dimanche 3 février 2019

EURAMES Info Service 05/2019


CONFERENCES

1.    Annual Conference of the Italian Middle East Studies Association (SeSaMO) on "Paths of Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa", Turin, 31 January – 2 February 2019

2.    Journée d’étude à l’occasion des 40 ans de la Révolution : « Penser la Révolution iranienne au temps présent » — Le Bal, Paris, 11 février 2019

3.    Colloque International : « Terrains difficiles, sujets sensibles. Faire du terrain au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient  » ("Difficult Fieldwork, Sensitive Topics: Doing Research in the Maghreb and the Middle East"), Institut universitaire de la recherche scientifique, Rabat, 14-15 February 2019

4.    Workshop on "Different Worlds? Ethnography, Religion and Traveling Critique between Europe and the MENA", Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 15-16 March 2019

5.    Conference: "The Egyptian Revolution of 1919: The Birth of the Modern Nation", London Middle East Institute, 27-28 March 2019

6.    Workshop "Neighborhoods and Regionalisms: Shifting Borderlines of Inclusion and Exclusion in Central Asia", Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 4-5 April 2019

7.    Conference: "Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World (1150–1550) –
including Arab-Islamic Geography", University of Tübingen, 11-12 April 2019

8.    International Conference: “The Genocide of the Christian Populations of the Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath (1908-1923)”, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 10-12 May 2019

9.    Conference on "A Century of Human Displacement and Dispossession: Europe and the Middle East, 1919-2019", American University of Beirut, 14-15 May 2019

10.  Workshop: "Religion as a Changing Category of Muslim Practice", Pembroke College, University of Oxford, 24 May 2019

11.  International Conference: "Basic Concepts and Categories of Jewish Thought: Sources and Contexts", Department of Jewish Culture, Saint-Petersburg State University, 29-31 May 2019

12.  Colloquium: "Spaces and Frontiers of Islamic Art and Archaeology", Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 4-6 July 2019

13.  Conference of the Australian Historical Association on "Local Communities, Global Networks in the History of Religion", Toowoomba, Australian, 8-12 July 2019

14.  Conference on “Religion and Conflict in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods", Nottingham Trent University, 9-11 July 2019

15.  International Brainstorming Meeting: "Bodies Matter: Death and Shiite Muslim Migrants", Swansea University, 12 July 2019

16.  Session on "Historical Geography, Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Morality" during the Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society and the Institute of British Geographers: "Geographies of Trouble / Geographies of Hope", London, 28-30 August 2019

17.  Dean Hopper Conference on "Refugees, Citizenship, and Belonging: Towards a History of the Present", Drew University, Madison, NJ, 20-21 September 2019

18.  20th Annual Conference of the "Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)", George Washington University, Washington, DC, 10-13 October 2019

19.  International Conference "Digital Archiving in the Arab World", Abu Dhabi, 26-27 October 2019

20.  Travel Grants for the Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), Washington D.C., 31 October – 2 November 2019

21.  Panel on "Activities, Positionality, and Futures of Youth in the Maghreb", at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

22.  Panel on "On the Margins of Shi˙r: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on the Development of Modern Arabic Poetry" at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

23.  Panel on “Meeting in the Middle: Integrated Histories of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe in the Eighteenth Century”, at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

24.  Panel on "The Dimensions of Sacred Sound: Analyzing the Various Lives of the Islamic Call to Prayer" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

25.  Panel on "Construction of Middle Eastern and Muslim Communities in Graphic Novels and Comics" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

26.  Panel on "Quest for Status in the International Relations of the Middle East" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans,14-17 November 2019

27.  Sixth Conference on Translating the Meanings of the Holy Qur`an on "Translation Studies and the Translation of the Holy Qur`an", Al Kindi Center for Translation and Training, University of Marrakech, 20-21 November 2019

28.  Panel on " Fighting for the Empire: African Mobilization in the First and Second World Wars" at the Meeting of the African Studies Association, Boston, 20-24 November 2019

29.  Panels on "Islam in Africa" during the Annual Meeting of African Studies Association, Boston, 21-23 November 2019

30.  Qur`an Unit at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Diego, CA, 23-26 November 2019

31.  International Conference: "Immortality of the Soul in Islam and Christianity", Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy (ISCA), Iran, 4-5 March 2020


