April 2025

Prize: Undergraduate Thesis Prize, The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025

The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Thesis Prizes. These prizes recognize outstanding undergraduate and doctoral research contributions to Islamic Studies, rewarding students whose work advances scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies, past and present. Submissions will be evaluated based on research quality, originality of topic, clarity …

Position opening: Adjunct for Two Middle East History Courses at Bard College, Spring 2025

April 15, 2025

Bard College is seeking an ABD or recent PhD to teach two core courses in Middle Eastern History during the Spring 2025 semester. The college has a robust Middle Eastern Studies Program with many students taking Arabic who are keen to take foundational courses in Middle Eastern History. Bard is a competitive liberal arts college …

Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis, volume 3, issue 1, April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025

From the journal editors: Call for submissions for Volume 3 Issue 1 by Legal Research & Analysis About the Journal Legal Research & Analysis (DOI Prefix: 10.69971; ISSN: 3007-6455 (Online), 3007-6447 (Print) publishes research papers, review papers, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects of laws including but not limited to legal issues, …

Symposium: 12th Annual Graduate Symposium, hosted by the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Student Council (MIISSC), Montreal, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

This year’s theme, “Gender, Knowledge, and Borders”, seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and invites bold, innovative inquiries into how these elements intersect across diverse contexts. We encourage graduate students from various disciplines and regions to participate and contribute to this vibrant exchange of ideas. The new deadline for abstract submissions is February 17, 2025. For …

Call for Papers: Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Royal Holloway University of London, April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Call for Papers – Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence School of Law and Social Science, Royal Holloway, University of London Date: 30 April 2025 Location: Royal Holloway, University of London About the Symposium The Symposium aims to explore the transformative impact of AI-powered tools on legal education. As legal …

Call for Managing Editor: Program in Islamic Law, 2025-2026

April 30, 2025

Managing Editor, Program in Islamic Law The Program in Islamic Law (PIL) is seeking a Managing Editor to begin as early as June 2025 for a one-year term. The Managing Editor will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the various publications-related operations at PIL, including its Islamic Law Blog, The Journal of Islamic Law (and …

May 2025

Grant: MESA Global Academy 2025 – 2026 Application, May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

From MESA: The MESA Global Academy offers scholars of the Middle East from the MENA region who are currently displaced the chance to join the strongest network of Middle East Studies scholars in North America, with professional development opportunities and a research grant. Eligibility criteria for the fellowships are: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent …

Workshop: Parchment, Paper, Inks, and Gold, The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program and Harvard Art Museums, May 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

May 1, 2025

A Workshop on Parchment, Paper, Inks, and Gold Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 10am-2pm | Art Study Center, Harvard Art Museums Penley Knipe, Philip and Lynn Straus Senior Conservator of Works of Art on Paper and Head of Paper Lab, Harvard Art Museums David Roxburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History, Harvard University …

Call for Papers: “ Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy,” University of Villanova School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May 5-6, 2025 (Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2025)

May 5, 2025 - May 6, 2025

From the organizers: Call for Papers (CFP): “ Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy” Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium, May 5 & 6, 2025, University of Villanova School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania Deadline for Submission: January 31, 2025 Description: The Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium invites submission of paper abstracts for …

Call for Papers: “Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy,” Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium, May 5-6, 2025 (Deadline: January 31, 2025)