CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1. ONLINE Contemporary Middle East Lecture Series on “The Lost Archive: Traces
of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue” by Marina Rustow (Princeton University),
SMEI, 18 January 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
2. ONLINE Conference: “Migration Methodologies: Challenges, Innovations and
Conceptual Implications for Asian Migrations”, National University of
Singapore, 20-21 January 2022
3. ONLINE Roundtable: “Turkish Television Explained: Domestic Priorities –
Global Impacts”, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative at NYU (OTS-NYU), 28
January 2022, 12:00 pm EST
4. Mediterranean Seminar Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Fresno State University,
11-12 February 2022
5. ONLINE Lecture on “Rethinking Statehood in Palestine: Self-Determination
and Decolonization Beyond Partition” by Leila H. Farsakh (University of
Massachusetts Boston), SOAS, 22 February 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
GMT
6. ONLINE Webinar: “The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs” by Marc David
Baer (LSE), London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 8 March 2022, 5:30 pm -
7:00 pm GMT
7. International Conference: “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, GUtech German
University of Technology, Muscat, 9-12 March 2022
8. Two Panels about Islamicate Issues at the “International Congress for
Medieval Studies”, Western Michigan University, 9-14 March 2022
9. International Graduate Workshop: “The Quotidian and the Divine: Gendered
Economies of Monasticism in Christian Anatolia (16th-19th Century)”, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 17-18 March 2022
10. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work
of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022
11. Workshop: “COVID-19 and Migrants in the Globalized World (Focus on MENA and
Asia Region)”, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 27 March 2022
12. International Conference: “The Global 1922: New Critical Reflections”,
King’s College London, 31 March 2022
13. Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée”,
Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary
Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, USA, 1-3 April 2022.
14. HYBRID Event: “8th Annual Centre for Palestine Studies Research Seminar”,
SOAS, University of London, 4 May 2022
15. Workshop: “The Arab-majority and Muslim-majority Worlds in/and Contemporary
Decolonisation Debates”, University of Edinburgh, 5-6 April 2022
16. HYBRID “15th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies”,
Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA), Athens, 11-14 April
2022
17. HYBRID International Conference Afro-Iberia: “Africans and Maghrebis in the
Iberian Peninsula (1850-1975)”, Institució Milà I Fontanals, CSIC, Barcelona,
29-30 April 2022
18. ONLINE Conference: “Islamic Perspectives on Exotheology”, 10-11 May 2022
19. Conference: “Jewish Questions and the Global South: Between Sovereignty and
Human Right”, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 16-18 May 2022
20. 24th Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies
Association, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 25-28 May 2022
21. Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama
Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2022
22. Conference on “Social Justice in Multicultural Settings”, Arab Academic
College, Haifa, 7-9 June 2022
23. XV Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO):
“Explaining Crisis beyond Chaos: Middle East and North Africa in Global
Change”, University of Naples “L'Orientale”, 22-24 June 2022
24. International Conference ““Ruling the Waves”: Transnational Radio
Broadcasting in the Middle East and the Mediterranean between Production and
Reception”, 1920-1970, German Historical Institute, etc., Rome, 22-24 June 2022
25. Conference: “Unfreedom in the Premodern World: Comparative Perspectives on
Slavery, Servitude & Captivity”, Trinity College Dublin, 23-24 June 2022
26. Panel on “Between Memory and Historiography: The Crusades in Modern Arab
Scholarship”, 10th International Conference of the Society for the Study of the
Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE), University of London, 27 June - 1 July
2022
27. HYBRID Conference: “2nd Annual International Conference of the British
Association of Teachers of Arabic (BATA)”, University of Westminster, 30 June -
1 July 2022
28. Panel on “Borders”, Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades,
International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022
29. Eighth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, University of Marburg,
4-9 July 2022
30. Conference: “What Makes a Pilgram a Pilgram? Conceptualising Pilgrims and
Pilgrimage, c. 300-1600?” (Focus Muslim Pilgrims), Manchester Metropolitan
University, 13-14 July 2022
31. Workshop: “Arab-Soviet Internationalism – Socialist Internationalism,
International Organizations and the Politics of Revolution in the 20th and 21st
Centuries”, Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin, 13-15 Juli 2022
32. Conferences of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies (ARAM) on
Melkite Christianity, the Aramaeans, and the Decapolis at the Oriental
Institute, University of Oxford, July 2022
33. International Conference on
“The Theory and Practice of Rebellion in the Early Islamicate World” (7th-10th
Century CE)”, Hamburg University, 22-24 September 2022
34. 56th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America
