EURAMES Info Service 44/2021
CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1. ONLINE Seminar: “Iraq: From the Inside Out”, Cornell University, 1 November 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET
2. ONLINE Discussion of Edited Book “Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times” by Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1 November 2021, 7:00 pm EET
3. ONLINE Lecture: “Jews, Israel and the Kurds – Unravelling the Myth” by Prof. Dr. Ofra Bengio (Tel Aviv University), Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies, 2 November 2021, 6:00 pm CET
4. International Conference: “Contemporary Libya between Africa and the Mediterranean”, Tunis, 2-4 November 2021
5. ONLINE Presentation and Discussion of the Study “Hidden Hardship of an Unnoticed Workforce: The Economic Lives of Refugees and Migrants in Tunisia”, Heinrich Böll Foundation Tunis, 3 November 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CET
6. ONLINE Webinar: “Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury”, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 3 November 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm SGT
7. ONLINE Lecture: “Domestic and Transnational Factors in Sudan’s 2018 Popular Uprising and the Challenge of Transition from Autocracy to Democracy” by Dr. Khalid Mustafa Medani (McGill University), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 3 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm CET
8. ONLINE Humboldt Research Award Lecture / Goettinger Orient-Symposium: “Towards a History of Libraries in Yemen” by Prof. Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, 3 November 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm CET
9. ONLINE Lecture: “Representations of Iran by the Western Film Industry” by Angeliki Coletsou, Lecture Series: “10 Years So-called Arab Spring - A Critical Perspective”, Critical Students of Islamic and Arabic Studies (KIARA), University of Leipzig, 3 November 2021, 7:30 pm CET
10. ONLINE Book Discussion: “Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine” with Rebecca Stein and Imani Cheers, Institute for Middle East Studies, 4 November 2021, 12:00 pm EST
11. ONLINE Lecture: “Jews and Education in Modern Iran: Identity, Integration, and National Be-longing” by Dr. Daniella Farah (Rice University), UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, 4 November 2021, 12:00 pm PT
12. ONLINE Book Introduction: “The Mexican Mahjar: Transnational Maronites, Jews and Arabs Under the French Mandate” by Camila Pastor (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico), University of Sussex, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
13. ONLINE Webinar: “Session 1: Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants and Displaced Populations’ Health – Perspectives from Libya and Sudan”, Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EET
14. ONLINE Lecture “The Mexican Mahjar – Transnational Maronites, Jews, and Arabs under the French Mandate” by Camila Pastor, University of Sussex, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
15. ONLINE Lecture: “Time and Mobility/Immobility: The Chronopolitics of Mobility and the Temporalities of Suffering and Hope (Focus Asylum Seekers in Greece)” by Dr Roza Tsagarousianou (University of Westminster), Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, 4 November 2021, 5:15 pm CET
16. ONLINE Conference: “Sites of Encounter and Cultural Exchange in West Asia and the Mediterranean (500-1500 CE)”, Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society, University of Edinburgh, 4-6 November 2021
17. International Symposium: “Yavuz Sultan Selim and His Era”, Turkish Historical Society, Istanbul University, 4-6 November 2021
18. ONLINE PhD Discussion: “Al-haz al-awfar wa al-ghibta al-rajiha: Parents and the Wellbeing of Children in the Second Half of the Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Tripoli through the sijillat of the Islamic Sharia Court” by Reda Rafei (Texas Tech University), Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS), 5 November 2021, 11:00 am CST
19. ONLINE Symposium of the Persian Manuscripts Association: “Prince Baysunghur, Before & After: Timurid Manuscripts in Context”, Princeton, 5-6 November 2021, 10:00 pm ET
20. Workshop on “Paradigm Shifts in European-Israeli Relations”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies, 7-8 November 2021
21. ONLINE 6th Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center: “Towards a New ‘Comprehensive Security’ in the Gulf”, Qatar University, 7-10 November 2021
22. ONLINE Discussion: “From the Middle East to Afghanistan: The Evolution of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province”, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 9 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SGT
23. ONLINE Launch for “Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Egypt (Part 5: Media and Popular Culture)”, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 10 November 2021, 7:00 pm CET
24. “First Annual Postgraduate Symposium of the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (INMENAS)”, Ireland, 12-13 November 2021
25. HYBRID International Conference: “Islamophobia and/in Post-Secular States”, University of Alberta, 12-14 November 2021
26. ONLINE Book Launch: “Muslim Masculinities in Literature and Film: Transcultural Identities and Migration in Britain” by Dr Peter Cherry, MENACS, University of Sussex, 16 November 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm GMT
27. ONLINE Book Presentation: “Creative Radicalism in the Middle East: Culture and the Arab Left After the Uprisings” by Caroline Rooney (University of Kent), London Middle East Institute, SOAS,16 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
28. ONLINE: “6th Conference of the Islamicate Digital Humanities Network”, 17 November 2021, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
29. HYBRID Colloque : « La guerre du Rif (1921-1926) : nouvelles approches (France, Espagne, Maroc) », Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l’homme, Aix-en-Provence, 17-19 novembre 2021
30. « 5e journée d’études sur le chiisme contemporain », Laboratoire d’études sur les monothéismes (LEM) Paris, 19 novembre 2021, 10:00 - 16:00 h CET
31. ONLINE Conference: “Recovery of Aleppo – Law, Architecture and Geodata Management to Revive War-Torn Cities”, Frankfurter Forschungsinstitut für Architektur, Bauingenieurswesen und Geomatik, 19-20 November 2021
32. ONLINE Book Discussion: “The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province” by Ümit Kurt, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 29 November 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET
33. ONLINE Webinar: “Water, Politics and Security in the Nile Basin: What’s Next for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Negotiations?”, Bonn Water Network, 1 December 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm CET
34. HYBRID “3rd Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference of the American Society of Islamic Philosophy & Theology”, Harvard and Brandeis Universities, 3-5 December 2021
35. ONLINE 20th Beirut Exchange Conference, 6-10 December 2021
36. ONLINE Book Launch: “A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul”, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative at NYU, 10 December 2021, 12:00 pm EST
37. ONLINE Conference: “European Muslim Eco Lab (EMEL)”, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, 18 December 2021, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CET
38. ONLINE Conference: “Migration Methodologies: Challenges, Innovations and Conceptual Implications for Asian Migrations”, National University of Singapore, 20-21 January 2022
39. Mediterranean Seminar Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Fresno State University, 11-12 February 2022
40. Workshop: “Utopias in the Middle East and Beyond”, Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS), Royal Holloway University of London, February 2022
41. International Conference: “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, GUtech German University of Technology, Muscat, 9-12 March 2022
42. Two Panels about Islamicate Issues at the “International Congress for Medieval Studies”, Western Michigan University, 9-14 March 2022
43. International Graduate Workshop: “The Quotidian and the Divine: Gendered Economies of Monasticism in Christian Anatolia (16th-19th Century)”, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,17-18 March 2022
44. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022
45. Workshop: “COVID-19 and Migrants in the Globalized World (Focus on MENA and Asia Region)”, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 27 March 2022
46. International Conference: “The Global 1922: New Critical Reflections”, King’s College London, 31 March 2022
47. HYBRID “15th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies”, Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA), Athens, 11-14 April 2022
48. ONLINE Conference: “Islamic Perspectives on Exotheology”, 10-11 May 2022
49. Conference: “Jewish Questions and the Global South: Between Sovereignty and Human Right”, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 16-18 May 2022
50. 24th Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 25-28 May 2022
51. Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2022
52. Conference on “Social Justice in Multicultural Settings”, Arab Academic College, Haifa, 7-9 June 2022
53. XV Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis beyond Chaos: Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”, University of Naples “L'Orientale”, 22-24 June 2022
54. International Conference ““Ruling the Waves”: Transnational Radio Broadcasting in the Middle East and the Mediterranean between Production and Reception”, 1920-1970, German Historical Institute etc., Rome, 22-24 June 2022
55. Panel on “Between Memory and Historiography: The Crusades in Modern Arab Scholarship”, 10th International Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE), University of London, 27 June - 1 July 2022
56. Panel on “Borders”, Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades, International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022
57. “Eighth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies”, University of Marburg, 4-9 July 2022
58. Conferences of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies (ARAM) on Melkite Christianity, the Aramaeans, and the Decapolis at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, July 2022
POSITIONS
59. Full-time PhD Scholarship (4 Years) for Research on Islamic Eco-Theology, “South African-German Research Hub on Religion and Sustainability (SAGRaS)”, University of Pretoria, University of the Western Cape, Humboldt-University Berlin
60. Ten PhD Fellows for the Doctoral Programme (3 Years) of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies”
61. Scholarship for PhD Student in Modern Hebrew Studies (Focus on Modern Hebrew Literature or Israeli Cinema), University of Cambridge
62. Associate Professor of the Study of Religion with a Specialisation in Religion and Politics (Focus MENA), University of Oslo
63. Faculty Position in Modern Middle Eastern History, American University of Sharjah
64. Azrieli Postdoc Fellowships, Haifa Center for Mediterranean History
65. Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Race and Colonialism in the Global South (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
66. Assistant Professor in Digital Cultur (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
67. Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Global Journalism (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
68. Assistant Professor in Strategic Communication (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
69. Faculty Member in Social Research and Public Policy, New York University Abu Dhabi
70. Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards of the American Center for Research, Amman, 2022-2023
71. Assistant Professor in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Emory University, Atlanta
72. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Modern Hebrew Literature and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley
73. Assistant Professor in Islam Studies, California State University, Bakersfield
74. Assistant Professor in the History of the Middle East and the Early Islam until 1250, University of Chicago
75. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University
76. James A. Bellamy Professorship, Department of Middle East Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
77. Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Religion and Culture, Jewish Foundation Chair of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati
78. Assistant Professor for Islamic History (Bulliet Chair), Columbia University
79. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for North African Francophone Studies, Connecticut College
80. Postdoctoral Research Associate (12 Months) for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies in the 19th-21st Century, Princeton University
81. Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Colgate University, New York
82. Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern History, Utah State University
83. Assistant Professorship in the History of the Middle East (Tenure Track), University of Utah, Salt Lake City
84. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History and International Relations, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
85. Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies, Tenure Track, (2022-2023), University of Hartford
86. Assistant or Associate Professor for Early Modern Ottoman History, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
87. Assistant Professor in Early Modern Mediterranean Religion, Northwestern University, Evanston
88. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University, Evanston
OTHER INFORMATION
89. Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards of the American Center for Research, Amman, 2022-2023
90. MENASP-CP GCRF Funding for Research and Knowledge Exchange Projects Related to Security, Social Equality and Social Protection in the MENA Region
91. ONLINE Course on “Gender in Muslim Contexts”, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, 17-25 January 2022
92. Intensive Course: “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Environmental Studies in Pre-Modern Egypt”, University of Marburg, 4-6 July 2022
93. Articles on “The Middle East and North Africa” (Focused on the Region’s Political, Social, and Cultural Transformations in the Last Three Decades) for Special Issue of “Michigan Quarterly Review”
94. Articles for Journal “Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico” in English, French, Italian or Spanish
95. Articles for New Journal “Forum Islamic-Theological Studies”
96. Articles on Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Texts Related to the Study of the Qurʾān for “Brill`s Encyclopedia of the Qur`an Online”
97. Chapters for Edited Book on “Assessing Canada's Footprint in the Middle East and North Africa”
98. Chapters for Edited Book on “Israeli Speculative Fiction”
99. Books for Series “I.B.Tauris Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Persian Literature”
100. New Network “H-Egypt” Dedicated to the Study of Egypt from the Early Islamic Period to the Present
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CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1. ONLINE Seminar: “Iraq: From the Inside Out”, Cornell University, 1 November 2021, 12:00 pm
- 1:15 pm ET
This webinar will feature two Iraqi scholars working on architecture and city planning in Baghdad. They will
discuss transformations in the city’s built urban environment and highlight the prospects for solutions that
would involve policy makers and the Iraqi society as a whole.
Information and registration: https://events.cornell.edu/event/iraq_from_the_inside_out?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell
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2. ONLINE Discussion of Edited Book “Jerusalem II: Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times” by
Katharina Heyden and Maria Lissek, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1 November 2021, 7:00 pm EET
Comments and discussion by Clifford Ando (University of Chicago), Nichole Belayche (École Pratique des
Hautes Études, Paris), Katharina Heyden (University of Bern), Konstantin Klein (University of Bamberg), Ora
Limor (Open University of Israel), Maria Lissek (University of Bern), Christoph Markschies (Humboldt-University Berlin).
Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/aiar/virtual-workshop-jerusalem-in-roman-byzantinetimes?e=4b7f78b915
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3. ONLINE Lecture: “Jews, Israel and the Kurds - Unravelling the Myth” by Prof. Dr. Ofra Bengio
(Tel Aviv University), Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies, 2 November 2021, 6:00 pm
CET
Kurdish-Jewish-Israeli relations are not only shaped by a myriad of ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ myths, they have
also been influenced historically by the asymmetry of relations between a state actor (Israel) and a non-state
ethno-national group (the Kurds). Despite political differences, both groups represent minorities within the
Middle East whose neighbours have delegitimized their right to national self-determination.
Information and registration: https://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/Pictures/Events/2021/Jewish_Kurdish_and_Amazigh_Life__Lecture_series.pdf
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4. International Conference: “Contemporary Libya between Africa and the Mediterranean”, Tunis, 2-4 November 2021
Program:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WbRitm1ocV9f5BSSuL8c7lyz0KNLDwxu/view?fbclid=IwAR1zms_9IY8lXdJlAJOhw1W0huxuHWy5oyNqNjp_t6QAFcap8-JNyxs2rs
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5. ONLINE Presentation and Discussion of the Study “Hidden Hardship of an Unnoticed Workforce: The Economic Lives of Refugees and Migrants in Tunisia”, Heinrich Böll Foundation
Tunis, 3 November 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CET
What is the economic situation of refugees and migrants? In which sectors do they work and what are their
working conditions and potential vulnerabilities to risks in Tunisia? This study examines these circumstances
and highlights their role in the broader Tunisian economic development.
