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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215
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SUMMARY:Fellowship: The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World\, Harvard Law School\, 2024-2025
DESCRIPTION:The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World invites applications for the 2024-2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. \nThe Program on Law and Society Visiting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for outstanding scholars and legal practitioners to undertake research\, writing\, and scholarly engagement on law and society in Muslim majority and minority contexts. We are particularly interested in applicants whose work focuses on constitutional law\, human rights\, women’s rights\, children’s rights\, minority rights\, animal welfare and rights\, food law\, environmental law and climate change\, migration and refugee studies\, LGBTQ issues\, and related areas. \nWe welcome applications by scholars who have completed an advanced degree (e.g.\, PhD\, SJD\, JD\, LLM\, or other comparable degree) and have an established academic record\, as well as experienced and accomplished practicing lawyers who aim to draw upon their legal experience in their Fellowship project. Fellows may spend from one month up to one academic year (excluding June-August) in residence at Harvard Law School working on an independent project. We seek applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds\, disciplines\, academic traditions\, and scholarly interests. \nApplication deadline:  15 February 2024 \nFor more information and application materials: https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/fellowships/
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-the-program-on-law-and-society-in-the-muslim-world-harvard-law-school-2024-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240130T025213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233640Z
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SUMMARY:PIL–LC Research Fellowship Application\, 2024-2025\, February 15\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress\, the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School is pleased to invite applications for the 2024-2025 PIL–LC Research Fellowship (due: February 15\, 2024). This newly offered fellowship is designed to provide an intellectual home to promising young scholars in Islamic legal studies\, to advance their research\, and to contribute to the intellectual life of the Program\, the greater Harvard community\, and the Library of Congress community. The unique opportunity afforded by this joint fellowship award allows the selected fellow to pursue independent research on Islamic law and history that utilizes the extensive collections of the Harvard Libraries and the Library of Congress. The PIL–LC Research Fellowship award is a full-time residential fellowship at Harvard Law School (for nine months\, during the academic year) and at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress (for three months\, the following summer). \nSuccessful applicants will have completed an advanced degree (JD\, PhD\, or SJD) before the start of the fellowship\, and plan to pursue a scholarly research agenda in Islamic law that engages legal history\, law and society\, or comparative law approaches. Fellows will receive a stipend for the duration of the fellowship. \nTo apply for this fellowship\, please submit the following materials via the research fellowship online application form by February 15\, 2024: \n1. a curriculum vitae \n2. a research proposal consisting of \n\na single-paragraph abstract of your proposed research\na research statement\, not to exceed 1500 words (3 single-spaced pages)\, and\na bibliography of works you have consulted that describes the proposed work during the fellowship period.\n\nThe proposal should outline research in your area of expertise or interest related to contemporary or historical issues of Islamic law that can be accomplished during the fellowship term; projects are to utilize the Harvard and Library of Congress collections to advance a novel contribution to scholarship through research in Islamic law\, with a legal history\, comparative law\, or law and society approach. \n3. an explanation of why Harvard/PIL and the Library of Congress are the required venue for your research (e.g.\, identification of specific Harvard/PIL resources and Library of Congress collections that are necessary to pursue the research project) \n4. a writing sample of no more than 25 pages in length\, in English (which can be a recent publication or unpublished work; works-in-progress are especially welcome) \n5. 3 reference letters from recommenders who are to upload letters directly at the referee link. \nA panel of scholars at both Harvard and the Library of Congress will review your application materials. The panel will consider your application in relation to numerous other proposals. Evaluation criteria will include: \n\nThe significance of the contribution that the project will make to knowledge in the field\nThe quality or the promise of quality of the work\nThe quality of the conception\, definition\, organization and description of the project\nThe likelihood that the applicant will complete the project\nThe appropriateness of the research for Harvard/PIL resources and the Library of Congress collections\n\nPlease ensure that your references have ample time to consider and comment on your proposal. Letters of reference are more highly regarded if they address the specific proposed activity and how well the candidate is suited to undertake it\, as opposed to letters that verify character\, limit comments to previous work\, or make only general observations on the topic. \nFollowing a process of committee review\, applicants will be notified of decisions in March 2024. \nDeadline: February 15\, 2024
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/pil-lc-research-fellowship-application-2024-2025-february-15-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Blog,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240212T165034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233641Z
