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CONFERENCES
1. Conference : "Islam and Democracy: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood's Contribution", The Cordoba Foundation, London, 12 February 2015
2. Conference: "Innovation Arabia 2015: Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate: Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future", Dubai, 16-18 February 2015
3. Joint Conference of BRISMES/American University in Dubai: "Relocating Middle East Studies: New Geographies of Discourse", Dubai, 16-18 April 2015
4. Workshop: "The Arab Nahda in its Regional and Global Contexts", University of Oxford, 22-23 April 2015
5. Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First World War in/and the Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo, 9-11 May 2015
6. Symposium: "Ecologies of Violence and Genealogies of Terror: Assembling the Biosocial and its Histories in the GCC", Center for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, 18 May 2015
7. Conference: “Academics and Activists Speak Out on the Shifting Places of Women in the Arab World”, Beirut, 2-4 June 2015
8. 49th Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference, British Museum, London, 24-26 July 2015
9. Interdisciplinary Symposium „Notions of Dignity and Deficiency - Intertextual Approaches to the Anthropology of the Qur’an in Contemporary Muslim Discourse“, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 17-18 September 2015
10. International Conference: "Contemporary Arab World in the International Relations", University of Gdansk, Poland, 24 September 2015 - New Date!
11. Panel: "Crisis/Time: Crisis and Temporality in the MENA Region and Neighbouring Regions", German Anthropological Association Bi-Annual Conference, Marburg University, 30 September - 3 October 2015
12. International Symposium: "Time in Islamic Civilization", Konya, Turkey, 8-11 October 2015
13. International Conference and Graduate Student Workshop on "Islam in Russia", Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 15-16 October 2015
POSITIONS
14. Six Doctoral Studentships Including Arabic Studies, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg
15. Post-doctoral Research Associate for Al-Jazeera Media Project, Focus on Turkey and Morocco Research Associate, POLIS, University of Cambridge
16. Research Associate for "Science and Scripture in Christianity and Islam", Faraday Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
17. Two Annual Fellowships for 2015-16 at the Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies, New York
OTHER INFORMATION
18. Graduate Student Workshop: “Space, Place and Technologies of Map Making in Late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine”. University of Tuebingen and State Academy Bad Wildbad (Black Forest), Germany, 28-30 July 2015
19. Joint MSc Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) and the Lebanese American University
20. M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
21. Summer School of the London Middle East Institute, 22 June - 23 July 2015
22. International Summer School in Forced Migration, University of Oxford, 6-24 July 2015
23. Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" in "CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East"
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If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5500 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 100 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address.
Best regards,
Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany
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CONFERENCES
1. Conference : "Islam and Democracy: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood's Contribution", The Cordoba Foundation, London, 12 February 2015
List of speakers and further information: www.thecordobafoundation.com/events.php?id=1&art=144
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2. Conference: "Innovation Arabia 2015: Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate: Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future", Dubai, 16-18 February 2015
Innovation Arabia 8, will be held under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Dubai and President of HBMSU. Innovational Arabia is a highly scientific refereed event where thought leaders, academics, and the professional community searching to exchange ideas, discuss trends, solutions and challenges in the development of sustainable economies and societies in the Arab World through innovation. Innovation Arabia will feature four important tracks: Quality and Business Management; Smart Learning; Health and Environment; Islamic Banking and Finance.
Information www.innovationarabia.ae
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3. Joint Conference of BRISMES/American University in Dubai: "Relocating Middle East Studies: New Geographies of Discourse", Dubai, 16-18 April 2015
Proposed Conference Sessions: - Negotiating Modernities and the Contemporary in Visual Culture, - Re-readings / Re-takes; Narratives in Literature and Media, - Transdisciplinary Studies of Gender in West Asia and North Africa, - New Dynamics in the Economies of West Asia and North Africa, - Fluctuating Geopolitics of West Asia and North Africa, - Shifting Identities and Diasporic Communities, - Youth Culture Activating New Geographies, Art Forms and Social Media.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 February 2015. Information http://www.brismes.ac.uk/events/154-audbrismes-conference
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4. Workshop: "The Arab Nahda in its Regional and Global Contexts", University of Oxford, 22-23 April 2015
This workshop aims to situate the nineteenth-century “Nahda” (the Arab revival, enlightenment or renaissance) in its regional and global context. We hope to draw on links and parallels with the Ottoman Tanzimat, the Greek and Balkan Enlightenments, the Armenian Renaissance, and comparable movements further afield, to place the Nahda in its global context. The workshop will bring together scholars from intellectual history, global history, literary theory, and comparative literature, art history.