Information and registration: https://calendar.boell.de/en/event/presentation-and-discussion-study-hiddenhardship-unnoticed-workforce-economic-lives-0
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6. ONLINE Webinar: “Scoring Opportunity: Sport in the Gulf’s Soft Power Armoury”, Middle East
Institute NUS, Singapore, 3 November 2021 5:00 - 6:00 pm SGT
The Institute will welcome the guru of sport management, Professor Simon Chadwick, to examine the politics
of sport among the Gulf states. Among other things, the discussion aims to map out how sport sponsor-ship
constitutes a projection of the Gulf’s soft power.
Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/bridging-the-gulf/
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7. ONLINE Lecture: “Domestic and Transnational Factors in Sudan’s 2018 Popular Uprising and
the Challenge of Transition from Autocracy to Democracy” by Dr. Khalid Mustafa Medani
(McGill University), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 3 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 6:30
pm CET
Information and registration: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Inhalte/Veranstaltungen/2021/Red_Sea_Lectures/Red_Sea_Region_Series_POSTER__0_05.pdf
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8. ONLINE Humboldt Research Award Lecture / Goettinger Orient-Symposium: “Towards a History of Libraries in Yemen” by Prof. Sabine Schmidtke, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, 3 November 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm CET
Zaydi Yemen is characterized by a religio-dynastic continuance that stretched over nearly a millenium until
the abolition of the Zaydi imamate in 1962. During this periods, the production of books increased exponentially and new libraries were founded. The preserved material allows for a meticulous longue durée study of
Yemen’s religio-cultural history through its libraries, the outlines of which will be sketched out in the lecture.
Information and registration: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/651367.html
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9. ONLINE Lecture: “Representations of Iran by the Western Film Industry” by Angeliki Coletsou,
Lecture Series: “10 Years So-called Arab Spring - A Critical Perspective”, Critical Students of
Islamic and Arabic Studies (KIARA), University of Leipzig, 3 November 2021, 7:30 pm CET
The speaker compares Iran’s representations by the media before and after the Arab Spring and focuses on
the portrayal of 2009 protests by comparing the American and some German cinematic representations of
the country.
Information and registration: https://kiaradiekritischen.wordpress.com/ak-10-jahre-sogenannter-arabischerfruehling/
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10. ONLINE Book Discussion: “Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine”
with Rebecca Stein and Imani Cheers, Institute for Middle East Studies, 4 November 2021,
12:00 pm EST
Drawing on ethnographic work, Rebecca L. Stein chronicles Palestinian video-activists seeking justice, Israeli soldiers laboring to perfect the military's image, and Zionist conspiracy theorists accusing Palestinians
of "playing dead."
Information and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/09/16/screen-shotsstate-violence-on-camera-in-israel-and-palestine-with-rebecca-stein-and-imani-cheers
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11. ONLINE Lecture: “Jews and Education in Modern Iran: Identity, Integration, and National Belonging” by Dr. Daniella Farah (Rice University), UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, 4 November 2021, 12:00 pm PT
This talk will explore Jews and education in twentieth-century Iran through the intersecting themes of upward mobility, identity formation, integration, and national belonging. It will demonstrate how Jews navigated
the educational sphere to find their place in the broader Iranian nation.
Information and registration: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/event/15199
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12. ONLINE Book Introduction: “The Mexican Mahjar: Transnational Maronites, Jews and Arabs
Under the French Mandate” by Camila Pastor (Centro de Investigación y Docencia
Económicas, Mexico), University of Sussex, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Through her use of French colonial archives and historical ethnography among Arab and Jewish communities in Mexico, Pastor’s work explores the intersection between French colonial control over mandate Syria
and Lebanon, and the unfolding of migrants’ lives across transnational spaces.
Information and registration: https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/j/97908660089; Webinar ID: 979 0866 0089
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13. ONLINE Webinar: “Session 1: Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants and Displaced Populations’
Health - Perspectives from Libya and Sudan”, Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EET
This presentation aims to take stock of the impact of COVID-19 on migrants’ health in Libya and Sudan.
Building upon two assessments conducted by IOM in Libya and Sudan, the presentation will focus on the
following three points: Access to healthcare and facilities; Awareness about COVID-19 and vaccination; Impact of COVID-19 on migrants’ health outcomes.
Information and registration: https://erf.org.eg/events/covid-19s-socio-economic-impact-on-migrants-anddisplaced-populations/
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14. ONLINE Lecture “The Mexican Mahjar – Transnational Maronites, Jews, and Arabs under the
French Mandate” by Camila Pastor, University of Sussex, 4 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
GMT
Registration: https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/j/97908660089#success
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15. ONLINE Lecture: “Time and Mobility/Immobility: The Chronopolitics of Mobility and the Temporalities of Suffering and Hope (Focus Asylum Seekers in Greece)” by Dr Roza Tsagarousianou (University of Westminster), Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, 4 November 2021, 5:15 pm CET
The presentation will engage with the relationship between the chronopolitics of mobility/immobility and asylum seekers narratives of ‘pasts’ left behind, ‘present’ suffering and hope for the ‘future. The data presented
are collected through observation and repeat interviews with asylum seekers in the camps of Moria and Kara
Tepe on the island of Lesvos, Greece.
Information and registration: https://ccrs.ku.dk/calendar/2021/time-and-mobility/
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16. ONLINE Conference: “Sites of Encounter and Cultural Exchange in West Asia and the Mediterranean (500-1500 CE)”, Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society, University of Edinburgh, 4-6 November 2021
The following issues with be included: Sites of Encounter in Material Culture; Frontiers; Marginality; Multilingualism; Religion as Site of Encounter; Mapping and Geographic Writings; Commercial Networks and Trade.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7717863/sites-encounter-and-culturalexchange-west-asian-and
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17. International Symposium: “Yavuz Sultan Selim and His Era”, Turkish Historical Society, Istanbul University, 4-6 November 2021
Sultan Selim I was son of Sultan Bayezid II. He ruled the Ottoman Empire until 1520 when he died. During
his reign, the territories of the empire expanded; and Yavuz became the leader of Islamic world. In addition
to military-political affairs throughout his rule, public works, architecture, cultural-literate activities developed,
too.