POSITIONS

32.  Two Faculty Positions on Classical Ottoman (1300-1700) and Late Ottoman (1700-1922) History, Bilkent University

33.  Full-time Position in Comparative Politics with a Specialization in Public Policy, Bilkent University, Ankara

34.  Post-doc Fellowships (2019-2021) at the Haifa Center for Mediterranean History

35.  Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty Position in Religion and Social Justice, Queens University, Ontario, Canada

36.  Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Sharjah, UAE


OTHER INFORMATION

37.  Summer School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, SOAS, University of London, 1–19 July 2019

38.  Summer School: ‘The Middle East in Global Politics’, London School of Economics and Political Science, 17 June – 5 July 2019

39.  German Parliamentary Scholarship for Young Arab Graduates in Berlin, 1–30 September 2019

40.  Articles for the Journal of “Turkish Review of Communication  (TURCOM)”

41.  Articles on "Critical Reflections on Contemporary Muslim Thought and Human Rights" for "Journal of Contemporary Poetics"

42.  Contributions for "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies" # 6 (2019) – Varia

43.  Contributions  sur « L’intégration des organisations islamistes au jeu politique en question(s) » pour journal "L’Année du Maghreb":  Dossier de recherche 23 | 2020-II

44.  Contributions sur  « Demain, le printemps : Pratiques d’imagination et d’anticipation dans le monde arabe » pour un numéro d’Horizons Maghrébins


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Guenter Meyer
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah/UAE


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 CONFERENCES

1.    Annual Conference of the Italian Middle East Studies Association (SeSaMO) on "Paths of Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa", Turin, 31 January – 2 February 2019


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2.    Journée d’étude à l’occasion des 40 ans de la Révolution : « Penser la Révolution iranienne au temps présent » — Le Bal, Paris, 11 février 2019


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3.    Colloque International : « Terrains difficiles, sujets sensibles. Faire du terrain au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient  » ("Difficult Fieldwork, Sensitive Topics: Doing Research in the Maghreb and the Middle East"), Institut universitaire de la recherche scientifique, Rabat, 14-15 February 2019


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4.    Workshop on "Different Worlds? Ethnography, Religion and Traveling Critique between Europe and the MENA", Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 15-16 March 2019

Participants who do research in Muslim majority or minority contexts are invited to reflect, on the basis ethnographic fieldwork, on how critique travels across religious and geographic differences.


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5.    Conference: "The Egyptian Revolution of 1919: The Birth of the Modern Nation", London Middle East Institute, 27-28 March 2019

The Egyptian independence movement in 1919 led to the recognition of Egyptian sovereignty in 1922, an Egyp-tian constitution in 1923, and Saad Zaghloul’s appointment as the first prime minister of a government elected by suffrage in 1924. The conference will include presentations by Egyptian and international historians on the causes and events of the revolution.


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6.    Workshop "Neighborhoods and Regionalisms: Shifting Borderlines of Inclusion and Exclusion in Central Asia", Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 4-5 April 2019

The workshop will give an analytical perspective on the dynamics of different types, forms and modalities of regionalism unfolding in Central Asia – especially in China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran - where local agency intersects with policies of major power holders.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: https://www.wiscnetwork.net/wisc-workshops/dushanbe-workshop-2019
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7.    Conference: "Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World (1150–1550) –
including Arab-Islamic Geography", University of Tübingen, 11-12 April 2019

The comparative perspective is intended to capture traditional peculiarities as well as transcultural exchange processes between the Arab-Muslim and the Latin-Christian world.


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8.    International Conference: “The Genocide of the Christian Populations of the Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath (1908-1923)”, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 10-12 May 2019

The Conference aims to analyze and discuss the various mass-atrocities (genocides, ethnic-cleansings and massacres) and forced deportations, specifically on the Genocide of the Christian populations of the Ottoman Empire during this period. All expenses of the participants will be covered.


