CONFERENCES
1.
International Conference: "Negotiating the Past. Islamic Heritage
in Italy and Spain", Università Iuav di Venezia, 1-2 February 2019
2.
Conference: "The Egyptian Revolution of 1919: The Birth of the
Modern Nation" Presented by the British Egyptian Society, the London
Middle East Institute, the Council for British Research in the Levant, London,
27-28 March 2019
3.
4th Biennial Conference on "Iranian Studies", University of
Cambridge, 9-10 April 2019
4.
International Conference on Mobile Identities 2019: "The
Mediterranean Crossings: Border-crossing, Representations, and Estrangement on
the Sea Shores", Universitaire Ait Melloul, Morocco, 24-25 April 2019
5.
1st International Conference on "Peace and Conflict Resolution
(ICPCR)", Tehran, 29-30 April 2019
6.
Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association,
University of Crete, Greece, 29 May - 1 June 2019
7.
Sixth International Graduate Conference on "Cultural Entanglement,
Transfer and Contention in Mediterranean Communities", Center for Eastern
Mediterranean Studies (CEMS), Budapest, 30 May - 1 June 2019
8.
International Conference: "The Near Eastern Saddle Period: The
Formation of Modern Concepts in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian", University
of Bern, Switzerland, 12-14 June 2019
9.
PhD Conference on "Sacred Locations - Spaces and Bodies in
Religion", Central European University & University of Szeged, Szeged,
Hungary, 13-15 June 2019
10.
International Conference on Ιbadi Studies 2019: "Ibadism and the
Study of Islam: A view from the edge", Institute of Islamic Studies,
University of Toronto, 17-19 June 2019
11.
41st International Annual Conference of the European Association of
Middle East Librarians (MELCom International): L'Orientale, Napoli, 18-21 June
2019
12.
Workshop: “Quotidian Youth
Cultures in the Gulf Peninsula:
Changes and Challenges” during the "Gulf Research Meeting",
Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
13.
Workshop: "A Peace Process for the Gulf: International Initiatives
and Gulf Conflict Resolution" during the "Gulf Research
Meeting", Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
14.
Workshop: “Emerging Challenges in International Relations and
Transnational Politics of the GCC” (No. 5), during the “Gulf Research Meeting”,
Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
15.
5th Edition of the CERES International Conference: "Human &
Ecological Systems: From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience (SES2019)”, Marrakesh, 24-26
October 2019
16.
Qur’an Conference of the International Qur´anic Studies Association on
"Reading the Qur’an in the Context of Empire", University of New
England, Tangier, Morocco, 25-26 July 2019
17.
Panel: "Beyond ‘Minorities’, Beyond Millet: Non (Sunni-)Muslim
Groups and the Ottoman State in the “Post-Classical Age”, during the MESA
Meeting in New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019
18.
Panels on "Islamophobia in Africa; Muslim Minorities in Africa or;
African Muslim Immigration / Migration" during Annual Conference of the
African Studies Association, Boston, 21-23 November 2019
19.
Conference: “The Ties that Bind”: Mechanisms and Structures of Social
Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire", Leiden University, 2-6 December
2019
20.
Conference: "Multilateral Dynamics between the Middle East and
Asia: Current and Historical Perspectives", University of Haifa, 16-18
December 2019
POSITIONS
21.
Deputy Directrice / Director of Museum of the Museum für Islamische
Kunst, Berlin
22.
Program Assistant, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Carnegie
Middle East Center, Beirut
23.
Research Fellow for Research Projects on "International Energy
Transitions in the MENA Region", Wuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment and Energy, Germany
24.
Two Research Fellowships at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies,
University of Oxford
25.
Assistant or Associate Professor at the Department of History, American
University in Cairo
26.
Senior Research Fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies,
University of Oxford
27.
Assistant Professor in Health Studies of the Middle East and North
Africa, University of Arizona
28.
Visiting Fellowships at Harvard Law School's Islamic Legal Studies
Program: "Law and Social Change" for 2019–2020 Academic Year
29.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies 2019/2010, Yale
University, New Haven, CT
30.
Lecturer in Arabic Language and Culture, University of Rhode Island
31.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship on the History and Culture of Modern Iran,
University of California (UCLA)
32.
Four Open-Rank Positions: 1&2 ) Digital Media Production 3) Mass
Communication/ Media Law 4) Visual Communication-Integrated Marketing
Communication/PR, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait
OTHER
INFORMATION
33.
