CONFERENCES
1. Conference: “The Idea of Iran: The Second Safavid
Century”, SOAS, London, 11-12 May 2019
2. 6th International Conference of the
International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA), University of Naples
“L’Orientale”, 16-17 May 2019
3. International Conference: "Berber (Amazigh)
Cinema as a Communication Space. The mise-en-scène",
INALCO, Paris, 11 June 2019
4. Conference on "Sufism and the Body",
University of Utrecht, 12-13 September 2019
5. Journée d’études: “Trajectoires militaires à travers
les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle”, Aix-en-Provence,
3 octobre 2019
6. Extended Deadline for Proposals for Open Panels during
the 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association
(DAVO), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
7. Open Panel on: "Digital Authoritarianism in the
MENA Region: Tools and Types of Authoritarian Rule in the Digital Age",
during the 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies
Association (DAVO), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
8. 4th Dubai – International Conference on Social Science
& Humanities (ICSSH), Dubai, 7-8 October 2019
9. Conference: “Words Laying Down the Law: Translating
Arabic Legal Discourse”, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, London, 7-8 October 2019
10. Conference on “Digital Archiving in the Arab World”,
Abu Dhabi, 26-27 October 2019
11. Colloque: "Dynamique des langues, des discours et
des cultures en contexte méditerranéen", Tlemcen, 11-12 novembre 2019
12. Panel: “Muslims in America” at SAMLA 91 “Languages: Power,
Identity, Relationships”, Atlanta, 15-17 November 2019
13. Conference: „About Life Paths that Call to Writing in
the Modern Arab World”, University of Lille, 20-21 November 2019
14. Colloque: “Humour et politique dans l’espace arabe de
la Nahda à aujourd’hui”, Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019
15. Conference: “Representing Disembarkation: Migrations,
Arrivals, Territories", Procida, Naples, 27-29 April 2020
POSITIONS
16. Two Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Turkish
Linguistics and in Modern Turkish Literature, University of Cyprus
17. Fellowship in Cultural and Religious History of
Muslims and Christians in the Iberian Peninsula and/or the Maghreb (9th-16th
Centuries), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
18. AHRC Collaborative
Doctoral Studentship, Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”,
University College London
19. Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville
20. Assistant Curator of Islamic Art / Art of the Middle East, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
OTHER
INFORMATION
21. Dissertation Award of the German Middle East Studies
Association (DAVO) for Research on the MENA Region
22. 2019 Prize for Best Article, Contemporary Levant
23. Multiple Senior and Postdoctoral Short-Term Fellowships,
Max-Weber-Stiftung India Branch Office, New Delhi
24. Grant for Academic Study Related to Yemen,
British-Yemeni Society
25. Appel à projets scientifiques 2020, L'Institut français
d'archéologie orientale (Ifao) du Caire
26. Free 5-week Online Course on "The Sharia and Islamic
Law: An Introduction", Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh
27. Study Trip "Romania - A Cradle of Islam in
Europe", Institute for Caucasica-, Tatarica- und Turkestan-Studies, 28
May- 3 June 2019
28. Intensive Arabic Courses, Casa Árabe, Madrid and Cordoba, 3
June – 12 July 2019
29. Summer School on "Identity in the Middle East and
North Africa: Actors, Strategies and Dynamics", Torino, 17-21 June 2019
30. Stage intensif de langue arabe, option
recherche sciences humaines et sociales, Tunis, 24 juin – 19 juillet 2019
31. Summer School on "Post-Oil Economy – Debating and
Working on Current Challenges in an International Environment", Baku,
Azerbaijan, 4-6 August 2019
32. Master of Science: "Economics of the Middle East
(EMEA)", University of Marburg
33. Articles for "Geopolitics
Quarterly" in Persian and English
34. Articles on "Transnational American Studies
within the Post-Arab Spring Context" for Special Issue of the
"Journal of Transnational American Studies (JTAS)"
35. Contributions to "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic
Studies"
36. Contributions to “Lamma: A Journal of Libyan Studies”
37. Articles on “Media, Terrorism and Audience Reception” for
the “Journal of Communication: Media Watch”
38. Articles on “Ijtihad and Taqlid in Sunni and
Shi’i Islam” for MIDEO Journal
39. Articles for Journal "Contemporary Arab Affairs
(CAA)"
40. Contributions to Edited Book: “Egypt in Focus:
Creativity in Adversarial Contexts”
41. Chapter Contributions to Edited Book on “Schools and
National Identities in French-speaking Africa: Political Choices, Means of
Transmission, and Appropriation”
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University of Mainz, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah/UAE
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CONFERENCES
1.