UID:10001606-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Summer Travel Grants: Harvard Center for African Studies\, February 15\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:From the Harvard University Center for African Studies: \nThe Center for African Studies offers funding to Harvard undergraduate students traveling to Africa for thesis research\, internships\, volunteer work\, or study abroad. Grants require a minimum stay of eight weeks in Africa. Grant awards range from $2\,500 – $5\,000 and are intended to cover otherwise unfunded costs of round-trip travel and modest accommodations. Summer grants are highly competitive\, and we encourage students to apply to multiple funding sources. \nFor more information and application instructions\, visit the link here.  Applications are due by February 15\, 2024.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/summer-travel-grants-harvard-center-for-african-studies-february-15-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240125T160627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T231928Z
UID:10001598-1708518600-1708522200@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Roundtable: Islamic Land Law\, Program in Islamic Law\, Harvard Law School\, February 21\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:WED 21 FEB 2024 | 12.30-1.30 | via Zoom \nEvent::Roundtable on Islamic Land Law \nThe roundtable focuses on the transformation of the Ottoman land system in the 19th century\, particularly examining the 1858 Land Code (Kanunname-i Arazi) and its impact on land laws in the Ottoman Empire’s successor states. With case studies focusing on Bosnia\, Greece\, Bulgaria\, and Serbia\, the roundtable will explore how these changes influenced the balance between labor and capital\, the privatization of estates and agricultural lands\, the legal rights of landholders\, and the link between land ownership and sovereignty. The discussion aims to understand continuity and change between Ottoman and successor state legal systems by analyzing bureaucratic interactions and the use of Ottoman and European legal sources. By also considering the political and economic reasons behind these legal changes\, including how new administrations used them for nation-building\, the roundtable offers new perspectives on legal continuity and adaptation in post-Ottoman regions. \nThe link for this roundtable is available here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/roundtable-islamic-land-law-program-in-islamic-law-harvard-law-school-february-21-2024-1230-130-pm/
CATEGORIES:Blog,conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240226T233444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T233508Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain\, Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, February 28\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series presents \n“Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain\, Assistant Professor of History\, Department of History\, College of the Liberal Arts\, Penn State \n“Rivers of the Sultan” offers a history of the Ottoman Empire’s management of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the early modern period. During the early sixteenth century\, a radical political realignment in West Asia placed the reins of the Tigris and Euphrates in the hands of Istanbul. The political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia allowed the Ottoman state to rebalance the natural resource disparity along its eastern frontier. It regularly organized the shipment of grain\, metal\, and timber from upstream areas of surplus in Anatolia and the Jazira to downstream areas of need in Iraq. This imperial system of waterborne communication\, the book argues\, created heavily militarized fortresses that anchored the Ottoman presence in Iraq\, enabling Istanbul to hold in check foreign and domestic challenges to its authority and to exploit the organic wealth of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium. From the end of the seventeenth century\, the convergence of natural and human disasters transformed the Ottoman Empire’s relationship with its twin rivers. A trend toward provincial autonomy ensued that would localize the Ottoman management of the Tigris and Euphrates and shift its command post from Istanbul to the provinces. By placing a river system at the center of analysis\, this book reveals intimate bonds between valley and mountain\, water and power in the early modern world. \nFebruary 28\, 2024\n5:00pm to 6:30pm \nCMES\, Rm 102\n38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nLink: https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/rivers-sultan-tigris-and-euphrates-ottoman-empire\nContact: Liz Flanagan<mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu>
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-rivers-of-the-sultan-the-tigris-and-euphrates-in-the-ottoman-empire-with-faisal-husain-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-february-28-2024/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240125T160627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T233808Z
UID:10001599-1709380800-1709395200@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:SHARIAsource Lab :: Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes\, Program in Islamic Law\, March 2\, 2024 @ 12:00 – 4:00 pm
DESCRIPTION:On March 2 from 12-4pm US EST at the Program in Islamic Law’s office in Austin Hall and via Zoom\, our SHARIAsource Lab will lead a Hackathon: Arabic OCR Community Scribes event [registration link to come]. Join us for a chance to help write the next chapter in the history of the Arabic script where we bring our efforts together to finally develop a dependable program that will allow texts using Arabic script to be machine readable. This work in checking and reviewing documents will allow scholars to access\, search and explore historical and contemporary documents like never before. No knowledge of coding or programming is needed but knowledge of Arabic script is a must to train the machine learning program to recognize them. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Drop by for however long you can to meet\, chat\, and transcribe!