Deadline for abstracts: 21 February 2015. Information http://oxfordnahdaworkshop.wordpress.com
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5. Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First World War in/and the Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo, 9-11 May 2015
The conference will examine the various aspects of the Arab roles in the First World War. The focus will be on the multiple conflicts and battles in the Middle East and North Africa, especially these that have been buried in national and historical memories.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2015. Information http://iismm.hypotheses.org/19976
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6. Symposium: " Ecologies of Violence and Genealogies of Terror: Assembling the Biosocial and its Histories in the GCC", Center for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, 18 May 2015
Deadline for abstracts: 11 February 2015. Information http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/research/centres/gulf/events/ecologiesofviolence/
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7. Conference: “" Academics and Activists Speak Out on the Shifting Places of Women in the Arab World”, Beirut, 2-4 June 2015
The conference is hosted by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University Beirut. The wars and unrest in the Arab region have proven lethal to women’s rights. The gender dimension is at the core of both the struggle during armed conflict and the social reconstruction that follows. The languages of the conference will be: English, Arabic, and French.
Deadline for abstracts 20 February 2015. Information http://womeninwar.org/wordpress/beirut-conference-june-2015/
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8. 49th Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference, British Museum, London, 24-26 July 2015
This is the only international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). The Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies are published the following year in time for the next Seminar'.
Deadline for abstracts of papers on 28 February 2015 and for posters on 31 May 2015. Information www.thebfsa.org/content/about-the-seminar. Contact seminar.arab@thebfsa.org.
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9. Interdisciplinary Symposium „Notions of Dignity and Deficiency - Intertextual Approaches to the Anthropology of the Qur’an in Contemporary Muslim Discourse“, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 17-18 September 2015
Hosted by the Chair for the Study of Religions, in Cooperation with the Center for ‘Anthropology of Religion(s)’ (CAR).This call is addressed to Muslim and Non-muslim scholars (doctoral and postdoctoral) who conduct research about the intertextuality and discourse of the Qur’an especially with regard to anthropological accounts (Ādam/Iblīs, ḫalīfa, amāna/fiṭra etc.) and are interested in discussing their theses and contributions with leading representatives of their disciplines.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2015. Information: www.theologie.uni-erlangen.de/lehrstuhl-fuer-religions-und-missionswissenschaft/forschungcfp.html
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10. International Conference: "Contemporary Arab World in the International Relations", University of Gdansk, Poland, 24 September 2015 - New Date!
The conference’s methodological theme will be the SWOT analysis. During the conference four workshops will be created: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. Each of the workshops will be facing the problems of the Arabic region in the XXI century.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 August 2015 http://wns.ug.edu.pl/media/aktualnosci/39809/contemporary_arab_world_international_relations
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11. Panel: "Crisis/Time: Crisis and Temporality in the MENA Region and Neighbouring Regions", German Anthropological Association Bi-Annual Conference, Marburg University, 30 September - 3 October 2015
We invite anthropological case studies investigating subjective and individual experiences of crisis in the MENA and neighbouring regions. How are these experiences articulated and represented? How are they framed in relation to larger-scale experiential processes, interpretive frameworks and systems of meaning (and when is this impossible)? Which temporal references are invoked?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2015 to Katharina.Lange@zmo.de. Information: www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/calls%20for%20papers/cfp_crisis_temporality.pdf
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12. International Symposium: "Time in Islamic Civilization", Konya, Turkey, 8-11 October 2015
Scientists and thinkers have been engaged in the discussion of time, searching for answers to such questions as what time is, how it is perceived, in what way it is related to human life, how it was considered in the past. The Islamic culture and civilization has indeed produced a wealth of literature dealing various aspects of time. This international event, aims to bring to light the contributions that have been made by philosophers, scientists, theologians, Sufis, and intellectuals of Islamic civilization in this field.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 17 April 2015. Information: http://irct2015.konya.edu.tr/en/index.php#.VL-ycEesVqU
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13. International Conference and Graduate Student Workshop on "Islam in Russia", Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 15-16 October 2015
This conference will focus on what it means to be a Muslim in Russia today and how these meanings are reflected in Russian political life. Conference participants will examine the variety of Muslim identities in modern Russia and also consider the evolving role of Muslims in Russian history. In addition to the conference, a smaller graduate student workshop will be held immediately prior to the conference.
