CONFERENCES
1. Journées doctorales sur "Dynamiques des identités
arabes et musulmanes", La Halqa, association des doctorant-e-s en sciences
sociales sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains, MMSH à
Aix-en-Provence, 6 et 7 juin 2019
2. Workshop: "African Responses to European Colonial Occupation
in Western Africa through Arabic and Ajami Texts", Château des Ducs de
Bretagne, Nantes, 25-26 June 2019
3. Conference: "Museums in Arabia 2019", King's
College London, 26-28 June 2019
4. Workshop: "Middle Eastern Animals - Interdisciplinary
Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times", University of
Vienna, 27-28 June 2019
5. Conference of the International Qur'anic Studies
Association (IQSA): "Reading the Qur'an in the Context of Empire",
Tangier Global Forum of the University of New England, Tangier, 25-26
July 2019
6. 11th Conference of the Nordic Society for Middle
Eastern Studies: "Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle
East", University of Helsinki, 14-16 August 2019
7. Open panel on "US Encounters with the Maghreb and the
Mashreq: Inclusions, Interactions, and Turn Aways," SDS Foreign Languages
and Literatures, Ragusa, 26-28 September 2019
8. Second Conference of the Australian Association of Islamic
and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) on "Islam and Society: Challenges and
Prospects", Western Sydney University, 30 September - 1 October 2019
9. Journée d'études : "Trajectoires militaires à
travers les décolonisations Moyen-Orient, Asie, Afrique XXème siècle",
Aix-en-Provence, 3 octobre 2019
10. 26th International Congress of the German Middle
East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for
Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5
October 2019
11. 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
12. Workshop: “Beyond ‘Sectarianism’? Towards an Alternative
Understanding of Identity Politics and Communal Antagonism”, University of
Cambridge, 24-25 October 2019
13. 7th International Meeting of Fez on Social
Science and Health: “International Colloquium on Health and Migration in Africa
and the Middle East”, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Fez, 24-25 October 2019
14. Colloque International : “Les établissements scolaires
privés musulmans : Une offre éducationnelle comme les autres ?”, Campus Saint
Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019
15. First Biennial "Conference on Contemporary Iranian
Studies", Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, 10-11 November
2019
16. 8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on
Islamic Art: "The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art", Doha, 10-11
November 2019
17. Colloque : "Dynamique des langues, des discours et
des cultures en contexte méditerranéen", Tlemcen, 11-12 novembre 2019
18. Conference: "About Life Paths that Call to Writing in
the Modern Arab World", University of Lille, 20-21 November 2019
19. 5th Annual
European Symposium on Turkey: “The Concept of Culture and its Politicization in
Turkey and the Diaspora”, University of Vienna, 29-30 November 2019
20. Colloque : "Humour et politique dans l'espace arabe
de la Nahda à aujourd'hui", Nancy, 5-6 décembre 2019
21. Conference: “Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences,
Emotions, and Meanings”, University of Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019
22. Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian
Politics in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020
23. ERF 26th Annual Conference: “Sustainable
Development Goals as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy”, Egypt, 29-31
March 2020
24. 3rd Pluriel International Conference: “Islam and
Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
25. Conference: "Representing Disembarkation:
Migrations, Arrivals, Territories", Procida, Naples, 27-29 April 2020
POSITIONS
26. 6 Postdoctoral and 1 PhD Research positions,
Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
27. PhD Position in Arabic Philosophy, University of Cologne
28. Associate Professorship in Arab and Islamic Studies, University
of Aarhus
29. Lecturer in 19th Century Mediterranean History,
University of Cambridge
30. Researcher in Ethnography of the Qur’an, University of
Chester
31. Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Middle Easter and
Islamic History, c. 600-1700, University of St Andrews
32. Visiting Professorship, Kuwait Program, School of
International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris
33. Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of
Oxford
- PhD Studentship: Project: “Creating an
Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in
Transnational Shii Islam”, University of Birmingham
35. Research Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices
in the Project “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and
Religio-Political Mobilisation in Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of
Birmingham
36. Two Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Turkish Linguistics
and in Modern Turkish Literature, University of Cyprus
