The Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position as Assistant Professor and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by December 02, 2019.
Letter to Israeli authorities protesting the arrests of Palestinian students and professors and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.
ACOR Fellowship opportunities for the 2020–2021 academic year are now online and the application portal is open at https://orcfellowships.fluidreview.org.
The Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position in Jewish History at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2020. Priority Deadline: October 25, 2019
Beyond ‘Jewish-Muslim Relations’ invites scholars of Jewish and Muslim histories, cultures, politics, theologies and peoples to share comparative, transnational, and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of these topics as they relate to and come into contact with one another. Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2019
Letter to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Heritage Minister Rodriguez objecting to the flawed definition of antisemitism used by the government's antiracism strategy.
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) aims to recruit a teaching-oriented faculty member in Arabic Language. Review begins October 1, 2019.
The Department of History and Program in International Studies (IS) at North Carolina State University (NC State) invite applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment in the history of the Modern Middle East at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 2020. Review begins October 15, 2019.
Congratulations to Michelle Hartman for receiving honorable mention for "Teaching Modern Arabic Literature in Translation" for the 2019 Teaching Literature Book Award.
MESA and other scholarly organizations have written to Israeli authorities regarding procedures for visas and work permits for international academics working in Palestine.
Call for Submission of Paper Proposals for Genealogies of Knowledge II Evolving Transnational, Transdisciplinary and Translational Epistemologies. Deadline: September 30, 2019.
Washington and Lee University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the study of Judaism in the Department of Religion. Review begins October 20, 2019.
The Department of Political Science at Syracuse University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics for a position beginning in Fall 2020. Review begins October 1, 2019.
The Department of History at Rhodes College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the history of the Global Middle Ages and/or Medieval Mediterranean world to begin Fall 2020. Review begins: October 7, 2019
Letter to Iranian authorities on behalf of Dr. Kameel Ahmady, protesting his arrest and detention on the basis of what appear to be politically motivated charges.
Letter to the Egyptian government requesting that it end all probationary measures placed on University of Washington doctoral student, Walid Salem -- who was released from prison in December 2018 after 6 months in detention without any charges against him -- and allow him to travel freely and continue his work.
MESA mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus John Masson Smith of the University of California, Berkeley.
Fifth letter to Iranian authorities on behalf of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, expressing alarm over his recent transfer to an undisclosed location, raising new threats of torture and execution.
A list of resources and links to websites related to academic freedom.
Letter to Iranian authorities protesting the detention and unsubstantiated accusation of espionage of Dr. Fariba Adelkhah.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a two-year grant of $350,000 to UCLA to support a pilot project seeking to reframe how Middle Eastern studies are conceptualized and taught.
MESA mourns the passing of University of Michigan Professor Michael Bonner.
Letter demanding Israel lift the restrictions preventing international academics from staying and working in the West Bank, refrain from imposing arbitrary restrictions on the duration of stay or extension of stay for international academics, and order the publication of a clear and lawful procedure for issuing entry visas and work permits for international academics in the West Bank, to enable the university to manage and maintain its academic freedom.
Letter demanding that the Egyptian government investigate new information provided by Italian authorities on suspects in the murder of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni and end government obstruction of the investigation into his death.
AUC Provost Ehab Abel-Rahman responds to CAF's letter regarding the termination of the Abdulhadi H. Taher Endowed Chair.