The deadline for proposals: 1 February 2015. Information http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/conference-islam-russia
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POSITIONS
14. Six Doctoral Studentships Including Arabic Studies, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg
Project proposals in the field of Arabic literature, Arabic language pedagogy or Arabic sociolinguistics are particularly welcome.
Closing date: 3 February 2015. For application see: http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/announcements-in-the-job-application-portal/?languageId=0&disableRedirect=true&id=19144&Dnr=671955&Type=E. Further information: phd@sprak.gu.se
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15. Post-doctoral Research Associate for Al-Jazeera Media Project, Focus on Turkey and Morocco Research Associate, POLIS, University of Cambridge
Requirements: PhD in Politics, International Relations, Political Communication or a cognate discipline), with an emphasis on the region, excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and either Arabic or Turkish, proven track record of academic publishing and research.
Deadline of application: 13 February 2015. Information http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/5894/
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16. Research Associate for "Science and Scripture in Christianity and Islam", Faraday Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
The project will commence on 1st March and the Research Associate will take up post as soon as possible after that date for a period of three years. The role will include conducting literature reviews and social scientific fieldwork. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in a relevant subject and a demonstrable expertise and interest in the requirements of the job as specified in the job description (Ref: FP3/2.)
Closing date for application: 28 February 2015. Information: www.faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/index.php
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17. Two Annual Fellowships for 2015-16 at the Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies, New York
The fellowships are offered via the “Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Award in Palestine Studies”, and the “Palestine & Law Fellowship” at the Center for Palestine Studies. Deadline for application 20 February 2015. Information: www.columbia.edu/cu/palestine/about/fellowships.html
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OTHER INFORMATION
18. Graduate Student Workshop: “Space, Place and Technologies of Map Making in Late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine”. University of Tuebingen and State Academy Bad Wildbad (Black Forest), Germany, 28-30 July 2015
Proposals may address, but are not restricted to: history of late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine • theories of space and place • mental maps • regionalization • mapping and cartography in the late Ottoman period. Students accepted to the workshop will be eligible for travel grants.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2015. Information: www.uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/aoi/orient-islamwissenschaft/aktuelles.html
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19. Joint MSc Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) and the Lebanese American University
We seek students who are highly motivated to study challenging subjects in economics as well as Middle Eastern economics and who will appreciate studying in an international setting; Students with a strong focus on economics in their first degree and very good English-language proficiency.
German nationals and those of selected MENA countries are eligible for a DAAD scholarship. Two years of work experience are required.
Applications for DAAD scholarships must be submitted by 30 April 2015. Self-financers can apply up to 15 July 2015. Information www.uni-marburg.de/emea
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20. M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
The aim of this degree program is to reposition the study of the Middle East and Islam within a global context to help students better analyze particular issues in light of current events and shifting historical paradigms. The program’s core classes provide a solid background in both fields of study, however students can choose to focus their coursework on either Middle East Studies or Islamic Studies.
Application deadline: 23 February 2015 for admission in Fall 2015. Information http://meis.gmu.edu/programs/la-ma-meis/overview/
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21. Summer School of the London Middle East Institute, 22 June - 23 July 2015
Courses are offered on "Culture and Society in the Middle East" (www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/culture-and-society-in-the-middle-east-and-arabic-language) and "Government and Politics in the Middle East" (www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/government-and-politics) combined with Beginners Arabic (Level 1 or 2). Application deadline is 24 May 2015.
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22. International Summer School in Forced Migration, University of Oxford, 6-24 July 2015
Asfari Foundation bursaries are available for Summer School candidates who work on refugee-related issues from Palestine, Lebanon and Syria (or Palestinians and Syrians resident in the Arab world). The deadline for a bursary application is 1 March 2015. Information: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/international-summer-school.