- Assistant
Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ottoman History, University of California, Los
Angeles
38. Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville
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INFORMATION
39. Short-Term
Research Grants, Center for Islam in the Contemporary World,
Shenandoah University
40. 2019 Prize for Best Article,
Contemporary Levant
41. 2019 Biennial Book Award of
the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"
42. PhD Dissertation Award 2019
of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"
43. Graduate Paper Prize 2019 of
the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)”
44. Master of Science:
"Economics of the Middle East (EMEA)", University of Marburg
45. MA: “Applied Islamic
Ethics”, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
46. École
d'été : "Sources et méthodes pour l'étude du phénomène missionnaire au
Moyen-Orient (fin XIXe-nos jours)", EFR Rome, 3-7 juin 2019
47. École thématique :
"Mobilité et religions en Afrique méditerranéenne (Antiquité - temps
présent)" - Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, 10-13 juin 2019
48. Session intensive de formation: “Muḥammad, Prophète de l’islam”, Institut Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juin 2019
49. École
d’été sur la région
Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, iReMMO,
Formation Continue, Paris, 1-5 juillet 2019
50. Summer School on
"Politics, Islam and Government in Iran", Regional Studies Committee
of Iranian Political Science Association (IPSA), Tehran, 27 July - 7 August
2019
51. Summer
School on "Post-Oil Economy - Debating and Working on Current Challenges
in an International Environment", Baku, Azerbaijan, 4-6 August 2019
52. Summer
Course: “Islamicate Digital Humanities for Scholars in Manuscript Studies”,
University of Hamburg, 14-18 August 2019
53. Journée d’étude : « France et Nord de l’Afrique au
XIXe siècle », Université de Lausanne, 8 Novembre 2019
54. Appel à projets
scientifiques 2020, L'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (Ifao) du Caire
55. Articles for
"Geopolitics Quarterly" in Persian and English
56. Special Issue on
"Gender and Status in International Politics: Dynamics of Cooperations,
Conflicts and Activisms" for “Journal exaequo”
57. Articles on "Policies
on Violence Against Women in a Comparative Perspective" for Special Issue
of "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge"
58. Articles for Journal
"Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)"
59. Appel à contribution : « La pratique du
graffiti dans le contexte maghrébin les voix de l’underground », pour
« Insaniyat. Revue algérienne d’anthropologie et de sciences sociales »
60. Articles on "Spatial Forms
and Urban Consequences of Forced Migration" for Special Issue of the
"International Journal of Islamic Architecture"
61. Contributions to Edited
Book: "Egypt in Focus: Creativity in Adversarial Contexts"
62. Contributions to Edited Volume: “Moroccan Peregrinations:
Construction, Transmission and Circulation of Islamic Knowledge (18th-21st
Centuries)
63. Contribution
pour edition : "Philosophie en terre d'islam et l'Afrique : crises
d'un enseignement et nouvelles perspectives"
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CONFERENCES
1. Journées doctorales sur
"Dynamiques des identités arabes et musulmanes", La Halqa,
association des doctorant-e-s en sciences sociales sur les mondes musulmans
modernes et contemporains, MMSH à Aix-en-Provence, 6 et 7 juin 2019
En créant un espace aux
doctorant-e-s pour présenter leurs travaux, les Journées de la Halqa permettent
d'échanger sur des problématiques communes par-delà les barrières
disciplinaires des sciences sociales, de confronter leurs méthodes et leurs
approches tout en proposant un état des lieux de la recherche en France sur les
mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains. La Halqa accueille les
doctorant-e-s de toutes écoles, universités et institutions françaises et
étrangères.
Programme : https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/programme_halqa_2019.pdf
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2. Workshop: "African Responses to European Colonial
Occupation in Western Africa through Arabic and Ajami Texts", Château des
Ducs de Bretagne, Nantes, 25-26 June 2019
See program at https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/Programme_CLQ-25-26-JUIN-web-v1-1.pdf
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3. Conference: "Museums in Arabia 2019", King's
College London, 26-28 June 2019
Bursaries are available to support museum
professionals, Early Career Researchers, independent researchers and students
with travel, accommodation, conference fees.
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4. Workshop: "Middle Eastern Animals – Interdisciplinary
Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times", University of
Vienna, 27-28 June 2019
The workshop will explore animals and
human-animal relations and the role nonhuman animals have played throughout the
recent history of the Middle East.