(MESA), Denver, Colorado, 1-4 December 2022
POSITIONS
35. Full Professorship (W3) for
Jewish Religion and Philosophy, University of Potsdam
36. University Professor (W3) of
Islamic Studies (Classical Islam), Department of History and Cultural Studies
Institute of Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
37. Senior Lecturer at the
Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna
38. Two Visiting Fellowships,
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
39. Lecturer in Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
40. Several Full-time Open-rank
Faculty Positions, Department of Comparative Literature, Koç University,
Istanbul
41. Assistant/Associate Professor
of Middle East History before 1800, American University in Cairo
42. Assistant/Associate Professor
of Classical/Premodern Arabic Literature (4 Years), American University Cairo
43. Postdoctoral Fellowships for
Historical Studies of the Pre-modern Mediterranean in Haifa and Israel, Haifa,
2022-2024
44. Assistant Professor of Islamic
Art History, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
45. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies
Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern University, Evanston
46. Assistant Professor of Hebrew
and Judaic Studies, New York University
47. Assistant Professor, History
of the Islamic World, Central Connecticut State University
48. Visiting Professor in
Palestinian Studies, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University
49. Postdoctoral Research
Associate in Middle East Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI
OTHER INFORMATION
50. 2022-2023 Fellowship Competitions of the Palestinian American Research
Center (PARC)
51. École
doctorale : « Concurrences et cohabitations des religiosités u
Maghreb et en Afrique de l’Ouest : des terrains de comparaisons ? »,
Tunis, 23-27 mai 2022
52. Intensive Course: “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Environmental Studies
in Pre-Modern Egypt”, University of Marburg, 4-6 July 2022
53. Islamic Studies MA and Dual Degree MA in Islamic Studies and Muslim
Cultures at Columbia University (New York) and Aga Khan University (London)
54. Articles on “Political Parties
in the Middle East” for Special Issue of the Journal “Sociology of Islam”
55. Articles on “The Western
Mediterranean and Relations Between Religious Communities In All Area” for
Special Issue of the Journal “Maghreb Review”
56. Articles for Journal “BOAS_insights #2” (“Bonn Oriental and Asian Studies
Insights”)
57. Articles for New Journal “Forum Islamic-Theological Studies”
58. Chapters for Edited Book on “Israeli Speculative Fiction”
59. New Book Series on “South-South Migration”, Springer Nature
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
ONLINE Contemporary Middle East Lecture Series on “The
Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue” by Marina Rustow
(Princeton University), SMEI, 18 January 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT Beginning
with government documents before the Fatimids and paper’s westward spread
across Asia, Rustow reveals a millennial tradition of state record keeping
whose very continuities suggest the strength of Middle Eastern institutions,
not their weakness Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/18jan2022-the-lost-archive-traces-ofa-caliphate-in-a-cairo-synagogue.html
____________________________________ 2. ONLINE
Conference: “Migration Methodologies: Challenges, Innovations and Conceptual
Implications for Asian Migrations”, National University of Singapore, 20-21
January 2022 Papers will focus on innovative methodological approaches while
drawing on substantive findings relevant to “Asian migrations” (broadly defined
to refer to migration flows within, as well as in and out of Asia) in order to
grapple with the challenges and possibilities in conducting migration research.
Information: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/mime/
____________________________________ 3. ONLINE
Roundtable: “Turkish Television Explained: Domestic Priorities – Global
Impacts”, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative at NYU (OTS-NYU), 28 January
2022, 12:00 pm EST This interdisciplinary roundtable on Turkish television will
explore the multifaceted influence these shows have both in Turkey and across
the globe. Information and registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAod-GqqDgoGNUXLWtKOQeaUq0WCMAFLmyq
____________________________________ 4.
Mediterranean Seminar Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Fresno State University,
11-12 February 2022 This workshop will explore how sacred spaces of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam helped shape, and were shaped by, inter-communal
dynamics in the Mediterranean – including the Near East and North Africam, the
Black Sea and Central Asia, and the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean – from
prehistory to the modern era. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-sacred-spaces-winter-2022-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-11-12-february-fresno-924964?e=82aeb6c61d
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5. ONLINE Lecture on “Rethinking Statehood in Palestine: Self-Determination and
Decolonization Beyond Partition” by Leila H. Farsakh (University of
Massachusetts Boston), SOAS, 22 February 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT This
groundbreaking book shows how notions of citizenship, sovereignty, and
nationhood are being rethought within the broader context of decolonization.