Information: https://tamga.gov.tr/UluslararasiYavuzSultanSelimVeDonemiSempozyumu2021
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18. ONLINE PhD Discussion: “Al-haz al-awfar wa al-ghibta al-rajiha: Parents and the Wellbeing of
Children in the Second Half of the Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Tripoli through the sijillat of
the Islamic Sharia Court” by Reda Rafei (Texas Tech University), Association of Middle East
Children and Youth Studies (AMECYS), 5 November 2021, 11:00 am CST
The PhD candidate focuses on cases related to personal disputes (divorce, custody, guardianship, and alimony), employment in waqf establishments, and iltizam contracts.
Information and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8378/discussions/8533936/fall-2021-amecysgraduate-student-discussion-series
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19. ONLINE Symposium of the Persian Manuscripts Association: “Prince Baysunghur, Before &
After: Timurid Manuscripts in Context”, Princeton, 5-6 November 2021, 10:00 pm ET
The Association celebrates the 600th anniversary of the first manuscript produced at the royal library-atelier
of the Timurid Prince Baysunghur (1399-1433) in Herat. This symposium brings together experts to explore
the connoisseurship and patronage undertaken by the prince, the aesthetic of his atelier’s output, and their
antecedents in the Jalayirid period.
Program and registration: https://theias.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Yk6EwXmQdy_HRcwH_C3jQ
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20. Workshop on “Paradigm Shifts in European-Israeli Relations”, Heidelberg Center for Jewish
Studies, 7-8 November 2021
PhD students and early career researchers will discuss their research projects with experts in the field and
connect with fellow young researchers working at the intersection of Israel Studies and European Studies.
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Stephan Stetter (Bundeswehr University Munich): „EU-Israeli Relations: A Historical and
Political Perspective“.
Program: http://www.hfjs.eu/md/hfjs/hochschule/bengurion/workshop_plakat_wise21_22.pdf. Registration:
https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62918239000?pwd=eU10MktDQzUyeTFMVnJXc0hweTJMQT09
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21. ONLINE 6th Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center: “Towards a New
‘Comprehensive Security’ in the Gulf”, Qatar University, 7-10 November 2021
The conference will discuss original approaches that may address the wide range of threats faced by the Gulf
countries starting with traditional military security challenges and ending with the latest issues such as environmental, health, economic, food, water, energy, human, and cyber security challenges.
Information: http://www.qu.edu.qa/research/gulfstudies-center/events/Towards-a-new-%E2%80%98comprehensive-security%E2%80%99-in-the-Gulf
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22. ONLINE Discussion: “From the Middle East to Afghanistan: The Evolution of the Islamic State
in Khorasan Province”, Middle East Institute NUS, Singapore, 9 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00
pm SGT
Dr Antonio Giustozzi, author of the books "The Taliban at War" and "The Islamic State in Khorasan", will
discuss the role of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, following the fall of Kabul. Alongside him will be Raffaello
Pantucci, a researcher at RSIS whose work looks at security dynamics in the Eurasian heartland.
Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/from-the-middle-east-to-afghanistan-the-evolution-of-the-islamic-state-in-khorasan-province/
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23. ONLINE Launch for “Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Egypt (Part 5 - Media and Popular
Culture)”, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 10 November 2021, 7:00 pm CET
The panel will feature Naomi Sakr, Ramy Aly, Tourya Guaaybess, Rasha Abdulla, Ehab Galal, Viola Shafik,
and Nadine El Sayed.
Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/routledge-handbook-on-contemporary-egypt-media-and-popular-culture-tickets-177378693447
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24. “First Annual Postgraduate Symposium of the Irish Network for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (INMENAS)”, Ireland, 12-13 November 2021
Papers from MA, MPhil and PhD students/candidates will be related to topics such as: Historical and contemporary matters in geography; Politics and International Relations; Scientific / Infrastructural developments; Culture; Race; Gender; Technology; Law; Peace and Conflict; Literature and the Arts; Environmental
Issues.
Information: https://inmenas.blogspot.com/p/postgraduate-symposium.html
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25. HYBRID International Conference: “Islamophobia and/in Post-Secular States”, University of
Alberta, 12-14 November 2021
This conference will develop a more comprehensive understanding and theorization of the pervasiveness of
Islamophobia. Papers will explore any dimension of Islamophobia, that measure its effects, and that develop
recommendations to address it.
Information: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ANTHROPOLOGY-MATTERS;2cec0ea0.2106
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26. ONLINE Book Launch: “Muslim Masculinities in Literature and Film: Transcultural Identities
and Migration in Britain” by Dr Peter Cherry, MENACS, University of Sussex, 16 November
2021, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm GMT
The event, which is chaired by Dr Feras Alkabani, will start with a book presentation by the author followed
by a discussion with Prof Claire Chambers (York). There will be a Q&A session at the end.
Information and registration: https://universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sq5aaowDRC6_nL6qM9amiA
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27. ONLINE Book Presentation: “Creative Radicalism in the Middle East: Culture and the Arab Left
After the Uprisings” by Caroline Rooney (University of Kent), London Middle East Institute,
SOAS,16 November 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
The book engages affect theory to show how a poetics of disappointment, despair and distrust, to dignity,
solidarity and reconfigured senses of the sacred, offered a way for the left to reclaim ethical and progressive
'radical' values co-opted by political leaders and extremists in the Middle East. In so doing, the book offers
an original conceptual framework for differentiating 'radicalization' from the creative radicalism of the Arab
avant-garde.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/16nov2021-creative-radicalism-inthe-middle-east-culture-and-the-arab-left-after-the-uprisings.html
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28. ONLINE: “6th Conference of the Islamicate Digital Humanities Network”, 17 November 2021,
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Themes: Gender and Justice: A Quantitative Analysis of Women’s Participation and Victory in Ottoman
Courts; Tracing Genealogies: Using Network Analysis to Model the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Sufi Orders; EST RASAM – A Dataset for the Recognition and Analysis of Scripts in Arabic Maghribi Scripts; AlRāzī's Great Exegesis: Can Text Reuse Detection Solve a Longstanding Debate over His Sole Authorship?
Program and abstracts: https://idhn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/6thIDHNOnlineConferenceNoLink.pdf.
Register by e-mail to registration@idhn.org
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29. HYBRID Colloque : « La guerre du Rif (1921-1926) : nouvelles approches (France, Espagne,
Maroc) », Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l’homme, Aix-en-Provence, 17-19 novembre 2021
Le colloque sera très attentif à mettre en relation des archivistes et des chercheurs venus des trois pays
concernés par l’événementm, et travaillant dans des domaines différents (histoire militaire, histoire coloniale,
histoire politique, liens entre histoire et mémoire, mais aussi anthropologie ou histoire de la santé…), rarement réunis lors de manifestations scientifiques.
