CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS
1. ONLINE Policy Dialogue on “Social Protection in Jordan”, Economic Research
Forum (ERF), 12 January 2022, 9:00 am, EEST
2. ONLINE
Conférence-débat autour de l’ouvrage de Daniel Rivet « Henry de Castries
(1850-1927). Du Faubourg Saint-Germain au Maroc, un aristocrate islamophile en
République », EHESS, IISMM, Paris, 13 janvier 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 h CET
3. 19th Media Workshop on “Aesthetics and Material Cultures: New Approaches
within Islamic Studies” with Dr. Alina Kokoschka (Berlin/Lübeck), Institute of
Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU Munich, 13-14 January 2022
4. ONLINE International Symposium: “Enchantments and Disenchantments: Early
Modern Ot-toman Visions of the World”, Halcyon Days in Crete XI, 14-17 January
2022
5. ONLINE Lecture on “The Jews of Alexandria: Middle Class Feelings, Urban
Identity and Politics, 1880s-1920s” by Dario Miccoli (Ca` Foscari University,
Venice), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), 17 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00
pm CET
6. ONLINE Lecture “The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo
Synagogue” by Marina Rustow (Princeton University), SOAS, London, 18 January
2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm GMT
7. Conference: “Jews of the Arab World, Why Did They Leave?”, Museum of Jewish
Art and History, Paris, 19-20 January 2022
8. ONLINE Webinar “Bridging the Gulf Cultural Segment III: Stories of Al
Zubarah, Qatar’s Largest Heritage Site”, Middle East Institute, National
University of Singapore, 21 January 2022, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm SGT
9. ONLINE Webinar: “Iran-Europe Dynamics and the JCPOA Negotiations”, Middle
East Institute, National University of Singapore, 25 January 2022, 4:00 pm -
5:30 pm SGT
10. International Conference: “Media Aesthetics of Occidentalism”, Centre for
Near and Middle East Studies, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 26-28
January 2022
11. ONLINE Book Discussion: “Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East
Relations”, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, 27 January
2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SGT
12. ONLINE Roundtable: “Domestic Priorities and Global Impacts: Turkish
Television Explained”, New York University, 28 January 2022, 12:00 pm ET
13. ONLINE 67th AWR International Migration Conference: “Global Migration:
Trans-cultural, Trans-disciplinary and Intersectional Perspectives”, Friedensau
Adventist University, 9-10 February 2022
14. Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Mediterranean Seminar, Fresno State
University, 11-12 February 2022
15. Conference: “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean”, Spain
North-Africa Project, University of California, Santa Cruz, 18-19 February 2022
16. 15th Annual Conference of the Muslim Studies Program on “Belong Nowhere:
States of Statelessness in the Muslim World”, Michigan State University, 24-25
February 2022
17. ONLINE Conference: “Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad”,
National Press Club, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for
Research: Middle Eastern Policy, 3-4 March 2022
18. Workshop on “Typologies in the Islamic Ethical Discourse”, Orient-Institut
Beirut & American University of Beirut, 10-11 March 2022
19. International Workshop and Edited Volume on “Practices of Preaching in the
Islamic Context – Text, Performativity, and Materiality of Islamic Religious
Speech” by the Junior Research Group “Islamic Theology in Context: Science and
Society”, Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin,
17-18 March 2022
20. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and Feminism: The Life and Work
of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March 2022
21. Workshop: “Questioning the Archive of the Algerian Independence: Towards a
Decolonized History”, University of Virginia, 24-25 March 2022
22. HYBRID “Western Jewish Studies Association Conference”, Schusterman Center
for Judaic and Israel Studies, University of Oklahoma, 27-28 March 2022
23. Conference of the Maghreb Review and the Maghreb Studies Association:
“Empire in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The Shaping of Hopes and
Perspectives”, Oxford, 28-29 March 2022
24. Colloque
international : « La représentation en langues, littératures et arts :
Quelles mutations à l’ère du digital ? », Université Mohammed V de Rabat, 30-31
mars 2022
25. Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the Ottoman Longue Durée,”
Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW), University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA, 1-3 April 2022
26. Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and
North Africa”, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 9-10 April 2022
27. ONLINE “2nd International Conference on Medical Humanities in the Middle
