CONFERENCES
1.
Third
Annual Reset Dialogues Seminars on Pluralism in North Africa on “Tolerance:
Legal and Constitutional Perspectives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic”,
Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, Carthage, 1-2 July 2020
(Online via ZOOM)
2.
POSTPONED: International
Conference of the Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII): “From Ancient to
Modern: The Current State of Research on Iraq“, Washington, DC, 9 October 2020.
Postponed to 1 October 2021
- 54th
Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington
DC, 10-13 October 2020
- Journée
d’étude : « Travail et travailleur·se·s au Maghreb (XIXe-XXIe s.) »,
IDHES, Paris Nanterre, 20 octobre 2020
5.
Workshop
“New Perspectives in Turkey Studies in the German-Speaking Countries,”
Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg, 30-31 October 2020 (or Online)
6.
Conference: “Land to the
Tiller?” Hopes and Ruins of Agrarian Reform in Africa, Asia and the Middle
East, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 12-13 November 2020
- Colloque : « La place des Lumières dans les pays arabo et/ou
musulmans : pour une nouvelle approche des liens Orient/Occident »,
Institut Supérieur des sciences humaines, Tunis, 18-20 novembre 2020
- Symposium on
"The Body at Work: Gender, Labour, Migration", University of
London, Paris, 20 November 2020
- Conference
Examining Design, Planning & Construction in the Modern World: “Dubai
2020: Rapid Cities – Responsive Architectures“, American University in
Dubai, 22-24 November 2020
- Conference:
“Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and Beyond. Al-Safadī and His
Pairs”, Venice, 10-12 December 2020
- International
Symposium: “Foreign Images and Practices of Bibliotherapy: From ‘The
Arabian Nights’ to ‘Manga’, University of Strasbourg, 27-29 January 2021
12. 2nd
Biennial Symposium "Connectivity Across Borders: Global Borderlands in
Historical & Modern Perspective", Texas A&M University-San
Antonio, 26-27 March 2021
13. Symposium: "Ottoman Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet
University, 7-9 April 2021
- Conference:
"Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East: The Silk Roads
and Beyond", University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April
2021
15. Panels on “Materiality of Languages: Epigraphy,
Manuscripts, and Writing Systems in Byzantium and Early Islamic Near East
(324-1204)“ during the 56th International Congress on Medieval
Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 13-16 May 2021
16. Panels on “Changing Winds and Great Storms: The
Dynamics of Speech Communities and Forms of Their Linguistic Self-Expression in
the Eastern Mediterranean (324-1204)“ during the International Medieval
Congress, University of Leeds, 5-8 July 2021
- 20th
ISA World Congress of Sociology on "Resurgent Authoritarianism:
Sociology of New Entanglements of Religions, Politics, and
Economies", Melbourne, Australia, 24-30 July 2022
- 6th
World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6), University of La Manouba, Tunis, 19-23 September 2022
POSITIONS
19. Professorship (W3) in “Islam Studies: Arabic“, Heidelberg
University
20. Four Research Associates (3 Years) for the
Graduate Programm “Democratising Security in Turbulent Times”, German Institute
for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
21. Research Fellow (3 Years) for Project “Religion
for Peace: Identifying Conditions and Mechanisms of Interfaith Peace”, German
Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
22. Postdoctoral Fellow for Project “Freedom and
Development? Freedom of Religion or Belief, Religious Actors, and Sustainable
Development", German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
23. 8–10 Fellowships for International Doctoral
Students in European History, the History of Religion, Historical Theology, or
other Historical Disciplines, Leibniz Institute of European History (EIG),
Mainz
24. Tenure Track Full Professor of Islamic Origins (1.0 FTE),
University of Groningen
25. Postdoctoral Researcher (2 Years) on the
History of Zoroastrianism, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
26. PhD Fellowship (3 Years) in the Project “Total
Devotion – Passions and Plots in Radical Religion in the Ancient World,”
University of Southern Denmark
27. Post-doctoral Position (3 years) for Research
on "The Contemporary Expansion of Corporate Islam in Rural West
Africa", Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva
28. Post-doctorant.e en sciences humaines et
sociales, Projet MEMOVIVES (Mémoires vives et vivantes des exilés), Université
Nanterre
29. Fellowship Program for Emerging Displaced
Scholars, Columbia Global Centers, Amman
30. Junior Researcher/Researcher on the
Geopolitical Situation in the MENA Region, Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC),
Johannesburg
31. Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Middle
Eastern and North African History, Loyola University Maryland
32. Three Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 2021-2024,
Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey
OTHER INFORMATION
33. Book Award of the Association for Middle East
Children and Youth Studies Association
34.
