://asoiu.edu.az/az/page/44-adnsu-yay-mektebi-2019

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52.  Summer Course: “Islamicate Digital Humanities for Scholars in Manuscript Studies”, University of Hamburg, 14-18 August 2019

This summer course is designed for graduate students and researchers who work with manuscript materials in Arabic script and want to learn how to apply digital technology in their research. It includes both theoretical and practical sessions on digital encoding and editing of manuscript texts, data annotation, search and visualization.

Deadline for applications: 24 June 2019. Information: https://www.cobhuni.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/summerschool19.html

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53.  Journée d’étude : « France et Nord de l’Afrique au XIXe siècle », Université de Lausanne, 8 Novembre 2019

Cette journée d’études traite les influences des implications coloniales de la France sur la culture du Nord de l’Afrique. Les bouleversements du XIXe siècle s’accompagnèrent toujours de références à des modèles européens, en particulier à la culture française. La conférence va être consacrée à l’étude des nombreuses mécanismes d’appropriation, de mise en question et de compréhension dans le théâtre et les arts visuels du Nord de l’Afrique au XIXe siècle.


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54.  Appel à projets scientifiques 2020, L'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (Ifao) du Caire

Il s'adresse à tout chercheur, français ou étranger, qui souhaite développer des recherches dans les domaines de compétence de l'Ifao, couvrant l'histoire de l'Égypte, de la Préhistoire à l'époque contemporaine.

Deadline for applications: 1 July 2019. Information: http://www.ifao.egnet.net/actualites/#178

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55.  Articles for "Geopolitics Quarterly" in Persian and English

This journal considers academic papers that lie within geopolitics and political geography disciplines. Academic papers in international relations, political sciences, political economy, strategic sciences, international law and political sociology and other disciplines with geopolitical approach are also considered.


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56.  Special Issue on "Gender and Status in International Politics: Dynamics of Cooperations, Conflicts and Activisms" for  “Journal exaequo” 

The Journal is edited by the "Portuguese Association of Women's Studies". Guest Editors: Vânia Carvalho Pinto, University of Brasília & Andrea Fleschenberg, Humboldt University. Papers are invited from the Middle East and North Africa in particular.


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57.  Articles on "Policies on Violence Against Women in a Comparative Perspective" for Special Issue of "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge"

This special issue aims at describing and analyzing initiatives (policies, services, campaigns) on violence against women, and in particular at exploring initiatives with a comparative outlook.


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58.  Articles for Journal "Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)"

The editors of this peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies and University of California Press, invite authors to submit original multidisciplinary articles on the Arab World (5,000-7,000 words) to the editor at caa@caus.org.lb.

Deadline for manuscripts: 31 December 2019. Information: http://caa.ucpress.edu/content/submit

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59.  Appel à contribution : « La pratique du graffiti dans le contexte maghrébin les voix de l’underground », pour « Insaniyat. Revue algérienne d’anthropologie et de sciences sociales »

Ce numéro thématique de Insaniyat tâchera d’articuler les contributions autour des aspects suivants, sans forcément s’y limiter : histoire et caractéristiques de la pratique du graffiti dans le contexte maghrébin ; auteurs, supports et sites de dissémination de cette pratique socio-langagière ; langues et signes mobilisés dans la pratique du graffiti ; graffiti face aux campagnes d’effacement.


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60.  Articles on "Spatial Forms and Urban Consequences of Forced Migration" for Special Issue of the "International Journal of Islamic Architecture"

Articles are invited which offer historical and theoretical analyses on topics related to refugees: including social and cultural aspects, special practices, urbanism, design and construction.


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61.  Contributions to Edited Book: "Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts"

The current socio-political situation in Egypt raises fundamental questions about the state of the arts and the future of literature and culture in the country. This special volume examines the complex paradoxical predicament of a seemingly irrepressible expressive context under the thralls of an imposed gloomy hush. It also addresses how individuals and institutions navigate the inflicted muteness through different strategies.


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62.  Contributions to Edited Volume: “Moroccan Peregrinations: Construction, Transmission and Circulation of Islamic Knowledge (18th-21st Centuries)

The ambition of this issue is to renew previous reflections by gathering multidisciplinary studies that juxtapose human and social sciences and Islamic studies, shed light on unpublished sources and explore new fields. The volume will include the following themes: contents, actors and the geography of knowledge; knowledge policies, competing knowledge; Vintage Islam, New Age Islam.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2019.

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63.  Contribution pour edition :  "Philosophie en terre d'islam et l'Afrique : crises d'un enseignement et nouvelles perspectives"

Nous  invitons  les  chercheurs  (philosophes,  historiens  de  religions, sociologues  et  anthropologues etc...)   à   soumettre   des   propositions qui   examinent   la   question   de   l'enseignement de la philosophie en terre d'islam et son déficit sur le continent africain.

30  Juin  2019  :  date  limite  pour  la  réception  des  propositions de contribution en   français,   en   anglais   ou   en   arabe.

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