East”, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 9-10 April 2022
28. Conference: “Perpetrator, Savior or Bystander: Jemal Pasha and the Armenian
Genocide - A Reassessment,” California State University, Fresno, 6-7 May 2022
29. Mediterranean Seminar Spring 2022 Workshop on “Crisis, Migration, and
Displacement in the Mediterranean”, Rutgers University-Newark, 6-7 May 2022
30. International Symposium Series: “From Sahn-ı Seman to Darülfünun – VI: The
First Ottoman University (Darülfünun) and Reformation of Higher Education in
Turkey”, Istanbul, 12-13 May 2022
31. 10th Islamic Legal Studies Conference, Aga Khan Centre, London, 19-21 May
2022
32. Journée
d’études : « Travail, classes sociales et politiques publiques. Histoire
et sociologie du capitalisme marocain », Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat, 30 mai
2022
33. Workshop: “Canon or Code? Standardizing and Transmitting Islamic law”,
CanCode-Project, University of Bergen, 16-18 June 2021
34. Conference of the Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining
Crisis Beyond Chaos: The Middle East and North Africa in Global Change”,
Naples, 22-24 June 2022
35. International Study Day: “Jewish Theatre as an Object of Anthropological
Study”, INALCO, Paris, 28 June 2022
36. International Workshop: “Policy Implementation in the Global South”,
Budapest 28-30 June 2022
37. Conference “Red Sea Project X: Red Sea Horizons, Edges and Transitions”,
Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 6-9 July 2022
38. Workshop: “History and Anthropology through Literature: Approaches &
Methodologies to the Study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts”,
Trinity College Dublin, July 2022
POSITIONS
39. One-Year Visiting Professor for Cultural Studies of the Middle East,
Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen-Nuremberg
40. University Professor (W3) of Islamic Studies (Classical Islam), Freie
Universität Berlin
41. Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
42. Assistant Professor for Contemporary Politics and Modern History of the
Middle East, Radboud University, the Netherlands
43. 150 Fully-funded Scholarships for PhD Candidates in “Economics”, “History
and Civilisation”, “Law” and “Political and Social Sciences”, European
University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy
44. 10 One-Year Post-Doctoral Positions, l´EHESS, Paris
45. Cinq
contrats post-doctoraux (1 an) à de jeunes chercheurs, Laboratoire d’Excellence
en histoire et anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances
(HASTEC)
46. Two Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Late Medieval and/ or
early Modern Middle East/ Islamic History, American University of Beirut
47. Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years),
Northwestern University, Evanston
48. Managing Editor of New Counter-Islamist Media Outlet, Middle East Forum
49. Perilman Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University
50. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard
Law School
51. Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for Middle Eastern Literature or
Film, Johns Hopkins University
52. Assistant Professor of History: Africa/Global South (Focus Middle East),
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
53. Assistant Professor for Middle East History, Gonzaga University in Spokane
Washington
OTHER INFORMATION
54. Prix
de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans 2022
55. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard
Law School
56. Fellowships of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDF) in
the JDC Archives in New York or Jerusalem
57. Scholarships in Religious Studies for Masters’ Students at the Central
European University, Budapest, Hungary
58. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Post-doctoral Fellowship in Palestine Studies 2022-2023,
Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University, New York
59. Articles on “Religion and Bioethics: A Sociological
Perspective” (Including Islam) for Special Issue of the Journal “Frontiers in
Sociology”
60. Articles for “Diyâr 6: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and
Middle Eastern Studies”
61. Articles for the “Bulletin of Palestine Studies (BPS)”
62. Articles for “Zeitschrift für Recht & Islam /
Journal for Law & Islam”
63. Monographs and Edited Books for New “Critical Studies
on Islamism Series” (I.B.Taurus)
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CONFERENCES / ONLINE EVENTS 1.
ONLINE Policy Dialogue on “Social Protection in Jordan”,
Economic Research Forum (ERF), 12 January 2022, 9:00 am, EEST Papers will be
presented which cover a variety of social protection topics, including the
current landscape of social protection in Jordan, expansion of social
insurance, minimum and living wages, provision of cash assistance and wellbeing,
targeting of assistance for Jordan's refugee population, and the enabling
environment for social dialogue in generating social protection reforms.