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9.    Conference on "A Century of Human Displacement and Dispossession: Europe and the Middle East, 1919-2019", American University of Beirut, 14-15 May 2019

The conference committee welcomes proposals across disciplines of migration studies, refugee studies, history, politics, sociology, anthropology and other relevant scholarly fields.


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10.  Workshop: "Religion as a Changing Category of Muslim Practice", Pembroke College, University of Oxford, 24 May 2019

This workshop will focus on ‘religion’ as a changing category in modern Muslim practice.  Participants are invited to share case studies from their research as a basis for discussion of the possible insights to be gained by bringing critical approaches to the category ‘religion’ to bear on our study of Islam.



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11.  International Conference: "Basic Concepts and Categories of Jewish Thought: Sources and Contexts", Department of Jewish Culture, Saint-Petersburg State University, 29-31 May 2019

Conference sessions will include discussions on basic concepts, categories and formation of the intellectual vocabulary of the Jewish thought in early period (Biblical and Post-Biblical era), and in later periods (medieval Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah, Hasidism, early modern and contemporary Jewish Philosophy).


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12.  Colloquium: "Spaces and Frontiers of Islamic Art and Archaeology", Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 4-6 July 2019

Papers will address the ways in which Islamic art developed within or expanded beyond external, internal, confessional, and political limits and resulted in a diversity of visual and material cultures.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2019. Information: https://ernst-herzfeld-gesellschaft.com/en/

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13.  Conference of the Australian Historical Association on "Local Communities, Global Networks in the History of Religion", Toowoomba, Australian, 8-12 July 2019

We welcome paper and panel proposals on any geographical area, time period, or field of history, especially those relating to the theme of ‘Local communities, global networks’. 

Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2019. Information: https://www.usq.edu.au/events/2019/07/local-communities-global-networks

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14.  Conference on “Religion and Conflict in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods", Nottingham Trent University, 9-11 July 2019

The conference will incorporate a broad chronological spectrum from medieval to early modern with a view to developing current research, sharing techniques, investigating new approaches and enhancing study in the wider field.


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15.  International Brainstorming Meeting: "Bodies Matter: Death and Shiite Muslim Migrants", Swansea University, 12 July 2019

The aim is to bring together scholars of different fields in social and human sciences, NGOs and GOs, policymakers, journalists, and religious leaders to discuss how Shiite Muslim migrants (including refugees and asylum-seekers) deal with the phenomenon of death, and how the host countries, their governments and institutions, and consequently local communities respond to this.


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16.  Session on "Historical Geography, Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Morality" during the Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society and the Institute of British Geographers: "Geographies of Trouble / Geographies of Hope", London, 28-30 August 2019

Drawing upon a broad definition of ‘religion’ that embraces spirituality, faith and morality, as well as the increasing range of collective and individual spiritual practices and experiences studied by geographies of contemporary religion (Della Dora, 2015), this session invites papers that use specific case studies to reflect upon the interaction between historical geography and religion.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3530597/cfp-historical-geography-religion-faith-spirituality-an; information on the Conference:https://www.rgs.org/research/annual-international-conference/programme-(1)/

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17.  Dean Hopper Conference on "Refugees, Citizenship, and Belonging: Towards a History of the Present", Drew University, Madison, NJ, 20-21 September 2019

The Conference will place the current “refugee crisis” in cultural, historical and political context. We invite papers engaging with the intellectual and cultural history of the “refugee,” and related topics like home, statelessness, and extraterritoriality.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2019. Information: http://drewhistory.org/news/dean-hopper-2019/

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18.  20th Annual Conference of the "Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)", George Washington University, Washington, DC, 10-13 October 2019

The conference concentrates on the five post-Soviet states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), as well as Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Xinjiang, and Mongolia.

Deadline for abstracts: 21 March 2019. Information: https://www.centraleurasia.org/conferences/annual/

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19.  International Conference "Digital Archiving in the Arab World", Abu Dhabi, 26-27 October 2019

Themes on the Arab World include: 1. Management and Analysis of Big Data; Manuscripts, rare books and endangered documents; Digital Libraries; Map Preservation, Archiving and Digitization; 3D Digital Preservation; etc.