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/shariasource-lab-hackathon-arabic-ocr-community-scribes-program-in-islamic-law-march-2-2024-1200-400-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,digital humanities,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events,SHARIAsource events,tech
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240226T233444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T235049Z
UID:10001616-1709555400-1709560800@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Roundtable on Transformation and Adaptation of Ottoman Land Law in 19th-Century Successor States\, March 4\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The webinar information for “Roundtable on Transformation and Adaptation of Ottoman Land Law in 19th-Century Successor States“\,  has been updated.  The Roundtable will take place on March 4\, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. \nPlease submit any questions to: pil@law.harvard.edu \nRegister here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/roundtable-on-transformation-and-adaptation-of-ottoman-land-law-in-19th-century-successor-states-march-4-2024/
CATEGORIES:Blog,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240125T160628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T235226Z
UID:10001600-1709641800-1709645400@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate” with Youcef L. Soufi\, Program in Islamic Law\, March 5\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Rise of Critical Islam: 10th-13th Century Legal Debate \nThis event will take place via Zoom.  The link is available here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-the-rise-of-critical-islam-10th-13th-century-legal-debate-with-youcef-l-soufi-program-in-islamic-law-march-5-2024-1230-130-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240226T233444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T235204Z
UID:10001617-1709722800-1709728200@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Talk: “Palestinian Women in Gaza: War\, Health\, and Feminist Solidarity\,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, March 6\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Palestinian Women in Gaza: War\, Health\, and Feminist Solidarity\nDate: Wednesday\, March 6\, 2024\, 11:00am to 12:30pm\nLocation: Online webinar.\nFor more information\, see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-palestinian-women-in-gaza-war-health-and-feminist-solidarity-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-march-6-2024/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240226T233445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T235204Z
UID:10001618-1709744400-1709749800@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Book talk: “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran\,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, March 6\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Book talk “The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran”\nDate: Wednesday\, March 6\, 2024\, 5:00pm to 6:30pm\nLocation: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\nSee here for more information.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-the-color-black-enslavement-and-erasure-in-iran-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-march-6-2024/
CATEGORIES:events in Islamic legal studies,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240125T160628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T233817Z
UID:10001601-1712665800-1712669400@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Transition of Ottoman Land Law: Theory and Practice between 16th-18th Centuries” with Fatma Gul Karagoz\, Program in Islamic Law\, April 9\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Islamic Law Speaker Series:: Fatma Gül Karagöz (2023-2024 PIL-LC Fellow) \nThe Transition of Ottoman Land Law: Theory and Practice between 16th-18th Centuries \nThis event will take place via Zoom.  The link for this event is available here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-the-transition-of-ottoman-land-law-theory-and-practice-between-16th-18th-centuries-with-fatma-gul-karagoz-program-in-islamic-law-april-13-2024-1230-8/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240416
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240212T165036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T223619Z
UID:10001609-1713139200-1713225599@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Fellowship: Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program\, April 15\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:From the Harvard University Center for African Studies: \nHarvard University President Derek Bok established the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program in 1979 to address the needs of South Africans denied access to advanced education by the apartheid system. The creation of this program was a direct response to the strong movement by Harvard students and faculty during the divestment campaigns of the 1970s. The Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program continues to serve as an intellectual resource for talented South Africans\, with the goal of providing a “transformational experience” at Harvard University during the fellowship year. \nVisit here for more details about the fellowship program.  Visit the link here for application instructions.  Applications are due by April 15\, 2024.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-harvard-south-africa-fellowship-program-april-15-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T131500
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240305T151955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T234846Z
UID:10001629-1713356100-1713359700@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Lecture: From Ownership to Partnership: Rethinking the Theory of Marriage in Islamic Law with Havva Guney-Ruebenacker\, Harvard Law School\, April 17\, 2024 @ 12:15 – 1:15 PM
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \n\nIn this presentation\, Havva Guney-Reubenacker will discuss her ongoing work on Islamic legal critiques that challenge the legitimacy of women’s inequality in Islamic law’s traditional theory of marriage. \nEvent Overview \n\nPlease join us for a presentation by Havva Guney-Ruebenacker\, Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School\, on the theory of marriage in Islamic law. In this presentation\, Havva will discuss her ongoing work on Islamic legal critiques that challenge the legitimacy of women’s inequality in Islamic law’s traditional theory of marriage\, advance a new egalitarian Islamic theory of marriage\, and offer a concrete reform proposal to achieve women’s equality in divorce and post-divorce property rights in Islamic law.  \nLunch will be provided.  \nThis event is sponsored by the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World and the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/lecture-from-ownership-to-partnership-rethinking-the-theory-of-marriage-in-islamic-law-with-havva-guney-ruebenacker-harvard-law-school-april-17-2024-1215-115-pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240214T002044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T232153Z
UID:10001613-1715689800-1715693400@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre\, c. 750–850” with Philip Wood\, Program in Islamic Law\, May 14\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 14\, 2024 at 12:30-1:30PM US EST via Zoom\, Philip Wood (Aga Khan University) will give a book talk on The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre\, c. 750–850 (Princeton University Press\, 2021) as part of our Islamic Law Speaker Series. This book examines how Christian leaders adopted and adapted the political practices and ideas of their Muslim rulers between 750 and 850 in the Abbasid caliphate in the Jazira (modern eastern Turkey and northern Syria). Focusing on the writings of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre\, the patriarch of the Jacobite church\, Wood describes how this encounter produced an Islamicate Christianity that differed from the Christianities of Byzantium and western Europe in far more than just theology. In doing so\, Wood opens a new window on the world of early Islam and Muslims’ interactions with other religious communities. Register today!