Information and registration:
https://mailchi.mp/erf.org.eg/webinar_2021-1391097?e=b6c891c6c3 __________________________________
2. ONLINE
Conférence-débat autour de l’ouvrage de Daniel Rivet « Henry de Castries (1850-
1927). Du Faubourg Saint-Germain au Maroc, un aristocrate islamophile en
République », EHESS, IISMM, Paris, 13 janvier 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 h CET Tour à
tour officier de bureau arabe dans le Sud-Ouest oranais de 1875 à 1882,
conseiller général en Maineet-Loire de 1884 à 1914, colonel d’un régiment de la
territoriale sur le front en 1914, conseiller historique du gouvernement
chérifien après-guerre au Maroc, Henry de Castries échappe à toute
catégorisation simpliste. Information et inscription : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57099
__________________________________ 3. 19th Media Workshop on “Aesthetics and
Material Cultures: New Approaches within Islamic Studies” with Dr. Alina
Kokoschka (Berlin/Lübeck), Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU
Munich, 13-14 January 2022 Up to ten participants will be chosen to discuss
selected academic articles about aesthetics and material culture in the Middle
East in an intense reading session of four hours. The texts will be distributed
in advance. Deadline for application: 1 December 2021. Contact Dr. Bettina Gräf
(b.graef@lmu.de). Information:
https://www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosaminstitut/veranstaltungen/cfp-19mws/index.html
__________________________________ 4. ONLINE International Symposium:
“Enchantments and Disenchantments: Early Modern Ottoman Visions of the World”,
Halcyon Days in Crete XI, 14-17 January 2022 Information, program, and
registration:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/9366793/international-symposium-halcyon-days-crete-xi-enchantments-and
__________________________________ 5. ONLINE Lecture on “The Jews of
Alexandria: Middle Class Feelings, Urban Identity and Politics, 1880s-1920s” by
Dario Miccoli (Ca` Foscari University, Venice), Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient
(ZMO), 17 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm CET The lecture will discuss the
multiple connections that Alexandrian Jews had with the city in which they
lived and its socio-political environment, as well as the ways in which its
burgeoning Jewish middle class tried to find a place of its own for example by
founding schools, hospitals and cultural associations. Information and
registration: https://hisdemab.hypotheses.org/seminarprogramme/2022-01-17-dario-miccoli
__________________________________ 6. ONLINE Lecture “The Lost Archive: Traces
of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue” by Marina Rustow (Princeton University),
SOAS, London, 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
__________________________________ 7. Conference: “Jews of the Arab World, Why
Did They Leave?”, Museum of Jewish Art and History, Paris, 19-20 January 2022
This conference invites to readdress the departure of Jews from the Arab world,
keeping its distance from political exploitations, in a comparative perspective
opened up to international specialists, in order to present an up-to-date
inventory of our knowledge about this history. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7844644/jews-arab-world-why-didthey-leave-paris-19-20-jan-2022
__________________________________ 8. ONLINE Webinar “Bridging the Gulf Cultural Segment III: Stories of Al
Zubarah, Qatar’s Largest Heritage Site”, Middle East Institute, National
University of Singapore, 21 January 2022, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm SGT Added to the
UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013, the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site is
Qatar’s first entry in this international register. Once a thriving pearl
fishing and trading port in the 1760s, the Al Zubarah site showcases
impressive, excavated findings. Stretching from Fort Zubarah lining the coast
to the early inland settlement of Qal’at Murair, the site provides a
reimagination of a Gulf merchant town in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Information and registration: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/bridging-the-gulf/
__________________________________ 9. ONLINE Webinar: “Iran-Europe Dynamics and
the JCPOA Negotiations”, Middle East Institute, National University of
Singapore, 25 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm SGT Since the start of the
Iranian nuclear controversy, the EU has been steadfastly mediating between Iran
and the US, an effort that has continued till today. We seek to find answers to
questions such as EU’s motivation behind its central role in the nuclear
negotiations, the nature of Iran-EU relations and what does the EU foresee
Iran’s role in the Middle East to be. Information and registration:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/iran-europe-dynamics-and-the-jcpoa-negotiations/
__________________________________ 10. International Conference: “Media
Aesthetics of Occidentalism”, Centre for Near and Middle East Studies,
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 26-28 January 2022 The conference
pursues the central question “How do media aesthetic qualities contribute to
the constitution of Occidentalist discourses?” Information: https://www.online.uni-marburg.de/okzidentalismus/index.php/2021/02/08/internationaleabschlusstagung-26-bis-28-januar-2022/