Bringing forth critical and multifaceted engagements with what modern
Palestinian self-determination entails, this book sets the terms of debate for
the future of Palestine beyond partition. Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/22feb2022-rethinking-statehood-inpalestine-self-determination-and-decolonization-beyond-partition.html
____________________________________ 6. ONLINE
Webinar: “The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs” by Marc David Baer (LSE),
London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 8 March 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
Recounting the Ottomans’ remarkable rise from a frontier principality to a
world empire, historian Baer traces their debts to their Turkish, Mongolian,
Islamic, and Byzantine heritage. The Ottomans pioneered religious toleration
even as they used religious conversion to integrate conquered peoples. But in
the nineteenth century, they embraced exclusivity, leading to ethnic cleansing,
genocide, and the empire’s demise after the First World War. Information and
registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/08mar2022-the-ottomans-khans-caesars-and-caliphs.html
____________________________________ 7.
International Conference: “Silk Roads by Land and Sea”, GUtech German
University of Technology, Muscat, 9-12 March 2022 The conference will be
organised by the RIO Research Centre Indian Ocean (www.rio-heritage.org). It
seeks to contribute to the emerging field of “mobility studies”, shedding new
light on the overland and sea networks stretching from the Eastern
Mediterranean and East Africa to East Asia from the earliest times to the
present day. Information: http://silkroads.rio-heritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/210729_Call-for-Papers_v2.pdf
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8. Two Panels about Islamicate Issues at the “International Congress for
Medieval Studies”, Western Michigan University, 9-14 March 2022 Panel 1:
“Sociability between Justice and Tyranny” – considering Islamicate ambivalences
toward sociability and despotism. Panel 2: “Medieval Islamicate Paratexts in
Contexts” – exploring the nature of the paratext in the lettered traditions of
the medieval Islamicate world and ask how developments in textual technology
are understood and valorized. Information: https://icms.confex.com/icms/2022am/cfp.cgi
____________________________________ 9.
International Graduate Workshop: “The Quotidian and the Divine: Gendered
Economies of Monasticism in Christian Anatolia (16th-19th Century)”, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 17- 18 March 2022 Questions to be answered: How was
monastic life represented by the church, by laypeople, and by the Ottoman
state? What did daily life in the monastery entail? How did the practices of
monasticism change over time? What was the relationship between spiritual,
material, sexual and economic conditions in monasteries?How did monks and nuns
represent their work and networks as communal? Deadline for abstracts: 1
December 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8772990/call-papers-quotidian-and-divine-gendered-economies-monasticism
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10. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work
of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022 Papers will focus on
the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s oeuvre while other papers
will be dedicated to the spirit of her work and thought. A special issue of the
Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies will be devoted to the memory of Dr. El
Saadawi. Information: https://middleeaststudies.duke.edu/call-papers-nawal-conference-2022
____________________________________ 11.
Workshop: “COVID-19 and Migrants in the Globalized World (Focus on MENA and
Asia Region)”, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 27 March 2022 This