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-the-umayyad-empire-with-andrew-marsham-program-in-islamic-law-may-14-2024-1230-130-pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240621
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240524T143349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T234800Z
UID:10001644-1718841600-1718927999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Harvard Medieval Studies Undergraduate Research Fellows Program\, June 20\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Medieval Studies invites applications for its Undergraduate Research Fellows Program\, which offers qualified students in Harvard College the opportunity to work closely with scholars across the disciplines on research projects and initiatives. Unlike research assistants in most other departments\, Research Fellows are employed directly by the Committee on Medieval Studies\, and work with different faculty members throughout the year on a variety of short- and longer-term initiatives. This allows the Fellows the opportunity to develop relationships with an interdisciplinary group of scholars\, and to participate in a range of research tasks within the broad field of Medieval Studies. Fellows should expect to work a maximum of six hours each week during the 2024-25 academic year; a stipend of $1500 per semester will be paid to each Fellow. \nAll current second- and third-year students in any discipline whose work focuses on Medieval Studies are eligible to apply for the Fellows Program. In addition to a cover letter detailing their interest in the program and their academic background in Medieval Studies\, and a resumé indicating their research skills (e.g. database\, web design\, language knowledge\, training with manuscripts\, etc.)\, applicants also should arrange for a letter of recommendation to be submitted under separate cover from a faculty member\, attesting to their academic and research potential. \nCompleted applications may be sent to: Undergraduate Research Fellows\, Harvard University Committee on Medieval Studies\, Barker Center 120\, 12 Quincy Street\, Cambridge MA 02138. Electronic submissions (in PDF format) can be sent to Sean Gilsdorf (gilsdorf@fas.harvard.edu). All materials must be received by Friday\, 20 June 2024 for full consideration.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-harvard-medieval-studies-undergraduate-research-fellows-program-june-20-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Grants,Harvard Events,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240906T150731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T232040Z
UID:10001655-1725840000-1725901200@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:SHARIAsource Lab Research Opportunities\, September 9\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Professor Intisar Rabb is accepting student applications for the Fall Term to participate in the SHARIAsource Lab for 1 credit. \nLed by Professor Rabb & Research Data Scientist Noah Tashbook\, the Lab meets every week\, and is part of the Harvard Program in Islamic Law’s initiative to build data science tools to aid the study of Islamic law and history. Participation in the Lab is an opportunity for students to conduct research\, data preparation\, and/or text analysis on materials related to Islamic law with the use of data science tools; participants may also have opportunities to write and get short essays published on the Islamic Law Blog with acknowledgement credit as authors/student editors. \nPositions are open to all HLS students for credit\, and VERY limited slots available for pay (~10 hr/week). Knowledge of Arabic and/or Persian is a plus\, but not required. [Harvard students not at HLS with knowledge of Computer Science and/or Arabic language are eligible to apply.] \nInterested applicants should submit a single paragraph of interest\, resume\, and unofficial transcript\, all in PDF Format to Marzieh Noori at mnoori@law.harvard.edu. The assumption is that you are applying for credit; please indicate if you are seeking one of the limited RA positions. Position terms run through Fall 2024\, with the possibility of renewal for Winter 2025 and Spring 2025 dependent on need and performance.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/shariasource-lab-research-opportunities-september-9-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240916T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T232040Z
UID:10001658-1727089200-1727092800@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Book Talk: “Islam in North America: An Introduction” by Hussein Rashid and Huma Mohibullah\, Harvard University\, September 23\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday\, September 23\, 2024\, 11:00am to 12:00pm \nLocation: Divinity Hall\, Room 114\, Harvard Divinity School \n\n\n\n\nReligion and Public Life at Harvard Divnity School Book Talk \n“Islam in North America: An Introduction” edited by Hussein Rashid\, Huma Muhibbullah\, Vincent Biondo \nFor more details and registration\, see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-islam-in-north-america-an-introduction-by-hussein-rashid-and-huma-mohibullah-harvard-university-september-23-2024/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240919T114909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T234907Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics by Robert Hefner\, Harvard University\, October 7\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Monday\, October 7\, 2024\, 12:00pm to 1:30pm \nLocation: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 201 \n\n\n\n\nThe Alwaleed Bin Talal Seminar in Islamic Studies presents: \nIslam and Citizenship in Indonesia: Nahdlatul Ulama and the Quest for an Inclusive Public Ethics \nMonday\, October 7\, 2024 \nRobert Hefner\, Professor of Anthropology and International Relations\, Boston University \nFor registration details\, visit here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/seminar-islam-and-citizenship-in-indonesia-nahdlatul-ulama-and-the-quest-for-an-inclusive-public-ethics-by-robert-hefner-harvard-university-october-7-2024/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241008T144846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T233532Z