Programme : https://www.iremam.cnrs.fr/fr/colloque-la-guerre-du-rif-1921-1926-nouvelles-approchesfrance-espagne-maroc. Accès à distance par lien Zoom sur: https://www.iremam.cnrs.fr/fr/actualites
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30. « 5e journée d’études sur le chiisme contemporain », Laboratoire d’études sur les monothéismes (LEM) Paris, 19 novembre 2021, 10:00 - 16:00 h CET
Programme : https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-5e-journee-detudes-sur-le-chiisme-contemporain195086056647
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31. ONLINE Conference: “Recovery of Aleppo – Law, Architecture and Geodata Management to
Revive War-Torn Cities”, Frankfurter Forschungsinstitut für Architektur, Bauingenieurswesen
und Geomatik, 19-20 November 2021
The conference would like to provide interdisciplinary interested architects, archaeologists, (urban) planners,
lawyers and geospatial data managers with approaches for thinking and acting to what extent cooperation
possibilities and fields of activity are possible for the recovery in Aleppo and other war-ravaged cities in Syria
and beyond.
Information: https://www.frankfurt-university.de/fileadmin/standard/Aktuelles/Anhaenge_StartseitenNews/Conference_Recovery_of_Aleppo_Call.pdf
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32. ONLINE Book Discussion: “The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province” by Ümit Kurt, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 29 November
2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET
The Armenians of Aintab draws on primary sources from Armenian, Ottoman, Turkish, British, and French
archives, as well as memoirs, personal papers, oral accounts, and newly discovered property-liquidation
records. Together they provide an invaluable account of genocide at ground level.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2021/mit-kurt-armenians-aintab-economics-genocide-ottoman-province
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33. ONLINE Webinar: “Water, Politics and Security in the Nile Basin: What’s Next for the Grand
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Negotiations?”, Bonn Water Network, 1 December 2021, 5:00 pm
- 6:30 pm CET
This webinar will bring together renowned experts in hydro-diplomacy in the Nile basin to present their insights on the decade-long dispute around the GERD and its link to historical hydro-political trajectories in the
basin, and explore the common ground for resolving the dispute.
Information and registration: https://archive.newsletter2go.com/?n2g=ezs426oj-gn81ck6b-6te
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34. HYBRID “3rd Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference of the American Society of Islamic Philosophy & Theology”, Harvard and Brandeis Universities, 3-5 December 2021
The aim of the conference is to promote the study of Islamic Philosophy, broadly conceived, in its historical
and contemporary context.
Information: https://asipt.org/conferences/
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35. ONLINE 20th Beirut Exchange Conference, 6-10 December 2021
During the 35 hours of sessions, participants will have the opportunity to listen to and engage with leading
academics, analysts, activists and politicians representing a wide spectrum of views on Lebanon.
Application deadline: 15 November 2021. Information and registration: https://www.globalpoliticalexchange.org/beirut
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36. ONLINE Book Launch: “A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul”, Ottoman and Turkish Studies
Initiative at NYU, 10 December 2021, 12:00 pm EST
This edited book (Brill, 2021) is the first collective effort to explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and multireligious Ottoman Empire and home to one of the world’s largest and most diverse urban
populations, as an early modern metropolis. This event brings together the editors, as well as a number of
contributors, of the volume to discuss also the field of urban studies within Ottoman history.
Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpd6vqToqHNbAfK8D5pKY8SSht99dPKx-
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37. ONLINE Conference: “European Muslim Eco Lab (EMEL)”, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna,
18 December 2021, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CET
Climate change is a growing global challenge. Muslim communities have reacted to this and initiated projects
for more environmental awareness; research investigates issues of climate change that affect Muslims in
different contexts. To promote these developments and to facilitate synergies, the organizers are initiating a
biennial meeting to present current projects and organizations and to discuss research desiderata.
Deadline for abstracts: 4 December 2021. Information: Dr. Ursula Fatima Kowanda-Yassin, f.kowanda-yassin@sfu.ac.at
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38. ONLINE Conference: “Migration Methodologies: Challenges, Innovations and Conceptual Implications for Asian Migrations”, National University of Singapore, 20-21 January 2022
Papers will focus on innovative methodological approaches while drawing on substantive findings relevant to
“Asian migrations” (broadly defined to refer to migration flows within, as well as in and out of Asia) in order to
grapple with the challenges and possibilities in conducting migration research.
Information: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/mime/
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39. Mediterranean Seminar Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Fresno State University, 11-12 February 2022
This workshop will explore how sacred spaces of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam helped shape, and were
shaped by, inter-communal dynamics in the Mediterranean - including the Near East and North Africam, the
Black Sea and Central Asia, and the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean - from prehistory to the modern
era.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-sacredspaces-winter-2022-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-11-12-february-fresno-924964?e=82aeb6c61d
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40. Workshop: “Utopias in the Middle East and Beyond”, Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS), Royal Holloway University of London, February 2022
Organised by Simon Wolfgang Fuchs (Freiburg) and Thomas Pierret (Aix-en-Provence). Scholars are invited
with various disciplinary backgrounds to take stock of the many utopias that have shaped (or, at least, strove
to shape) the Middle East and adjacent regions throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Information: https://utopiasinthemiddleeast.wordpress.com/
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41. International Conference: “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, GUtech German University of Technology, Muscat, 9-12 March 2022
The conference will be organised by the RIO Research Centre Indian Ocean (www.rio-heritage.org). It seeks
to contribute to the emerging field of “mobility studies”, shedding new light on the overland and sea networks
stretching from the Eastern Mediterranean and East Africa to East Asia from the earliest times to the present
day.
Information: http://silkroads.rio-heritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/210729_Call-for-Papers_v2.pdf
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42. Two Panels about Islamicate Issues at the “International Congress for Medieval Studies”,
Western Michigan University, 9-14 March 2022
Panel 1: “Sociability between Justice and Tyranny” – considering Islamicate ambivalences toward sociability
and despotism.
Panel 2: “Medieval Islamicate Paratexts in Contexts” – exploring the nature of the paratext in the lettered
traditions of the medieval Islamicate world and ask how developments in textual technology are understood
and valorized.
Information: https://icms.confex.com/icms/2022am/cfp.cgi
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43. International Graduate Workshop: “The Quotidian and the Divine: Gendered Economies of
Monasticism in Christian Anatolia (16th-19th Century)”, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,17-
18 March 2022
Questions to be answered: How was monastic life represented by the church, by laypeople, and by the Ottoman state? What did daily life in the monastery entail? How did the practices of monasticism change over
time? What was the relationship between spiritual, material, sexual and economic conditions in monasteries?How did monks and nuns represent their work and networks as communal?
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8772990/call-papers-quotidian-and-divine-gendered-economies-monasticism
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44. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El
Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022
Papers will focus on the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s oeuvre while other papers will be
dedicated to the spirit of her work and thought. A special issue of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies
will be devoted to the memory of Dr. El Saadawi.
