EURAMES Info Service 06/2016

CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: "The Academic Book in the South", British Library, London, 7-8 March
2016
 
2. Workshop: “The Status of Non-Muslims in Sharī ͑a”, Al-Mahdi Institute,
Birmingham, UK, 2-3 June 2016
 
3. Conference: “Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region: The Long Road from
Conflict to Cooperation”, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London,
12-13 October 2016
 
4. Conference: “Religious Identities in the Construction of Communal Khōjā
Historical Memory”, World Federation of KSIMC & Florida International University,
Paris, 1-2 November 2016
 
5. African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1-3 December 2016
 
6. Conference: “The ‘Dangerous Classes’ in the Middle East and North Africa”,
University of Oxford, 26 January 2017
 
7. Conference: “Texts, Knowledge and Practice: The Meaning of Scholarship in Muslim
Africa”, Harvard University, 16-18 February 2017
 

POSITIONS
 
8. Faculty Position in Sociology, American University of Beirut  
 
9. Data Entry Analyst, Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS), Beirut
 
10. Full-Time Tenure-Track Position in African Studies and Middle East Studies,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
 
11. Head of the Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of
Sharjah, UAE
 
12. Position in the USA 
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
  
13. BA, MA, PhD Programs, E-Learning Programs and Certificate Programs, Center for
Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS), Berlin
 
14. The Seventh Tunis Exchange, Mideastwire.com, 13-20 March 2016
 
15. Summer Student Program, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT),
Herndon, VA, 11 July - 14 August 2016

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CONFERENCES
 
1. Conference: "The Academic Book in the South", British Library, London, 7-8 March
2016
 
This conference discusses how profound changes in publishing will affect the
Academic Book of the Future with specific focus on Africa, the Middle East and South
Asia. Speakers will address the production, dissemination, reading and reception of
the academic book. 
 
Information: www.bl.uk/events/the-academic-book-in-the-south
 
 
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2. Workshop: “The Status of Non-Muslims in Sharī ͑a”, Al-Mahdi Institute,
Birmingham, UK, 2-3 June 2016
 
We especially encourage, and invite, paper proposals engaging with the
methodological questions involved in justifications for both traditional and
alternative perspectives on fiqhī (juristic) readings of matters related to the
status of non-Muslims in Islam.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 8 April 2016. Information: http://almahdi.edu/images/cfp.pdf
 
 
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3. Conference: “Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region: The Long Road from
Conflict to Cooperation”, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London,
12-13 October 2016
 
There has been as yet no international conference dedicated to studying MENA’s
environmental sustainability in its entirety in recent years. We hope to bring
together climate and natural scientists and environmental engineers along with
social scientists and policy makers and practitioners to engage in urgent dialogue
to pave the road for future collaborations.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 25 March 2016. Information:
www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/centenary-conference/file109493.pdf 
 
 
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4. Conference: “Religious Identities in the Construction of Communal Khōjā
Historical Memory”, World Federation of KSIMC & Florida International University,
Paris, 1-2 November 2016
 
The conference will bring together interdisciplinary Anglophone and Francophone
scholars in the humanities, generally defined, to present and discuss the
development of Khōjā identity over the past three centuries among transnational
communities in South Asia, East Africa, Western Europe, and North America.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2016. Information: www.khojastudies.org/ 
 
 
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5. African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1-3 December 2016
 
Northwestern University’s Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa
(ISITA) plans to sponsor two panels.  The first panel, “New Voices in the Study of
Islam in Africa,” is open to any presenter on any topic connected to the study of
Islam in Africa in the social sciences and/or humanities. ISITA is accepting
proposals for the title and scope of a second pre-organized sponsored panel. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 22 February 2016. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/110484/isita-call-papers-and-panel-proposals-islam-africa-african

 
 
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6. Conference: “The ‘Dangerous Classes’ in the Middle East and North Africa”,
University of Oxford, 26 January 2017
 
This conference takes as its central theme the notion of the “dangerous classes” and
invites abstracts examining its explanatory power when applied to the Middle East
and North Africa in the period from around 1800 to the present.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2016. Information:
http://middleeastbrown.org/the-dangerous-classes-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-call-for-papers/

 
 
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7. Conference: “Texts, Knowledge and Practice: The Meaning of Scholarship in Muslim
Africa”, Harvard University, 16-18 February 2017
 
The conference seeks to reconsider pre-modern scholarship in Islamicate Africa and
considers the ways in which Islamic scholarship is experienced in Africa today.  
 
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2016. Information: harvard.islamafrica@gmail.com
 
 
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POSITIONS
  
8. Faculty Position in Sociology, American University of Beirut  
 
All specialties are welcome but the department is particularly interested in
applicants with expertise in economic sociology, political sociology and/or social
movements relevant to the region. The position is to begin September 2016. A Ph.D.
in Sociology is required.
 
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2016. Information:
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=52539 
 
 
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9. Data Entry Analyst, Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS), Beirut
 
An undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information
management systems or Statistics with demonstrated experience in data management is
required. Practical experience in survey administration is a plus. Strong knowledge
of Arabic and English is required. French is an asset.
 
Deadline for application: March 2016. Information:
www.theacss.org/pages/fora-and-debates/418/job-opportunity_data-entry-analyst-acss 
 
 
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10. Full-Time Tenure-Track Position in African Studies and Middle East Studies,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
 
Successful candidates will be expected to actively engage in research, supervise
graduate students, and take part in academic activity in addition to teaching
undergraduate and graduate courses.  Candidates must be qualified to teach in
Hebrew. Requirements: Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in one of the following fields of
African Studies: Study of Islam in Africa, History of the Horn of Africa, or History
of the Sahel.
 
Deadline for applications: 6 March 2016. Information:
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=52520 
 
 
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11. Head of the Department of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of
Sharjah, UAE
 
Successful candidates are required to have PhD in Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies,
Translation Studies or related fields; current rank of Professor or Associate
Professor; experience in American models of higher education; and excellent record
in teaching, research, and service.
 
Deadline for application: 15 February 2016. Information:
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=52550 
 
 
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12. Position in the USA: 
 
a) Visiting Assistant Professor of African and/or Middle Eastern History, Lewis &
Clark College, Portland - http://apply.interfolio.com/33855 
 
 
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INFORMATION
 
13. BA, MA, PhD Programs, E-Learning Programs and Certificate Programs, Center for
Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS), Berlin
 
The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies is the world's leading center for the
study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities ranging from
distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs. 
 
Information: www.ccds-berlin.de/index.php?en_about 
 
 
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14. The Seventh Tunis Exchange, Mideastwire.com, 13-20 March 2016
 
The Exchange is an effort by Mideastwire.com and its partners to promote
understanding and academic enrichment through a variety of city-focused conferences
in and around the Middle East and North Africa. The program will engage participants
from around the world in a multifaceted discussion of some of the key issues facing
Tunisia and the wider region. 
 
Deadline for application: 20 February 2016. Information:
www.thebeirutexchange.com/index.php/tunis 
 
 
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15. Summer Student Program, International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT),
Herndon, VA, 11 July - 14 August 2016
 
This residential program is designed for graduate students and exceptional senior
undergraduates who have a particular interest in developing their knowledge and
research skills in the core areas of Islamic studies such as methods in the study of
Islam, the Qur’an, the Sunnah, Fiqh, Muslim History and Civilization, and
Contemporary Islamic Thought. 
 
Deadline for application: 15 March 2016. Information: 
http://iiit.org/Education/SummerStudentsProgram/2016SummerStudentsProgram/tabid/419/Default.aspx