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SUMMARY:ILSS: “Ādamiyyah: I am Therefore I have Rights” with Recep Senturk\, Program in Islamic Law
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, October 8\, 2024\, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST via Zoom\, Professor Recep Senturk (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) will present Ādamiyyah: I am Therefore I have Rights (Usul Academy Press\, 2025). This book explores the concept of Ādamiyya and Huqūq al-Ādamiyyīn in Islamic law and its implications in practice from the time of Prophet Muhammad\, His Predecessors\, the Umayyad and Abbasid periods\, Andalusia and the Islamic rule in India. Special attention is paid to how the concept of Ādamiyya was used in relation to non-Ahl al-Kitāb people such as Buddhists\, Hindus\, and Zoroastrians under Islamic rule. The book argues that the universalistic view of Islamic law based on the concept of Ādamiyya went into eclipse with the rise of nation states in the Muslim and it needs to be revived again. Registration is required.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/ilss-adamiyyah-i-am-therefore-i-have-rights-with-recep-senturk-program-in-islamic-law/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T132000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T203328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T233620Z
UID:10001665-1729167600-1729171200@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Workshop: “HLS Beyond Presents: How Current AI Can Help You Do Legal Research\,” Harvard Law School\, October 17\, 2024 @ 12:20 – 1:20 pm
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Langdell Hall; 232/233 Langdell \n“Bring your laptops and your appetite and join Debbie Ginsberg of HLSL’s Research Services team for a demonstration of the AI tools currently available to law students. She’ll fill you in on the tools used in law practice (not yet accessible to law schools) and how they compare to the latest commercial LLMs\, as well as discuss the current limits of AI\, how it is likely to change in the future\, and the implications for the future of legal research. Stay informed\, know what to expect\, and learn how to use AI to improve your own research!” \nFor more details\, including on how to register\, please visit here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-hls-beyond-presents-how-current-ai-can-help-you-do-legal-research-harvard-law-school-october-17-2024-1220-120-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,tech
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241017T194901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241020T060255Z
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SUMMARY:Book sale: Harvard Middle East Cultural Association\, Harvard University\, October 23\, 2024 @ 12:00 – 5:00 pm
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, October 23\, 2024\, 12:00pm to 5:00pm  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\n\n\n\n\nStop by CMES Rm 102 to support HMECA (Harvard Middle East Cultural Association)\, score some cheap books ($1-$5)\, and reconnect with CMES students and faculty at the HMECA Book Sale! \nLight snacks will be served. \nAll books have been generously donated by CMES faculty\, researchers and friends. \nCash and Venmo will be accepted. \nContact: Abdulla Almarzooqi
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-sale-harvard-middle-east-cultural-association-harvard-university-october-23-2024-1200-500-pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241027
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20240924T182206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241020T060255Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Islamic Finance Conference (IFC)\, Harvard University\, October 25-26\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nWe are delighted to announce that the 2024 Islamic Finance Conference (IFC) tickets are now LIVE! This conference will take place on October 25-26th at Harvard University. Please note that this is a change from the previously announced dates.\n\nThis year\, the conference proudly marks its 27th anniversary\, continuing its tradition of uniting Harvard faculty\, students\, industry professionals\, Islamic scholars\, global government leaders\, and community members.\nWe have an exciting line-up of speakers from industries all focused on this year’s theme\, “Values in Value Creation: Revisiting The Rules of Global Business\,” which emphasizes the importance of mutual responsibility\, commitment\, and collaboration among diverse perspectives to foster value-driven dialogue and action. In addition to these speaker and panel discussions\, participants will have access to an Islamic Finance 101 session\, networking lunch and dinners\, and a pitch competition. \n\nJoin us on October 25-26th to engage in discussions on integrating Islamic ethics with sustainable practices in today’s socio-economic landscape through shared dialogue and interactive events. Secure your tickets with an early bird special: Islamic Finance Conference at Harvard 2024 Tickets 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-islamic-finance-conference-ifc-harvard-university-october-25-26-2024/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T131500