workshop engages with the broader questions related to COVID-19 and
international migration such as migrant deaths, healthcare, repatriation,
remittances, return migration, migrant families, livelihood, and other related
issues. Information: Dr Md Mizanur Rahman mizan@qu.edu.qa
____________________________________ 12.
International Conference: “The Global 1922: New Critical Reflections”, King’s
College London, 31 March 2022 Using the Greek-Turkish war as a starting point,
the conference aims to place the events that followed the armistice of 1918 in
a broader international and transnational context and, conversely, use this
wider frame to better understand the transformations on a local level. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/7713581/cfp-global-1922
____________________________________ 13. Workshop:
“Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée”, Third Annual
Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA, USA, 1-3 April 2022. Works in progress and early career
scholars are especially welcomed. Regional participants prioritized. Abstracts
are due 31 January 2022, submitted to naltikri@umw.edu. Information: https://maow.umwblogs.org/
____________________________________ 14. HYBRID Event:
“8th Annual Centre for Palestine Studies Research Seminar”, SOAS, University of
London, 4 May 2022 We welcome a broad range of topics aiming at an
inter-disciplinary dialogue across Palestine Studies. This is a unique
opportunity to present PhD or Postdoctoral research in a supportive environment
and receive feedback from others engaged in the field. Deadline for abstracrts:
30 January 2022. Information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem155780.html
____________________________________ 15. Workshop:
“The Arab-majority and Muslim-majority Worlds in/and Contemporary
Decolonisation Debates”, University of Edinburgh, 5-6 April 2022 This workshop
seeks to specifically think the decolonising movement and an engagement with it
from the histories, experiences, perspectives, traditions, and problematics of
the Arab-majority and Muslim-majority worlds (broadly defined) as a
contribution toward growing decolonial scholarship and movement. Deadline for
abstracts: 15 December 2021. Information: http://theacss.org/pages/fora-and-debates/1425/call-for-papers_the-arab-majority-and-muslim-majority-worlds-in-and-contemporary-decolonisation-debates
____________________________________ 16. HYBRID “15th
Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies”, Center for European
& Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA), Athens, 11-14 April 2022 Information: https://www.atiner.gr/mediterranean
____________________________________ 17. HYBRID International
Conference Afro-Iberia: “Africans and Maghrebis in the Iberian Peninsula
(1850-1975)”, Institució Milà I Fontanals, CSIC, Barcelona, 29-30 April 2022
The conference will explore the social and cultural interventions of Africans
and Maghrebis residing in the Iberian Peninsula between 1850 and 1975. The
final goal is to collect specific data on the reality and consequences of
African and Maghrebian people settled in the Iberian Peninsula during this
period. Deadline for abstracts in Catalan, English, Portuguese or Spanish: 11
January 2022. Information: https://www.imf.csic.es/files/ficheros/seminarios/2021/Call-Conference-Afro-Iberia-2022.pdf
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18. ONLINE Conference: “Islamic Perspectives on Exotheology”, 10-11 May 2022
Organised by Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Zayed University and Jörg Matthias Determann,
Virginia Commonwealth University, etc.. Questions to be asked: Are
extraterrestrials even metaphysically or hermeneutically possible in Islamic
thought? If extraterrestrials exist, how would this impact Islamic
jurisprudence and/or ethics? What philosophical implications could there be for
Muslims if extraterrestrial life exists? Etc. Deadline for abstracts: 31
December 2021. Information: https://www.academia.edu/51090491/Call_for_papers_Islamic_Perspectives_on_Exotheology
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19. Conference: “Jewish Questions and the Global South: Between Sovereignty and
Human Right”, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 16-18 May 2022 The conference
discusses continuations from interwar judicial and political debates on
minority rights to postwar aspirations for independence. It historicizes the
Jewish experience between empire and the post colony along the following
guiding questions: How were early quests for post-imperial self-determination
reflected in Jewish political debates? Etc.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8795716/jewish-questions-and-globalsouth-between-sovereignty-and-human
____________________________________ 20. 24th Annual
International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa, 25-28 May 2022 Proposals are invited for individual paper,
panel discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects related to the
Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures around the world from all
historical periods. The official language of the Congress is English, but we
also welcome complete sessions in any Mediterranean language. Deadline for
abstracts: 1 March 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-mediterranean-studies-association-25-28-may-lisbon?e=82aeb6c61d
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21. Conference: “Muslim Societies and Peacebuilding in Africa”, Al-Hokama
Center for Peace Research, Rabat, 26-28 May 2022 Papers are invited on the
following themes: The meanings of peace in Africa; Sufi actors and peace
building; Civil and communal strife; Islamic conceptions of peace and war;
Modern conflicts in the name of Islam; Salafism: between conflict and peace;
Cases from North Africa; Overcoming conflicts; Peacekeepers and peace keeping;
Etc. Information: https://sites.duke.edu/researchafrica/files/2021/09/Peace-in-Africa-Conference-Call-1-1.pdf
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22. Conference on “Social Justice in Multicultural Settings”, Arab Academic
College, Haifa, 7-9 June 2022 Conference sessions will explore the relationship
between social justice and multiculturalism, especially as they are related to
education. In Israel with four major religions, teachers, educators, academic
researchers and policy makers live social justice issues every day. Presenters
from around the world will bring experiences from their cultural contexts.