See program at https://mea2019.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/k_mea2019/Middle_Eastern_Animals_Program.pdf
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5. Conference of the International Qur'anic Studies
Association (IQSA): "Reading the Qur'an in the Context of Empire",
Tangier Global Forum of the University of New England, Tangier, 25-26
July 2019
Participants are encouraged to exchange views
on the relationship between the Qur’an and other religions. The conference will
unveil new research on the Qur’an, and create a platform for connecting other
religions to Qur’anic studies. The sub-themes of the conference are as follows:
the Qur’an and Other Religions; Tafsir
and the translation of the Qur’an; Qur’anic Manuscripts; the Qur’an and
Mysticism; etc.
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6. 11th Conference of the Nordic Society for Middle
Eastern Studies: "Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle
East", University of Helsinki, 14-16 August 2019
The NSMES conference will include almost 50 panels
and roundtables on physical boundaries, identity, religion, gender,
immigration, minorities and many other phenomena. We invite the audience to register
to the triannual Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies.
Deadline for registration of participants: 5
August 2019. Information: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/breaking-and-creating-boundaries-in-the-middle-east/registration
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7. Open Panel on "US Encounters with the Maghreb and the
Mashreq: Inclusions, Interactions, and Turn Aways," SDS Foreign Languages
and Literatures, Ragusa, 26-28 September 2019
This panel aims at exploring US encounters,
engagements, and (failed) interactions with North Africa and the Middle East
through a variety of lenses, including ethnographic, cultural, and historical.
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8. Second Conference of the Australian Association of Islamic
and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) on "Islam and Society: Challenges and
Prospects", Western Sydney University, 30 September - 1 October 2019
The conference will bring together scholars
from law, politics, sociology, religious studies, geography, philosophy and
theology. It will feature international and local keynotes who are leading
scholars in their fields.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 June 2019. Information
& Contact: Professor Linda Briskman (l.briskman@westernsydney.edu.au)
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9. 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. Information: http://iremam.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/trajectoires_militaires_je_3_octobre_2019.pdf
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10. 26th International Congress of the German Middle
East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for
Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5
October 2019
The deadline for abstracts of papers and panels
has been extended until 30 June 2019. Please send your abstracts to the
Secretary General of the Congress, amke.dietert@googlemail.com. Further information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html
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11. 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.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3940284/call-papers-words-laying-down-law-translating-arabic-legal
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12. Workshop: “Beyond ‘Sectarianism’? Towards an Alternative
Understanding of Identity Politics and Communal Antagonism”, University of
Cambridge, 24-25 October 2019
This workshop will bring together scholars working on issues of
individual and group identity in order to work towards building a common
conceptual and theoretical tool kit for the study of intra-communal antagonism.
Papers are welcomed from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including those
that focus on the conceptual, epistemological, ontological, and ethical
implications of the term “sectarianism”.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2019.
Information: http://www.cis.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Call-for-Papers-Beyond-Sectarianism-October-2019-002.pdf
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13. 7th International Meeting of Fez on Social
Science and Health: “International Colloquium on Health and Migration in Africa
and the Middle East”, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Fez, 24-25 October 2019
This meeting aims to discuss the situation of
migrants in relation to health in Africa and the Middle East, and disseminate
the contributions on four aspects: the epidemiological risks related to
migration as well as their representation; the reception of migrants in the
medical devices of countries of transit or settlement; the existence of
intra-African regulations to facilitate the care of migrants during their
transit; the involvement of local NGOs in the health of migrants in transit
areas.
Deadline for abstracts: 28 June 2019. Information: http://www.theacss.org/uploads/cke_documents/Sante-et-migration-en-Afrique-et-au-Moyen-Orient.pdf
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14. Colloque International : “Les
établissements scolaires privés musulmans : Une offre éducationnelle comme les
autres ?”, Campus Saint Jean-d’Angély, Nice, 7-8 novembre 2019
Dans la
perspective de ce colloque, il s’agit d’établir un état des lieux de la
situation des établissements scolaires privés musulmans à partir d’une approche
croisée avec des chercheurs et des acteurs du terrain. Plusieurs axes composent
les orientations pluridisciplinaires en proposant de questionner une
intrication des multiples enjeux éducatifs, sociaux, religieux, et politiques
pour envisager une approche comparative à l’échelle nationale et
internationale.
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15. First Biennial "Conference on Contemporary Iranian
Studies", Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, 10-11 November
2019
Panel proposals and abstracts related to all
major fields of Iranian studies. The themes include contemporary history,
sociology, political science, religions and theology, art, international
relations, new media and communication studies, and Diaspora studies.