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T203328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T232253Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: “Faith\, Work\, and the Law with Jonathan Berry\,” Harvard Law School\, October 29\, 2024 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Austin Hall; 101 Classroom – East \n“Jonathan Berry (Managing Partner\, Boyden Gray PLLC) will discuss the relationship between faith\, our work as lawyers\, and the character and substance of the law.” \nFor more details\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-faith-work-and-the-law-with-jonathan-berry-harvard-law-school-october-29-2024-1215-115-pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241102
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T203329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T235346Z
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SUMMARY:The Weatherhead Scholars Program: Visiting Scholars & Postdoctoral Fellows\, November 1\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:From the Weatherhead Center: \nVisiting Scholars\nThe Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepts six to ten visiting faculty members each academic year through the Weatherhead Scholars Program. Visiting faculty must hold tenured or tenure-track positions at another institution\, from which they will be on leave during the time that they are at Harvard. \nThe application for visiting scholars for 2025–2026 is available via Harvard’s ARIeS online system; deadline is November 1\, 2024. Required materials include: cover letter; resume or CV; three-page research statement; two letters of recommendation. \nPostdoctoral Fellows\nThe Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepts six to ten postdoctoral fellows each academic year through the Weatherhead Scholars Program. There is funding available for some but not all of the candidates. Candidates must have received their PhD within three years of acceptance to the Weatherhead Scholars Program. The application for postdoctoral fellows for 2025–2026 is available via Harvard’s ARIeS online system; deadline is November 1\, 2024. Required materials include: cover letter; resume or CV; three-page research statement; two letters of recommendation. \nFor 2024–2025\, we are pleased to announce the following one-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunities: \n\nThe Raphael Morrison Dorman Fellowship supports up to four postdoctoral fellows annually (stipend plus health insurance).\nThe Hicham Alaoui Postdoctoral Fellowship to support research on the Middle East/North Africa region and/or climate change. One academic-year fellowships will be awarded in 2023–2024\, 2024–2025\, and 2025–2026 (stipend plus health insurance).\n\n*** \nFor more information\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/the-weatherhead-scholars-program-visiting-scholars-postdoctoral-fellows-november-1-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Harvard Events,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241103T003331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T235007Z
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SUMMARY:Talk: “Matriarchal Islam: Gendering Sharia in the Early Modern Indian Ocean” with Mahmood Kooria\, Harvard University\, November 4\, 2024 @ 6:00 – 7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Location: S153\, CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge St.\, Cambridge\, MA\n\n\nSponsors: Southeast Asia Initiative\, Harvard Asia Center\n\n\nMahmood Kooria\, School of History\, Classics and Archaeology\, University of Edinburgh\, UK \n“Millions of Muslims from Mozambique to Indonesia historically followed a social system in which women held significant influence over family\, community\, and broader cultural traditions. Beginning in the nineteenth century\, many Arabian and European jurists critiqued them as un-Islamic or unnatural\, contending that women heading families contradicted what they saw as Islamic or natural laws. Yet\, diverse forms of matrilineal\, matrifocal\, and matriarchal systems flourished among Muslims in Indonesia\, Malaysia\, India\, Sri Lanka\, the Comoros\, and Mozambique. Despite their geographical distances\, they were bound together by the Indian Ocean world. This system also served as a practical structure for engaging in maritime commerce\, enabling men to go on voyages as merchants\, sailors\, and itinerants\, while women managed property\, households\, and social affairs. Such economic and social stability empowered women with decision-making in personal and economic matters. This talk explores this matriarchal-maritime continuum\, examining its role in family\, community\, and economic life from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries\, prior to the widespread challenges to these practices. It further investigates how this system supported the mercantile networks of the Indian Ocean and contributed to the spread of Islam\, offering a different perspective to interpretations of its societies as patriarchal and patrilineal.” \nMahmood Kooria is a Lecturer in the History of the Indian Ocean World at the University of