Summer Institute on "Lived Islam in Contemporary Africa",
University of Florida, 7-25 May 2019
34.
German Parliamentary Scholarship for Young Arab Graduates in Berlin,
1-30 September 2019
35.
Undergraduate/Graduate Studies and Research on Islamic Studies &
Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
36.
Articles for the First Issue of "Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish
and Middle Eastern Studies"
37.
Co-author for Book on “Islam and Gender: Major Issues and Debates”
38.
Articles for Edited Book on “Contemporary Islam” for Springer Nature
39.
Call for Membership in the "Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences
and Humanities (AGYA)"
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CONFERENCES
1. International Conference: "Negotiating the Past. Islamic Heritage
in Italy and Spain", Università Iuav di Venezia, 1-2 February 2019
Sharing an Islamic past, both
countries display this heritage in different ways through art and architecture.
As cultural contact zones, Italy and Spain had a rich Islamic tradition, which
has been adopted in the medieval Norman and Mudéjar artistic production.
See program at
http://www.transculturalstudies.ch/en/index/conferences/negotiating-the-past-kopie/programme.html
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2. Conference: "The Egyptian Revolution of 1919: The Birth of the
Modern Nation" Presented by the British Egyptian Society, the London
Middle East Institute, the Council for British Research in the Levant, London,
27-28 March 2019
See program at
http://1919conference.britishegyptiansociety.org.uk/1919-conference-programme.pdf
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3. 4th Biennial Conference on "Iranian Studies", University of
Cambridge, 9-10 April 2019
We welcome proposals that engage
with any aspect of Iranian studies within the arts, humanities and social
sciences.
Final Submissions by 25 January
2019. Information: http://symposia-iranica.com/cfp/
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4. International Conference on Mobile Identities 2019: "The
Mediterranean Crossings: Border-crossing, Representations, and Estrangement on
the Sea Shores", Universitaire Ait Melloul, Morocco, 24-25 April 2019
This conference seeks to invite
contributors from all sorts of discipline to discuss the questions of crossing
the Mediterranean and what this process entails for the migrants, politicians,
NGOs, economists, geopoliticians, sociologists, social politics, and social
work.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January
2019. Information: http://clas-lab.com/
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5. 1st International Conference on "Peace and Conflict Resolution
(ICPCR)", Tehran, 29-30 April 2019
The University of Tehran, the
Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), the Iranian National
Commission for UNESCO and the Iranian Peace Studies Scientific Association will
host this Conference.
Deadline for abstracts: 4 February
2019, Information: https://icpcr.ut.ac.ir/
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6. Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association,
University of Crete, Greece, 29 May - 1 June 2019
Individual papers, panel
discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects related to the Mediterranean
region and Mediterranean cultures around the world from all historical periods
are invited.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February
2019. Information:
https://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/call-for-papers-august-2018.html
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7. Sixth International Graduate Conference on "Cultural Entanglement,
Transfer and Contention in Mediterranean Communities", Center for Eastern
Mediterranean Studies (CEMS), Budapest, 30 May - 1 June 2019
The aim of this conference is to
work against the grain of disciplinary boundaries to better understand these
processes of inheritance, transmission, and exchange both diachronically and
synchronically. How were the cultures of Mediterranean communities
particularized through accommodation to, modification of, and divergence from
their shared pasts?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February
2019. Information: https://cems.ceu.edu/cems-graduate-conference-2019
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8. International Conference: "The Near Eastern Saddle Period: The
Formation of Modern Concepts in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian", University
of Bern, Switzerland, 12-14 June 2019
The Near Eastern saddle period can
initially be suspected between 1860 and 1940, a period of great terminological
and semantic variety and contestation
in vibrant, transnational
public spheres with
an unprecedented density of
communication.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February
2019. Information: http://www.islamwissenschaft.unibe.ch/unibe/portal/fak_historisch/dkk/islamwissenschaft/content/e101652/e758963/TheNearEasternSaddlePeriod_CfA_ger.pdf
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9. PhD Conference on "Sacred Locations - Spaces and Bodies in
Religion", Central European University & University of Szeged, Szeged,
Hungary, 13-15 June 2019
The conference invites contributions
on the conceptualization, interpretation, management or instrumentalization of
religion with regard to space, geographical or personal. We welcome applications
from PhD students and advanced Master’s students from all fields of humanities
and social sciences.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March
2019. Information:
https://religion.ceu.edu/crs-szeged-phd-conference-13-15-june-2019
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10. International Conference on Ιbadi Studies 2019: "Ibadism and the
Study of Islam: A view from the edge", Institute of Islamic Studies,
University of Toronto, 17-19 June 2019
The Conference will locate the study
of Ibadism interdisciplinarily as we examine how the spatial metaphor of center
and edge, when applied to the study of Ibadism, can gesture to new research
orientations in the field of Islamic studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January
2019. Information:
https://ibadistudies.org/index.php
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11. 41st International Annual Conference of the European Association of
Middle East Librarians (MELCom International): L'Orientale, Napoli, 18-21 June
2019
MELCom International is devoted to
the study of collections, librarianship, projects etc. of resources and sources
from and on the Middle East at large.