Information: https://middleeaststudies.duke.edu/call-papers-nawal-conference-2022
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45. Workshop: “COVID-19 and Migrants in the Globalized World (Focus on MENA and Asia Region)”, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 27 March 2022
This workshop engages with the broader questions related to COVID-19 and international migration such as
migrant deaths, healthcare, repatriation, remittances, return migration, migrant families, livelihood, and other
related issues. The organizer will cover air ticket and local accommodation.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 November 2021. Information: Dr Md Mizanur Rahman mizan@qu.edu.qa
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46. International Conference: “The Global 1922: New Critical Reflections”, King’s College London,
31 March 2022
Using the Greek-Turkish war as a starting point, the conference aims to place the events that followed the
armistice of 1918 in a broader international and transnational context and, conversely, use this wider frame
to better understand the transformations on a local level.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/7713581/cfp-global-1922
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47. HYBRID “15th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies”, Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA), Athens, 11-14 April 2022
Information: https://www.atiner.gr/mediterranean
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48. ONLINE Conference: “Islamic Perspectives on Exotheology”, 10-11 May 2022
Organised by Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Zayed University and Jörg Matthias Determann, Virginia Commonwealth
University, etc.. Questions to be asked: Are extraterrestrials even metaphysically or hermeneutically possible
in Islamic thought? If extraterrestrials exist, how would this impact Islamic jurisprudence and/or ethics? What
philosophical implications could there be for Muslims if extraterrestrial life exists? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information: https://www.academia.edu/51090491/Call_for_papers_Islamic_Perspectives_on_Exotheology
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49. Conference: “Jewish Questions and the Global South: Between Sovereignty and Human
Right”, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 16-18 May 2022
The conference discusses continuations from interwar judicial and political debates on minority rights to postwar aspirations for independence. It historicizes the Jewish experience between empire and the post colony
along the following guiding questions: How were early quests for post-imperial self-determination reflected in
Jewish political debates? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8795716/jewish-questions-and-global-south-between-sovereignty-and-human
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50. 24th Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa, 25-28 May 2022
Proposals are invited for individual paper, panel discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects related
to the Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures around the world from all historical periods. The
official language of the Congress is English, but we also welcome complete sessions in any Mediterranean
language.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-mediterranean-studies-association-25-28-may-lisbon?e=82aeb6c61d
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51. Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2022
Papers are invited on the following themes: The meanings of peace in Africa; Sufi actors and peace building;
Civil and communal strife; Islamic conceptions of peace and war; Modern conflicts in the name of Islam;
Salafism: between conflict and peace; Cases from North Africa; Overcoming conflicts; Peacekeepers and
peace keeping; Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 November 2021. Information: https://sites.duke.edu/researchafrica/files/2021/09/Peace-in-Africa-Conference-Call-1-1.pdf
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52. Conference on “Social Justice in Multicultural Settings”, Arab Academic College, Haifa, 7-9
June 2022
Conference sessions will explore the relationship between social justice and multiculturalism, especially as
they are related to education. In Israel with four major religions, teachers, educators, academic researchers
and policy makers live social justice issues every day. Presenters from around the world will bring experiences from their cultural contexts.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2021. Information: http://sjms2022.arabcol.net/sjms2022arabcol/
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53. XV Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis
beyond Chaos: Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”, University of Naples “L'Orientale”, 22-24 June 2022
The conference intends to reflect on the several dimensions and interrelations of the crises of the modern
and contemporary Middle East and North Africa, involving both collective and individual aspects, as well as
all spheres of life, be they political, social, economic, cultural or environmental.
Deadline for panels: 23 December 2021. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/xv-convegno-sesamo-napoli-2022/
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54. International Conference ““Ruling the Waves”: Transnational Radio Broadcasting in the Middle East and the Mediterranean between Production and Reception”, 1920-1970, German Historical Institute, etc., Rome, 22-24 June 2022
The conference re-examines the history and experiences of transnational radio broadcasting by analyzing its
production, reception, and impact in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean regions between the early 1920s
and 1970.
Information: http://dhi-roma.it/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf-dateien/Veranstaltungsprogramme/2021/CfP_Ruling-the-Waves_20220622-24.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2bQcjUNGKGsOu0qF-fd_IDj4aAVZWDx1qFQC82MQySyfyRJ7RbaTb2PxQ
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55. Panel on “Between Memory and Historiography: The Crusades in Modern Arab Scholarship”,
10th International Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East
(SSCLE), University of London, 27 June - 1 July 2022
Papers are sought on the historiography and memory of the crusades in modern Arabic academic historical
scholarship, specifically concerned with the modern Arab historiography of the crusades in the Levant, Egypt
and the Eastern Mediterranean region in general. Accepted papers will form a core of an edited book that will
be submitted to one of the outstanding series on the crusading studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 November 2021. Information: Ahmed M. Sheir (University of Marburg) ahmed.sheir@staff.uni-marburg.de;
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mzbvnp2tybjVP4pIuw_2_5lCLxh2xPlF/view
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56. Panel on “Borders”, Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades, International Medieval
Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022
Medievalists of all fields will present papers on the theory and practice of borders in all of their variety as they
relate to the history of the crusades and associated fields of enquiry.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-borders-47-july-leeds?e=82aeb6c61d
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57. Eighth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, University of Marburg, 4-9 July 2022
The themed portion of the conference on 7July will be “Environment and Nature in the Mamluk Sultanate”.
We welcome papers related to land use, hydrology and irrigation, disease and famine, flora and fauna, crops
and food, and anything related to these topics.
Information: https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html
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58. Conferences of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies (ARAM) on Melkite Christianity, the Aramaeans, and the Decapolis at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, July
2022
1. "Melkite Christianity (the Patriarchates of Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria) and the Archaeology of Byzantine Monasteries and Churches in the Levant", 11– 13 July 2022;
2. "The Aramaeans B.C.: History, Literature, and Archaeology", 14–16 July 2022
3. "The Decapolis: History and Archaeology", 25–27 July 2022
Information: aram@orinst.ox.ac.u
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POSITIONS
59. Full-time PhD Scholarship (4 Years) for Research on Islamic Eco-Theology, “South AfricanGerman Research Hub on Religion and Sustainability (SAGRaS)”, University of Pretoria, University of the Western Cape, Humboldt-University Berlin
SAGRaS will focus on the impact of religious ecological tenets and teachings (eco-theologies) on collective
and individual ecological actions, and will explore these fields through studies focusing on different religious
communities and traditions in South African-German comparative perspective..
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://www.rcsd.hu-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/sagrascallforapplications-phd.pdf
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60. Ten PhD Fellows for the Doctoral Programme (3 Years) of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim
Cultures and Societies”
The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global connectedness of Muslim cultures
and societies. Successful applicants will have a master’s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies,
History, Human Geography, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Semitic Studies, Social and
Cultural Anthropology, South and Southeast Asian Studies, or Southeast European History.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/application/call_for_applications/index.html
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61. Scholarship for PhD Student in Modern Hebrew Studies (Focus on Modern Hebrew Literature
or Israeli Cinema), University of Cambridge
Requirements: Master degree with merit or equivalent, completed. Fluency in Modern Hebrew and English.
Beginning in October 2022.