Edinburgh’s Department of History\, Scotland. Previously\, he has held teaching and research positions at Leiden University (the Netherlands)\, University of Bergen (Norway)\, Ashoka University (India)\, National Islamic University Jakarta (Indonesia)\, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)\, the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)\, and the Dutch Institute in Morocco (NIMAR). His research focuses on the premodern Indian Ocean world\, Afro-Asian connections\, matriarchal and matrilineal Muslim societies\, and Islamic legal history. He has authored Islamic Law in Circulation: Shafi`i Texts across the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean (Cambridge\, 2022)\, and co-edited Malabar in the Indian Ocean World: Cosmopolitanism in a Maritime Historical Region (Oxford\, 2018) and Islamic Law in the Indian Ocean: Texts\, Ideas\, and Practices (Routledge\, 2022). \nFor more information\, including on how to RSVP (not required)\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-matriarchal-islam-gendering-sharia-in-the-early-modern-indian-ocean-with-mahmood-kooria-harvard-university-november-4-2024-600-730pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T163000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241030T182152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T234838Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Library Resources for Scholars of Islamic Studies\, Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University\, November 8\, 2024 @ 2:30 – 4:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, November 8\, 2024\, 2:30pm to 4:30pm \nLocation: Lamont B30 \n\n\n\nAlwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program and Harvard Libraries present: \nResearch Methods in Islamic Studies Workshop: Library Resources for Scholars of Islamic Studies  \nProgram: \n2:30-2:45                        Emily Coolidge-Toker (Lamont) \n2:45-3:00                         Kristine Greive (Houghton) \n3:00-3:15                         Cem Tecimer (SHARIAsource) \n3:15-3:30                         COFFEE BREAK \n3:30-3:45                         Matthew Smith (Persian collection) \n3:45:4:30                         Joanne Bloom & Amanda Steinberg (Fine Arts Library) \nRSVP here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-library-resources-for-scholars-of-islamic-studies-alwaleed-bin-talal-islamic-studies-program-at-harvard-university-november-8-2024-230-430-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,digital humanities,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events,SHARIAsource events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T203330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T233307Z
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SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “Islamic Apocalyptic Jurisprudence: End-Times Law in Sunnī and Shīʿī Discourses” by Ali Rod Khadem\, Program in Islamic Law\, November 12\, 2024 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, November 12\, 2024\, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST\, Professor Ali Rod Khadem (Suffolk University) will present “Islamic Apocalyptic Jurisprudence: End-Times Law in Sunnī and Shīʿī Discourses” (Islamic Law and Society 31 (3)\, 2024). This talk explores theories of the final legal system that will govern humanity in the End Times\, as envisioned in the apocalyptic discourses of several Sunnī and Shīʿī case studies. Key themes include the sources of law\, the role of jurists\, conflicts between Islamic\, Jewish\, Christian\, and international legal systems\, changes to classical Islamic legal theory\, and the introduction of new laws and policies in the apocalyptic era. The presentation will highlight how the lens of apocalypticism enables movements and thinkers to advocate for radical changes to the foundations and particulars of Islamic law\, while still claiming to operate within the boundaries of Islamic orthodoxy. Registration is required.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-islamic-apocalyptic-jurisprudence-end-times-law-in-sunni-and-shi%ca%bfi-discourses-by-ali-rod-khadem-program-in-islamic-law-november-12-2024-1230-p/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241202T201916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T232008Z
UID:10001707-1733832000-1733835600@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Virtual Seminar: “International Norms and Islamic Principles: Exploring Commonalities for Peacebuilding\,” Harvard Law School\, December 10\, 2024 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm
DESCRIPTION:“The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents a virtual seminar with Dr. Houda Abadi\, Eldridge Adolfo\, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool\, and Mark Muller Stuart (KC). The speakers will introduce a new dimension to contemporary peacebuilding using an innovative to establishing commonalities between international norms and the Islamic principles of peacebuilding\, approach based a four-year research project.” \n\n\n\nSee here for more details.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/virtual-seminar-international-norms-and-islamic-principles-exploring-commonalities-for-peacebuilding-harvard-law-school-december-10-2024-1200-100-pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T203331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T232008Z
