• October 09, 2019
• Resources and Opportunities

Congressional Briefing-The Geopolitics of Middle East Oil: Historical Perspectives on the Current Crisis

National History Center of the American Historical Association

The recent attacks on oil tankers in the Persian gulf and Saudi oil refineries serve as a stark reminder of the global economy's dependence on petroleum from this politically unstable region. This briefing, which brings together several leading historians of the subject, will explain how the Middle East oil industry assumed such importance in international affairs and American foreign policy.

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• October 04, 2019
• Resources and Opportunities

Applications now open for online course, Bridging the Great Divide: the Jewish-Muslim Encounter

Woolf Institute

Applications are now being accepted for the online course, Bridging the Great Divide: the Jewish-Muslim Encounter. The deadline for applications is Sunday 15 December 2019.

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• September 19, 2019
• Resources and Opportunities

“Understanding Political Discourse: Methods and Practice with Reference to the Middle East and North Africa”

Aga Khan University

The Governance Programme at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, is organising the short course "Understanding Political Discourse: Methods and Practice with Reference to the Middle East and North Africa" on 7-9 November 2019 at the Aga Khan Centre.

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• May 01, 2019
• Resources and Opportunities

Opportunities for Scholars for the Academic Year 2020-2021

The Institute for Advanced Study

Postdoctoral scholars invited to apply for 2020-21 memberships at IAS in all fields of historical research. Deadline: October 15, 2019

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• April 03, 2019
• Resources and Opportunities

Online Arabic classes

Hands Along the Nile

A U.S. based non-profit organization, Hands Along the Nile offers online Arabic classes with native speaking instructors based in Egypt.

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• March 28, 2019
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INLAC Language & Culture opportunities

The International Institute for Languages and Cultures (INLAC)

The International Institute for Languages and Cultures (INLAC) in Fez, Morocco offers: Fall, Spring, and Summer Intensive Arabic classes, as well as courses on North Africa and the Middle East covering: Gender and  Women Studies, Politics, Islam, Migration,  Contemporary Issues, and Social Movements. INLAC also offers homestays, excursions, volunteer work, and many cultural and social activities. 

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• June 05, 2018
• Resources and Opportunities

Online course: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges

Woolf Institute (Cambridge)

The Woolf Institute announces an online course: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges

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• June 05, 2018
• Resources and Opportunities

Editor of the Journal of Global South Studies (JGSS)

Association of Global South Studies (AGSS)

The Association of Global South Studies (AGSS) seeks an editor for the Journal of Global South Studies (JGSS). Review of applications begins August 1, 2018.

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• April 16, 2018
• Resources and Opportunities

8th Biennial Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art: Call for Conference Chairs

Virginia Common Wealth University

Call for conference chairs to organize panels for the 8th Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art to be held in Doha, November 7-9, 2019. Deadline: June 1, 2018.

Begins November 07, 2019

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