CONFERENCES
1.
POSTPONED: Conference: “Islam, Peace, and Justice”, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 21-22 September 2020
2.
49th Annual
Conference of the North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies
(NAAIMS): "Diverse Approaches to Qur'anic Studies in the Western
Academy", George Washington University, Washington, DC, 25 September 2020
3.
Interdisciplinary
Seminar: "Transnational Refugee Practices and Discourses: Berlin,
Istanbul, and the Urban Assemblages in Between", German Studies
Association Meetings, Washington, DC, 1-4 October 2020
4.
International Conference
on “Sciences, Humanities and Technology in Sudanic Africa“, Fountain University
Osogbo, Nigeria, 5-8 October 2020
5.
Conference:
"Christian-Muslim Missionary Encounters, Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries", Mission and Modernity Research Academy (MiMoRA#3), Leuven,
Belgium, 3-10 November
6.
Conference: "Land
to the Tiller? Hopes and Ruins of Agrarian Reform in Africa, Asia and the
Middle East", Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 12-13 November 2020
7.
Panel on "Patronage
and Dependency in Islamic Ethics of Care: Ethnographic Inquiries in the Middle
East and Africa", during the Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association, St. Louris, MO, 18-22 November 2020
8.
4th
Workshop on “Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle
East“, Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, Greece, 19-21
November 2020
9.
International
Conference: "Musical Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the
Ottoman Period", Ruhr-University Bochum, 19-21 November 2020
10. Third ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and
Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10
December 2020
11. 13th International Conference of the
Tunisian-Mediterranean Association for Historical, Social and Economic Studies
on “Crimes, Felonies and Repression in History“, Beja, Tunisia, 17-19 December
2020
12. Conference: “The Middle East c. 1960-1980 –
Global and Transnational Perspectives“, St Antony’s College, University of
Oxford, 5 March 2021
13. 14th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean
Studies, Institue for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, 29 March - 1
April 2021
14. Panel on “Smuggling Geographies at the End of
the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the Middle East,”
during the “4th Congress of Studies on the Middle East and Muslim
Worlds“, Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
15. Panels for the "4th Congress of Studies on the Middle
East and Muslim Worlds", Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
16. 6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6),
University La Manouba, Tunis, 19-22 September 2022
POSITIONS
17. PhD Researcher Position (3 Years) in the
Project “The Historicity of Democracy in the Arab World“, Leibniz-Zentrum
Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin
18. PhD Researcher Position (Four Years) on „The
Global Qur´an“, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
19. Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Islamic
Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin
20. Post-Doctoral Position in Pre-modern Persian
Studies, Institute of Iranian Studies (ÖAW), Vienna
21. Post-Doctoral Position in Pre-modern Arabic
Studies, Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW), Vienna
22. Research Fellow and Translator (Arabic Literary
Theory), University of Birmingham
23. Six postes de membre scientifique dans le
domaine des études coptes, arabes et islamiques, Institut français
d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao)
24. Deux membres scientifiques à titre étranger,
Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao)
OTHER INFORMATION
25. Prize for the Best First Book in Mediterranean Studies, The
Mediterranean Seminar/CU Mediterranean Studies Group
26. Undergraduate Writing Competition: “Muslim Intellectual Life in 2nd
Century Hijri / 8th Century CE Baghdad”
27. M.A. in Mediterranean Studies, Department of Political Science and
International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, 2020-2021
28.