Conference: “The Idea of Iran: The Second Safavid
Century”, SOAS, London, 11-12 May 2019
What does the idea of Iran mean in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries? Can we discern the ways that contemporaries viewed their
traditions and their environment (natural or built); what was the view of
outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive aspects of
the period?
See program at https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/idea-of-iran/11may2019-the-idea-of-iran-the-second-safavid-century.html
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2.
6th
International Conference of the International Iranian Economic Association
(IIEA), University of Naples “L’Orientale”, 16-17 May 2019
The purpose of this conference is to showcase
the best current research on Iran’s economy and to generate information and
encouragement for future high-quality research in this area.
Preregistration required. Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/16may2019-international-iranian-economic-association-iiea-sixth-international-conference.html
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3.
International Conference: "Berber (Amazigh)
Cinema as a Communication Space. The mise-en-scène",
INALCO, Paris, 11 June 2019
This meeting aims to identify and analyze the elements
of the mise-en-scène of Amazigh films (images, colors, framing, sound and other
audiovisual elements), to try to understand how the films reach (or try to
reach) their narrative purpose through its audio-visual elements and composition.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2019.
Information: http://www.inalco.fr/appel-communication/cinema-berbere-amazigh-seconde-journee-etudes (French); https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3911081/le-cin%C3%A9ma-berb%C3%A8re-amazigh-comme-espace-de-communication-le-sens (English).
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4.
Conference on "Sufism and the Body",
University of Utrecht, 12-13 September 2019
Drawing on recent literature regarding sensation,
embodiment, and the material turn in the study of religion, this conference
assesses the role of the human body in Sufism. It attempts to bridge the gap
between the study of the spiritual and corporeal in Sufism by focusing on the
place of the body in Sufi thought, practice, literature, and art.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2019.
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5.
Journée d’études: “Trajectoires militaires à travers
les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle”, Aix-en-Provence,
3 octobre 2019
L’objectif de cette journée est de faire discuter des
chercheurs travaillant sur des aires différentes afin de faire émerger des
points de convergence ou de contraste et d’élargir les horizons, tout en
restant attaché à l’ancrage de la réflexion dans des réalités locales
complexes. Les propositions de communication portant sur des aspects
méthodologiques de la recherche et/ou sur des espaces hors de l’Empire français
seront donc particulièrement appréciées.
Deadline for applications: 1 June 2019.
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6.
Extended Deadline for Proposals for Open Panels during
the 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association
(DAVO), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
If you are interested in organizing a panel for this
congress and look for paper presenters, please send the title and summary (up
to 300 words) to the General Secretary of the Congress, Amke Dietert
(amke.dietert@googlemail.com) until 3 May 2019. The call for papers for open
panels will then be forwarded via EURAMES and DAVO-Info-Service and the DMG
mailing list to more than 6000 scholars who should send their paper proposals
directly to the organizer of the specific panel until 15 May 2019.
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7.
Open Panel on: "Digital Authoritarianism in the
MENA Region: Tools and Types of Authoritarian Rule in the Digital Age",
during the 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies
Association (DAVO), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
Despite some emerging research on how digital
technologies are used in the political sphere, political science still needs to
answer many fundamental questions about this emerging “digital
authoritarianism”: Do these technologies merely enable autocrats to pursue
their old strategies using new methods, or do they also mark a fundamental
change in the structure of political power and of the goals and strategies of
political regimes?