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16. 8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on
Islamic Art: "The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art", Doha, 10-11
November 2019
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17. 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. Information:
http://www.fabula.org/actualites/dynamique-des-langues-des-discours-et-des-c%20ultures-en-contexte-mediterraneen-dyladicmed_89745.php
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18. 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. Information:
https://colloquecestrajectoires.univ-lille.fr/en/static5/call-for-papers
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19. 5th
Annual European Symposium on Turkey: “The Concept of Culture and its
Politicization in Turkey and the Diaspora”, University of Vienna, 29-30
November 2019
The
meeting will investigate and discuss the various forms of “cultural
engineering” through history, the different discourses on culture and the
numerous practices of articulating, performing and producing culture as well as
cultural identities/resources – be it in line with or against the cultural
policy of the state. Turkey’s official cultural policies aimed at Turkish
citizens living abroad will also be a focus of the symposium.
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20. 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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21. Conference: “Narrating the Pilgrimage to Mecca: Experiences,
Emotions, and Meanings”, University of Amsterdam, 12-13 December 2019
The main focus of this conference is on the
pilgrims’ lived engagement with the rituals of the hajj, Meccan space and their
fellow pilgrims. It studies how pilgrims have made sense of Meccan pilgrimage
by asking how they select from and creatively combine cultural discourses and
emotional repertoires in their stories about expectations, experiences and
recollections of Muslim pilgrimage? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2019. Information: https://www.rug.nl/ggw/news/archive/2019/190601-callforpapershajjconference
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22. Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian
Politics in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020
The objective of this
workshop is to bring together scholars and specialists to offer comparative
perspectives on the evolution of sectarian politics, including modes of
resistance and re-signification in the Middle East and, through comparative
analysis, in other parts of the Muslim world. We aim to produce a special
journal issue of scholarly research developed from papers presented at the
workshop as a well as a short podcast series.
Deadline for
abstracts: 15 July 2019. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/05/01/call-for-papers-post-sectarian-politics-in-the-middle-east-university-of-cambridge
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23. ERF 26th Annual Conference:
“Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy”,
Egypt, 29-31 March 2020
ERF invites
submissions from interested researchers on any topic within the area of Development Economics or related fields. Submissions,
in accordance with standard ERF guidelines, could be in the form of individual papers or panel proposals. ERF will cover
travel and accommodation costs for one presenter of every accepted paper,
preferably one holding a MENA nationality.
Deadline for
abstracts: 30 June 2019. Information: https://mailchi.mp/erf/call-for-proposals-erf-26th-annual-conference-20120-deadline-30-june-2019?e=b6c891c6c3
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24. 3rd Pluriel International Conference: “Islam and
Otherness”, Beirut, 14-15 April 2020
This conference aims to address “otherness”
from the perspective of Islam and beyond identity-based resistance. It will
thus focus on how Islam can be considered a ʻresource’ (Jullien) in order to
approach the other in the globalized world. In this context, what is the
other's specific thought that is being expressed to ground and support the
dynamics of postmodernity? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 September 2019.
Information: https://pluriel.fuce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CALL-FOR-PAPERS_PLURIEL_Beirut-2020_en.pdf
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25. 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.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3936040/representing-disembarkation-migrations-arrivals-territories
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POSITIONS
26. 6 Postdoctoral and 1 PhD Research
positions, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
Within the new research program "Thinking
through Translocal Entanglements: Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and the
Middle East" (2020-2024) candidates should pursue individual projects for
3-5 years in addition to contributing actively to the overall programme of the
Centre. In addition to the disciplines already represented at ZMO, we encourage
specialists from Political Science, Sociology, Cultural Geography, and Economic
History/Economic Anthropology to apply.
Deadline for application: 2 June 2019. Information: https://www.zmo.de/forschung/ResearchProgramme2020-24.pdf. Contact: Dr. Silke
Nagel (zmo@zmo.de)
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27. PhD Position in Arabic Philosophy, University of Cologne
In the context of the “Averroes Edition”
Project. Qualification and skills: Applicants must hold a Master or an
equivalent degree in an area relevant to the project, have an excellent
knowledge of Arabic, and a good command of English (the primary language of
publication of the project). Knowledge of Greek and/or Hebrew and/or Latin is
an asset, but no prerequisite.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2019. Information: https://averroes.uni-koeln.de/job-posting-3yr-phd-position-in-arabic-philosophy/
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28. Associate Professorship in Arab and Islamic Studies,
University of Aarhus
Appointment begins on 1 January 2020.