BRISMES
Student Mentoring Webinar via Zoom, 16 June 2020, 1:30-3:00pm BST
29. Digital Discussion via Zoom: “Politics, Protest
and Opportunity in the Maghreb after Covid-19”, European Council on Foreign Relations
(ECFR), 16 June 2020, 15:00 -16:00 CEST
30. Online Seminar: “Art and Artists Crossing
Borders: the Early History of Art Education for Arab Artists in the USSR in
1950-70s” by Associate Prof. Olga Nefedova, National Research University HSE,
Moscow and Orient Institut Beirut, 19 June 2020, 15:00 – 17:00
31. MENACS Workshop for MA Researchers Working on
MENA-Related Topics via Zoom, 29 June 2020, 2.00-5.00pm (UK time)
32. Online Summer School “The Middle East in Global
Politics“, SOAS, University of London, 29 June - 10 July 2020
33. Online Graduate Student Writing Workshop of the
American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS), 7 November 2020
34. Articles on "Regional Development and
Policy in the EU Neighborhood Countries" for Special Issue of the Journal "Economies"
35. Articles for Three Special Symposium Issues for
the “Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society (JMPCS)“
36. Articles on "Historizing Islamophobia" for Special Issue of
"The Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam"
37. Articles on "Travel to, in, and from the Ottoman World and Turkish
Republic" for Special Issue of "Turkish Journal of History (Tarih
Dergisi)"
38. Articles on "Alcohol in the Muslim World: History, Geography,
Practices and Policies (15th - 21st Centuries)" for
Special Issue of "Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée"
(REMM)
39. Articles on "A Crisis within a Crisis: Global Pandemics and
Displacement" for Special Issue of the "Journal of Internal
Displacement"
40. New Book Series: "Refugees and Migrants within the Middle
East", American University of Cairo Press
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CONFERENCES
1.
POSTPONED: Conference: “Islam, Peace, and Justice”, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 21-22 September 2020
Due to the Corona crisis, the
conference has been postponed until
20-21 September 2021. Papers are invited that challenge stereotypes about
Muslims, their relationship with cultural and religious pluralism, and the
connection between Islam and violent extremism. We are looking for critical
articulations of how Islam and Muslims draw on faith-inspired principles and
energies to fostering resilient cultures of peace and justice.
Deadline for abstracts:
22 March 2021. Information: https://stmcollege.ca/academic-initiatives/conferences-and-lectures.php
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2.
49th Annual
Conference of the North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies
(NAAIMS): "Diverse Approaches to Qur'anic Studies in the Western
Academy", George Washington University, Washington, DC, 25 September 2020
Papers will address the
following questions: What Determines the Course Outline for Qur'anic Studies in
the Western Academy and the Curricula for Qur'anic Studies in Muslim-Majority
Nations? What Roles do Social Media Platforms Play in Understanding the Qur'an?
How has Digitization of Texts Affected the Field of Qur'anic Studies? Etc.
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3.
Interdisciplinary
Seminar: "Transnational Refugee Practices and Discourses: Berlin,
Istanbul, and the Urban Assemblages in Between", German Studies
Association Meetings, Washington, DC, 1-4 October 2020
Scholars
are from anthropology, cultural studies, history, legal studies, literature
studies, political science, and sociology. Papers will focus on how refugees in
Berlin and Istanbul, as well as those on migration routes linking the two
cities, impact and are impacted by political debates within Europe and between
Europe and the MENA region in relation to South–North migration.
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4.
International
Conference on “Sciences, Humanities and Technology in Sudanic Africa“, Fountain
University Osogbo, Nigeria, 5-8 October 2020
The Conference is intended to create a platform for
academia, industry, policy makers, and graduate students to compare notes and
create a synergy that would bridge the gap between arts and science on the one
hand, and between academia and industry on the other.
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5.
Conference:
"Christian-Muslim Missionary Encounters, Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries", Mission and Modernity Research Academy (MiMoRA#3), Leuven,
Belgium, 3-10 November 2020
Contributions are
invited on: Reactions to Christian/Muslim missionary activities in the fields
of education, literacy, health care, etc.; Space-settings of Christian/Muslim
encounter-interaction; Muslim responses to (Western) Christian missions; The
agency of Islamic activism in transforming the practices and thinking of
Christian missionaries; Muslim responses to Christian interventions into
Islamic religious practice; etc.
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6.
Conference: "Land
to the Tiller? Hopes and Ruins of Agrarian Reform in Africa, Asia and the
Middle East", Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 12-13 November 2020
The conference will
explore current research from historical as well as contemporary perspectives,
ranging from radical schemes to give land exclusively to "the
tiller", to other practices and measures such as the establishment of
cooperatives, as well as educational and organizational transformations
targeting rural and easant populations.