Information: http://sjms2022.arabcol.net/sjms2022arabcol/
____________________________________ 23. XV Conference
of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis
beyond Chaos: Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”, University of
Naples “L'Orientale”, 22-24 June 2022 The conference intends to reflect on the
several dimensions and interrelations of the crises of the modern and
contemporary Middle East and North Africa, involving both collective and
individual aspects, as well as all spheres of life, be they political, social,
economic, cultural or environmental. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/xv-convegno-sesamo-napoli-2022/
____________________________________ 24. International
Conference ““Ruling the Waves”: Transnational Radio Broadcasting in the Middle
East and the Mediterranean between Production and Reception”, 1920-1970, German
Historical Institute, etc., Rome, 22-24 June 2022 The conference re-examines
the history and experiences of transnational radio broadcasting by analyzing
its production, reception, and impact in the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean
regions between the early 1920s and 1970. Information:
http://dhi-roma.it/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf-dateien/Veranstaltungsprogramme/2021/CfP_Ruling-the-Waves_20220622-24.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2bQcjUNGKGsOu0qF-fd_IDj4aAVZWDx1qFQC82MQySyfyRJ7RbaTb2PxQ
____________________________________ 25. Conference:
“Unfreedom in the Premodern World: Comparative Perspectives on Slavery,
Servitude & Captivity”, Trinity College Dublin, 23-24 June 2022 Papers will
explore any aspect of the history of unfreedom, slavery, servitude or captivity
in the period before 1492. Papers are welcome from any academic discipline and
with any geographical focus. Interdisciplinary papers and studies of regions
outside of Western Europe are particularly encouraged. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/9058439/unfreedom-premodern-world-comparative-perspectives-slavery
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26. Panel on “Between Memory and Historiography: The Crusades in Modern Arab
Scholarship”, 10th International Conference of the Society for the Study of the
Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE), University of London, 27 June - 1 July
2022 Papers are sought on the historiography and memory of the crusades in
modern Arabic academic historical scholarship, specifically concerned with the
modern Arab historiography of the crusades in the Levant, Egypt and the Eastern
Mediterranean region in general. Accepted papers will form a core of an edited
book that will be submitted to one of the outstanding series on the crusading
studies. Information: Ahmed M. Sheir (University of Marburg)
ahmed.sheir@staff.uni-marburg.de; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mzbvnp2tybjVP4pIuw_2_5lCLxh2xPlF/
view ____________________________________ 27. HYBRID
Conference: “2nd Annual International Conference of the British Association of
Teachers of Arabic (BATA)”, University of Westminster, 30 June - 1 July 2022
The Conference is designed to offer a platform for teachers, students and
research scholars of Arabic language, culture, literature, linguistics and
translation, to exchange ideas, share good practice and disseminate their
scholarship and research to a wider audience. Key themes are: 1. Teaching
Arabic and Culture; 2. Arabic Translation; 3. Arabic Literature and Literary
Criticism; 4. Arabic Linguistics. Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2022.
Information: https://britisharabicteaching.org/bata-conference-2022
____________________________________ 28. Panel on
“Borders”, Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades, International
Medieval Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022 Medievalists of all fields will present
papers on the theory and practice of borders in all of their variety as they
relate to the history of the crusades and associated fields of enquiry. Information:
https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-borders-47-july-leeds?e=82aeb6c61d
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29. Eighth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, University of Marburg,
4-9 July 2022 The themed portion of the conference on 7July will be
“Environment and Nature in the Mamluk Sultanate”. We welcome papers related to
land use, hydrology and irrigation, disease and famine, flora and fauna, crops
and food, and anything related to these topics. Information: https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html
____________________________________ 30. Conference:
“What Makes a Pilgram a Pilgram? Conceptualising Pilgrims and Pilgrimage, c.