__________________________________ 11. ONLINE Book Discussion: “Routledge Handbook on
China-Middle East Relations”, Middle East Institute, National University of
Singapore, 27 January 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm SGT China’s growing Middle East
presence affects intra-regional development, trade, security and diplomacy. It
is the biggest source of foreign direct investment into the region and the
largest trading partner for most Middle Eastern states. This portends a larger
role in political and security-related affairs as the value of Chinese assets,
combined with a growing expatriate population in the region, demands a more
proactive role in contributing to regional order. Information and registration:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/event/book-discussion-routledge-handbook-on-chinamiddle-east-relations/
__________________________________ 12. ONLINE Roundtable: “Domestic Priorities
and Global Impacts: Turkish Television Explained”, New York University, 28
January 2022, 12:00 pm ET 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
__________________________________ 13. ONLINE 67th AWR International Migration
Conference: “Global Migration: Trans-cultural, Trans-disciplinary and
Intersectional Perspectives”, Friedensau Adventist University, 9-10 February
2022 Contributions should cover one of the following topics: Methodology and
new approaches in trans-cultural, trans-disciplinary and intersectional
migration research; Rights, norms, ethics and migration; Gender/sexuality and
migration; Religion and migration; Culture/origin/race/ethnicity/colour and
migration; etc. Information:
http://www.awr-int.de. Contact: simone.emmert@th-nuernberg.de
__________________________________ 14. Workshop on “Sacred Space(s)”, Mediterranean
Seminar, Fresno State University, 11-12 February 2022 Contributions are invited
on any subject (historical, cultural, literary, artistic, or historiographical)
relating to sacred spaces in the premodern or modern Mediterranean, including
the Near East and North Africa. Information:
https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-sacred-spaces-winter-2022-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-11-12-february-fresno-924796?e=82aeb6c61d
_________________________________ 15. Conference: “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean”,
Spain North-Africa Project, University of California, Santa Cruz, 18-19
February 2022 The conference will explore the medieval, early modern, and
modern legacy of al-Andalus and its afterlives across the world through
historical, cultural, sociological, and aesthetic approaches toward human
sensoria. We also invite sensory research on the Western Mediterranean from
antiquity to the present. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/25688/discussions/7825701/cfp-conference-sensoria-al-andalus-and-western-mediterranean-ucsc
__________________________________ 16. 15th Annual Conference of the Muslim Studies
Program on “Belong Nowhere: States of Statelessness in the Muslim World”,
Michigan State University, 24-25 February 2022 Papers will reflect a range of
disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds – including refugee studies,
sociology, history, anthropology, psychology, political studies, law, and
religious studies. Information:
https://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/conference __________________________________
17. ONLINE Conference: “Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home & Abroad”,
National Press Club, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for
Research: Middle Eastern Policy, 3-4 March 2022 How Americans are effectively
working to overcome Israel lobby demands to violate international law,
undermine freedom of speech, reward Israeli militarism and denigrate peaceful
Palestinian aspirations. How voters can both support and field politicians, and
keep them from succumbing to the lobby's coordinated campaign contributions and
constant pressure for fealty. Etc. Information and registration:
https://www.israellobbycon.org/ __________________________________ 18. Workshop
on “Typologies in the Islamic Ethical Discourse”, Orient-Institut Beirut &
American University of Beirut, 10-11 March 2022 Through discussions on how
exemplary and stereotypical characters are used, modified and redefined in
pre-modern Islamic texts, this workshop aims to investigate a range of
typologies in the ethical discourse in light of its historical and intellectual
developments across all relevant genres. Information:
https://www.orient-institut.org/events/event-details/call-for-papers/
__________________________________ 19. International Workshop and Edited Volume on
“Practices of Preaching in the Islamic Context – Text, Performativity, and
Materiality of Islamic Religious Speech” by the Junior Research Group “Islamic
Theology in Context: Science and Society”, Berlin Institute for Islamic
Theology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 17-18 March 2022 Given the centrality
of preaching in religious proceedings, this workshop seeks to bring together
scholars who work on the performative, textual, spatial, and material aspects
of Islamic religious speech in past and present. Information:
https://www.islamische-theologie.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/nachwuchsforschungsgruppe-islamische-theologie-im-kontext-wissenschaft-und-gesellschaft-1/arbeit-nwg2/cfp-practices-ofpreaching_bit.pdf.