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019. Information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress/07-offene-panel.html (Panel 7)
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8.
4th Dubai – International Conference on Social Science
& Humanities (ICSSH), Dubai, 7-8 October 2019
The conference focuses on recent research trends in
social sciences in order to develop a deeper understanding of arts, culture,
language, religion, commerce, governance and society; solutions for challenges
in academics and practice ideas for cleaner, healthier and sustainable society
and environment; changes and evolution in mass media, digital media, journalism
and entertainment; etc. First timers as well as seasoned academics are invited
to submit their work.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2019.
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9.
Conference: “Words Laying Down the Law: Translating
Arabic Legal Discourse”, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim
Civilisations, London, 7-8 October 2019
The conference aims to set up a framework for
exploring the effects of the moment of translation on how law is applied and
understood in Arabic and/or by Arabic speakers. Scholars in the disciplines
legal anthropology, law and comparative law, legal pragmatics, sociolinguistics
and discourse analysis, politics and translation studies are invited to submit
their works.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
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10. Conference on
“Digital Archiving in the Arab World”, Abu Dhabi, 26-27 October 2019
The conference’s aim is to provide an exploratory
gateway of the fast-growing interdisciplinary field of digital archiving in the
Arab world. The conference committee invites all practitioners to present their
work to regarding the following themes: management and analysis of big data in
the Arab World, manuscripts; rare books and endangered documents in the Arab
World; digital libraries in the Arab World, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2019.
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11. Colloque: "Dynamique des langues, des discours et des cultures en
contexte méditerranéen", Tlemcen, 11-12 novembre 2019
Les contributions s’inscriront dans les axes et sous
axes suivants: Productions artistiques et diversité des représentations – Rive
Sud / Rive Nord; la mer Méditerranée dans les textes littéraires; le métissage
et ses paradoxes dans l’Histoire culturelle de la Méditerranée - altérité et
discours de la différenciation; les migrants et la Méditerranée dans les arts
(littérature, cinéma, peinture).
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019.
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12. Panel:
“Muslims in America” at SAMLA 91 “Languages: Power, Identity, Relationships”,
Atlanta, 15-17 November 2019
This panel intends to examine the works of
Muslim American poets, novelists, playwrights, jazz musicians, punks, hip hop
artists, mipsters, filmmakers, and visual artists, through the lens of
language. Papers are invited that explore the diverse compositions of Muslim
American identities in cultural texts as they engage with the multiple
vocabularies of national, theoretical, literary, and aesthetic spaces.
Deadline for abstracts extended: 7 July 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/4057667/muslims-america-panel-samla-91-extended-deadline-july-7-2019
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13. Conference:
„About Life Paths that Call to Writing in the Modern Arab World”, University of
Lille, 20-21 November 2019
How do different paths of life, in the modern Arab
world, act as a catalyst for writing? Three axes of communication are proposed:
“Custodial paths and writings in the modern Arab world”, “Life paths of
foreigners in Arab countries: the end of the travel story and of
post-orientalism?”, and “Arab life paths in foreign Arab countries: the
writings of new exiles in the Arab world”.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019.
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14. Colloque:
“Humour et politique dans l’espace arabe de la Nahda à aujourd’hui”, Nancy, 5-6
décembre 2019
Le colloque a pour ambition de mettre en
lumière le rôle de l’humour en politique dans le monde arabe. Seront envisagés,
au travers de divers types de méthodologies, trois axes majeurs: Humour de la
politique et du politique, Humour et engagement politique, Langue humour et
politique.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2019.
Information: https://crem.univ-lorraine.fr/humour-et-politique-dans-lespace-arabe-de-la-nahda-aujourdhui
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15. Conference:
“Representing Disembarkation: Migrations, Arrivals, Territories", Procida,
Naples, 27-29 April 2020
While mainly addressing the representation of
disembarkation, arrival, and embarkation in literary writing, we welcome papers
from law studies, politics and international relations, anthropology and
history linking the figurative to wider political and legal entanglements
surrounding experiences of disembarkation on the coastlines of Europe and
beyond.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2019.