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7.
Panel on "Patronage
and Dependency in Islamic Ethics of Care: Ethnographic Inquiries in the Middle
East and Africa", during the Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association, St. Louris, MO, 18-22 November 2020
Through ethnographic
examples, this panel examines lived relations of patronage and dependency
within Muslim-majority communities and the religious idioms and ethics within
which they are articulated.
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8.
4th
Workshop on “Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle
East“, Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, Greece, 19-21
November 2020
Main
topics: Security in the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East; Migration,
Refugee Crisis and Human Security in the Mediterranean and the Middle East; the
Present and Future of Euro-Mediterranean Relations.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 June
2020.
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9.
International
Conference: "Musical Sources and Theories from Ancient Greece to the
Ottoman Period", Ruhr-University Bochum, 19-21 November 2020
Papers
will focus on Arabic, Persian and Byzantine music theory, instruments and ways
of transmission, with their roots in Ancient Greece and an outlook onto Ottoman
and Safavid music. We encourage especially early career researchers to send
their proposals.
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10. Third ANU Religion Conference: “Religion and
Migration: Culture and Policy”, Australian National University, Canberra, 8-10
December 2020
The
aim of this conference is to explore the various phenomena related to religion
and migration; the political and social transitions impacting upon the
transnational religiosity of contemporary communities.
Deadline for abstracts: 21 June
2020. Information: https://hrc.cass.anu.edu.au/events/religion-and-migration-culture-and-policy-0#acton-tabs-link--tabs-0-middle-1
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11. 13th International Conference of the
Tunisian-Mediterranean Association for Historical, Social and Economic Studies
on “Crimes, Felonies and Repression in History“, Beja, Tunisia, 17-19 December
2020
Main
themes include: Origins of delinquency and crimes; Types and forms of
delinquency and crime; Types of
offenders and criminals; Society's
reactions to delinquency and crime. If the corona crisis persists, the congress
will be postponed to the beginning of April 2021.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 July
2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-crimes-felonies-and-repression-in-history-17-19-december-beja-tunisia?e=82aeb6c61d
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12. Conference: “The Middle East c. 1960-1980 –
Global and Transnational Perspectives“, St Antony’s College, University of
Oxford, 5 March 2021
This
conference aims to reconfigure the history of the Middle East in these decades
no longer as an agglomeration of discrete episodes but as a single, integrated
phenomenon with its own dynamic and logic. It will look at the ways in which
events in the Middle East were shaped by global and transnational contexts and,
in turn, the impact events in the region exercised on other parts of the world.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 July
2020. Information: https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/centre/news/call-papers-middle-east-c1960-1980-global-and-transnational-perspectives-5-march-2021
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13. 14th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean
Studies, Institue for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, 29 March - 1
April 2021
The aim of the
conference is to bring together academics and researchers from all areas of
Mediterranean Studies, such as history, arts, archaeology, philosophy, culture,
sociology, politics, international relations, economics, business, sports,
environment and ecology, etc.
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14. Panel on “Smuggling Geographies at the End of
the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the Middle East,”
during the “4th Congress of Studies on the Middle East and Muslim
Worlds“, Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
Proposed
papers: How did the local, state, and international figurations of illicit
trade change during the transformation from the Ottoman to the post-Ottoman
era? How did shifting boundaries between
legality and illegality shape the geographies of smuggling? How did upheavals,
wars, and peace treaties impact established routes of illicit trade?
Deadline for abstracts: 21 June
2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-smuggling-geographies-28-30-june-2021-aix-en-provence?e=82aeb6c61d
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15. Panels for the "4th Congress of Studies on the Middle
East and Muslim Worlds", Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
This event is organized
by GIS Moyen Orient et mondes musulmans (MOMM) in collaboration with IREMAM,
IDEMEC, CHERPA, IMAF, and SEMOMM. Researchers and university teachers (from PhD
level upwards) are invited to send their proposals in French or English for
thematic panels.