Information:
www.melcominternational.org
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12. Workshop: “Quotidian Youth
Cultures in the Gulf Peninsula:
Changes and Challenges” during the "Gulf Research Meeting",
Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
The workshop intends to interrogate
quotidian youth cultures
in the past
decade, question the continuity with the literature, investigate the
implications on Khaleeji identity construction and wider social, cultural and
political processes, and examine the relationship with dominant narratives in a
globalised society.
Submission deadline: 20 January
2019. Information:
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/workshop/165_Quotidian%20youth%20cultures%20in%20the%20Gulf%20Peninsula.pdf
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13. Workshop: "A Peace Process for the Gulf: International Initiatives
and Gulf Conflict Resolution" during the "Gulf Research
Meeting", Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
The workshop offers a unique
opportunity for Gulf scholars from different backgrounds to reflect on and
discuss among themselves the pursuit of stability and peace in a deeply divided
and contentious landscape. A wide range of suggested topics for papers are
proposed in the outline for the workshop.
Submission deadline: 20 January
2019. Information:
http://grm.grc.net/index.php?pgid=Njk=&wid=MTUy&yr=2019. Contact:
Professor Tim Niblock t.c.niblock@ex.ac.uk.
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14. Workshop: “Emerging Challenges in International Relations and
Transnational Politics of the GCC” (No. 5), during the “Gulf Research Meeting”,
Cambridge, 15-18 July 2019
This workshop offers new insights
into the transnational and international relationships that shape contemporary
Gulf polities, revealing the transnational spread of ideologies, security
perceptions, and political attitudes.
Deadline: 20 January 2019 or contact
workshop convenors. Information:
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/index.php?pgid=Njk=&wid=MTU2&yr=2019
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15. 5th Edition of the CERES International Conference: "Human &
Ecological Systems: From Risks and Insecurity to Viability and Resilience (SES2019)”, Marrakesh, 24-26
October 2019
The conference is an opportunity to
share insights and experiences with regard to social-ecological systems in an
era of complex risks and dynamics of insecurity. The topics are
multidisciplinary and relevant to policy-making processes. The best papers will
be published in contributed volumes by Springer and Routledge.
Deadline for abstracts and session
submission: 1 June 2019. Information:
https://www.ceres-center.org/ses2019
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16. Qur’an Conference of the International Qur´anic Studies Association on
"Reading the Qur’an in the Context of Empire", University of New
England, Tangier, Morocco, 25-26 July 2019
We are particularly interested in
papers about how rulers, politicians, religious figures and later colonial
officers and European travelers contributed to the production, distribution and
reception of Scriptures in general and the Qur’an in particular.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January
2019. Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/international-meeting-2019/
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17. Panel: "Beyond ‘Minorities’, Beyond Millet: Non (Sunni-)Muslim
Groups and the Ottoman State in the “Post-Classical Age”, during the MESA
Meeting in New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019
The panel aims to develop fresh and
likewise philologically grounded perspectives on these communities, whose
history in the Ottoman Empire is often misconstrued by outdated binaries, such
as orthodoxy-heterodoxy, minority-majority, high-low-Islam etc.
Abstracts for papers may be sent to
benjamin.weineck@uni-bayreuth.de until 1 February 2019
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18. Panels on "Islamophobia in Africa; Muslim Minorities in Africa or;
African Muslim Immigration / Migration" during Annual Conference of the
African Studies Association, Boston, 21-23 November 2019
The Islam in Africa Studies Group
(IASG) invites proposals from early career scholars, either recent PhDs or
advanced graduate students, on any topic connected to the study of Islam in
Africa.