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POSITIONS
16. Two
Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Turkish Linguistics and in Modern Turkish
Literature, University of Cyprus
Sufficient knowledge of Greek and Turkish is required.
Other requirements for appointment depend on academic rank and include prior
academic experience, research record and scientific contributions, involvement
in teaching and in the development of high quality undergraduate and graduate
curricula.
Deadline for applications: 10 June 2019. Applications
to be submitted at https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment. Information: www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures
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17. Fellowship in
Cultural and Religious History of Muslims and Christians in the Iberian
Peninsula and/or the Maghreb (9th-16th Centuries), Universitat Pompeu Fabra,
Barcelona
Two post-doctoral researches on any topic relating to
pre-modern Iberian Peninsula and/or the Maghreb are to be sponsored. The
research area includes expressions of masculine identity and the relationality
of gender in medieval Islamic texts; the relation between gender and religious
identity and alterity; Mudejar religiosity, etc. Requirements: PhD or
equivalent.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2019.
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18. AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship,
Research Project: “Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon”, University College
London
In cooperation with Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
University Museums. Applicants may have a strong
Master’s-level degree or equivalent experience, including, but not limited to,
museums or curatorial experience or work in the third sector relating to
displacement in the Middle East. Regional expertise in the Middle East would be
preferable and proficiency in (Levantine) Arabic would be an additional asset.
Students with experience working on museum collections, archives, or related
topics are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: 17 May 2019.
Information: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?b3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05ODImamNvZGU9MTc5OTAyOSZwb3N0aW5nX2NvZGU9MjI0Jg%3D%3D=&owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&vt_template=982&jcode=1799029&posting_code=224
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19. Lecturer in
Modern Middle Eastern History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
One-year, non-tenure-track
lectureship, commencing 1 August 2019. The successful applicant will be able to teach World
Civilization after 1500 and upper division courses in the area of specialty.
Ph.D. in history or a related field must be in hand before the position begins.
Deadline for applications: 15 July 2019.
Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58500
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20. Assistant
Curator of Islamic Art / Art of the Middle East, Los Angeles County Museum of
Art
The qualified candidate will have a
recent PhD in the history of Islamic art, ideally with some professional museum
experience and/or a demonstrated enthusiasm for working with objects. The
successful applicant will have a sound knowledge of one or both of the
following languages: Arabic; Ottoman Turkish, and, preferably, will have a
strong interest in Art of the Arab Lands or the Ottoman Empire.
Deadline for applications: 12 May
2019. Information: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=4223859a-1623-4bba-84f6-7f22b4ce3a61&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=258402&source=CC3&lang=en_US
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OTHER
INFORMATION
21. Dissertation
Award of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) for Research on the
MENA Region
DAVO will award a prize of 3,000 Euro to the best
dissertation in the field of contemporary research on the Middle East and North
Africa which was written in German or English and submitted to a university by
a member of DAVO in 2018.
Please send an application with a printed copy and a
digital version of your dissertation, a summary, your CV and the assessments of
your dissertation by two professors to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de until 30 April
2019.
For further information on the advantages of being a
member of DAVO see http://davo1.de/en/uber-die-davo/
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22. 2019 Prize for
Best Article, Contemporary Levant
The award recognises excellent research and
scholarship that engages with current and emerging issues in the Levant. We are
looking for original unpublished articles from scholars in different stages of
their careers and from different disciplines: anthropology, sociology,
politics, religion and theology, language and linguistics cultural studies,
modern history, social geography, media, film studies and literature.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2019.
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23. Multiple
Senior and Postdoctoral Short-Term Fellowships, Max-Weber-Stiftung India Branch
Office, New Delhi
For the academic year July 2020 – June 2021. The office offers a fellowship programme for senior and
postdoctoral scholars whose research focuses on at least one of the following
research themes: History as a Political Category; Labour as a Political
Category; Critiques and Renewals of Democracy; Normative Conflicts and
Transformations; The Challenge of Gender; Political Economy of Growth and
Distribution.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2019.
Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58490
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24. Grant for
Academic Study Related to Yemen, British-Yemeni Society
Applications for this £500 grant are invited from
anyone carrying out research in, or on Yemen, at a British or Yemeni
University. Applicants' nationality is irrelevant. Applications may be made to
assist with study in any subject or field, so long as it is concerned with
Yemen, and is for a specific qualification (e.g. BA, MA, PhD etc.).
Deadline for applications: 31 May 2019. Information: http://b-ys.org.uk/activities/bys-academic-grant
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25. Appel à
projets scientifiques 2020, L'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (Ifao)
du Caire
Il s'adresse à tout
chercheur, français ou étranger, qui souhaite développer des recherches dans
les domaines de compétence de l'Ifao, couvrant l'histoire de l'Égypte, de la
Préhistoire à l'époque contemporaine.
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26. Free 5-week
Online Course on "The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction",
Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh
Delivered via the FutureLearn platform, this
ground-breaking course will explore some of the diverse roles that the Sharia
and Islamic law have played in Muslim life, both historically and today,
encouraging students to think critically about the nature of religious law and
its many manifestations.
Starting on 6 May 2019, prospective students
can now sign-up and watch the trailer via the course homepage: www.futurelearn.com/courses/an-introduction-to-the-sharia-and-islamic-law
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27. Study Trip
"Romania - A Cradle of Islam in Europe", Institute for Caucasica-,
Tatarica- und Turkestan-Studies, 28 May- 3 June 2019
The ICATAT educational journey takes us to the
Republic of Romania with a special focus: we travel the country in the
footsteps of diversity, national and religious minorities. The Hungarians, the
Roma, Jews and Germans in Transylvania as well as the Lipovans, Tatars, Gagauz
and Turks in the Dobrudja lead us through their culture and history.
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28. Intensive
Arabic Courses, Casa Árabe, Madrid and Cordoba, 3 June – 12 July 2019
Intensive and semi-intensive courses in Modern
Standard Arabic, conversational Arabic, Moroccan Darija and Levantine Arabic,
intended for people who want to begin learning Arabic or gain new momentum for
their Arabic in a few weeks. We are offering Arabic classes in English
(beginners and A1.1, according to MCER) in Madrid and Arabic classes in Córdoba
(in Spanish).
Deadline for registration: 26 May 2019.
Information: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/summer-courses-intensive-arabic-courses-for-children-and-adults (Madrid); http://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/cursos-intensivos-de-arabe-en-verano-en-cordoba (Córdoba - in Spanish).
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29. Summer School
on "Identity in the Middle East and North Africa: Actors, Strategies and
Dynamics", Torino, 17-21 June 2019
The summer school critically unpacks identity and its
politicization, exploring the role they have had across time and space to read
and represent regional political and social events. Identity is thus used to
frame relevant topic such as class, the status of minorities, State formation,
sectarianism, language, and gender issues, among others.
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30. Stage
intensif de langue arabe, option recherche sciences humaines et sociales,
Tunis, 24 juin – 19 juillet 2019
Il s'adresse à des étudiants (masterisants et
doctorants) et aux chercheurs sur le monde arabe. Outre l'apprentissage de la
langue arabe, il propose des orientations linguistiques plus spécifiques aux
recherches en SHS (enquêtes, terrains, questionnaires, travail statistique,
entretiens, retours d'enquêtes, exploitation d'une documentation spécifique,
lecture de la presse.).
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31. Summer School on
"Post-Oil Economy – Debating and Working on Current Challenges in an
International Environment", Baku, Azerbaijan, 4-6 August 2019
The registration process is now open to students
(undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) from all academic backgrounds and
with an interest in sustainability and development issues, wanting to gain
scientific, as well as intercultural skills. DAAD Go East Scholarships are
available for students enrolled in a German University.
Deadline for applications: 2 June 2019.