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23. Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" in "CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East"
Deadline for full paper: 30 April 2015. Information: http://iismm.hypotheses.org/16997
1. Conference : "Islam and Democracy: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood's Contribution", The Cordoba Foundation, London, 12 February 2015
2. Conference: "Innovation Arabia 2015: Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate: Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future", Dubai, 16-18 February 2015
3. Joint Conference of BRISMES/American University in Dubai: "Relocating Middle East Studies: New Geographies of Discourse", Dubai, 16-18 April 2015
4. Workshop: "The Arab Nahda in its Regional and Global Contexts", University of Oxford, 22-23 April 2015
5. Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First World War in/and the Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo, 9-11 May 2015
6. Symposium: "Ecologies of Violence and Genealogies of Terror: Assembling the Biosocial and its Histories in the GCC", Center for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, 18 May 2015
7. Conference: “Academics and Activists Speak Out on the Shifting Places of Women in the Arab World”, Beirut, 2-4 June 2015
8. 49th Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference, British Museum, London, 24-26 July 2015
9. Interdisciplinary Symposium „Notions of Dignity and Deficiency - Intertextual Approaches to the Anthropology of the Qur’an in Contemporary Muslim Discourse“, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 17-18 September 2015
10. International Conference: "Contemporary Arab World in the International Relations", University of Gdansk, Poland, 24 September 2015 - New Date!
11. Panel: "Crisis/Time: Crisis and Temporality in the MENA Region and Neighbouring Regions", German Anthropological Association Bi-Annual Conference, Marburg University, 30 September - 3 October 2015
12. International Symposium: "Time in Islamic Civilization", Konya, Turkey, 8-11 October 2015
13. International Conference and Graduate Student Workshop on "Islam in Russia", Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 15-16 October 2015
POSITIONS
14. Six Doctoral Studentships Including Arabic Studies, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg
15. Post-doctoral Research Associate for Al-Jazeera Media Project, Focus on Turkey and Morocco Research Associate, POLIS, University of Cambridge
16. Research Associate for "Science and Scripture in Christianity and Islam", Faraday Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
17. Two Annual Fellowships for 2015-16 at the Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies, New York
OTHER INFORMATION
18. Graduate Student Workshop: “Space, Place and Technologies of Map Making in Late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine”. University of Tuebingen and State Academy Bad Wildbad (Black Forest), Germany, 28-30 July 2015
19. Joint MSc Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) and the Lebanese American University
20. M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
21. Summer School of the London Middle East Institute, 22 June - 23 July 2015
22. International Summer School in Forced Migration, University of Oxford, 6-24 July 2015
23. Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" in "CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East"
___________
If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5500 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 100 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address.
Best regards,
Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany
______________
CONFERENCES
1. Conference : "Islam and Democracy: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood's Contribution", The Cordoba Foundation, London, 12 February 2015
List of speakers and further information: www.thecordobafoundation.com/events.php?id=1&art=144
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2. Conference: "Innovation Arabia 2015: Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate: Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future", Dubai, 16-18 February 2015
Innovation Arabia 8, will be held under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Dubai and President of HBMSU. Innovational Arabia is a highly scientific refereed event where thought leaders, academics, and the professional community searching to exchange ideas, discuss trends, solutions and challenges in the development of sustainable economies and societies in the Arab World through innovation. Innovation Arabia will feature four important tracks: Quality and Business Management; Smart Learning; Health and Environment; Islamic Banking and Finance.
Information www.innovationarabia.ae
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3. Joint Conference of BRISMES/American University in Dubai: "Relocating Middle East Studies: New Geographies of Discourse", Dubai, 16-18 April 2015
Proposed Conference Sessions: - Negotiating Modernities and the Contemporary in Visual Culture, - Re-readings / Re-takes; Narratives in Literature and Media, - Transdisciplinary Studies of Gender in West Asia and North Africa, - New Dynamics in the Economies of West Asia and North Africa, - Fluctuating Geopolitics of West Asia and North Africa, - Shifting Identities and Diasporic Communities, - Youth Culture Activating New Geographies, Art Forms and Social Media.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 February 2015. Information http://www.brismes.ac.uk/events/154-audbrismes-conference
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4. Workshop: "The Arab Nahda in its Regional and Global Contexts", University of Oxford, 22-23 April 2015
This workshop aims to situate the nineteenth-century “Nahda” (the Arab revival, enlightenment or renaissance) in its regional and global context. We hope to draw on links and parallels with the Ottoman Tanzimat, the Greek and Balkan Enlightenments, the Armenian Renaissance, and comparable movements further afield, to place the Nahda in its global context. The workshop will bring together scholars from intellectual history, global history, literary theory, and comparative literature, art history.