Sheikh
Zayed Book Award
35. Summer
Course: "Romanization and Islamization in the Western Mediterranean",
Casa Árabe in Cooperation with University of Hamburg, Cordoba, 23-28 July 2020
36. Studies and
Observation for Online Collection on "Corona Crisis: Local Perspectives of
a Global Challenge", Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)
37. Articles for “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman,
Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies“
- Articles on
"Visibility of Religious Difference in Medieval Europe and the
Mediterranean“ for “Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
- Articles on “The
Politics of Religious Dissent” for Special Issue of “International Journal
of Religion”
- Articles on
"Religious Transformation in the Middle East – Spirituality,
Religious Doubt, and Non-religion" for Special Edition of Journal
"Religions"
41. Articles on “Israel Studies as a Global
Discipline” for a Special Issue of the “Journal of Israeli History”
42. Articles on “Media, Accountability and Dissent in the Middle East
and North Africa” for Special Issue of “Journal for International
Press/Politics”
43. Chapters for Edited Book on “Rethinking
Islamism beyond jihadi Violence: Fighting Ideas Leaving the Sword Aside“
(Vernon Press)
44. Chapters for Edited Volume on “Islam, Muslims,
and COVID-19: Examining the Intersection of Ethics, Health and Muslim Life in
Diasporic Muslim Communities” for Series “Muslim Minorities” (Brill)
45. New Book Series “Worlding the Middle East“
(Stanford University Press)
46. New Resource: "Medieval and Early Modern
Orients (MEMOs)"
47. New Resource: “Teaching Medieval Slavery and Captivity”
(Including MENA Region)
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Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, in cooperation with the University of
Sharjah
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CONFERENCES
1.
Third
Annual Reset Dialogues Seminars on Pluralism in North Africa on “Tolerance:
Legal and Constitutional Perspectives from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic”,
Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, Carthage, 1-2 July 2020
(Online via ZOOM)
Q&As
will be held at the end of each panel either through the zoom Q&A feature,
through the chat or verbally by using the “raise hand” function.
See program at https://www.resetdoc.org/event/program-carthage/. Register at the following link in order to receive the link for
the conference: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dCewPZReSlaXr4paNimtRg
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2.
POSTPONED:
International Conference of the Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII):
“From Ancient to Modern: The Current State of Research on Iraq“, Washington,
DC, 9 October 2020. Postponed to 1 October 2021
This
conference will bring together American, Iraqi, and international scholars to
present their findings and exchange their ideas in any subject area.
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- 54th
Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington
DC, 10-13 October 2020
This conference is primarily concerned with the area encompassing Iran, Turkey,
Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab world (and their
diasporas) from the seventh century to modern times. Other regions, including
Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union, also are
included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the Middle
Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.
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- Journée
d’étude : « Travail et travailleur·se·s au Maghreb (XIXe-XXIe
s.) », IDHES, Paris Nanterre, 20 octobre 2020
Que sait-on des mines et des mineurs au Maghreb
ou des travailleurs du rail ? Comment les rapports de
domination liés au genre, à la classe, à la race s’expriment-ils dans la sphère
du travail ? Cette journée vise à comprendre les processus originaux de
développement d’un salariat coexistant avec d’autres formes de travail tout au
long de la période considérée.
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5.