Proposals should be send to Scott
Reese, Northern Arizona University at: scott.reese@nau.edu by 1 March 2019.
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19. Conference: “The Ties that Bind”: Mechanisms and Structures of Social
Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire", Leiden University, 2-6 December
2019
The period to be focused on is roughly
600-1000 CE. The papers should describe the way that local and regional elites
were both embedded in larger structures of power and dependency, and employed
specific mechanisms to achieve their goals. Travel and accommodation will be
subsidized.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January
2019. Information:
https://emco.hcommons.org/events/event/call-for-papers-mechanisms-and-structures-of-social-dependency-in-the-early-islamic-empire-2-6-december-2019/
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20. Conference: "Multilateral Dynamics between the Middle East and
Asia: Current and Historical Perspectives", University of Haifa, 16-18
December 2019
We are interested in particular in
the political, military, economic and cultural aspects of the relations, their
determinants, undercurrents, and trajectories, as well as in other external
players in the region.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 February
2019. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/22055/discussions/3431987/cfp-multilateral-dynamics-between-middle-east-and-asia-haifa
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POSITIONS
21. Deputy Directrice / Director of Museum of the Museum für Islamische
Kunst, Berlin
Required qualifications: excellent knowledge of Islamic history, art
and the material culture with its different groups throughout all its periods
with a scientific degree (Master, Diploma, M.A.) or equivalent experience;
excellent and near native German speaking and writing abilities, very good
knowledge of at least two additional European languages and of at least one
classical Islamic language.
Deadline for application: 5 February
2019. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58134
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22. Program Assistant, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Carnegie
Middle East Center, Beirut
The successful applicant will have a
BA (or above) in a relevant discipline, fluency in Arabic and English, and
communication skills. Previous experience in project management and excellent
computer skills are desirable.
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23. Research Fellow for Research Projects on "International Energy
Transitions in the MENA Region", Wuppertal Institute for Climate,
Environment and Energy, Germany
The research focuses on the
international dimension of energy system and industrial transformation and its
interface with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Requirements:
University degree (Master) in economics, political or social sciences with link
to sustainable development; good knowledge of the MENA region; (basic)
knowledge in the field of renewable energy; very good German and English
language skills (preferably also in French and/or Arabic).
Deadline for application: 5 February
2019. Information: https://wupperinst.org/en/a/wi/a/s/ad/2308/
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24. Two Research Fellowships at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies,
University of Oxford
The fellowships are tenable from
October 2019 for a three year period,
offering a competitive salary determined by qualifications and experience in
the range of £24,000 - £31,000.
Closing date is 15 April 2019.
Information: www.oxcis.ac.uk/vacancies.
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25. Assistant or Associate Professor at the Department of History, American
University in Cairo
This is a five-year position,
beginning fall 2019. All specializations and areas of study are welcome.
Deadline for application: 15 March
2019. Information: https://www.aucegypt.edu/about/jobs/faculty-vacancies, click
on the History Faculty position, then on "Apply now."
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26. Senior Research Fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies,
University of Oxford
The successful candidate will be
engaged in research and publication in any area of the arts, humanities or
social sciences which contributes to a more informed understanding of the
Islamic world – its history, economics, politics, culture, civilisation and
contemporary life. The fellowship is for a three year renewable period, and may
be extended. Salary in the range of £39,000 to £53,000.
Closing date is 15 April 2019. Information:
www.oxcis.ac.uk/vacancies
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27. Assistant Professor in Health Studies of the Middle East and North
Africa, University of Arizona
Specific research and teaching
interests may include topics like modern medicine, health care policy, medical
ethics, bioethics, epidemics and disease, mental health, addiction and
substance abuse, health lifestyles, family medicine, aging, demography, and
migrant and refugee health. Proficiency in at least one Middle Eastern language
is highly desirable.
Review of applications begins 21
January 2019. Contact: Anne H. Betteridge anneb@email.arizona.edu
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28. Visiting Fellowships at Harvard Law School's Islamic Legal Studies
Program: "Law and Social Change" for 2019–2020 Academic Year
We welcome applicants with a JD,
LLM, SJD, PhD or other comparable degree who are interested in spending from
one month up to one academic year in residence at Harvard Law School working on
an independent project.