Contact: Dr. Ayşe Almıla Akca (almila.akca@hu-berlin.de)
__________________________________ 20. International Conference: “Body, Medicine, and
Feminism: The Life and Work of Nawal El Saadawi”, Duke University, 21-22 March
2022 Papers will consider the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s
oeuvre, but also the spirit of her work and thought. The conference will
coincide with a special issue of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies
devoted to medicine and feminist practice in the Middle East. Information:
https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/07/12/body-medicine-and-feminism-thelife-and-work-of-nawal-el-saadawi
__________________________________ 21. Workshop: “Questioning the Archive of the
Algerian Independence: Towards a Decolonized History”, University of Virginia,
24-25 March 2022 Contributions are invited on the themes: Historiography and
periodization of Algerian history; Literary genres and other arts for writing
history; The status of the archives in the historiography of colonization and
decolonization; The Algerian archive. Travel and other expenses will be covered
throughout the workshop. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2022. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/9188623/uva-democracy-initiative-cfp-questioning-archive-algerian
__________________________________ 22. HYBRID “Western Jewish Studies
Association Conference”, Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies,
University of Oklahoma, 27-28 March 2022 Paper and panel proposals on all areas
of Jewish Studies regardless of discipline, geographical focus, or time period
are welcome. Information: http://www.wjsa.net/
__________________________________ 23. Conference of the Maghreb Review and the
Maghreb Studies Association: “Empire in the Middle East and the Maghreb: The
Shaping of Hopes and Perspectives”, Oxford, 28-29 March 2022 The aim of this
conference is to examine how European colonialism and great power rivalry in
the Middle East and North Africa have shaped the perspectives of the peoples in
these countries and their hopes for their future. Special significance should
be given to the means by which Muslims affirmed in this period their attachment
to Islamic norms and pride in Islamic civilisation. Information:
https://www.maghrebreview.com/en/home.html __________________________________
24. Colloque international : « La représentation en langues, littératures et
arts : Quelles mutations à l’ère du digital ? », Université Mohammed V de
Rabat, 30-31 mars 2022 Information :
https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2021/09/AppelAContributions_Representation-en-langueslitte%CC%81ratures-et-arts_3langues.pdf
__________________________________ 25. Workshop: “Continuity and Change Throughout the
Ottoman Longue Durée,” Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ottomanists Workshop (MAOW),
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 1-3 April 2022 This workshop
will provide an opportunity for scholars of Ottoman studies to gather, discuss
their research, and receive substantive feedback. This initiative aims to bring
together scholars of all stages who are working to advance the study of the
Ottoman Empire and its interactions with the wider world from the late 13th
century through the early 20th century. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January
2022. Information: https://maow.umwblogs.org/ __________________________________
26. Workshop: “Travel, Mobility, and Cultural Conflict in the Middle East and
North Africa”, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 9-10 April 2022 We invite
paper proposals from any discipline in the humanities or social sciences that
address topics relating to travel and mobility in, to, and from the Middle East
and North Africa (MENA) region in any historical era. Information:
https://sites.google.com/su.edu/sermeiss/meetings_1/spring-meetings?authuser=0
__________________________________ 27. ONLINE “2nd International Conference on Medical
Humanities in the Middle East”, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 9-10 April 2022
Oral presentations and posters are invited on the topics of narrative medicine,
medical sociology, philosophy of medicine, medical ethics and narrative ethics,
literature and medicine, history of medicine and other humanistic initiatives
in medicine occurring in the Middle East and North Africa region. Deadline for
abstracts: 15 February 2022. Information: https://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/event/medical-humanities-in-the-middle-east
__________________________________ 28. Conference: “Perpetrator, Savior or
Bystander: Jemal Pasha and the Armenian Genocide - A Reassessment,” California
State University, Fresno, 6-7 May 2022. The conference will explore Jemal
Pasha`s responsibility for the genocide and discuss the context of the way in
which role as a genocide perpetrator manifested itself. Deadline for abstracts:
15 February 2022. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/01/05/call-for-papers-conference-on-cemal-pasha-may-6-7-2022
__________________________________ 29. Mediterranean Seminar Spring 2022
Workshop on “Crisis, Migration, and Displacement in the Mediterranean”, Rutgers
University-Newark, 6-7 May 2022 The aim of this workshop is to explore parallel
and/or connected historical processes that move us away from narratives that
privilege certain historical moments, specific cases. Papers from history, art
history, literary and cultural studies, or any relevant Humanities or Social
Sciences disciplines are welcome. Our Mediterranean is including southern
Europe, the Near East, North Africa, and the Red Sea. Deadline for abstracts:
15 February 2022. Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1wsu BMDc-Q5T4ID5n8noHItYzSCUhAl4l1mUtlZKzlaupkQ/viewform
__________________________________ 30. International Symposium Series: “From
Sahn-ı Seman to Darülfünun – VI: The First Ottoman University (Darülfünun) and
Reformation of Higher Education in Turkey”, Istanbul, 12-13 May 2022 The main
focus will be Darülfünun and its organization and departments. Thanks to this
institution, many new disciplines were introduced to Ottoman and then
Republican intellectual life. This symposium will scrutinize ways through which
the institutional change from the medrese to the university in the late Ottoman
period took place. Information: sahniseman20yy@istanbul.edu.tr
__________________________________ 31. 10th Islamic Legal Studies Conference,
Aga Khan Centre, London, 19-21 May 2022 The conference will be open topic –
abstracts on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times,
are welcome. Information:
https://isils.net/isils/call-for-papers __________________________________ 32.