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20.  Travel Grants for the Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), Washington D.C., 31 October – 2 November 2019

The grants are offered for is for scholars of the Middle East and of Africa focused on the world of Islam, Islamism, and related issues in the continent.

Deadline for applications: 15 April 2019. Information: https://asmea.nonprofitcms.org/c/conferences/8/pages/travelgrant

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21.  Panel on "Activities, Positionality, and Futures of Youth in the Maghreb", at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

We are looking for scholars who are looking at narratives of futures, aspirations, opportunities, livelihoods, or hobbies for contemporary youth in the region. We encourage contributions focusing on different elements of the practice of the life stage of youth. Any disciplinary approach is welcome.

Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2019. Contact egoul001@ucr.edu.

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22.  Panel on "On the Margins of Shi˙r: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on the Development of Modern Arabic Poetry" at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

Papers should seek to introduce novel intersections between the study of Arabic poetry and other fields of cultural research. We especially welcome papers that elicit intersections between the literary study of poetry and other fields within the humanities, such as history and philosophy.


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23.  Panel on “Meeting in the Middle: Integrated Histories of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe in the Eighteenth Century”, at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

This panel seeks to engage new methods and frameworks that address the connections between the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe during the eighteenth century, as well as the historiographical barriers and conceptual challenges that come with writing an integrated history of these regions.


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24.  Panel on "The Dimensions of Sacred Sound: Analyzing the Various Lives of the Islamic Call to Prayer" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

Papers are invited to explore the overlapping historical, socio-cultural, art historical, visual, material cultural, legal, and religious dimensions of the Islamic call to prayer from its inception to its use today.


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25.  Panel on "Construction of Middle Eastern and Muslim Communities in Graphic Novels and Comics" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans, 14-17 November 2019

The panel will examine how contemporary graphic novels reveal demographic, gender, racial, religious, and/or class divides within these communities, and how these divisions create ruptures and moments of unity as people negotiate communal boundaries and form alternative communities in the face of majoritarian biases and exclusions.

Deadline for abstracts: 8 February 2019. Contact Melanie Trexler (trexler@roanoke.edu).

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26.  Panel on "Quest for Status in the International Relations of the Middle East" at the Annual Meeting of the  Middle East Studies Association (MESA), New Orleans,14-17 November 2019

The panel will discuss the role and dynamics of status-seeking behaviour in the Middle East, and critically assessing the utility of this concept/theory in deepening our understanding of regional power and identity politics.


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27.  Sixth Conference on Translating the Meanings of the Holy Qur`an on "Translation Studies and the Translation of the Holy Qur`an", Al Kindi Center for Translation and Training, University of Marrakech, 20-21 November 2019

The aim of the conference is to re-raise the problem of translating the meanings of the Holy Qur’an in the light of modern theories and techniques.


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28.  Panel on " Fighting for the Empire: African Mobilization in the First and Second World Wars" at the Meeting of the African Studies Association, Boston, 20-24 November 2019

Papers are invited within multiple contextual and theoretical frames – colonialism, race, gender, identity, labor, children’s experiences, intellectual, and social history. Topics that focus on different regions and colonial contexts, cooperation among imperials powers, the role of African soldiers and civilians, including women and children are welcome.


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29.  Panels on "Islam in Africa" during the Annual Meeting of African Studies Association, Boston, 21-23 November 2019

Panels will focus on Islamophobia in Africa; Muslim Minorities in Africa or; African Muslim immigration and migration.

Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2019. Contact Northern Arizona University, scott.reese@nau.edu

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30.  Qur`an Unit at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Diego, CA, 23-26 November 2019

The Qur'an Unit welcomes papers and organized panels on all aspects of the Qur'an, its role in the lives of Muslims, its tradition of commentary, liturgical use, aesthetics and material forms, and its influence in the world generally.

Deadline for abstracts: 4 March 2019. Information: https://papers.aarweb.org/content/quran-unit

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31.  International Conference: "Immortality of the Soul in Islam and Christianity", Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy (ISCA), Iran, 4-5 March 2020

Topics of interest: The concept of death; The concept of immortality; The criteria of personal identity; Postmor-tem survival Life after death.