Deadline for abstracts: 21 February 2015. Information http://oxfordnahdaworkshop.wordpress.com
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5. Conference: "Allied Friends or Foes: The First World War in/and the Arab World", National Archives of Egypt, Cairo, 9-11 May 2015
The conference will examine the various aspects of the Arab roles in the First World War. The focus will be on the multiple conflicts and battles in the Middle East and North Africa, especially these that have been buried in national and historical memories.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2015. Information http://iismm.hypotheses.org/19976
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6. Symposium: " Ecologies of Violence and Genealogies of Terror: Assembling the Biosocial and its Histories in the GCC", Center for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, 18 May 2015
Deadline for abstracts: 11 February 2015. Information http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/research/centres/gulf/events/ecologiesofviolence/
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7. Conference: “" Academics and Activists Speak Out on the Shifting Places of Women in the Arab World”, Beirut, 2-4 June 2015
The conference is hosted by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University Beirut. The wars and unrest in the Arab region have proven lethal to women’s rights. The gender dimension is at the core of both the struggle during armed conflict and the social reconstruction that follows. The languages of the conference will be: English, Arabic, and French.
Deadline for abstracts 20 February 2015. Information http://womeninwar.org/wordpress/beirut-conference-june-2015/
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8. 49th Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference, British Museum, London, 24-26 July 2015
This is the only international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). The Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies are published the following year in time for the next Seminar'.
Deadline for abstracts of papers on 28 February 2015 and for posters on 31 May 2015. Information www.thebfsa.org/content/about-the-seminar. Contact seminar.arab@thebfsa.org.
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9. Interdisciplinary Symposium „Notions of Dignity and Deficiency - Intertextual Approaches to the Anthropology of the Qur’an in Contemporary Muslim Discourse“, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 17-18 September 2015
Hosted by the Chair for the Study of Religions, in Cooperation with the Center for ‘Anthropology of Religion(s)’ (CAR).This call is addressed to Muslim and Non-muslim scholars (doctoral and postdoctoral) who conduct research about the intertextuality and discourse of the Qur’an especially with regard to anthropological accounts (Ādam/Iblīs, ḫalīfa, amāna/fiṭra etc.) and are interested in discussing their theses and contributions with leading representatives of their disciplines.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2015. Information: www.theologie.uni-erlangen.de/lehrstuhl-fuer-religions-und-missionswissenschaft/forschungcfp.html
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10. International Conference: "Contemporary Arab World in the International Relations", University of Gdansk, Poland, 24 September 2015 - New Date!
The conference’s methodological theme will be the SWOT analysis. During the conference four workshops will be created: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. Each of the workshops will be facing the problems of the Arabic region in the XXI century.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 August 2015 http://wns.ug.edu.pl/media/aktualnosci/39809/contemporary_arab_world_international_relations
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11. Panel: "Crisis/Time: Crisis and Temporality in the MENA Region and Neighbouring Regions", German Anthropological Association Bi-Annual Conference, Marburg University, 30 September - 3 October 2015
We invite anthropological case studies investigating subjective and individual experiences of crisis in the MENA and neighbouring regions. How are these experiences articulated and represented? How are they framed in relation to larger-scale experiential processes, interpretive frameworks and systems of meaning (and when is this impossible)? Which temporal references are invoked?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2015 to Katharina.Lange@zmo.de. Information: www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/calls%20for%20papers/cfp_crisis_temporality.pdf
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12. International Symposium: "Time in Islamic Civilization", Konya, Turkey, 8-11 October 2015
Scientists and thinkers have been engaged in the discussion of time, searching for answers to such questions as what time is, how it is perceived, in what way it is related to human life, how it was considered in the past. The Islamic culture and civilization has indeed produced a wealth of literature dealing various aspects of time. This international event, aims to bring to light the contributions that have been made by philosophers, scientists, theologians, Sufis, and intellectuals of Islamic civilization in this field.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 17 April 2015. Information: http://irct2015.konya.edu.tr/en/index.php#.VL-ycEesVqU
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13. International Conference and Graduate Student Workshop on "Islam in Russia", Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 15-16 October 2015
This conference will focus on what it means to be a Muslim in Russia today and how these meanings are reflected in Russian political life. Conference participants will examine the variety of Muslim identities in modern Russia and also consider the evolving role of Muslims in Russian history. In addition to the conference, a smaller graduate student workshop will be held immediately prior to the conference.