Journée d’études : « Travail, classes sociales et politiques publiques.
Histoire et sociologie du capitalisme marocain », Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat,
30 mai 2022 Application avant le 15 janvier 2022. Information :
https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2022/01/AAC-JE-CJBVF-.pdf __________________________________
33. Workshop: “Canon or
Code? Standardizing and Transmitting Islamic law”, CanCode-Project, University
of Bergen, 16-18 June 2021 The workshop will focus on the processes behind the
concepts "canonization" and "codification" seeking to keep
a comparative focus across the pre-modern/modern divide and using a diversity
of empirical cases. Thematic panels: 1) Courts as a Locus for Standardization;
2) Standardization of fiqh; 3) Transmission of Knowledge; 4) Translation and
Canonization. Deadline for abstracts: 10 January 2022. Information:
https://www.uib.no/en/cancode/149132/canon-orcode-standardising-and-transmitting-islamic-law
__________________________________ 34. Conference of the Society for Middle
Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Explaining Crisis Beyond Chaos: The Middle East and
North Africa in Global Change”, Naples, 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. Main working languages are
Italian, English and French. Deadline for proposals of panels: 23 December
2021. Information:
http://www.sesamoitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CFP_SeSaMO-Napoli-22_EN_FINAL-1.pdf
__________________________________ 35. International Study Day: “Jewish Theatre as an
Object of Anthropological Study”, INALCO, Paris, 28 June 2022 Can theatre be
understood as a medium for the Jewish subject? Is there a common thread uniting
Jewish theatre aesthetics that can be discerned all the way from Ezekiel the
Tragedian, considering subsequent developments (biblical adaptations,
Purimspiel, Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish theatre, memory theatre, contemporary
Israeli theatre, or Jewish theatre in languages other than Hebrew)? Deadline
for abstracts: 20 February 2022. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/9493464/jewish-theatre-object-anthropological-study
__________________________________ 36. International Workshop: “Policy
Implementation in the Global South”, Budapest 28-30 June 2022 This workshop
represents an opportunity to contribute to empirical, methodological and
theoretical knowledge about the policy implementation process in the Global
South, and to assess the usefulness of approaches and debates to explain
political changes in the region. We expect proposals from political science,
anthropology, sociology, public management, public administration, sociology,
but we are open to other disciplinary approaches. Deadline for abstracts: 31
January 2022. Information: https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/iwpp3-
budapest/panel-list/15/panel/policy-implementation-in-the-global-south/1257
__________________________________ 37. Conference “Red Sea Project X: Red Sea
Horizons, Edges and Transitions”, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 6-9 July 2022
Conference themes will include: Movement, dependencies, and enslaved lives
across geographic and temporal borders; The medieval and early modern, with an
emphasis on the Ottoman, Red Sea; Traditional maritime technologies; the
transition from the age of sail to the age of steam; Religion and the sea.
Extended deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2021. Information:
https://redsea10.ims.forth.gr/call-for-papers/
__________________________________ 38. Workshop: “History and Anthropology
through Literature: Approaches & Methodologies to the Study of Medieval and
Modern Texts and Manuscripts”, Trinity College Dublin, July 2022 The Cairo
Genizah is a treasure trove of medieval and early-modern Arabic manuscripts
stored away in Egypt’s Ben Ezra Synagogue over nearly a thousand years. This
one-day workshop seeks to bring together scholars of manuscript sciences,
history, anthropology, literary criticism, philosophy, and sociology to
challenge the investigation of history, sociology, and anthropology though
pre-modern literature and its manuscripts. Deadline for abstracts: 1 February
2022. Information: https://t.co/Sy28Pbzp9x
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POSITIONS
39.
