Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to announce the 2024 iteration of its biennial prize for the best dissertation on the medieval Middle East (roughly 500–1500 CE). In an effort to recognize excellent doctoral research in the field, MEM will award this prize at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), to be …
From the organizers: This conference aims to bring together scholars working on the legal history of the Muslim world who focus on the colonial period and are interested in ‘gender-coded law’ (i.e. all legal domains that automatically invoke connotations of gender). The conference will be held at the University of Amsterdam on December 19 and 20, …
From the organizers: Mid-16th century China saw a surprising emergence of a network of local savants who shared an interest in the exploration of Arabic and Persian texts. To that end, they undertook extensive searches for Arabic and Persian manuscripts, forgotten in libraries or newly brought to China along a growing influx of foreign visitors, …
February 28, 2025 **5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.** Chair: Mohammadreza Neyestani, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille U., France “ Properties of the founders of waqfs; waqfs of families ” Salem Salah, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France, “ Founders and …
The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in Afghanistan Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay is an assistant instructional professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago. …
April 18, 2025 “ The Economics of Waqf: From the Imperial to the Personal ” Christopher Markiewicz , University of Ghent / Principal Investigator – ERC (European Research Council) OTTOWAQF , Ghent, Belgium, “ Waqf and the Bayt al-Mal in the Mamluk and Ottoman Sultanates of the Fifteenth Century ” Reda Rafei , Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, “ Making a living before …
May 16, 2025 “ From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences ” Musa Sroor , Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine: “ Gender Influence on Waqf in Ottoman Jerusalem: Problem of Management and Benefit ” Mir Abdul Sofique , University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India: “ Indian Waqf Properties: Issues and Properties in Contemporary Times ” For more details, see here.
June 20, 2025 Chair: Randi Deguilhem , CNRS, TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille U., France “ Waqfs, women and circles of power ” Ana Maria Carballeira Debasa , Escuela de Estudios Árabes (EEA), CSIC, Granada, Spain: “ Habous in the circles of power in al-Andalus ” Nozhat Ahmadi , University of Isfahan, Iran, “ Waqfs of the Women of the Safavid Court ” Mohammadreza Neyestani , TELEMMe-MMSH, Aix-Marseille University, …
From the organizers: Dear friends and colleagues, We hope you can join us for this important upcoming symposium organised by the Digital British Islam research team. Please register as soon as possible as places are very limited. The details are as follows: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium Wednesday 25th June Coventry University …
From the organizers: Date: September 1, 2025 – September 4, 2025 Location: Switzerland Subject Fields: Digital Humanities, Islamic History / Studies The University of Bern is pleased to host a four-day summer school on Digital Humanities for Islamic Studies, designed for early-career researchers working with Arabic-script materials. This course provides a unique opportunity to gain …