Deadline for abstracts of panel proposals: 1 July 2020.
Deadline for final panels: 15 December 2020. Information: http://majlis-remomm.fr/63296 (see
link to English and Turkish invitation).
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16. 6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6),
University La Manouba, Tunis, 19-22 September 2022
Mind this date! Further
information will soon be available.
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POSITIONS
17. PhD Researcher Position (3 Years) in the
Project “The Historicity of Democracy in the Arab World“, Leibniz-Zentrum
Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin
Position:
TVöD E13, 65%; starting 1 October 2020. Requirements: MA in history or Islam
studies, political science, sociology, anthropology etc, with a focus on modern
history of MENA; very good knowledge of Arabic, English/French and German.
Deadline for application: 1 July
2020. Information: https://www.zmo.de/fileadmin/Karriere/ZMO_PhD_Berlin_Deutsch.pdf
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18. PhD Researcher Position (Four Years) on „The
Global Qur´an“, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
The
successful applicant has a background in Islamic Studies or relevant
philological or historical discipline. They will develop and conduct a research
project related to the history and impact of the Qur’an translations of the
Ahmadiyya Movements.
Review of applications will begin on
15 June 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
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19. Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Islamic
Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin
Scientific
research and teaching within the field of Islamic Law in Past and Present.
Requirements: PhD in Islamic Theology, Islamic Studies or a related subject;
very good knowledge of German, English, classical Arabic and, if required for
the research project knowledge of an additional language like Persian or
Ottoman-Turkish.
Deadline for application: 24 June 2020. Information: https://professorpositions.com/research-assistant-in-islamic-theology,i9863.html
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20. Post-Doctoral Position in Pre-modern Persian
Studies, Institute of Iranian Studies (ÖAW), Vienna
The
successful candidate will be responsible for conducting original academic
research based on the study of medieval Persian manuscripts and will contribute
to the development of a digital database. Requirements: PhD in history,
literature or religious studies with a specialisation in the cultures of the
pre-modern Persianate world; experience in working with Persian manuscripts;
fluency in English, proficiency in Persian
Deadline for applications: 29 June
2020. Information: https://nomads.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/iran/nomansland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IFI043PD220.pdf
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21. Post-Doctoral Position in Pre-modern Arabic
Studies, Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW), Vienna
The
successful candidate will be responsible for conducting original academic
research based on the study of medieval Arabic manuscripts and will contribute
to the development of a digital database. Requirements: PhD in history,
literature or religious studies with a specialisation in the cultures of the
pre-modern Islamic world; classical Arabic and experience in working with
Arabic manuscripts; fluency in English.
Deadline for applications: 29 June
2020. Information: https://nomads.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/iran/nomansland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IFI042PD220.pdf
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22. Research Fellow and Translator (Arabic Literary
Theory), University of Birmingham
The
Fellow will contribute to the creation of knowledge relating to Islamic poetics
by translating of classical Arabic works of literary theory and criticism into
English. Requirements: PhD in Translation Studies, Arabic Studies, Islamic
Studies, or Comparative Literature; Extensive knowledge of Arabic literary
theory and poetics (‘ilm al-balagha); etc. The postholder will work from their
home country, yet will have the benefits of a UK position.
Deadline for applications: 16 June
2020. Information: https://bham.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=200001VR&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon
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23. Six postes de membre scientifique dans le
domaine des études coptes, arabes et islamiques, Institut français
d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao)
Les conditions pour faire acte de
candidature sont les suivantes : soit être doctorant ; soit être titulaire d’un
diplôme national de niveau égal ou supérieur au doctorat ; etc.
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24. Deux membres scientifiques à titre étranger,
Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire (Ifao)
L`Ifao
recrute deux membres scientifiques à titre étranger pour une durée d’un an
renouvelable une fois. Ils développent leur propre projet de recherche et
participent aux activités de recherche, de formation et à la politique
documentaire de l’Ifao. Les conditions pour faire acte de candidature sont
: Soit être doctorant ; soit être
titulaire d’un diplôme de niveau égal ou supérieur au doctorat ; etc.