One-Year Visiting Professor for Cultural Studies of the Middle East,
Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen-Nuremberg The scholar will teach in a
Master’s programme which adopts an interdisciplinary and transcultural approach
that considers the Kulturraum of the Middle Eastern in its entirety, including
both its Islamic mainstream but also more peripheral groups. The relevant
qualifications consist of a doctorate in a relevant discipline, demonstrated
ability in teaching, and an excellent track record in publications and related
academic achievements. Deadline for applications: 7 January 2021. Information:
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/01_Professuren/2021/2021_11_02_EliteMA%20Gastprofessur%20Ausschreibung_2022_23.pdf
__________________________________ 40. University Professor (W3) of Islamic
Studies (Classical Islam), 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 Arabic. The German language level must be at least B1. Deadline for
applications: 20 January 2022. Information:
https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/islamwiss/Aktuelles/Aktuelles-2021/Aussschreibung-Universitaetsprofessur-EN.html
__________________________________ 41. 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
__________________________________ 42. Assistant Professor for Contemporary
Politics and Modern History of the Middle East, Radboud University, the
Netherlands Applicants should be experts in the modern history and politics of
the Middle East, its global networks, and the role of Muslim actors within the
contemporary political sphere. Deadline for application: 24 January 2022.
Information:
https://www.ru.nl/werken-bij/vacature/details-vacature/?recid=1180515&doel=embed&taal=nl
__________________________________ 43. 150 Fully-funded Scholarships for PhD
Candidates in “Economics”, “History and Civilisation”, “Law” and “Political and
Social Sciences”, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2022. Information:
https://www.eui.eu/en/services/academicservice/doctoral-programme#msdynttrid=FmcSKoy3agDdKb5rdSnrey-U_mHAIoKs3NQ6y9WTjAs
__________________________________ 44. 10 One-Year Post-Doctoral Positions, l´EHESS,
Paris All candidates must have defended their theses between 1 September 2019
and 31 January 2022. Gross monthly salary: 2365 €. Themes include: Imperial Construction
in Muslim Asia: Institutions, Norms, Practices; Societies of Medieval Islam;
Infra-political Perspectives on Migration; etc. Deadline for applications: 2 February 2022.
Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57458 __________________________________
45. Cinq contrats post-doctoraux (1 an) à de jeunes chercheurs, Laboratoire
d’Excellence en histoire et anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des
croyances (HASTEC) Candidatures avant 17 mars 2022. Information :
https://labexhastec.ephe.psl.eu/2022/01/04/appel-candidature-pour-les-contrats-post-doctoraux-2022-2023/
__________________________________ 46. Two Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions
in Late Medieval and/ or early Modern Middle East/ Islamic History, American
University of Beirut The positions are open to scholars of all sub regions and
thematic interests, but the department especially welcomes applications of
candidates working on subjects that address issues relevant to intellectual/
cultural and/or social history within a comparative perspective. Deadline for
applications: 1 February 2022. Information:
https://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx
__________________________________ 47. 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#reply8748717__________________________________
_________________________________ 48. Managing Editor of New Counter-Islamist
Media Outlet, Middle East Forum Qualifications: At least five years' experience
as an editor and/or journalist; Agreement with MEF's outlook that 'radical
Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution'; Proficiency with a
website content management system and social media advertising; Knowledge of
research tools and techniques. Deadline for applications: 14 January 2022.
Information: https://www.meforum.org/62930/job-announcement-managing-editor
__________________________________ 49. Perilman Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University Applicants must have earned the PhD
within the past 3 years. The Fellow will be expected to be in residence, to
conduct research in Duke's library and archival collections, to participate
actively in the intellectual life of the university, to teach three semester
courses over two years. Deadline for applications: 15 January 2022. Information:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19569
__________________________________ 50. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law and
Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School We are particularly interested
in applicants whose work focuses on human rights, women’s rights, children’s
rights, minority rights, animal welfare and rights, constitutional law, food
law, environmental law and climate change in particular, migration and refugee
studies, LGBTQ issues, and related areas. Deadline for application: 15 January
2022. Information: https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/fellowships/
__________________________________ 51. Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
for Middle Eastern Literature or Film, Johns Hopkins University Qualifications:
A Ph.D. is required, but we will accept applications from doctoral students
expected to fulfill PhD degree requirements by 1 July 2022. Deadline for
applications: 15 January 2022. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/98144
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52. Assistant Professor of History: Africa/Global South (Focus Middle East),
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth We seek applicants whose research is
grounded in Africa; time period and regional specialization within Africa are
open. Scholars are welcome who treat and connect varied regions/nations of the
continent, or who tie Africa to other geographic areas, such as South Asia, the
Middle East, and the Caribbean as well as scholars whose research incorporates
non-European languages and sources. Deadline for applications: 16 January 2022.
