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The HRFP provides a limited number of fellowships in the form of reimbursement to help offset transportation and living expenses incurred in connection with the awards. The fellowship application deadline is May 3, 2024.
The World Conference on Web 3.0 & IoT, also known as Webs Week 2024, where groundbreaking innovations and cutting-edge technologies are set to reshape the digital landscape. This exciting event is scheduled to take place from September 16-18, 2024, from the vibrant city of Frankfurt, Germany.
We meet again to convene the second scholarly symposium on MENA and Central Asian dances. This year’s topics include music and performing arts from the same regions. All submissions must be accompanied by abstract (150-250 words). Abstracts may be submitted on our website: https://www.menaca2024.com/call-for-submissions/
The departments of History and Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech seek applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Middle Eastern Studies.
Scholars are kindly invited to submit their contribution for the thematic sessions. Key Deadlines: Abstract/Panel Submission Deadline: 15 August, 2024 Notification of Abstract Submission: 15 September, 2024 Conference Date: 7-8-9 November, 2024
The North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (NAAIMS) has issued a call for papers for an Oct. 2024 webinar conference on "Palestine, Israel, Free Speech and Inter-religious Relations." Abstracts are due May 3rd.
The Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Language Institute (MEDLI) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison allows students to earn 8 academic credits in just 8 weeks of summer study.
This annual exploratory and informal workshop offers the opportunity to reflect on methodologies, research agendas, and case studies for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond in any period from the seventh century to the present.
The Early Scholars Publication Grants, offered through the UNESCO Chair in Translating Cultures at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) are intended to facilitate and support the publication and dissemination of outstanding graduate-level research in a peer-reviewed academic publication.
We invite articles that critically examine and rethink translating cultures and other related theoretical approaches to translation in the Global South humanities. We welcome innovative discussions from various interdisciplinary perspectives, including translation theory, cultural studies, and social sciences. The deadline for the submission of an abstract is Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 11:59PM Riyadh time (GMT+3).
The UNESCO Chair in Translating Cultures at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) in Saudi Arabia announces a call for submission: A Critical Reader on translating cultures organized by the Chair’s Translating Cultures Lab (TCL).
The Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF) is a globally-oriented center that aims to educate and engage students from around the world in Arabic, North African culture, cross-cultural communication, research, and community service. ALIF's 2024 Summer Arabic Institute runs from May 21 to July 26, 2024.
Please send a title and a 400-word abstract to the guest editor, Gül Kale, Carleton College ([email protected]), by June 15, 2024.
The University of Virginia Arabic Program is pleased to announce its intensive summer language program offered through the Summer Language Institute.
Following the success of the previous two rounds, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Institute for Palestine Studies are pleased to invite research proposals for the third Annual Palestine Forum. The Forum will be held in late January 2025 in Qatar (Exact dates to be confirmed).
The Fares Center is happy to announce that the 2024 Fares Center International Conference will take place on April 18th-19th, 2024, at The Fletcher School. This year's Conference is titled "The US in the Middle-East and the Middle-East in the US."
The Aga University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (London), in cooperation with the Academy of Science (Portugal), is pleased to announce an advanced training course entitled Manuscripts for Research: An Advanced Course in Arabic Manuscript Studies, which will be held at the prestigious Library of the Academy of Science of Lisbon (founded on 24 December 1779). The course will take place from 8-11 July 2024.
The Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University announces our 2023-2024 annual lecture will feature Aslı Ü. Bâli, Professor of Law at Yale University, discussing "Constitutionalism and the "New" Turkey," this April 17, starting at 4:00 PM (EST).
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a lecturer position in Modern Standard Arabic beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year.
A year ago, the Middle East region was in a state of flux in certain ways, but seemed to be stabilising in others. Confrontation paradigms were giving way to what seemed to be de-escalation plans: Normalisation of relations between Saudi and Iran, and the widening of the Abraham Accords, among others. October 7 upended all of that – or did it? Dr HA Hellyer will examine how things have changed – and how, indeed, they’ve stayed the same. This public talk will be conducted both in-person and online via Zoom on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, from 4.30 pm to 6 pm SGT.
Sun Yat-sen University is seeking contributions for a groundbreaking book on the evolution of diplomacy in the digital age.
The Sectarianism, Proxies & De-sectarianisation Project (SEPAD) at Lancaster University, UK, is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a workshop on "State Islam and Authoritarian Rule: Comparing Control Over Religious Institutions in Muslim-majority states" to be held on 11th December 2024.
The NYU Center for Ancient Studies welcomes proposals for the Emerging Scholars series.
The Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) is welcoming abstracts for its 2024 annual conference, titled “The Social Sciences and Humanities in Iran: Possibilities and Constraints,” to be held from 9-10 October 2024.
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites submissions for its Middle Eastern Science Fiction Translation Contest. Stories and novel excerpts will be accepted. No entry fee.