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British PhD Student Matthew Hedges Given Life Sentence
Letter (co-signed by Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies) to UAE authorities condemning the sentencing of British PhD student Matthew Hedges to life imprisonment for ‘spying’ supposedly on behalf of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service.
Eleventh Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies “Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East”
Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies
The Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies announces its Eleventh Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies “Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East”, August 14-16, 2019 in Helsinki.
Begins August 14, 2019
Home, Displacement, Dispossession, and Refugees in the Middle East and the Islamic World
Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies
The Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies announces its March 22, 2019 conference on Home, Displacement, Dispossession, and Refugees in the Middle East and the Islamic World. One page prospectus due by January 18, 2019.
Begins March 22, 2019
New Research Network: “Categories of Religion and the Secular in Islam” (CRSI)
Oxford Faculty of Theology and Religion
Oxford Faculty of Theology and Religion announces a new research network: “Categories of Religion and the Secular in Islam” (CRSI)
From Al-Fanar Media: Fewer Arab Students Head for the United States
MESA in the news: From Al-Fanar Media "Fewer Arab Students Head for the United States
Middle East Scholars Give Academic Freedom Award to Saudi Scholar, Writer, and Women’s Rights Advocate, Dr. Hatoon Ajwad Al Fassi
2018 MESA Academic Freedom Award given to Saudi scholar, writer, and women's rights advocate, Dr. Hatoon Ajwad Al Fassi
MESA Announces 2018 Award Recipients
MESA awarded 12 individuals for excellence in scholarship, mentoring, service, and defending academic freedom on November 16, 2018.
Press Release on Affirmation of Commitment to Fight Antisemitism as a Form of Racism
At its 52nd annual meeting in San Antonio, MESA's Board of Directors issued a statement affirming commitment to fight Antisemitism as a form of racism.
Press Release on Deteriorating Security Conditions for Researchers in the United Arab Emirates
At its 52nd annual meeting, MESA's Board of Directors issued a statement of concern on the deteriorating security conditions for researchers in the United Arab Emirates.
Call for Papers: Middle East Dialogue 2019
Policy Studies Organization
Call for Papers for Middle East Dialogue 2019, Friday, March 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Deadline for abstract: January 11, 2019.
Begins March 22, 2019
2019-20 Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program
MENAR Fellowship Program
2019-20 MENAR Fellowship Program
Conference on Borders and Emigration
Jomier-CISA (Christianity, Islam and Arab Society), Catholic University of Toulouse
Jomier-CISA (Christianity, Islam and Arab Society), Catholic University of Toulouse, announces the conference "Borders and Emigration," March 28-29, 2019.
Begins March 28, 2019
International Persian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia School of Languages and Cultures
Armenia School of Languages and Cultures, International Persian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia
Begins July 07, 2019
Call for Papers: Science, Technology, Medicine and Society - Third National Undergraduate Research Conference
DePaul University
Call for Papers: Science, Technology, Medicine and Society - Third National Undergraduate Research Conference.
Begins February 28, 2019
SUNY Collaboration with Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK)
Letter protesting joint SUNY-YOK discussion.
Arabic Summer Program
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona announces its Arabic Summer Program.
University of Michigan Graduate Student Threatened for Refusing to Write Recommendation Letter
Letter to the University of Michigan Defending Graduate Student Threatened for Refusing to Write Recommendation Letter
Detention and upcoming trial of Matthew Hedges
Letter to UAE authorities regarding Matthew Hedges, a British PhD student from Durham University who has been detained by State Security since May 2018 and has been accused of spying for a foreign government.
University of Michigan Professor Disciplined for Refusing to Write Student Recommendation Letter
Letter to the University of Michigan protesting the imposition of disciplinary sanctions against Professor John Cheney-Lippold because of his decision not to write a letter of recommendation for a student applying to a study-abroad program in Israel.
Assistant Professor in Arabic
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University seeks an Assistant Professor in Arabic. Review of applications begins October 31, 2018.
Begins November 30, 2018
Response from George Washington University Provost to September 25 Letter
GWU Provost Forrest Maltzman responds to CAF's serious concerns regarding the 10 September 2018 announcement of a "research partnership" between the New York Times and George Washington University's Program on Extremism (POE).
Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East
Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Helsinki, Finnish Inst. in the Middle East
Breaking and Creating Boundaries in the Middle East, August 14-16, 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. Call for Papers deadline: January 15, 2019
Begins August 14, 2019
Constructing the ‘Public Intellectual’ in the Premodern World
University of Manchester
Constructing the 'Public Intellectual' in the Premodern World, University of Manchester, September 5-6, 2019
Begins September 05, 2019
Iraqi Documents and Research Partnership between The New York Times and George Washington University
Letter to George Washington University leadership regarding university's partnership with the New York Times to house documents removed from Iraq by Rukmini Callimachi.