Workshop
“New Perspectives in Turkey Studies in the German-Speaking Countries,”
Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg, 30-31 October 2020 (or Online)
This
workshop brings together graduate students (PhD students, MA students, and BA
students in the process of graduation) who are based in German-speaking
countries and are involved in research on contemporary Turkey and its
diasporas. The objective of the workshop is to encourage interdisciplinary
exchange and debate among these young scholars and to help further establish
Turkey-related research in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Deadline for applications: 1 August
2020. Information: https://www.blickwechsel-tuerkei.de/en/events/2020/Workshop_Tuerkeiforschung_EN.php
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6.
Conference: “Land to the
Tiller?” Hopes and Ruins of Agrarian Reform in Africa, Asia and the Middle
East, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 12-13 November 2020
This conference revisits practices and models of agrarian
reform and revolution that have been promoted across the Middle East, Africa
and Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries. It will explore
current research from historical as well as contemporary perspectives.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2020.
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- Colloque : « La place des Lumières dans les pays arabo et/ou
musulmans : pour une nouvelle approche des liens Orient/Occident »,
Institut Supérieur des sciences humaines, Tunis, 18-20 novembre 2020
Les
liens entre ce que l’on nomme les Lumières occidentales et le monde
arabo-musulman ont donné lieu à plusieurs études ces dernières années. Les
analyses sur la relation entre ces deux entités culturelles ont souvent été
confinées à une réflexion sur l’orientalisme et sur le regard porté par les
écrivains occidentaux sur le monde musulman.
Information:
http://ihrim.ens-lyon.fr/evenement/la-place-des-lumieres-dans-les-pays-arabo-et-ou-musulmans-pour-une-nouvelle
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- Symposium on
"The Body at Work: Gender, Labour, Migration", University of
London, Paris, 20 November 2020
Reflecting deep concerns with the reach of capital, in both
its colonial and neo-colonial/global guises, the aim is to pose questions about
how bodies are identified, exploited, and displaced across different regimes of
labour. From sex work to construction, from agricultural day labour to domestic
services.
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- Conference
Examining Design, Planning & Construction in the Modern World: “Dubai
2020: Rapid Cities – Responsive Architectures“, American University in
Dubai, 22-24 November 2020
Seeking diverse perspectives on best practice design, construction and
development models for cities and architecture the conference welcomes
contributions from a range of disciplines: Urban Design, Architecture,
Construction, Sustainability, Engineering, Housing, Public Health, Sociology,
Transport, Business, Technology, History and Culture, Media.
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- Conference:
“Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and Beyond. Al-Safadī and His Pairs”,
Venice, 10-12 December 2020
The conference will focus on authors as readers (What do they
read? How do they read?); their methodology and working method; scholars’
library; readers’ digest and collections; and Al-Ṣafadī and his network.
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- International
Symposium: “Foreign Images and Practices of Bibliotherapy: From ‘The
Arabian Nights’ to ‘Manga’, University of Strasbourg, 27-29 January 2021
The idea that books can cure is very popular in contemporary Western
culture, where workshops of “bibliotherapy” and books aiming at strengthening
mental health blossom. This new attitude is a turning point in the conception
of literature’s role since 1950. The new set of images and practices connect
literature not only to the aesthetic sphere, but also to everyday life.
Information:
https://www.fabula.org/actualites/bibliotherapies-d-ailleurs-des-mille-et-une-nuits-au-manga_94939.php
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12. 2nd
Biennial Symposium "Connectivity Across Borders: Global Borderlands in
Historical & Modern Perspective", Texas A&M University-San
Antonio, 26-27 March 2021
We welcome proposals dealing with the role of borders and
borderlands in shaping global narratives of connectivity across time and place.
Deadline for
abstracts: 15 September 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/23/cfp-global-borders-borderlands-symposium
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13.
Symposium:
"Ottoman Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet University, 7-9 April
2021
The
aim is not to reveal the autobiographical elements existing in any text or the
data about the author’s self by using the information found, say, in a marginal
note; but to focus on the distinct works which can be directly evaluated within
the scope of self-narratives. A close examination can reveal autobiographical
elements even in Ottoman chronicler’s accounts. Moreover, traveler’s accounts
can also be fitted in the category of self-narrative according to some
historians.
