Week of Events
Conference: AI Methodologies and Applications in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies, Kuwait University, February 4–5, 2026
From the organizers: Date: February 4-5, 2026 Venue: Global Studies Centre, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait The new age of artificial intelligence (AI) presents many opportunities and challenges to methodology in all disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities including in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies. AI technologies, such as data analysis, machine …
Call for Proposals: UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Graduate Student Colloquium: The Visual Culture of Algeria Through Exchange, Circulation, and Global Networks, February 27, 2026
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Call for Proposals for a Graduate Student Colloquium: The Visual Culture of Algeria Through Exchange, Circulation, and Global Networks We invite papers addressing a wide range of visual-material practice, periods, and methodological approaches that examine questions of exchange, circulation, and networks. The colloquium is organized by Ava Hess (Art …
Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Giovanni DiRusso, “The Textual Tradition of the Arabic Apocalypse of Peter: Variance and Adaptation in a Christian Arabic Apocalypse,” February 23, 2026 @ 7:15pm
Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Giovanni DiRusso, “The Textual Tradition of the Arabic Apocalypse of Peter: Variance and Adaptation in a Christian Arabic Apocalypse,” February 23, 2026 @ 7:15pm
Giovanni DiRusso (CSR), “The Textual Tradition of the Arabic Apocalypse of Peter: Variance and Adaptation in a Christian Arabic Apocalypse.” Oana Capatina (CSR) will respond. We will be meeting from 7:15-8:30pm in the Finnegan Room (Barker 403) and dinner will be provided. See event flyer for more info and to RSVP. The Middle East Beyond …