UID:10001678-1733833800-1733837400@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran\,” Bahman Khodadadi\, Program in Islamic Law\, December 10\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, December 10\, 2024\, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST\, Dr. Bahman Khodadadi (Harvard Law School) will present On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran (Oxford University Press\, 2024). This talk explores the roots and structures of the criminal law system of the world’s most prominent constitutional theocracy\, the Shīʿī theocracy. While discussing the processes of de-westernization which occurred in the wake of the Islamic Revolution\, this work examines how the Islamic conception of civil order and polity has been established within the legal and theological framework of the Iranian Constitution. The presentation offers a ‘rational reconstruction’ of the theocratic criminal law and offers a critical analysis of the way criminal law functions as the centerpiece of this mode of theocratic domination. It illuminates how this revelation-based\, punitive ideology functions\, how the current Islamic Penal Code mirrors prevailing Shīʿī jurisprudence. It also explores the jurisprudential principles and dynamic power of Shīʿī Islam not only as a driving force behind political and social change but as a force that has been capable of forging a whole theocratic legal system. Registration is required.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-on-theocratic-criminal-law-the-rule-of-religion-and-punishment-in-iran-bahman-khodadadi-program-in-islamic-law-december-10-2024-1230-130-pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250114
DTSTAMP:20260427T102532
CREATED:20241015T002042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T233315Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue\, January 13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law Special Issue \nMoratoriums on Islamic Criminal Punishments: Legal Debates and Current Practices \nThe Journal of Islamic Law invites papers that explore both theoretical discussions and practical applications concerning the ḥudūd\, penalties that Muslim jurists consider to be divinely ordained punishments. With the establishment of modern Islamic states and the incorporation of ḥudūd into their legal systems\, these punishments have become a cause célèbre\, contributing to heightened anti-Muslim sentiment\, Islamophobia\, and criticism from international human rights organizations. In response\, some contemporary Muslim scholars have called for the suspension of ḥudūd\, presenting a range of theological\, jurisprudential\, and political arguments. These calls\, however\, face substantial resistance from traditionalists who view ḥudūd as an essential component of sharīʿa. This has resulted in a polarized debate between proponents and opponents of ḥudūd\, with each side presenting consequentialist and deontological arguments. The ongoing debate between pro-and anti-ḥudūd jurists not only underscores the conflict between progressive and conservative viewpoints but also challenges the foundational socio-legal and ethical norms within diverse societies. This debate invites further arguments and reflections to uncover subtler dimensions\, challenge prevailing assumptions\, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the intersection between Islamic law\, human rights\, international relations\, and the global reputation of Muslims. \nThis special issue calls for work that will delve into both theoretical and practical dimensions of ḥudūd suspension\, offering a comprehensive examination of this complex issue. Thematically\, we invite papers that explore juristic and theological arguments related to the suspension of ḥudūd punishments\, including interpretations of the Qur’ān and ḥadīth\, as well as the theoretical and practical challenges that impede the suspension of ḥudūd across various jurisdictions. Papers offering real-world examples of the implementation or suspension of ḥudūd laws in countries such as Pakistan\, Saudi Arabia\, Sudan\, and Malaysia\, and other relevant states are particularly welcome. Submissions are also encouraged to address the broader implications of these legal practices\, including their impact on social and political dynamics\, and their influence on international perceptions of Islamic law. We encourage discussions that incorporate a diverse array of perspectives—legal\, political\, and sociological—to elucidate the complexities and challenges of navigating ḥudūd laws in today’s global context. By integrating these varied viewpoints\, we aim to foster a nuanced understanding of the ongoing debates and practical realities surrounding ḥudūd suspension. \nWe seek articles of up to 15\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law\, and essays of up to 5\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law Online Forum. Submissions for this year’s special issue are due by January 13\, 2025\, and must be submitted through either Scholastica or our online submissions portal. Once accepted\, the paper goes through a process of peer review\, a final decision on acceptance\, editing\, and publication. This special issue of the Journal of Islamic Law is edited by Bahman Khodadadi (skhodadadi@law.harvard.edu)\, research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law\, and will be published in April 2025. For detailed submission guidelines\, please visit our submissions webpage. For further questions\, please contact us at pil@law.harvard.edu.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-islamic-law-special-issue-january-13-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events
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