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OTHER INFORMATION
25. Prize for the Best First Book in Mediterranean Studies, The
Mediterranean Seminar/CU Mediterranean Studies Group
Eligible publications
are dated 2016-2020. We are most interested in books that break new ground
conceptually, are comparative and/or interdisciplinary, that emphasize the
intercultural/interregional/inter-religious contact. Books from any period will
be considered and are welcome from history, art and material culture, literary and
cultural studies, anthropology, and sociology.
Deadline for proposals: 1 January 2021. Information:
https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/enter-best-first-book-prize-in-mediterranean-studies-the-mediterranean-seminar?e=82aeb6c61d
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26. Undergraduate Writing Competition: “Muslim Intellectual Life in 2nd
Century Hijri / 8th Century CE Baghdad”
Two top $10,000 prizes
(one for Arabic and another for English) will be awarded. The best Arabic and
English papers will be published. Competition Themes: Religion and Ethics;
Natural Sciences; Philosophy; Literature and Poetry; Architecture; Art and
Music; Calligraphy, the Art of Healing; Political Thought and Governance.
Deadline for papers: 30 June 2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/undergraduate-essay-prize-muslim-intellectual-life-in-2nd8th-c-baghdad?e=82aeb6c61d
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27. M.A. in Mediterranean Studies, Department of Political Science and
International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, 2020-2021
The MA is taught in
English in partnership with the University of Bologna (Italy), Université
Sorbonne Paris Cité (France), Yaşar University (Turkey), Neapolis University of
Pafos (Cyprus), and the Olympia Summer Academy.
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28.
BRISMES
Student Mentoring Webinar via Zoom, 16 June 2020, 1:30-3:00pm BST
The
event offers an opportunity for students interested in pursuing an academic or
related non-academic career in Middle East studies to engage with scholars,
learn from their experiences, and exchange dialogue on issues of interest. We
invite students to come with questions relating to academia, Middle East
studies, and related disciplines to discuss with our mentors.
Registration as soon as possible. Information: http://www.brismes.ac.uk/events/student-section-events
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29. Digital Discussion via Zoom: “Politics, Protest
and Opportunity in the Maghreb after Covid-19”, European Council on Foreign
Relations (ECFR), 16 June 2020, 15:00 -16:00 CEST
How
are the Maghreb countries responding to the virus? How is it affecting popular movements
and the legitimacy of the state? How serious will the economic damage be – and
could the virus open any new opportunities for development? ECFR will examine
these questions with leading analysts from the Maghreb countries.
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30. Online Seminar: “Art and Artists Crossing
Borders: the Early History of Art Education for Arab Artists in the USSR in
1950-70s” by Associate Prof. Olga Nefedova, National Research University HSE,
Moscow and Orient Institut Beirut, 19 June 2020, 15:00 – 17:00
The
seminar will address the problem of Arab artists’ education within the context
of social realism ideology in art, as well as problem of students’ adaptation
in the USSR and their post-Soviet art career in their own countries and abroad.
Request an invitation via arvimm.groupe@gmail.com. Information: https://arvimm.hypotheses.org/category/seminaire-construction-des-savoirs-et-enjeux-symboliques-dans-les-arts-visuels-des-pays-de-lislam-mediterraneen-xixe-xxie-siecle/2019-2020
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31. MENACS Workshop for MA Researchers Working on
MENA-Related Topics via Zoom, 29 June 2020, 2.00-5.00pm (UK time)
Presentations
should be 5-10 minutes and will be followed by a short Q&A session and
feedback from a panel of multidisciplinary experts in the MENACS Committee.