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- Conference:
"Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East: The Silk Roads
and Beyond", University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April
2021
The conference examines the relationship between China and
the Middle East, both ancient and modern. Papers that incorporate additional
regions, such as Europe, Central Asia, or South/Southeast Asia are also
encouraged, provided they are also incorporate both China and a country in the
Middle East, broadly construed.
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15. Panels on “Materiality of Languages: Epigraphy,
Manuscripts, and Writing Systems in Byzantium and Early Islamic Near East
(324-1204)“ during the 56th International Congress on Medieval
Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 13-16 May 2021
In
this period, the Eastern Mediterranean witnessed greater linguistic
transformations that affected the entire regions and cultures, including their
popular and elite levels. The purpose of the sessions is to examine whether
this situation led to consolidating associative links between certain languages
and particular types, methods, and styles of writing regarded as their “proper”
or “preferred” mediums; and to what extent modern scholars can detect these
links today, studying epigraphy, manuscripts, and writing systems.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2020.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-materiality-of-languages-byzantium-and-early-islamic-near-east-324-1204-13-16-may-kalamazoo?e=82aeb6c61d
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16. Panels on “Changing Winds and Great Storms: The
Dynamics of Speech Communities and Forms of Their Linguistic Self-Expression in
the Eastern Mediterranean (324-1204)“ during the International Medieval
Congress, University of Leeds, 5-8 July 2021
Papers
are invited to explore how different languages and speech communities withstood
(or did not) various transformations that took place in the Eastern
Mediterranean in the period from the fourth to the twelfth century.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2020.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-the-dynamics-of-speech-communities-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-324-1204-5-8-july-2021-leeds?e=82aeb6c61d
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- 20th ISA World Congress of Sociology on "Resurgent
Authoritarianism: Sociology of New Entanglements of Religions, Politics,
and Economies", Melbourne, Australia, 24-30 July 2022
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- 6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies
(WOCMES-6), University of La Manouba, Tunis, 19-23
September 2022
Mind this date!
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POSITIONS
19. Professorship (W3) in “Islam Studies: Arabic“, Heidelberg
University
The
professorship focuses on intellectual history and religious studies with regard
to the Islamic world. The successful applicant is expected to master the full
range of the subject as qualified above, and be experienced in the study of
classical as well as modern literary and scholarly texts in Arabic, as
evidenced by excellent publications. In addition, a good knowledge of Persian
is especially appreciated.
Deadline for applications: 31 July
2020. Information: https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=29033 (English text at the end)
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20. Four Research Associates (3 Years) for the
Graduate Programm “Democratising Security in Turbulent Times”, German Institute
for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
Requirements:
MA in political science, international relations, sociology, criminology,
communication studies, security studies, peace and conflict studies, human
geography or adjacent fields. Research associates must have an excellent
command of English.
Deadline for application: 31 July
2020. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/2101_Ausschreibung_WISO_Kooperation_IFSH_GIGA.pdf
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21. Research Fellow (3 Years) for Project “Religion
for Peace: Identifying Conditions and Mechanisms of Interfaith Peace”, German
Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
Requirements: Very good MA in political science, economics,
or other social sciences, sound quantitative methodological skills, including
advanced statistical skills regarding cross-country time-series, keen interest in the topic of religion, peace
and conflict in Africa and beyond.
Screening of applications will begin
on 6 July 2020. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/GIGA-20-05_ResearchFellow_Religion-for-Peace-DFG.pdf
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22. Postdoctoral Fellow for Project “Freedom and
Development? Freedom of Religion or Belief, Religious Actors, and Sustainable
Development", German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
We
are inviting research fellows with a completed PhD plus up to six years of
post-doctoral experience. The program addresses international researchers. Researchers
of German nationality are eligible to apply if currently employed at an
international institute.