Deadline for applications: 1
February 2019. Information: https://ilsp.law.harvard.edu/how-to-apply/
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29. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies 2019/2010, Yale
University, New Haven, CT
We invite applications from across
the social sciences and humanities with a focus on North Africa, the Levant, or
the Arabian Peninsula. Candidates must have research and teaching experience
relevant to any period from early modern to contemporary (1500 - present).
Review of applications will begin 15
February 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/59070
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30. Lecturer in Arabic Language and Culture, University of Rhode Island
The lecturer will teach courses at
all levels, from beginning language courses to upper-level content courses
taught in the Arabic language, and potentially English-language content courses
on cultural topics in the Arabic-speaking world.
Deadline for application: 15
February 2019. Information: https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/4608
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31. Post-Doctoral Fellowship on the History and Culture of Modern Iran,
University of California (UCLA)
The position may be renewed for a
second year. The Department is particularly interested in candidates whose
research and teaching engage broader cultural and intellectual traditions, are
transdisciplinary in scope, and grounded in philological expertise and archival
work.
Deadline for applications: 15
February 2019. Information: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF04237
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32. Four Open-Rank Positions: 1&2 ) Digital Media Production 3) Mass
Communication/ Media Law 4) Visual Communication-Integrated Marketing
Communication/PR, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait
Positions begin Fall 2019. The
Department of Mass Communication and Media invites applications for four
open-rank, full-time positions. PhD in a relevant field and demonstrated record
of scholarly achievement expected.
Deadline for application: 15 February 2019. Candidates apply at: https://www.gust.edu.kw/vacancies
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INFORMATION
33. Summer Institute on "Lived Islam in Contemporary Africa",
University of Florida, 7-25 May 2019
Recent PhD recipients and advanced
graduate students with a focus on empirical studies of Islam and Muslim
societies in Africa are invited to apply to participate in the institute.
Deadline for application: 11 February 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3554945/call-papers-summer-institute-lived-islam-africa-2019-uf
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34. German Parliamentary Scholarship for Young Arab Graduates in Berlin,
1-30 September 2019
The scholarship program is aimed at
highly motivated, capable and talented young individuals from the Arab region
who are open to new ideas, interested in politics and wish to play an active
and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their country. Very
good knowledge of German is required.
Deadline for applications: 31
January 2018. Information:
https://www.bundestag.de/en/europe/international/exchange/ips/arabian/250618
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35. Undergraduate/Graduate Studies and Research on Islamic Studies &
Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
Pursue interdisciplinary study of
Islamic thought and practice, and of encounters between Christianity and Islam,
Interfaith Awareness and World Christian Consciousness.
Application deadline: 31 August
2019. Information: https://www.ed.ac.uk/divinity
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36. Articles for the First Issue of "Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish
and Middle Eastern Studies"
Unpublished contributions from the
Humanities, Cultural Studies and Social Sciences with a geographical focus on
Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central Asia and the
Caucasus are invited in German, English and French.
Extended deadline for full articles:
15 April 2019. Information: https://www.diyar.nomos.de/en/; contact Tabea
Becker-Bertau (diyar@ergon-verlag.de).
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37. Co-author for Book on “Islam and Gender: Major Issues and Debates”
The book is under contract with
Routledge for the end of June deadline which is possibly extendable for 3
months. The work is meant for undergraduate students and is meant to provide a
broad outline of the topics identified. The author would write the 3 following
chapters: Adultery and Sexual Violence; Gender and Sexual Diversity; Lived
Religiosities; Contesting Authoritative Discourses and Practices.
Contact: Dr Adis Duderija, a.duderija@griffith.edu.au
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38. Articles for Edited Book on “Contemporary Islam” for Springer Nature
We are looking for someone to write
a chapter on each of the following topics: Muslims in West Africa; Muslims in
China; Yazidi; Nation of Islam: Tablighi Jamaat; Alawites; Hadramis in Asia;
Kurdistan; Halal Food; Muslims and Ageing. Each chapter of 8000 to 10000 words
is meant to be comprehensive critical review of the literature, starting point
for someone initiating a project on the subject.
Contact: Ronald Lukens Bull, PhD;
rlukens@unf.edu
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39. Call for Membership in the "Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences
and Humanities (AGYA)"
AGYA promotes research cooperation
among outstanding early-career researchers from all disciplines who are
affiliated with a research institution in Germany or any Arab country. The
academy provides support and funding for the innovative projects of its members
in various fields of research as well as in science policy and education.
Deadline for membership application:
24 March 2019. Information:
http://agya.info/cfm2019/
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