In order to take part in this
virtual workshop, please complete the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejyFTkSqLOPLpAdGdZIIX3-LUiRMiG6-ndb7jLPHb2gHGWYQ/viewformby 6.00pm on Thursday, 25 June 2020. Contact: Dr. Feras
Alkabani: F.Alkabani@sussex.ac.uk
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32. Online Summer School “The Middle East in Global
Politics“, SOAS, University of London, 29 June - 10 July 2020
This
module will help students by placing the modern Middle East in its global
context without losing sight of local and regional dynamics, cultures, and
political traditions. It is informed by critical engagement with international
relations scholarship.
Deadline for registration: 19 June
2020.
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33. Online Graduate Student Writing Workshop of the
American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS), 7 November 2020
Doctoral
or Master candidates will present, discuss, and receive valuable feedback on
work related to North Africa. Accepted applicants will circulate an abstract of
their project, a primary source of approximately 3-5 pages or 5-10 minutes, and
a brief analysis of their primary source, raising questions or challenges to be
discussed with the group.
Deadline for submissions: 1 August
2020. Information: https://aimsnorthafrica.org/annual-dissertation-workshop/
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34. Articles on "Regional Development and
Policy in the EU Neighborhood Countries" for Special Issue of the Journal
"Economies"
This
issue of the open access journal seeks contributions that deal with aspects of
regional analysis, policy approaches, and institutional or organizational
questions in EU enlargement or neighborhood countries and their regions.
Deadline for manuscript submissions:
30 September 2020.
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35. Articles for Three Special Symposium Issues for
the “Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society (JMPCS)“
“Philanthropy”
includes practices of generosity ranging from the activity of discrete
individuals of all socio-economic backgrounds to that of organizations, social
movements, and a variety of other forms of civic engagement. Articles are
invited from Anthropology, Art, History, Political Science, Religious Studies,
Sociology, Public Affairs, Nonprofit Management, Business, Philanthropy,
etc. $5,000 in matching funds are
provided for each special issue’s guest editor to host a research convening at
their academic institution.
Deadline for proposals: 1 August
2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6178359/call-special-symposium-issues-j-muslim-philanthropy-civil-society
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36. Articles on "Historizing Islamophobia" for Special Issue of
"The Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam"
We seek articles that
present counter-hegemonic analyses, approaches and concepts, examining
Islamophobia as a longer and more complex phenomenon. We are especially
interested in papers which examine how settler-colonial projects against
Indigenous communities and colonized communities have informed Islamophobia
formations across varying national, social and political contexts.
Deadline for submissions: 20 February 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6142269/special-issue-%E2%80%9Chistorizing-islamophobia%E2%80%9D
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37. Articles on "Travel to, in, and from the Ottoman World and Turkish
Republic" for Special Issue of "Turkish Journal of History (Tarih
Dergisi)"
We particularly welcome
studies of travel works in any format - books, manuscripts, letters, diaries,
journals, reports, log-books, cartography, web-blogs - by Ottoman, Turkish,
Arab, Asiatic and African travellers of any period.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6137376/travel-and-ottoman-world-and-turkish-republic-special-issue
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38. Articles on "Alcohol in the Muslim World: History, Geography,
Practices and Policies (15th - 21st Centuries)" for
Special Issue of "Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée"
(REMM)
Contributions may
consider the construction of alcohol consumption norms based on a
co-construction of usage and consumption norms by different groups, not simply
as a fiat decision "from above".
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39. Articles on "A Crisis within a Crisis: Global Pandemics and
Displacement" for Special Issue of the "Journal of Internal
Displacement"
Papers are invited on
the inter-relationship between displacement and global pandemics, not only
COVID-19 but also SARS, Ebola, H1N1 and similar, including topics on
displacement, refugees, trafficked persons, stateless persons, nomads,
"boat/cruise ship people", the homeless, and other migrants.
Deadline for
manuscripts: 1 September 2020. Information: https://journalofinternaldisplacement.org/index.php/JID/announcement/view/2
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40. New Book Series: "Refugees and Migrants within the Middle
East", American University of Cairo Press
This series explores new
research on refugees and migrants within the Middle East and North Africa,
drawing largely from Anthropology, History, Geography, Sociology, and Political
Science.
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