Deadline for application: 31 July
2020. Information: https://kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/kwi-international-fellowships_call-for-application-2021_2.pdf
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23. 8–10 Fellowships for International Doctoral
Students in European History, the History of Religion, Historical Theology, or
other Historical Disciplines, Leibniz Institute of European History (EIG),
Mainz
We
fund PhD projects on European history from the early modern period until
1989/90. We are particularly interested in projectswith a comparative or
cross-border approach, on European history in its relation to the wider world,
or on topics of intellectual and religious history. The IEG Fellowships provide
a unique opportunity to pursue your individual PhD project while living and
working for 6–12 months at the Institute in Mainz.
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24. Tenure Track Full Professor of Islamic Origins (1.0 FTE),
University of Groningen
What
we ask: a PhD degree in Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Theology, or
another field appropriate to the position;
experience and proven success in teaching; an exemplary research record
demonstrated by publications in monographs and articles in top journals;
success in acquiring external funding; fluency in the English language; etc.
Deadline for applications: 31 August
2020. Information: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/292492/tenure-track-full-professor-islamic-origins-10-fte/?utm_source=ATemailalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_click
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25. Postdoctoral Researcher (2 Years) on the
History of Zoroastrianism, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
The
research is on “Keepers of the Flame: the Reconfiguration of the Zoroastrian
Priesthood in Sasanian and Early Islamic Times”. Requirements: Strong background in the study of religion,
Middle Eastern History or pre-modern South Asia). Since the evidence is limited
and diverse (archaeology, manuscript colophons, inscriptions, DNA-evidence),
possession of a strong background in theory and interdisciplinary research is
required.
Deadline for applications: 28 June
2020. Information: https://en.academicpositions.nl/ad/leiden-university/2020/postdoctoral-researcher-in-the-history-of-zoroastrianism/145644?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=Job+alerts
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26. PhD Fellowship (3 Years) in the Project “Total
Devotion – Passions and Plots in Radical Religion in the Ancient World,”
University of Southern Denmark
Candidates
are expected to hold an MA in the study of religion, Jewish/Judaic studies, or
another relevant discipline, with a specialization in the ancient world. The
successful candidate will work on Jewish texts from the 2nd to the 6th
centuries CE, the formative era of Rabbinic Judaism.
Deadline for applications: 1 October
2020. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=60165
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27. Post-doctoral Position (3 years) for Research
on "The Contemporary Expansion of Corporate Islam in Rural West
Africa", Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva
Requirements: Completion of a PhD degree in a social
science by the end of 2020; strong motivation to undertake a 12 month
multi-site ethnographic fieldwork in rural West Africa; excellent English
skills and knowledge of French or excellent French skills and knowledge of
English; Mastery of the main local
language spoken in the proposed ethnographic fieldwork.
Deadline for applications: 20 July
2020. Information: https://jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1&p_web_page_id=47124 (English text at the end)
28. Post-doctorant.e en sciences humaines et
sociales, Projet MEMOVIVES (Mémoires vives et vivantes des exilés), Université
Nanterre
Projet : MEMOVIVES a pour ambition de rendre visible
les savoirs et trajectoires biographiques des scientifiques en danger ou en
situation d’exil forcé depuis la Turquie et la zone irako-syrienne au début du
XXIe siècle. Profil : La ou le candidat.e devra témoigner d’une solide
expertise dans les domaines suivants : méthode des sciences sociales,
thématiques migratoires, connaissance de la Turquie et de sa région. La connaissance des principes du règlement général des données
personnelles (RGPD) et du traitement des données sensibles est indispensable.
Date limite
de candidature : 15 juillet 2020.
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29. Fellowship Program for Emerging Displaced
Scholars, Columbia Global Centers, Amman
The
goal of the program is to create opportunities for scholars in the humanities
and humanistic social sciences who have been forcibly uprooted from their home
countries to reintegrate into academia and resume their academic pursuits.