Requirements: a relevant and internationally oriented
research and publication profile; appropriate competence in one or more
relevant research languages; participation in national and international
research networks; experience of or an interest in the exchange of knowledge
with various sectors of society outside the university; etc.
Deadline for applications: 13 June 2019. Information: https://au.career.emply.com/en/ad/associate-professorship-in-arab-and-islamic-studies/lnh1j8/en
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29. Lecturer in 19th Century Mediterranean History,
University of Cambridge
The successful candidate will be an outstanding
scholar and teacher of Mediterranean History in the long 19th century,
understood as including the history of Spain, Italy, and Southeast Europe.
Preference will be given to candidates whose research displays a strong
transnational and/or comparative focus. S/he will be an outstanding researcher
in his/her field and expected to contribute to programmes at all levels, from
undergraduate teaching to doctoral supervision.
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30. Researcher in Ethnography of the Qur’an, University of
Chester
Project:
‘A Hermeneutics of Civic Engagement? Reading the Qur’an and Sunna in British
Islam’. The successful candidate will have experience and expertise in
anthropological approaches to the study of Islam, preferably in a Western
context, and will have a proven track record of conducting ethnography. S/he
will hold a PhD in Social Anthropology or a cognate discipline.
Deadline for applications: 14 June 2019.
Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSC087/researcher-ethnography-of-the-quran
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31. Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Middle Easter and
Islamic History, c. 600-1700, University of St Andrews
Tenable from 1 September 2019 for a
period of one year. The successful candidate will join a distinguished cluster
of scholars working on aspects of Middle Eastern history. S/he must have a
command of classical Arabic and/or Persian. Candidates should be able to
contribute to the activities of the Institute of Iranian Studies and the Centre
for Anatolian and East Mediterranean Studies (http://caems.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ ).
Deadline for applications: 14 June
2019. Information: https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/J/3297/19/230619/889/associate-lecturer-education-focused-in-middle-eastern-and-islamic-history-c-600-1700-aoac1954rxhm
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32. Visiting Professorship, Kuwait Program, School of
International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris
Seeking experts on Middle East or Gulf Region
in political economy, human development, urbanism, environment, legislative
cycles or health.
Application deadline: 1 September 2019. Information: https://www.sciencespo.fr/kuwait-program/associated-researchers/
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33. Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of
Oxford
The post will
specialise in Modern Islamic Thought and Political Islam. The successful
applicant will hold a doctorate in a discipline relevant to modern Islamic
Studies, and will demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge of Arabic
sources and current debates sufficient to teach and carry out research in these
areas to a very high standard.
Deadline for applications: 7 June 2019.
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- PhD
Studentship: Project: “Creating an Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority
and Religio-Political
Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam”, University of Birmingham
The PhD student will work on the use of new media such as global
satellite channels, based in the Middle East and in Europe, to articulate Shii
communal identities in the public arena since 2003. Fluency in Arabic is
required and a background in the relevant field of research with knowledge of
Persian desirable.
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2019. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRR988/phd-studentship-alterumma-creating-an-alternative-umma-clerical-authority-and-religio-political-mobilisation-in-transnational-shii-islam
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35. Research Fellowship on Shii Ritual Practices in the Project “Creating an
Alternative Umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-Political Mobilisation in
Transnational Twelver Shiism”, University of Birmingham
The Research Fellow is expected to undertake research on the
development and use of Shii ritual practices in the cultural production of
modern Shii communal identities in Iraq. The s/he will have a PhD in the
relevant of study (preferably with experience in ethnographic research in the
Middle East). In addition, the s/he will have an excellent command of Arabic.
Deadline for application: 3 June 2019. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRR683/research-fellow
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36. 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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- Assistant
Professor (Tenure-Track) in Ottoman History, University of California, Los
Angeles
This position at the rank of assistant professor in 16th
through mid-19th century Ottoman history will begin on 1 July 2020.
All candidates should have completed their PhD in history no later than 30 June
2020.
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38. 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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OTHER
INFORMATION
39. Short-Term
Research Grants, Center for Islam in
the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University
Applications are invited for short-term
research grants for Summer and Fall 2019. Maximum amount for short-term
research grant is $2,500 for faculty/post-doctoral applicants and $2,000 for
graduate students. These grants are meant to support research and writing by
individual scholars and advanced graduate students in the US and Canada. Grants
could include funding for travel, research support, publication and
dissemination of results.