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32. Master of
Science: "Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)", University of Marburg
The program offers a wide range of courses focusing on
economic, social and geopolitical issues of the Middle East and North Africa
region, which equips students with the theoretical and empirical knowledge
necessary to start a professional or academic career in this growing field of
study.
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33. Articles
for "Geopolitics Quarterly" in Persian and English
This journal considers academic
papers that lie within geopolitics and political geography disciplines.
Academic papers in international relations, political sciences, political
economy, strategic sciences, international law and political sociology and
other disciplines with geopolitical approach are also considered.
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34. Articles on
"Transnational American Studies within the Post-Arab Spring Context"
for Special Issue of the "Journal of Transnational American Studies
(JTAS)"
Papers are invited on: The post-Arab Spring dynamics
and its impact on American Studies as a field of study and its teaching outside
the US. The racialization of Islam within a continuum of imperialism and fight
for civil rights and liberation. How Arabs, Americans, African Americans and
other groups construct national and transnational identities in light of local,
regional, and global bio- and geo-politics, etc.
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35. Contributions
to "Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies"
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.
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36. Contributions
to “Lamma: A Journal of Libyan Studies”
For this issue of Lamma, we aim to bring together
scholars who work on understanding, analyzing, comparing, or theorizing
migration, smuggling, and trafficking into, across, and out of Libya. Papers
which address under-researched, misunderstood, or overlooked aspects and
intersections of migration, borders, and movement within, throughout, and
across the Libyan space are particularly welcome.
Deadline for full papers: 1 May 2019. Information: https://lammajournal.com/2019/01/17/call-for-papers-migration-trafficking-and-libya/
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37. Articles on
“Media, Terrorism and Audience Reception” for the “Journal of Communication:
Media Watch”
Articles focusing on the following topics are
welcome: media Coverage of Extreme Violence
and Terrorism Activities; online and offline audience reception of
terrorist/extremists’ violent activities; counter insurgency, media, civil
society, and government; case studies: Media is the mother’s milk of terrorist
activities; case studies of the use of media by violent extremists and/or
terrorists in particular countries or regions; etc.
Deadline for complete articles: 30 September
2019. Information: https://mediawatchjournal.in/call-for-papers/
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38. Articles
on “Ijtihad and Taqlid in Sunni and Shi’i Islam” for MIDEO Journal
This issue will explore various, yet related concepts.
We will highlight theological discourses arguing for their legitimacy,
refutation, as well as those that explore their articulation. Beyond the
rivalry between these two approaches, it will be necessary to see if there
exists a continuum between them, and that although their perspectives are
competing and partisan, they are in fact not incompatible.
Deadline for full papers: 15 January 2020. Information: https://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2018/11/iǧtihad-and-taqlid-in-sunni-and-siʿi-islam/
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39. Articles for
Journal "Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)"
The editors of this peer-reviewed journal published by
the Centre for Arab Unity Studies and University of California Press, invite
authors to submit original multidisciplinary articles on the Arab World
(5,000-7,000 words) to the editor at caa@caus.org.lb.
Deadline for manuscripts: 31 December 2019.
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40. Contributions to
Edited Book: “Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts”
The current socio-political situation in Egypt raises
fundamental questions about the state of the arts and the future of literature
and culture in the country. This special volume examines the complex
paradoxical predicament of a seemingly irrepressible expressive context under
the thralls of an imposed gloomy hush. It also addresses how individuals and
institutions navigate the inflicted muteness through different strategies.
Deadline for full papers: 1 August 2019. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/02/07/special-issue-of-the-journal-of-the-african-literature-association
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41. Chapter
Contributions to Edited Book on “Schools and National Identities in
French-speaking Africa: Political Choices, Means of Transmission, and
Appropriation”
The aim of this volume is to provide an
in-depth and transdisciplinary understanding of the role of schools in the
various processes of identity-building, and to showcase research from and about
countries outside the former British empire, either as individual case studies
or through a comparative framework within or beyond the continent. The volume
will be published by Routledge in the Series “Perspectives on Education in
Africa” in 2020.
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