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8166938/scholarship-modern-hebrew-studies-modern-hebrew-literature
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62. Associate Professor of the Study of Religion with a Specialisation in Religion and Politics
(Focus MENA), University of Oslo
Qualification requirements: PhD or equivalent academic qualifications within the study of religion/comparative
religion/history of religion specialised in religion and politics. The position is relevant to MENA studies insofar
as it opens up expertise within Islam, Christianity and/or Judaism, and is located at a department with a big
MENA research group.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/availablejobs/job/210261/associate-professor-of-the-study-of-religion-with-a-specialisation-in-religion-and-politics
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63. Faculty Position in Modern Middle Eastern History, American University of Sharjah
Successful candidates will have a PhD in History or related discipline; a record of excellent teaching, ideally
of at least one year; a proven record of scholarship; and an active research agenda.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/09/28/faculty-position-in-modern-middle-eastern-history
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64. Azrieli Postdoc Fellowships, Haifa Center for Mediterranean History
Invitation for scholars who are studying any aspect of Mediterranean history and would like to develop their
work at the HCMH during 2022-24.
Deadline for applications: 2 November 2021. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/azrielipost-doc-fellowships-at-haifa-center-for-mediterranean-history?e=82aeb6c61d
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65. Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Race and Colonialism in the Global South (Focus
MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
Preference given to scholars whose research is comparative or transnational, who investigate questions of
anti-blackness in the non-Western world (particularly in the geographic regions of Asia and Africa, particularly
the West Asia and North Africa region), who include gender in their analysis.
Deadline for applications: 11 November 2021. Information: https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hr857prd_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=42219&PostingSeq=1&
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66. Assistant Professor in Digital Cultur (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
We seek candidates with an active research program on digital culture in the West Asia and North Africa
region, particularly Arab countries. Preference given to scholars whose research is comparative or transnational, who investigate questions of identity, values, aesthetics, affect, ethics, and who have linguistic competence and field experience in their research area.
Deadline for applications: 11 November 2021. Information: https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hr857prd_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=42217&PostingSeq=1
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67. Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Global Journalism (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
Candidates should have an active research program that focuses on journalism in the West Asia and North
Africa region, particularly Arab countries. Preference given to scholars whose research is comparative or
transnational, who investigate questions of media work and journalistic authority in relationship to politics and
society, who focus on digital journalism and/or misinformation, who include ethics, gender and/or race in their
analysis.
Deadline for applications: 11 November 2021. Information: https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hr857prd_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=42222&PostingSeq=1
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68. Assistant Professor in Strategic Communication (Focus MENA), Northwestern University Qatar
We seek candidates with an active research program in strategic communication in the West Asia and North
Africa region (particularly Arab countries), South and Southeast Asia, or Sub-Saharan Africa. Preference will
be given to scholars whose research is comparative or transnational, who investigate questions of influence,
propaganda, or misinformation.
Deadline for applications: 11 November 2021. Information: https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hr857prd_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=42220&PostingSeq=1
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69. Faculty Member in Social Research and Public Policy, New York University Abu Dhabi
We will consider applicants with an active research agenda in all areas of theoretically-informed social research, but are especially keen on strengthening our faculty in any of the following areas: social theory,
political sociology, comparative-historical research, qualitative methods, migration, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Open date for applications. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/94902
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70. Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards of the American Center for Research, Amman, 2022-
2023
Information: https://acorjordan.org/fellowships-2/
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71. Assistant Professor in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Emory University, Atlanta
Disciplinary, regional, and chronological parameters are open; a focus on material culture and excellent relevant language skills are strongly preferred.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/94849
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72. Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Modern Hebrew Literature and Comparative Literature,
University of California, Berkeley
The successful candidate will have a rigorous grounding in modern Hebrew literature and culture, with additional areas of specialization in Biblical or medieval Hebrew literature; Yiddish or Ladino literatures and cultures; Arabic, German, or other literatures of relevant comparative focus; etc.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03101
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73. Assistant Professor in Islam Studies, California State University, Bakersfield
The candidate’s geographical region of specialty is open, but competency in at least one additional religious
tradition is strongly preferred especially in gender studies, ethnic studies, or interdisciplinary studies.
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62221
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74. Assistant Professor in the History of the Middle East and the Early Islam until 1250, University
of Chicago
Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to carry out original independent research on the social,
political, and economic history of early Muslim/Islamic societies; and have a strong command of classical
Arabic. Knowledge of an additional relevant language desirable.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/91641
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75. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Middle
Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University
Disciplinary, regional, and chronological parameters are open; a focus on material culture and excellent relevant language skills are strongly preferred. Applicants should be able to teach survey courses in Ancient
Near Eastern Studies and introduction to Middle Eastern Civilizations.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/94849
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76. James A. Bellamy Professorship, Department of Middle East Studies, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
We seek a professor or advanced associate professor with a substantial publication record in the fields of
early Arabic language or literature, textual traditions and Islamic culture, starting at Fall 2023.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/90190
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77. Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Religion and Culture, Jewish Foundation Chair of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati
Candidates should be trained and employ theories and methods in the study of Religion in their research.
Prior to the effective date of appointment, candidates must have a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies, Religious Studies,
or a related field.
Deadline for applications: 5 November 2021. Information: https://jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinnati-Assistant-Professor%2C-Modern-Jewish-Religion-&-Culture-OH-45201/794733600/
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78. Assistant Professor for Islamic History (Bulliet Chair), Columbia University
We especially seek scholars focusing on the history of Western Asia, during the 10th-15th centuries CE,
working primarily in Persian and/or Arabic.
Deadline for applications: 5 November 2021. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62053
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79. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for North African Francophone Studies, Connecticut College
All thematic approaches are welcome, with particular attention to expertise in the fields of colonialism/imperialism, migration, feminism, gender, sexuality, Arabic, and Islamic Studies. Candidates will have demonstrated experience in the reading and analysis of a variety of cultural modes of production particularly literature in many genres, but also film and screen, music, visual and graphic art, and possibly others.
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/97248
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80. Postdoctoral Research Associate (12 Months) for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies in the 19th21st Century, Princeton University
The goal of the program is to support outstanding scholars of Iran and the wider Persianate world at an early
stage of their careers and thus to strengthen the field of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies in the United States
and abroad.
Deadline for application: 10 December 2021. Information: https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=22703
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81. Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Colgate University, New York
The current Jewish Studies program has strengths in philosophy, Biblical studies, and contemporary Jewish
literature; we are seeking a historian with new areas of expertise.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19710
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82. Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern History, Utah State University
Candidates should specialize in any period from the medieval to the modern. Preference will be given to
candidates who can contribute to the Religious Studies Program, which is part of the Department of History.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2021. Information: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/4237/job
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83. Assistant Professorship in the History of the Middle East (Tenure Track), University of Utah,
Salt Lake City
The period of specialization is open. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to research-informed teaching at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in History or a related field at the time appointment begins (August 10, 2022). Previous experience in teaching and mentoring successful undergraduate research is preferred.