Deadline for abstracts: 16 March 2019. Information: http://seminars.ir/soul2/en/

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POSITIONS

32.  Two Faculty Positions on Classical Ottoman (1300-1700) and Late Ottoman (1700-1922) History, Bilkent University


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33.  Full-time Position in Comparative Politics with a Specialization in Public Policy, Bilkent University, Ankara

The search is open to candidates at any rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor). The anticipated starting date is September 2019. Applicants are expected to have a PhD in Political Science and/or Public Administration or a related field at the time of appointment.

Deadline for applications: 4 February 2019. Information: https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POLS2018

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34.  Post-doc Fellowships (2019-2021) at the Haifa Center for Mediterranean History

The Fellowship offers an annual stipend of $25,000, for two years. Second year funding will depend on significant academic progress, to be reviewed in April 2020.

Deadline for applications: 1 March 2019. Information:

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35.  Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty Position in Religion and Social Justice, Queens University, Ontario, Canada

The School of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science invites applications for a Tenure-track or Tenured faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of Religion and Social Justice, with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2019.

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2019. Information; https://bit.ly/2SNrMiY

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36.  Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Sharjah, UAE

Qualification: ability to work and communicate in Arabic and English; academic rank of full professor at a renowned academic institution; knowledge and experience in an academic setting, including curriculum and instruction, research and scholarly activity, accreditation, admissions and financial aid, and academic support services; etc.

Screening will begin on 16 March 2019. Information: http://newhr.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Pages/JobDetails.aspx?Jid=73&IsDean=Yes

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OTHER INFORMATION


37.  Summer School: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, SOAS, University of London, 1–19 July 2019

This module will place the modern Middle East in its global context without losing sight of local and regional dynamics, cultures, and political traditions. We will explore histories of empire and decolonization, alongside themes of hegemony and resistance, conflict and cooperation, identity and foreign policy.

Deadline for registration at reduced fee: 31 March 2019. Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/the-middle-east-in-global-politics/

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38.  Summer School: ‘The Middle East in Global Politics’, London School of Economics and Political Science, 17 June – 5 July 2019

The course covers the history and politics of the Middle East since 1918 through twelve lectures dedicated to each of the main regional powers and to aspects of the region’s politics such as political Islam, nationalism, conflicts, the Arab Springs.



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39.  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.

Extended deadline for applications: 15 February 2018. Information: https://www.bundestag.de/en/europe/international/exchange/ips/arabian/250618

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40.  Articles for the Journal of “Turkish Review of Communication  (TURCOM)”

Each issue features reports of original investigation, presenting the latest developments in theory and methodology of media and communication studies in English or Turkish.

Deadline for full paper: 30 March 2019. Information: http://dergipark.gov.tr/turcom

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41.  Articles on "Critical Reflections on Contemporary Muslim Thought and Human Rights" for "Journal of Contemporary Poetics"

The Journal invites scholars working in the fields of history, cultural studies, political science, psychology, religious studies, critical theory, film and media studies, literature and languages, postcolonial studies, and law to present fresh insights into the debate.


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42.  Contributions for "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies" # 6 (2019) – Varia

The main aim is to create a virtual multi-disciplinary space in which all perspectives of the History, Language and Literature of Jews and Muslims can converge, as well as themes on Judaism and Islam in general. There is a special focus on Iberian Muslims and Jews and their Diaspora, entraining a comparative analysis of historiographical, philosophical, anthropological and sociological discourses.

Deadline for papers:  30 April 2019. Information: https://calenda.org/498690

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43.  Contributions  sur « L’intégration des organisations islamistes au jeu politique en question(s) » pour journal "L’Année du Maghreb":  Dossier de recherche 23 | 2020-II

Date limite de soumission des résumés (500 mots au maximum) : 1er mars 2019. Information : https://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/4342

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44.  Contributions sur  « Demain, le printemps : Pratiques d’imagination et d’anticipation dans le monde arabe » pour un numéro d’Horizons Maghrébins

Les résumés des contributions sont attendus pour le 15 mars 2019. Information : https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/01/Appel-a-contribution_Horizons-Maghrebins_2019_envoi.pdf

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