CONFERENCES 1. Exeter Gulf Conference: "Hegemonic Boundaries and Asymmetric Power in the Gulf", Centre for Gulf Studies, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, 10-11 July 2017 2. Muslim Art Conference: “Exploring Muslim Art, Culture and Heritage in Britain”, Muslims in Britain Research Network, Birmingham, 14 September 2017 3. Academic Workshop: “Diasporas and Challenges to Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa”, Warwick University, 28-29 September 2017 4. Workshop: “New Perspectives on the Political Economy of the Middle East”, University of Oxford, 27-28 October 2017 5. Conference: “Ethnicity, Faith and Communal Relations in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”, University of Colorado, Boulder, 3-4 November 2017 6. 1st Global Conference: “Migration and Diasporas”, Progressive Connections, Vienna, 2-3 December 2017 7. 2nd IDEO Colloquium: " The Emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the Authority of Knowledge, 4th/10th and the 8th/14th Century”, Cairo, 11-13 January 2018 8. Colloque : « Les références judéo-chrétiennes dans les traductions des sens du Coran », Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Marrakech, 20-21 février 2018 9. International Conference: "Rethinking Halal: Genealogy, Current Trends, and New Interpretation", Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 24-25 April 2018 10. Panel on “Translating Genres: Arabic Prose and European Literatures” for 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI, 10-13 May 2018 11. Colloque international : « Pluralisme religieux, sociétés plurielles : les religions dans l’espace public européen », Nantes, 3-5 Octobre 2018 POSITIONS 12. Post-doctoral Researcher on "Islamic Activists in Exile: Europe, Middle East and South-Asia", CEFRES, Prague 13. Associate Director of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) in Beirut OTHER INFORMATION 14. ERF-Grants for Research on "Structural Change, Resource Misallocation and Growth Dynamics in the MENA Region" 15. 2nd Warwick Islamic Education Summer School: “Divine World in a Secular World”, University of Warwick, 24-26 September 2017 16. Articles on " Urban Images and Imaginaries: Cities of the Arabian Peninsula through their Representations" for Special Issue of "Arabian Humanities" 17. Articles on "Forgiveness" for "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge" 18. Appel à contribution : « L’enseignement / apprentissage du français au Maroc au XXIe siècle » 19. Articles on " Hospitality and Hostility towards Migrants: Global Perspectives" for Inaugural Issue of Journal "Migration and Society" 20. Appel à articles : « L’Exilé, l’étranger et l’autre dans les oeuvres de Nabile Farès » pour « Expressions maghrébines - Revue de la Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures du Maghreb » 21. Request to Participate in the UNICEF MENA Survey to Develop a Database of Expertise on Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa If you want to distribute an announcement via DAVO-Info-Service (about 1500 recipients) and EURAMES Info Service (more than 6000 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. Exeter Gulf Conference: "Hegemonic Boundaries and Asymmetric Power in the Gulf", Centre for Gulf Studies, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, 10-11 July 2017 Information: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2017/06/2017-Exeter-Gulf-Conference-Programme.pdf ____________ 2. Muslim Art Conference: “Exploring Muslim Art, Culture and Heritage in Britain”, Muslims in Britain Research Network, Birmingham, 14 September 2017 This one-day conference will create space for critical dialogue and community exchange by bringing aspiring and established Muslim artists and cultural producers together with eminent scholars and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and arts funders. Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2017. Information: http://www.mbrn.org.uk/muslim-art-conference-2017-cfp/ _____________ 3. Academic Workshop: “Diasporas and Challenges to Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa”, Warwick University, 28-29 September 2017 This workshop is part of the conference "Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty: Lessons Learned about Transnational Diaspora Mobilizations in Europe. It seeks to move on from initial consideration of diasporas as simply conflict or peace actors. It will look into broader conflict and post-conflict dynamics, where a variety of domestic and international actors influence political processes, and endorse or challenge weak states, their governance or international recognition. Deadline for abstracts: 20 July 2017. Information: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/researchcentres/cpd/diasporas/news/erc_diasporas_and_middle_east_workshop.pdf _____________ 4. Workshop: “New Perspectives on the Political Economy of the Middle East”, University of Oxford, 27-28 October 2017 The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers working on different aspects of economic development in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on economic policies which could and/or should be implemented by governments in the region. Deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2017. Information: http://www.univ-paris1.fr/fileadmin/IEDES/Actualites/RIEME_call_for_papersJune.pdf _____________ 5. Conference: “Ethnicity, Faith and Communal Relations in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”, University of Colorado, Boulder, 3-4 November 2017 We invite abstracts of in-progress drafts of articles or book/dissertation chapters on any aspect of ethno-religious identity, heterodoxy, inter- and intra-faith relations, minority-majority relations, conversion, missionizing, and related topics in the pre-Modern Mediterranean, broadly construed. Deadline for abstracts: 21 July 2017. Information: http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-ethnicity-faith-and-communal-relations-mediterranean-seminar-fall-2017-workshop-3-4-november-boulder-920661?e=82aeb6c61d _____________ 6. 1st Global Conference: “Migration and Diasporas”, Progressive Connections, Vienna, 2-3 December 2017 Our conference seeks to create a lasting network of professionals in all fields related to this topic, to isolate, discuss and explore the main issues, pressing matters and recent developments in this field of research and activity, to identify areas to be subsequently explored in further depth and to generate collaborative action that will lead to lasting change in the way migration and migrants are perceived and approached. Deadline for abstracts: 4 August 2017. Information: http://www.progressiveconnexions.net/interdisciplinary-projects/cultures-and-societies/migration-and-diasporas/conferences/ _____________ 7. 2nd IDEO Colloquium: " The Emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the Authority of Knowledge, 4th/10th and the 8th/14th Century”, Cairo, 11-13 January 2018 What is the epistemology that justifies or necessitates recourse to the Ḥadīṯ? Why must the origin of human knowledge be based in the Prophet’s sayings? Can human reason have access to certain truths without the help of a prophetic revelation? Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2017. Information: http://calenda.org/410110 _____________ 8. Colloque : « Les références judéo-chrétiennes dans les traductions des sens du Coran », Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Marrakech, 20-21 février 2018 Par l’organisation de ce colloque, nous cherchons à livrer une lecture raisonnable et minutieuse à propos de ces traductions et des problèmes qu’elles soulèvent. Date limite de remise du résumé : 30 août 2017. Information : http://calenda.org/408567 _____________ 9. International Conference: "Rethinking Halal: Genealogy, Current Trends, and New Interpretation", Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 24-25 April 2018 For this conference, we invite scholars and researchers to speak on the genealogy of halal since Muslim religious scholars started to instruct a written knowledgeable debate on “halal” and to unravel Muslim social practices towards halal. Deadline for abstracts: 8 January 2018. Information: https://de.scribd.com/document/344316016/Halal-International-Conference-on-23-25-April-2018-at-UCL-Louvain-la-Neuve-Belgium _____________ 10. Panel on “Translating Genres: Arabic Prose and European Literatures” for 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI, 10-13 May 2018 This panel welcomes papers that explore various aspects of the genesis, impact, and legacy of medieval Arabic prose written in Europe. Of particular interest are approaches that consider Arabic and European prose works--such as maqāmāt, historical chronicles, didactic collections, or frame-tale narratives--in the larger context of dialogue across faiths, linguistic traditions, and geopolitical boundaries. Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2017. Contact: Emma Snowden (snowd030@umn.edu) _____________ 11. Colloque international : « Pluralisme religieux, sociétés plurielles : les religions dans l’espace public européen », Nantes, 3-5 Octobre 2018 Au cours de ce colloque, nous étudierons l’héritage religieux dans les sociétés européennes et dans leurs espaces d’influence, de contacts et d’échanges à travers cinq sessions académiques sur des thèmes clés en privilégiant des approches favorisant le dialogue entre les disciplines. Les propositions devront être envoyées avant le 1er septembre 2017. Information: http://ipra.eu/fr/2017/05/03/colloque-international-pluralisme-religieux-societes-plurielles-les-religions-dans-lespace-public-europeen/ _____________ POSITIONS 12. Post-doctoral Researcher on "Islamic Activists in Exile: Europe, Middle East and South-Asia", CEFRES, Prague Candidates for this two years position are expected to have conducted their doctoral research in one of the regions covered by the project (The Gulf, Turkey, South-Asia), to be proficient of one of its languages (Turkish, Arabic, Malay), and have an important knowledge of the fieldwork. Deadline for application: 23 August 2017. Information: http://www.cefres.cz/en/6214 _____________ 13. Associate Director of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) in Beirut The Associate Director is responsible for planning, developing and implementing the ACSS strategic plan (http://www.theacss.org/). A PhD in a Social Science discipline, at least 10 years management experience in similar activities, and perfect knowledge of spoken and written Arabic and English is required. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Information: admin@theacss.org _____________ OTHER INFORMATION 14. ERF-Grants for Research on "Structural Change, Resource Misallocation and Growth Dynamics in the MENA Region" At least one of the main researchers should be a national of an Arab country, Iran and Turkey. Cross-country collaborations within MENA are encouraged. Researchers from disciplines other than economics may apply. Deadline for abstracts: 20 August 2017. Information: http://erf.org.eg/2017/07/02/structural-change-resource-misallocation-and-growth-dynamics-in-the-mena-region/ _____________ 15. 2nd Warwick Islamic Education Summer School: “Divine World in a Secular World”, University of Warwick, 24-26 September 2017 The Summer School is open to all researchers and educators who are interested in developing their understanding of the educational culture and pedagogic practice within Muslim communities and their interaction with wider social and educational institutions. Deadline for reservation: 18 August 2017. Information: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/news/islamiceducationsummerschool2017 _____________ 16. Articles on " Urban Images and Imaginaries: Cities of the Arabian Peninsula through their Representations" for Special Issue of "Arabian Humanities" Deadline for proposals in English or French extended to 10 July 2017. Information: http://cy.revues.org/3344 _____________ 17. Articles on "Forgiveness" for "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge" The expected contributions will explore the conceptual dimension of the concept of forgiveness and its sources in the religious beliefs, with particular attention to the three monotheisms: Judaism, Christianism and Islam. Secondly, the use of the concept of forgiveness must be restored in the human and social sciences, considering the richness of its application in various disciplinary and cultural contexts. Deadline for complete draft papers: 31 July 2017. Information: http://www.mediterraneanknowledge.org/download/2017_CallJMK-Issue_2.pdf _____________ 18. Appel à contribution : « L’enseignement / apprentissage du français au Maroc au XXIe siècle » La politique d’arabisation, menée à partir du début des années 80 du siècle dernier, a modifié le statut de la langue française dans l’enseignement scolaire. Date limite pour la réception des propositions : 31 Juillet 2017. Information : http://calenda.org/405072 _____________ 19. Articles on " Hospitality and Hostility towards Migrants: Global Perspectives" for Inaugural Issue of Journal "Migration and Society" We welcome theoretically and empirically informed contributions that help us develop a more nuanced understanding of the complex responses and experiences of hospitality and hostility around the world and in different historical contexts. Deadline for articles: 30 September 2017. Information: http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/migration-and-society/ _____________ 20. Appel à articles : « L’Exilé, l’étranger et l’autre dans les oeuvres de Nabile Farès » pour « Expressions maghrébines - Revue de la Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures du Maghreb » Date limite de soumission des articles : 31 janvier 2018. Information : http://www.ub.edu/cdona/sites/default/files/files/17_2_CFP.pdf _____________ 21. Request to Participate in the UNICEF MENA Survey to Develop a Database of Expertise on Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Members of universities, civil society, for profits and government agencies are invited to participate. Information: https://bathreg.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/unicef-mena-survey
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