Fellows will be expected to participate in scholarly presentations, workshops,
and roundtable discussions. They will be connected to a global network of
academics and scholars in Jordan, New York (from Columbia University), and
beyond.
Deadline for applications extended
to 30 June 2020.
Information: https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/fellowship-program-emerging-displaced-scholars
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30. Junior Researcher/Researcher on the
Geopolitical Situation in the MENA Region, Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC),
Johannesburg
Requirements: At least a Master’s degree in either
International Relations, Political Science, or a related field; Experience in research design, analysis and
in writing policy papers on the MENA region;
Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic, Turkish
and/or Persian will be an advantage.
Deadline for applications: 8 July
2020.
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31. Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Middle
Eastern and North African History, Loyola University Maryland
The
successful applicant will teach four undergraduate courses a semester
(ordinarily two preparations), including a survey of modern Middle Eastern
history. Basic departmental or university service is expected
Review of applications will begin on
1 July 2020. Information: https://careers.loyola.edu/postings/5088?source=JobTarget%20via%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences%20Online%20-%20H-Net&utm_source=JobTarget&utm_medium=Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences%20Online%20-%20H-Net&utm_campaign=Lecturer%20in%20Middle%20Eastern%20and%20North%20African%20History%20(1213-5088)&_jtochash=8OOYKZIa1gQpT4bOTRVME&_jtocprof=DAesXUj6VITmSMJxOBk21BQa1d5VLNX6
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32. Three Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 2021-2024,
Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey
Applications
are invited for two Open Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences and
one Fellowship in Humanistic Studies.
Deadline for applications: 4 August
2020. Information: https://sf.princeton.edu/about-us/news/call-applications-postdoctoral-fellowships-2021-24
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OTHER INFORMATION
33. Book Award of the Association for Middle East
Children and Youth Studies Association
The
AMECYS Book Award ($300) recognizes an outstanding contribution on the study of
children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic
communities. Books must be non-fiction, scholarly monographs based on original
research and published in English (copyright date of 2017, 2018, 2019).
Deadline for nominations: 30 June
2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8378/discussions/6160058/2020-amecys-book-award-copyright-date-2017-2018-2019
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34.
Sheikh
Zayed Book Award
The
Award aims to recognize some of the most challenging work coming out of the
Arab world or engaging with its culture, including both literary and scholarly
works. Writers, translators, academics, and publishers from around the world
are awarded for their exceptional contributions to advancing Arabic literature
and culture. Each winner receives prize money of 750,000 UAE dirhams (204,000
USD).
Deadline for application: 1 October
2020.
Information: https://register.zayedaward.ae/Pages/home.aspx#/pages/home.aspx/about (English text at the end)
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35. Summer
Course: "Romanization and Islamization in the Western Mediterranean",
Casa Árabe in Cooperation with University of Hamburg, Cordoba, 23-28 July 2020
Intensive text-oriented summer course (34h) directed at
university students and scholars who – regardless of their specialization -
want to become familiar with the most relevant issues related to the history of
al-Andalus. This year, the course will focus on the processes of Romanization
and Islamization that led to the formation of the Western Mediterranean first
as a Roman and later on as an Islamic society.
Deadline for applications: 1 July 2020. Information: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/summer-course-romanization-and-islamization-in-the-western-mediterranean
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36. Studies and
Observation for Online Collection of on "Corona Crisis: Local Perspectives
of a Global Challenge", Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)
Scholars engaged in studies on the Middle East, North Africa
and the Muslim world are invited to publish their thoughts, observations, and
first reports on the impact of this crisis.
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37. Articles for “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman,
Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies“
Diyâr
is a new, interdisciplinary and interregional academic journal concerned with
research on Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central
Asia and the Caucasus. We accept articles of a variety of research topics and
areas in the field of the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences
written in German, English, and French.
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- Articles on
"Visibility of Religious Difference in Medieval Europe and the
Mediterranean“ for “Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
The goal of this volume is to show ways in which religion marked a
perceptible difference in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.