Deadline for
applications: 31 December 2019. Information: https://www.contemporaryislam.org/research-grants.html
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40. 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.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2019.
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41. 2019 Biennial Book Award of
the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"
Books must be
non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research and published in
English between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2019. Subject matter must deal
primarily with the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, to include the
transnational flow of people, material and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea
and/or Indian Ocean.
Deadline for nomination: 15 June 2019. Information: https://agaps.org/agapsmesa/mesa-awards/
Deadline for nomination: 15 June 2019. Information: https://agaps.org/agapsmesa/mesa-awards/
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42. PhD Dissertation Award 2019
of the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)"
Dissertations
from across the disciplines and a variety of perspectives are invited. They
must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula, but can be inclusive of the
transnational flows of people, material and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea, and
Indian Ocean. PhD dissertations (in English) accepted for the degree of PhD
between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 are eligible.
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43. Graduate Paper Prize 2019 of
the "Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS)”
The research
papers must have been written between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 and
primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the
transnational flow of people, goods and ideas across the Gulf, Red Sea and
Indian Ocean. Papers should include an engagement with literature, a clear
methodology, and make an original contribution to scholarship in the field.
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44. 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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45. MA-Programm: “Applied
Islamic Ethics”, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University,
Doha, Qatar
The program
addresses how Islam, as a world religion with a rich moral heritage, engages
with and contributes to the global moral discourse. Its strong
interdisciplinary character combines between in-depth knowledge of both
theoretical and applied ethics rooted in the Islamic tradition.
Deadline for
applications: 15 June 2019. Information: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/ma-applied-islamic-ethics
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46. École d'été : "Sources et méthodes pour l'étude du
phénomène missionnaire au Moyen-Orient (fin XIXe-nos jours)", EFR
Rome, 3-7 juin 2019
Écrire l'histoire des missions orientales à partir
des archives romaines. Centralisation, classification, conservation?
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47. École
thématique : "Mobilité et religions en Afrique méditerranéenne (Antiquité
- temps présent)", Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, 10-13 juin 2019
Nous mesurons en croisant
les paradigmes entre mobilités et religion, le rôle joué par le religieux dans
le renouvellement de la question migratoire, mais également la place de la
migration dans les recompositions religieuses contemporaines entre l’Afrique
subsaharienne et l’Afrique méditerranéenne.
Voir programme https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/DIPTICO-MOBILITE-A4-SD4.pdf
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48.
Session intensive de formation: “Muḥammad, Prophète de l’islam”, Institut
Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juin 2019
Cette session s'attachera à découvrir qui est Muḥammad ? Que sait-on
de lui ? Un prophète, un chef de guerre, un mystique,
le fondateur d’une civilisation ? Cette session de trois jours conduite sous
la direction du frère Emmanuel Pisani, Directeur de I`ISTR, réunira des
chercheurs de renommée anisi que plusieurs chercheurs d’une nouvelle génération d’islamologues français.
Information: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-muhammad-prophete-de-lislam-session-intensive-de-formation-58797059588
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49. École
d’été sur la région
Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, iReMMO, Formation
Continue, Paris, 1-5 juillet 2019
L’idée est de permettre à tous ceux qui le souhaitent de
bénéficier d’un cursus pluridisciplinaire de synthèse ouvrant sur les grandes
questions qui traversent cette region. Cinq thèmes principaux seront
développés : Des systèmes politiques fermés; Des conflits dans
l’impasse ; Les jeux de puissance ; Les défis énergétiques et
écologiques ; Une jeunesse en quête d’avenir.
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50. Summer School on
"Politics, Islam and Government in Iran", Regional Studies Committee
of Iranian Political Science Association (IPSA), Tehran, 27 July - 7 August
2019
The school is
planning to explore Islam, politics and government in the Islamic Republic of
Iran. The focus of the courses is to portray and analyze the political power
structure as well as the influence of religion on the Islamic Republic
ideology.
Deadline for
registration: 7 July 2019. Information: http://www.ipsa.ir/content/2/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA/13763/Summer-school; Applications to be submitted to political.school@yahoo.com (Dr. Armina Arm).
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51. 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. Information: http://asoiu.edu.az/az/page/44-adnsu-yay-mektebi-2019
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52. Summer
Course: “Islamicate Digital Humanities for Scholars in Manuscript Studies”,
University of Hamburg, 14-18 August 2019
This summer course is designed for graduate students and researchers who
work with manuscript materials in Arabic script and want to learn how to apply
digital technology in their research. It includes both theoretical and practical
sessions on digital encoding and editing of manuscript texts, data annotation,
search and visualization.