The deadline for proposals: 1 February 2015. Information http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/conference-islam-russia
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POSITIONS
14. Six Doctoral Studentships Including Arabic Studies, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg
Project proposals in the field of Arabic literature, Arabic language pedagogy or Arabic sociolinguistics are particularly welcome.
Closing date: 3 February 2015. For application see: http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/announcements-in-the-job-application-portal/?languageId=0&disableRedirect=true&id=19144&Dnr=671955&Type=E. Further information: phd@sprak.gu.se
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15. Post-doctoral Research Associate for Al-Jazeera Media Project, Focus on Turkey and Morocco Research Associate, POLIS, University of Cambridge
Requirements: PhD in Politics, International Relations, Political Communication or a cognate discipline), with an emphasis on the region, excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and either Arabic or Turkish, proven track record of academic publishing and research.
Deadline of application: 13 February 2015. Information http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/5894/
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16. Research Associate for "Science and Scripture in Christianity and Islam", Faraday Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
The project will commence on 1st March and the Research Associate will take up post as soon as possible after that date for a period of three years. The role will include conducting literature reviews and social scientific fieldwork. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in a relevant subject and a demonstrable expertise and interest in the requirements of the job as specified in the job description (Ref: FP3/2.)
Closing date for application: 28 February 2015. Information: www.faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/index.php
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17. Two Annual Fellowships for 2015-16 at the Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies, New York
The fellowships are offered via the “Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Award in Palestine Studies”, and the “Palestine & Law Fellowship” at the Center for Palestine Studies. Deadline for application 20 February 2015. Information: www.columbia.edu/cu/palestine/about/fellowships.html
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OTHER INFORMATION
18. Graduate Student Workshop: “Space, Place and Technologies of Map Making in Late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine”. University of Tuebingen and State Academy Bad Wildbad (Black Forest), Germany, 28-30 July 2015
Proposals may address, but are not restricted to: history of late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine • theories of space and place • mental maps • regionalization • mapping and cartography in the late Ottoman period. Students accepted to the workshop will be eligible for travel grants.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2015. Information: www.uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/aoi/orient-islamwissenschaft/aktuelles.html
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19. Joint MSc Economics of the Middle East (EMEA) at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany) and the Lebanese American University
We seek students who are highly motivated to study challenging subjects in economics as well as Middle Eastern economics and who will appreciate studying in an international setting; Students with a strong focus on economics in their first degree and very good English-language proficiency.
German nationals and those of selected MENA countries are eligible for a DAAD scholarship. Two years of work experience are required.
Applications for DAAD scholarships must be submitted by 30 April 2015. Self-financers can apply up to 15 July 2015. Information www.uni-marburg.de/emea
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20. M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
The aim of this degree program is to reposition the study of the Middle East and Islam within a global context to help students better analyze particular issues in light of current events and shifting historical paradigms. The program’s core classes provide a solid background in both fields of study, however students can choose to focus their coursework on either Middle East Studies or Islamic Studies.
Application deadline: 23 February 2015 for admission in Fall 2015. Information http://meis.gmu.edu/programs/la-ma-meis/overview/
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21. Summer School of the London Middle East Institute, 22 June - 23 July 2015
Courses are offered on "Culture and Society in the Middle East" (www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/culture-and-society-in-the-middle-east-and-arabic-language) and "Government and Politics in the Middle East" (www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/government-and-politics) combined with Beginners Arabic (Level 1 or 2). Application deadline is 24 May 2015.
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22. International Summer School in Forced Migration, University of Oxford, 6-24 July 2015
Asfari Foundation bursaries are available for Summer School candidates who work on refugee-related issues from Palestine, Lebanon and Syria (or Palestinians and Syrians resident in the Arab world). The deadline for a bursary application is 1 March 2015. Information: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/international-summer-school.
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23. Articles on "A Safe Refuge? Minorities and the State in Iranian Cyberspace" in "CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East"
Deadline for full paper: 30 April 2015. Information: http://iismm.hypotheses.org/16997
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