300-1600?” (Focus Muslim Pilgrims), Manchester Metropolitan University, 13-14
July 2022 Conference themes: Varieties and definitions of Medieval Pilgrimage;
All ‘pilgrimage’ traditions including Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, and
Pagan; Terminologies (past and present) used to describe Medieval Pilgrims;
Comparative approaches to Medieval pilgrimage; Anthropological and
interdisciplinary approaches to Medieval pilgrimage. Information: https://adterramsanctam.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/pilgrimage-conference-cfp.pdf
____________________________________ 31. Workshop:
“Arab-Soviet Internationalism – Socialist Internationalism, International Organizations
and the Politics of Revolution in the 20th and 21st Centuries”, Forum
Transregionale Studien, Berlin, 13-15 Juli 2022 The workshop will brings
together expertise from various historical schools and social science
disciplines to richly-differentiated landscapes of Arab-Soviet and post-Soviet
relations, and build hypotheses on and from traditional narratives about “the”
Socialist-Arab alliances in the 20th century, as well as any enduring impact on
current affairs. Information: https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-114230?language=en
____________________________________ 32. Conferences
of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies (ARAM) on Melkite
Christianity, the Aramaeans, and the Decapolis at the Oriental Institute,
University of Oxford, July 2022 1. “Melkite Christianity (the Patriarchates of
Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria) and the Archaeology of Byzantine Monasteries
and Churches in the Levant”, 11-13 July 2022 2. “The Aramaeans B.C.: History,
Literature, and Archaeology”, 14-16 July 2022 3. “The Decapolis: History and
Archaeology”, 25-27 July 2022 Information: aram@orinst.ox.ac.uk
____________________________________ 33. International
Conference on “The Theory and Practice of Rebellion in the Early Islamicate
World” (7th-10th Century CE)”, Hamburg University, 22-24 September 2022 The
conference is organized by the research group “Social Contexts of Rebellion in
the Early Islamic Period (SCORE)”. Papers are invited that discuss rebellion in
the early Islamicate world from theoretical and/or source-based perspectives –
especially papers which apply methods and insights from other fields to the
study of rebellion in this period. Expenses will be covered for accepted
speakers. Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2022. Information:
https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/forschung/score/news/2021-11-23-cfp.html
____________________________________ 34. 56th Annual
Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), Denver,
Colorado, 1-4 December 2022 MESA’s purview is primarily the area encompassing
Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab
World (and their diasporas) from the seventh century to modern times. Other
regions, including Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union,
also are included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the
Middle Eastern empires. Deadline for abstracts: 17 February 2022. Information:
https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers
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POSITIONS
35. Full Professorship (W3) for Jewish Religion and
Philosophy, University of Potsdam A habilitation or habilitation equivalent in
Jewish religious philosophy and intellectual history, Jewish or Judaic studies
is expected. Non-German speakers are expected to acquire a working knowledge of
German within the first two years of their appointment. Deadline for
applications: 31 December 2021. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62589
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36. University Professor (W3) of Islamic Studies (Classical Islam), Department
of History and Cultural Studies Institute of Islamic Studies, Freie Universität
Berlin Successful candidates will have an excellent record of research and
publications in the field of classical Islam, ideally with a focus on the
social, cultural, religious, or philosophical history of Islam and employ
innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. Candidates must have
excellent knowledge of English and be able to teach in that language. Their
German language level must be at least B1. Their Arabic must also be excellent.
Knowledge of an additional Near Eastern language relevant to the field is
desirable. Deadline for applications: 20 January 2022. Information:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/english/GK-W3Islamwiss_E.html
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37. Senior Lecturer at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of
Vienna Qualification: Diploma/MA in Turkish Studies, mastery of the Turkish
language and competence in language teaching, skills in Ottoman Turkish and in
the translation of literary texts are desirable, several years of teaching
experience at institutions of post-secondary level education in the field of
Turkish. Deadline for applications: 26 December 2021. Information:
https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibung-flow?_flowExecutionKey=_c13FD3A8C-1FD1-AB9B-2C19-
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___________________________________ 38. Two
Visiting Fellowships, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies The fellowships are
offered to support research in any area of the arts, humanities, or social
sciences that has relevance to the study of Islam or the Muslim world, and
carry a supplementary stipend of £5000. Applicants would normally be
established academics but scholars at the postdoctoral level are also eligible.