Deadline for applications: 24 June 2019. Information: https://www.cobhuni.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/summerschool19.html
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53. Journée d’étude : « France et
Nord de l’Afrique au XIXe siècle », Université de Lausanne, 8 Novembre
2019
Cette journée d’études traite les influences des
implications coloniales de la France sur la culture du Nord de l’Afrique. Les
bouleversements du XIXe siècle s’accompagnèrent toujours de références à des
modèles européens, en particulier à la culture française. La conférence va être
consacrée à l’étude des nombreuses mécanismes d’appropriation, de mise en
question et de compréhension dans le théâtre et les arts visuels du Nord de
l’Afrique au XIXe siècle.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2019.
Information: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/Références-française-Nord-de-lafrique-pour-diffusion-avec-appel.pdf
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54. 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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55. 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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56. Special Issue on
"Gender and Status in International Politics: Dynamics of Cooperations,
Conflicts and Activisms" for “Journal exaequo”
The Journal is
edited by the "Portuguese Association of Women's Studies". Guest
Editors: Vânia Carvalho Pinto, University of Brasília & Andrea
Fleschenberg, Humboldt University. Papers are invited from the Middle East and
North Africa in particular.
Deadline for
abstracts: 30 June 2019. Information: https://exaequo.apem-estudos.org/call-for-papers/revista-ex-aequo-no39-apelo-a-contributos-1?lingua=pt
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57. Articles on "Policies
on Violence Against Women in a Comparative Perspective" for Special Issue
of "Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge"
This special
issue aims at describing and analyzing initiatives (policies, services,
campaigns) on violence against women, and in particular at exploring
initiatives with a comparative outlook.
Deadline for
abstracts: 16 September 2019. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/call-for-articles-policies-on-violence-against-women-journal-of-mediterranean-knowledge?e=82aeb6c61d
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58. 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.
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59. Appel à contribution : « La
pratique du graffiti dans le contexte maghrébin les voix de
l’underground », pour « Insaniyat. Revue algérienne d’anthropologie
et de sciences sociales »
Ce numéro thématique de Insaniyat tâchera
d’articuler les contributions autour des aspects suivants, sans forcément s’y
limiter : histoire et caractéristiques de la pratique du graffiti dans le
contexte maghrébin ; auteurs, supports et sites de dissémination de cette
pratique socio-langagière ; langues et signes mobilisés dans la
pratique du graffiti ; graffiti face aux campagnes d’effacement.
Deadline for articles: 15 July 2019. Information: https://insaniyat.crasc.dz/index.php/fr/insaniyat/appels-à-contribution/2002-la-pratique-du-graffiti-dans-le-contexte-maghrébin-les-voix-de-l’underground
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60. Articles on "Spatial Forms
and Urban Consequences of Forced Migration" for Special Issue of the
"International Journal of Islamic Architecture"
Articles are
invited which offer historical and theoretical analyses on topics related to
refugees: including social and cultural aspects, special practices, urbanism,
design and construction.
Deadline for
abstracts: 30 July 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/4122532/ijia-special-issue-%E2%80%98dis-placed%E2%80%99-thematic-volume-planned-june-2021
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61. 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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62. Contributions to Edited Volume: “Moroccan Peregrinations:
Construction, Transmission and Circulation of Islamic Knowledge (18th-21st
Centuries)
The ambition of
this issue is to renew previous reflections by gathering multidisciplinary
studies that juxtapose human and social sciences and Islamic studies, shed
light on unpublished sources and explore new fields. The volume will include
the following themes: contents, actors and the geography of knowledge;
knowledge policies, competing knowledge; Vintage Islam, New Age Islam.
Deadline for
abstracts: 1 December 2019.
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63. Contribution pour edition : "Philosophie en
terre d'islam et l'Afrique : crises d'un enseignement et nouvelles
perspectives"
Nous invitons les
chercheurs (philosophes, historiens de religions,
sociologues et anthropologues etc...) à
soumettre des propositions qui
examinent la question de l'enseignement
de la philosophie en terre d'islam et son déficit sur le continent africain.
30 Juin 2019 : date limite
pour la réception des propositions de contribution
en français, en anglais
ou en arabe.
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