Information: https://jobs.tcu.edu/en-us/job/497422/assistant-professor-of-history-africaglobal-south
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53. Assistant Professor for Middle East History, Gonzaga University in Spokane
Washington Historians focused on any aspect of the Middle East past are
encouraged to apply. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise
that falls between the years 500 and 1500, or in: public history, history of
science, history of medicine, history of technology, economic history, cultural
history. Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022. Information: https://gonzaga.peopleadmin.com/postings/16549
OTHER
INFORMATION 54. Prix de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans 2022 Le GIS
Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans et l'Institut d'étude de l'Islam et des
sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM, UAR 2500) organisent en 2022 la neuvième
édition du Prix de thèse Moyen-Orient et mondes musulmans. Sont éligibles des
travaux soutenus en français ou en France entre le 1er janvier 2020 et le 31
décembre 2021, dans toutes les disciplines des lettres et sciences humaines et
sociales. Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 14 janvier 2022. Information
: https://irmc.hypotheses.org/3352 __________________________________ 55. Visiting Fellowship Program on Law
and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School We are particularly
interested in applicants whose work focuses on human rights, women's rights,
children's rights, minority rights, animal welfare and rights, constitutional
law, food law, environmental law and climate change in particular, migration
and refugee studies, LGBTQ issues, and related areas. Fellows may spend from
one month up to one academic year. Deadline for application: 15 January 2022.
Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/57234
__________________________________ 56. Fellowships of the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee (JDF) in the JDC Archives in New York or Jerusalem
Fellowships will be awarded to senior scholars, postdoctoral researchers,
graduate students, and independent researchers to conduct research in the JDC
Archives. Research topics in the fields of twentieth century Jewish history,
modern history, social welfare, migration, and humanitarian assistance will be
considered, as well as other areas of academic research covered in the JDC
archival collections. Deadline for applications: 28 January 2022. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/01/03/jdc-archives-fellowships
__________________________________ 57.
Scholarships in Religious Studies for Masters’ Students at the Central European
University, Budapest, Hungary Students pursing an Advanced Certificate in
Religious Studies, as part of their MA studies in participating departments and
units, engage in the study of religious phenomena from a historical point of
view and from a variety of interdisciplinary approaches and cross-disciplinary
perspectives. Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022. Information:
https://religion.ceu.edu/scholarships-ma-studies
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58. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Post-doctoral Fellowship in Palestine Studies 2022-2023,
Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University, New York The award will
support a scholar working on a book project in any field of the humanities or
social sciences who will spend the academic year at Columbia University in New
York, pursuing their research and writing, contributing to curricular matters,
and participating in the intellectual life of the Center for Palestine Studies.
Deadline for application: 15 February 2022. Information: http://palestine.mei.columbia.edu/cps-ial
__________________________________ 59. Articles on “Religion and
Bioethics: A Sociological Perspective” (Including Islam) for Special Issue of
the Journal “Frontiers in Sociology” 'This issue wants to explore how and the
understandings of 'religion' and 'bioethics' (in relation to cloning, abortion,
organ transplantation and blood transfusion, sexual health and orientation, the
value of life, death, killing and letting die) intersect each other in various
social contexts of the so-called "Abrahamic" and other religions.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2022. Information: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/25414/religion-and-bioethics-a-sociological-perspective
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60.
Articles for “Diyâr 6: Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies”
We welcome original and as yet unpublished contributions in German, English,
and French from all research areas of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern
Studies. Reviews can also be submitted at any time. Deadline for articles: 15
February 2022. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7844858/cfp-diy%C3%A2r-journal-ottoman-turkish-and-middle-eastern-studies
__________________________________ 61. Articles for the “Bulletin of
Palestine Studies (BPS)” Deadline for abstracts for the next issue of BPS: 15
May 2022. Information: http://www.filistin.org/en/
__________________________________ 62.
Articles for “Zeitschrift für Recht & Islam / Journal for Law & Islam”
The peer-reviewed Journal is covering theoretical legal debate as well as the
practical application of both secular and Islamic laws. It takes regard of the
historical development as well as the interaction of “secular” and Islamic laws
in different contexts, but also address the actual developments. Contributions
can be submitted in German, English and French to zri@gair.de. Information: http://zri.gair.de/index.php/en/
__________________________________
63. Monographs and Edited Books for New “Critical Studies on Islamism Series”
(I.B.Taurus) This is a new list that seeks to publish cutting-edge research on
Islamism. It is the first series dedicated to the study of Islamism in all its
manifestations as it appears around the world. Its objective is to unpack
Islamism and understand its essence, rationale and impact from a scholarly,
multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary perspective. Information:
Contact Khalil al-Anani csisibtauris@gmail.com
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