Deadline for applications: 5 November 2021. Information: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/120720
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84. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History and International Relations, College of William
and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8812946/featured-job-assistant-professor-middle-eastern-history-and
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85. Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies, Tenure Track, (2022-2023), University of Hartford
Preference will be given to candidates working outside the field of American Jewish history, including, but not
limited to the fields of modern European Jewish history, Mediterranean and Sephardic Studies, Latin American Jewish History, or Middle Eastern Studies.
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://hartford.peopleadmin.com/postings/4719
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86. Assistant or Associate Professor for Early Modern Ottoman History, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Applicants` research should cover events occurring between the 15th and 18th centuries with regional specialization open. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research makes broad connections
and/or spans multiple regions and communities, as well as those who engage with both Ottoman Turkish and
other relevant languages.
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2021. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/94351
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87. Assistant Professor in Early Modern Mediterranean Religion, Northwestern University, Evanston
The successful candidate will be interested in the varied routes of religious, philosophical, and material exchange connecting Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and/or the Americas from 1500-1800. May specialize in Christianity, Islam, and/or Judaism.
Deadline for application: 15 November 2021. Information: https://religious-studies.northwestern.edu/about/open-faculty-positions/early-modern-search-2021.html
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88. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University,
Evanston
We welcome and encourage applications from early career scholars whose work focuses on nondominant
and underrepresented groups including but not limited to religious, ethnic, and LBGTQ minorities and otherwise marginalized groups. Scholars in all branches of the Social Sciences and Humanities may apply.
Deadline for applications: 13 January 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/8661283/call-applications-keyman-modern-turkish-studies-postdoctoral#reply-8748717
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89. Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards of the American Center for Research, Amman, 2022-
2023
Information: https://acorjordan.org/fellowships-2/
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90. MENASP-CP GCRF Funding for Research and Knowledge Exchange Projects Related to Security, Social Equality and Social Protection in the MENA Region
Application are invited from early-career researchers for either Research Projects between £10,000 - £50,000
from 6 - 12 months or Applied Intervention and Knowledge Exchange (AIKE) Projects between £5,000 -
£15,000 from 3 - 6 months; focus on Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and
Tunisia.
Deadline for applicationss: 23 November 2021. Information: https://www.menasp.com/en/funding-opportunities/?swcfpc=1
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91. ONLINE Course on “Gender in Muslim Contexts”, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University, 17-25 January 2022
Run by leading experts on gender and Islam, the programme will bring together scholars and students from
diverse backgrounds to discuss key issues in the study of gender in Muslim contexts. The programme is
open to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and those with prior interest in the subject or
a record of study in a related topic
Deadline for applications: 12 November 2021. Information: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/study/Pages/winterprogramme.aspx
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92. Intensive Course: “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Environmental Studies in Pre-Modern
Egypt”, University of Marburg, 4-6 July 2022
The course will be instructed by Ghislaine Alleaume, Allison Gascoigne, Nicolas Michel, and Yossef
Rapoport. It will include an introduction to archaeological methods in environmental history, historiography
and research methods for the environmental history of pre-modern Egypt, an introduction to GIS, and the
use of map resources generally.
Deadline for application: 31 January 2021. Information: https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html
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93. Articles on “The Middle East and North Africa” (Focused on the Region’s Political, Social, and
Cultural Transformations in the Last Three Decades) for Special Issue of “Michigan Quarterly
Review”
We are seeking articles, essays, memoirs, fiction and poetry in English translation that examine the impact
the multiple tensions and conflicts of the last three decades have had on the people of the Middle East and
North Africa.
Deadline for submissions: 1 November 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/07/09/call-for-submissions-michigan-quarterly-reviews-special-issue-on-middle-east-and-north-africa
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94. Articles for Journal “Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico” in English, French, Italian
or Spanish
Essays, analyses and translations concerning the Islamic Mediterranean are all acceptable: from religious
forms to histories, from institutions to languages, social movements, changes, cultural representations, migratory flows, in ancient times as well as today.
Deadline for articles: 15 November 2021. Information: https://blogperle.unical.it/wp/rivistaocchiali/cfp-no-9
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95. Articles for New Journal “Forum Islamic-Theological Studies”
Papers can be submitted in the following areas: Qur’anic Studies and Qur’anic exegesis (tafsīr); Hadith
Studies; Sufism; Islamic Legal Theory and Hermeneutics (fiqh); Islamic Ethics; Islamic Philosophy; Systematic-Discursive Theology (kalām); Islamic Religious Education; Sociology of Religion on Muslims in Europe;
Islam and Pluralism, Islam in Europe; Interreligious Studies: etc.
Deadline for contributions: 1 March 2022. Information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/islam-theol/docs/call-for-papers_fits_de_en-002.pdf
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96. Articles on Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Texts Related to the Study of the Qurʾān for “Brill`s
Encyclopedia of the Qur`an Online”
Texts on “Pagan,” biblical, para-biblical, Jewish, Christian, and Umayyad-era works are all under consideration; anything composed before the year 750 CE.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/8686247/call-manuscripts-ibtauris-studiesmedieval-and-early-modern
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97. Chapters for Edited Book on “Assessing Canada's Footprint in the Middle East and North Africa”
This book will be open to various scholarly approaches, such as from the fields of political science, diplomatic
history, cultural studies, and more. Papers are invited to explore either bilateral relationships or thematic
issues, and will be done in the broadest geographic understanding of MENA.
Deadline for abstracts extended to 30 November 2021. Information: Canada.MENA.Research@gmail.com
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98. Chapters for Edited Book on “Israeli Speculative Fiction”
This volume will examine, among others, Israeli Fantasy and Science Fiction, Israeli graphic novels, Israeli
depictions of zombies and vampires, Israeli speculative fiction that is not written in Hebrew in Israel, as well
as Israeli speculative literature written by Israeli expats abroad. The focus of this volume is on Israeli literature, though comparative analysis with cinematic texts would also be considered.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8763455/israeli-speculative-fiction
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99. Books for Series “I.B.Tauris Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Persian Literature”
Submissions are invited from authors who adopt a comparative approach to the study of Persian literature
that spans genres, periods, regions and/or languages, circa 850-1850. The geographical range is the full
expanse of the Persianate world, from Anatolia and the Caucasus in the west, through Iran and Afghanistan,
to Central and South Asia in the east.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/8686247/call-manuscripts-ibtauris-studiesmedieval-and-early-modern
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100. New Network “H-Egypt” Dedicated to the Study of Egypt from the Early Islamic Period to the
Present
H-Egypt is governed by and designed for scholars of Egypt who are affiliated with universities and research
institutes around the globe, including in Egypt itself. It will serve as the locus of an academic community
without a home, and provide scholars of Egypt with a natural home on H-Net. It also aims to bridge a gap
between scholars in Egypt, mainly writing in Arabic, and those abroad.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/513/discussions/8718168/announcing-h-egypt
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