Deadline for applications: 28 January 2022. Information: https://www.oxcis.ac.uk/visiting-fellowships
__________________________________ 39.
Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
Qualification: Doctorate in Islamic Studies, Christian Theology and/or relevant
academic discipline. Proven ability to contribute to undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching in Islamic Studies and/or Christian-Muslim Relations. A
developed area of research and evident progress in achieving quality original
research publications commensurate with your career stage. Deadline for
applications: 12 January 2022. Information: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/requisitions/job/2767/?keyword=2767
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40. Several Full-time Open-rank Faculty Positions, Department of Comparative
Literature, Koç University, Istanbul We are particularly interested in
candidates with comparatist research profiles in the following areas: Early
modern Turkish literature; Modern Turkish literature, preferably with a focus
on gender; Turkish folk and popular literatures, period open. Deadline for
applications: 29 December 2021. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20440
41. Assistant/Associate Professor of Middle East
History before 1800, American University in Cairo Applicants must have a PhD in
Islamic History, Middle East History, Arabic Studies, or a related discipline
from a reputable university by 1 September 2022, preferably with a record of an
active research agenda and teaching experience. Deadline for applications: 31
December 2021. Information: https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/412799/assistantassociate-professor-of-middle-east-history?fbclid=IwAR2vQNzbDCe192l_XJXeTF3ZvKimGLR2o9dupxJic5-V5l-UTqfYUHLjwc
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42. Assistant/Associate Professor of Classical/Premodern Arabic Literature (4
Years), American University Cairo Applicants must have a PhD in Arabic
Literature with a specialization in Classical and Premodern Arabic Literature
from a reputable university by 1 September 2022, preferably with a record of an
active research agenda and teaching experience. Deadline for applications: 31
December 2021. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62583
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43. Postdoctoral Fellowships for Historical Studies of the Pre-modern
Mediterranean in Haifa and Israel, Haifa, 2022-2024 Candidates are invited who
demonstrate academic excellence in their respective fields of expertise,
together with an extensive background in Mediterranean studies. Deadline for
applications: 15 February 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/211124-
post-docs-the-haifa-center-for-mediterranean-history-hcmh?e=82aeb6c61d
____________________________________ 44. Assistant
Professor of Islamic Art History, Pomona College, Claremont, CA The field of
specialization is open and includes any area of Islamic art and architectural
history from the early Islamic period to the present. Deadline for
applications: 1 January 2022. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19323
___________________________________ 45. Keyman
Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years), Northwestern
University, Evanston We welcome and encourage applications from early career
scholars whose work focuses on nondominant and underrepresented groups
including but not limited to religious, ethnic, and LBGTQ minorities and
otherwise marginalized groups. Scholars in all branches of the Social Sciences
and Humanities may apply. Deadline for applications: 13 January 2022.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/8661283/call-applications-keyman-modern-turkish-studies-postdoctoral#reply-8748717
_________________________________ 46. Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic
Studies, New York University This is a tenure-track assistant professor
position specializing in any aspect of Jewish history from the eighth through
the eighteenth centuries. Deadline for applications: 1 January 2022.
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/98921
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Assistant Professor, History of the Islamic World, Central Connecticut State
University Qualifications: Ph.D. in history or a related field; a record of
excellence or potential excellence in teaching, research, service; demonstrated
ability or promise of the ability to contribute to the B.A. and M.S. in International
Studies, and the minor in Middle East Studies: proficiency in one or more of
the major languages of the Islamic World. Deadline for application: 1 January
2022. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=62483
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48. Visiting Professor in Palestinian Studies, Center for Middle East Studies,
Brown University The position is designed for scholars at the full or associate
professor level. Teaching experience and a record of publication and professional
service are desirable. Residence in the Providence area is required for most of
the duration of the appointment. Deadline for application: 24 January 2022. Information:
https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/news/2021/darwishvisiting-professor-palestinian-studies
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49. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Middle East Studies, Brown University,
Providence, RI Applications are open to candidates from across the social
sciences, who are conducting research related to the Middle East and its
diasporas on issues that can be understood in a comparative global context.
Deadline for application: 24 January 2022. Information. https://apply.interfolio.com/98927
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OTHER INFORMATION
50. 2022-2023 Fellowship Competitions of the
Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) Deadline for applications: 17 and
24 January 2021. Information: http://parc-us-pal.org/
____________________________________ 51. École
doctorale : « Concurrences et cohabitations des religiosités u Maghreb et en
Afrique de l’Ouest : des terrains de comparaisons ? », Tunis, 23-27 mai 2022
L'IRMC organise l'école doctorale en partenariat avec Amidex, Université
Aix-Marseille, le Laboratoire d'ethnologie et de sociologie comparative (LESC) et
l'Institut d'ethnologie méditerranéenne, européenne et comparative (IDEMEC).
