Profiles of Iranian academics who have been dismissed from their university positions since the beginning of the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi in 2021 through the Woman, Life, Freedom nationwide movement in 2022-2023 when Iranian universities emerged as centers of activism.
MESA has created a new Campus Climate resource page for our members in response to academic freedom-related developments on campuses across North America and beyond.
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 1 April letter regarding the decision to remove Dr. Kayum Ahmed from the Core curriculum teaching team at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health
The Committee on Academic Freedom received a response to our 8 April letter regarding Vanderbilt University administration’s recent actions with respect to student activism in support of Palestinian rights.
In this talk, Radcliffe Fellow Matthieu Aikins will share his research, experience, and reporting to ask when, or whether, warfare is legal and moral. Aikins has been reporting from Afghanistan since 2008 and received the Pulitzer Prize in 2021 as part of a New York Times team investigating civilian casualties from US airstrikes.
Our letter regarding the 15 April 2024 announcement by the University of Southern California that valedictorian Asna Tabassum will not be permitted to speak at this year’s commencement.
Please join us for our second hybrid event of the semester on Tuesday, April 25th, a talk by Mohamad Ballan titled "The Politics of Anti-Judaism: Religious Co-production and Sectarian Polemics in the Fatimid Caliphate."
Our letter expressing alarm at Columbia University’s harsh and ill-advised response to a student-organized event that took place on 24 March 2024.
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/
Our letter to the Iranian authorities protesting the politically motivated arrest of Prof. Vasmaghi, a renowned scholar of theology, from her home in March 2024, and her transfer to Evin Prison, violating her basic rights.
The departments of History and Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech seek applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Middle Eastern Studies.
Our letter to President Erdoğan regarding the ongoing dismantling of faculty governance, top-down appointments of external candidates without the due search process, growing censorship and institutionalization of surveillance, as well as the rapid erosion of academic norms and standards and elimination of student life on the campus of Boğaziçi University under the authoritarian leadership of the Physics professor Naci Inci, appointed as the university rector by President Erdoğan.
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.
Our letter expressing concern about a number of Barnard College’s recent actions that call into question its avowed commitment to protecting the right to free speech and the academic freedom of its students, faculty, and staff.
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.
Our letter expressing our grave concern about several of Pomona College administration’s recent actions with respect to student activism in support of Palestinian rights
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.
Our letter expressing concern about several of the Vanderbilt University administration’s recent actions with respect to student activism in support of Palestinian rights
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).
Our letter to the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces regarding the devastation wrought on the education sector in Sudan since the outbreak of fighting in spring 2023 and the severe challenges faced by students and faculty alike.
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).