Administrative and Communications Assistant, MESA
Middle East Studies Association
The Middle East Studies Association is seeking a full-time Washington-DC-based assistant to the executive director of the Middle East Studies Association.
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Program Manager, MESA Global Academy
Middle East Studies Association
The Middle East Studies Association is seeking a part-time Washington, DC-based Program Manager to implement MESA’s Global Academy, a new interdisciplinary initiative to sustain essential research collaborations and knowledge production between MENA-based scholars and their counterparts outside the region.
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The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century
Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century is hosted by Georgetown University's Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Featuring Keynote Speaker Prince Zeid bin Ra' ad al-Hussein of Jordan and four distinguished panelists.
DoE investigation of UCLA for alleged discrimination against Jewish students
Letter to the Chancellor of UCLA on the Department of Education's Investigation.
Instructor in Arabic
Lewis & Clark College
The Lewis & Clark College Department of World Languages and Literatures invites applications for a full-time instructor position in Arabic beginning fall 2020.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Islamic Studies
Bucknell University
The Department of Religious Studies at Bucknell University invites applications for a one-year visiting position in Islamic Studies, to begin in August 2020.
Lecturer in Arabic
Carleton College
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages at Carleton College invites applications for a fulltime lecturer in its dynamic and growing Arabic program, to begin September 1, 2020.
Lecturer in the Middle East and North Africa
UF-Bob Graham Center/International Studies
The International Studies Program at the University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track appointment at the rank of Lecturer in the Middle East and North Africa with a preferred primary area of specialization in global health, governance, civil society, or development, broadly defined beginning August 16, 2020.
Urging Egypt’s cooperation on murder investigation of Italian student Giulio Regeni
Letter urging the Egyptian authorities to cooperate with a new Italian investigation of Giulio Regeni's murder.
Andrew W Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Arabic
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College invites applications for a two-year Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in Arabic to begin July 1, 2020, with possibility of renewal for an additional year.
CIWAS MA Bursary Awards
Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies, Royal Holloway University of London
The Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies at Royal Holloway University of London (CIWAS) is pleased to offer up to 10 postgraduate bursaries for its MA in Islamic & West Asian Studies programme.
Arabic Content Specialist
Bowdoin College
The Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENA) program at Bowdoin College seeks to hire an Arabic content specialist to serve as a key leader in the development of an online library of digital resources for students studying Arabic at different levels.
Apply for an MLA Bibliography Fellowship by 1 April 2020
Modern Language Association
The MLA International Bibliography is accepting applications for three-year field-bibliography fellowships.
Lector, Arabic Language
Yale University
The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at Yale University invites applicants for a full-time teaching position of Lector of Modern Standard Arabic to begin July 2020. The appointment is for up to three years, with possibility of renewal.
CfP: Modernisms/modernities in the Middle East
Modernist Studies Association Conference
As part of the “Irreconcilable Differences? Modernism and Area Studies” panel stream at the Modernist Studies Association in Brooklyn, New York on October 22-25, 2020, Kaitlin Staudt is proposing and organizing a panel on Modernisms/modernities in the Middle East and invites paper submissions.
Arab Reform Initiative - Student Essay Contest
Arab Reform Initiative
Arab Reform Initiative invites submissions for its student essay contest "How Can Diasporas Support Democratic Transitions in the Arab World?"
CAF response to Hebrew University letter regarding Issawiyah neighborhood
A follow-up letter to the administration of Hebrew University with a call for the University to declare its solidarity with Issawiyah and to act immediately to demilitarize the campus.
TFCHR announces a study of visa and denial of entry issues
MESA's Task Force on Civil and Human Rights notes with concern the increasing denial of entry to students, particularly from Iran, with valid visas, as well as reports of deportations and interrogations. MESA has initiated a study of the issues of visa cancelation, border denials, and deportations of students and faculty from the Middle East and North Africa. We are seeking information to better document the challenges faced by those seeking to travel from the MENA region to the US for academic purposes. Please contact visaRA@mesana.org if you would like to provide information regarding these issues.
Concerns regarding Fariba Adelkhah’s hunger strike and the health of Roland Marchal detained in Iran
Letter to Iranian authorities expressing alarm over the health and well-being of French academics Drs. Adelkhah and Marchal detained in Iran.
Professor/Associate Professor of Area Studies
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter and Tsinghua University invite applications for the position of Professor/Associate Professor of Area Studies.
Iranian students arrested for protesting downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752
Letter to Iranian authorities protesting the unlawful arrest of students and unlawful invasion of university space in the aftermath of the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 on 8 January 2020.
UVA Summer Language Institute
UVA Summer & Special Academic Programs
The University of Virginia Arabic Program is pleased to announce its intensive summer language program offered through the Summer Language Institute.
Traveling across borders: short guides to rights
Short guides to expectations of privacy and rights when crossing borders and traveling to the US
Research Fellowship
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies invites applications for a research fellowship in the study of the Islamic world.
Instructional Professor (open rank) in Modern Arabic
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - University of Chicago
The Humanities Collegiate Division and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invites applications for appointment as Instructional Professor (open rank) in modern Arabic.