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 10 mars 2022. Information
: https://irmc.hypotheses.org/3333
____________________________________ 52. Intensive
Course: “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Environmental Studies in Pre-Modern
Egypt”, University of Marburg, 4-6 July 2022 The course will be instructed by
Ghislaine Alleaume, Allison Gascoigne, Nicolas Michel, and Yossef Rapoport. It
will include an introduction to archaeological methods in environmental
history, historiography and research methods for the environmental history of
pre-modern Egypt, an introduction to GIS, and the use of map resources
generally. Deadline for application: 31 January 2021. Information: https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html
____________________________________ 53.
Islamic Studies MA and Dual Degree MA in Islamic Studies and Muslim Cultures at
Columbia University (New York) and Aga Khan University (London) The Islamic
Studies Master’s Program focuses on the diverse regional histories, cultures,
and social formations of Muslim communities around the world. Information:
https://www.mei.columbia.edu/ma-program. Information on the Dual Degree
Program: https://www.mei.columbia.edu/dual-masters-degree.
Application
deadline: 17 February 2022. ____________________________________
54. Articles on “Political Parties in the Middle East”
for Special Issue of the Journal “Sociology of Islam” Articles are invited on:
Leftist, Socialist, Marxist, Maoist and Communist Parties; Social Democratic or
Center Left Parties; Nationalist (Arab, Turkish, Kurdish, Jewish,
Persian/Iranian, etc) Parties; Islamist or Religious (Christian, Jewish, etc.)
Parties; Center Right and Pro-capitalist Parties. Deadline for articles: 31
December 2021. Information: Contact: tugrulk@vt.edu
____________________________________ 55.
Articles on “The Western Mediterranean and Relations Between Religious
Communities In All Area” for Special Issue of the Journal “Maghreb Review”
Topics could include: 1. The impact of the Arab-Islamic conquest on Christian
and Jewish communities in the region. 2. Andalusia with Western Europe during
the Umayyad Period 755-1031 and experiences of travel more broadly. 3. The
attitudes of different medieval Muslim empires towards religious difference and
minorities. 4. Commercial relations and litigation across religious lines in
the medieval and early modern period. Etc. Deadline for submissions in English
or French: 31 January 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/call-for-articles-relations-between-religious-communities-maghreb-review?e=82aeb6c61d
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56. Articles for Journal “BOAS_insights #2” (“Bonn Oriental and Asian Studies
Insights”) The editors of this online, peer-reviewed and open-access journal
call for submissions that cover a wide range of subjects and a large
geographical scope within Asian and Middle Eastern Area Studies. We encourage
multi-disciplinary approaches that incorporate diverse perspectives and bridge
deeply specialized fields. Deadline for articles: 28 February 2022. Call for
papers, recent issues and further information: https://www.boas-insights.uni-bonn.de/en
____________________________________ 57.
Articles for New Journal “Forum Islamic-Theological Studies” Papers can be
submitted in the following areas: Qur’anic Studies and Qur’anic exegesis
(tafsīr); Hadith Studies; Sufism; Islamic Legal Theory and Hermeneutics (fiqh);
Islamic Ethics; Islamic Philosophy; SystematicDiscursive Theology (kalām);
Islamic Religious Education; Sociology of Religion on Muslims in Europe; Islam
and Pluralism, Islam in Europe; Interreligious Studies: etc. Deadline for
contributions: 1 March 2022. Information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/islam-theol/docs/call-for-papers_fits_de_en-002.pdf
____________________________________ 58. Chapters for
Edited Book on “Israeli Speculative Fiction” This volume will examine, among
others, Israeli Fantasy and Science Fiction, Israeli graphic novels, Israeli
depictions of zombies and vampires, Israeli speculative fiction that is not
written in Hebrew in Israel, as well as Israeli speculative literature written
by Israeli expats abroad. The focus of this volume is on Israeli literature,
though comparative analysis with cinematic texts would also be considered.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8763455/israeli-speculative-fiction
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59. New Book Series on “South-South Migration”, Springer Nature This book
series encompasses international migration, internal migration, remittances,
migrant entrepreneurship, diaspora philanthropy, social cost of migration,
political and environmental refugees, gender and migration, labor migration, migration
policy, the political economy of migration, migrants’ rights, and other
migration-related issues in the global South. Information: https://www.springer.com/series/16846