Deadline for
papers: 30 July 2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/call-for-articles-visibility-of-religious-difference-in-medieval-europe-and-the-mediterranean-hamsa-journal-of-judaic-and-islamic-studies?e=82aeb6c61d
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- Articles on “The
Politics of Religious Dissent” for Special Issue of “International Journal
of Religion”
Three questions frame the topic in the special issue: - How
do religious leaders respond to dissent within their faiths? - How does the
state respond to religious dissent? - How do religions react to dissent from
feminist and gay activists?
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- Articles on
"Religious Transformation in the Middle East – Spirituality,
Religious Doubt, and Non-religion" for Special Edition of Journal
"Religions"
This Special Issue looks to compose a cross section of
current work in social science, religious studies, and related fields on
Islam/religion and non-religion in the Arab World. It aims at collecting case
studies that offer carefully contextualized explorations, grounded in
theoretically informed analyses.
Deadline for manuscripts: 1 December 2020.
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41. Articles on “Israel Studies as a Global
Discipline” for a Special Issue of the “Journal of Israeli History”
In
addition to critical explorations of more established regional clusters (like
the UK), the special issue will emphasize emerging and less-explored scholarly
writing on Zionism and Israel, whether in Central and Eastern Europe, the
Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Africa or Latin America.
Deadline for submissions: 15
December 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/6166222/pdf
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42. Articles on “Media, Accountability and Dissent in the Middle East
and North Africa” for Special Issue of “Journal for International
Press/Politics”
This issue aims to provide new
research perspectives on the momentous upheavals that took place in the Middle
East and North Africa in the past ten years by shedding light on the
interactions between citizens, social movements, and different types of media
actors. The recent developments in 2019, with large street protests in Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan and Algeria demonstrate that change is mainly
taking place outside mainstream politics.
Deadline for manuscripts: 31 July
2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/23/media-accountability-and-dissent-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
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43. Chapters for Edited Book on “Rethinking
Islamism beyond jihadi Violence: Fighting Ideas Leaving the Sword Aside“
(Vernon Press)
This
volume seeks original contributions investigating the following issues: The
origins of Islamism and the differences with jihadism; The evolution of
Islamism over time and places; The role played by non-jihadist Islamist
organisations in different national contexts and their appeal.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 August
2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6203814/call-book-chapters-%E2%80%98rethinking-islamism-beyond-jihadi-violence
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44. Chapters for Edited Volume on “Islam, Muslims,
and COVID-19: Examining the Intersection of Ethics, Health and Muslim Life in
Diasporic Muslim Communities” for Series “Muslim Minorities” (Brill)
The
volume will describe the challenges that Muslim communities face(d), and how
they traverse them, with a particular focus on the interplay between religious
obligations, health risks, public health mandates, and communal life. The
volume seeks to provide a rich, multidisciplinary, and multidimensional account
of Islamic/Muslim ethics operating in the COVID-19 era.
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45. New Book Series “Worlding the Middle East“
(Stanford University Press)
This
series investigates the “worlding” of the Middle East, the ever-changing,
ever-becoming dynamism of the region. It
seeks to capture the ways in which it is being reimagined and unmade through
flows of world capital, power, and ideas. We encourage studies in not only
traditional disciplines (e.g., history, politics, anthropology), but also those
that push the boundaries into other areas (e.g., economics, religious studies,
public health, city planning, art).
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46. New Resource: "Medieval and Early Modern
Orients (MEMOs)"
This
project seeks to further knowledge and understanding of the early interactions
between England and the Islamic worlds. Through our pages and our blog we hope
to create an accessible space to reveal the exciting discoveries of researchers
as they navigate the seas of history and literature, and investigate the
intersecting webs of our pasts.
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47. New Resource: “Teaching Medieval Slavery and
Captivity” (Including MENA Region)
This
is a collection of primary sources in English translation as well as images and
selected bibliographies of scholarly work to help those who want to incorporate
the history of slavery and captivity into their classes. The scope of the
collection is global and covers the 4th through 17th
centuries.
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