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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Legal Research & Analysis\, September 29\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the Organizers:  \nCFP: Legal Research & Analysis (volume 3 issue 2\,2026) \nAbout the Journal \nLegal Research & Analysis (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\, legal systems\, and the legal profession. Legal Research & Analysis is a multidimensional legal research journal\, seeking scholarly work on any topic of theoretical\, interdisciplinary\, comparative\, and other conceptually oriented inquiries into law and law reforms. Legal Research & Analysis particularly publishes articles that study law from such perspectives as legal philosophy\, law and economics\, legal history\, criminology\, law and literature\, and feminist analysis. Legal Research & Analysis is a refereed journal\, and all published articles are peer-reviewed. \nWho can Submit? \nAcademicians/practitioners. \nThemes \nAll studies having law as a major component. \nSubmission Guidelines \n  \nManuscripts on any topic of contemporary legal relevance meeting the below-mentioned criteria: \n\nArticles: No words limit\nCase Notes: No words limit\n\nThe word limit is exclusive of the abstract and the footnotes. \nSubmission Guidelines \nAuthors are requested to strictly adhere to the Submission Guidelines. \nAll the submissions must comply with our Copyright and Open Access Policy. Manuscripts not in conformity with the Submission Guidelines may be rejected at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board. \nThe Editorial Board reserves the right to send the manuscripts back to the authors for any modification(s) at any stage\, in the event of non-conformity with any of the submission guidelines. \nThe Editorial Board may\, in its absolute discretion\, waive any of the above rules or amend the process. \nHow to Submit? \nAll the submissions are to be made only through online portal on or before 23:59 hours on September 29\, 2026. \nFor further details\, please visit the journal’s website: https://legalresearchanalysis.com/LRA/issue/view/10 \nContact Email Id: ahirzia@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-legal-research-analysis-september-29-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260902
DTSTAMP:20260824T234920Z
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SUMMARY:Award: Student Travel Award\, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies\, September 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nAs part of the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies’ (AGAPS) commitment to support graduate students\, we are pleased to open applications for this year’s graduate travel fund award. If you are an MA or PhD student working on the region and your paper is accepted to the 2026 MESA conference\, we encourage you to apply. \nThe fund amount is 200.00 USD\, which the winner will collect at the AGAPS Business meeting at MESA. \nSimply fill out this form. The deadline for applying is September 1\, 2026. Our committee will then review all the applicants and inform the winning student by the beginning of October. \nEligibility requirements: \n\nApplicants must be currently enrolled in an MA or PhD programme.\nApplicants must have a paper accepted at the MESA 2026 conference.\nApplicants must be AGAPS members at the time of application. Student membership is $15 per year – visit www.agaps.org to sign up.\n\nPreference will be given to students who have not received this award previously. \nDue by: September 1\, 2026
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-student-travel-award-association-for-gulf-and-arabian-peninsula-studies-september-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Grants,Opportunities
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716
DTSTAMP:20260715T233724Z
CREATED:20260417T003306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T233724Z
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SUMMARY:Award: Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award\, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies\, July 15\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites recent PhD graduates to submit their dissertations for consideration for its 2026 Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award. AGAPS wishes to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing. We welcome dissertations from across the disciplines and a variety of perspectives. They must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the transnational flows of people\, material and ideas across the Gulf\, Red Sea\, and Indian Ocean. Entries will be read by a multi-disciplinary three-member committee. \nPhD dissertations/theses (in English) accepted for the degree of PhD between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026 are eligible. The PhD must have been confirmed/awarded within this timeframe. Dissertations that have not been defended will not be considered. All applicants must be members of AGAPS at the time of submission. The deadline for submission is 15 July 2026. Early submissions are appreciated! \nThe author of the winning dissertation will be presented with a certificate at the AGAPS Business Meeting held during the next annual Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference\, held from 21–24 November 2026 in Boston\, USA. The winning dissertation will be announced in the Journal of Arabian Studies (JAS). \nSubmission requirements: \n\nA Brief Application Form (available here)\nA Verification of Degree Completion\nA Letter of Nomination (by author’s adviser or sponsor)\nAn Abstract (250 words)\nThe Manuscript (digital copy)\nAGAPS membership. You can join online at www.agaps.org.\n\nDue by: July 15\, 2016
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-gwenn-okruhlik-dissertation-award-association-for-gulf-and-arabian-peninsula-studies-july-15-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Grants,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716
DTSTAMP:20260715T233724Z
CREATED:20260417T003306Z
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SUMMARY:Award: Graduate Paper Prize\, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies\, July 15\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites the submission of unpublished graduate student research papers for AGAPS’ 2026 Graduate Paper Prize competition. We welcome graduate papers from across disciplines and with a variety of perspectives. They must primarily focus on the Arabian Peninsula but can be inclusive of the transnational flow of people\, goods\, and ideas across the Gulf\, Red Sea\, and Indian Ocean. Papers should include an engagement with literature\, a clear methodology\, and make an original contribution to scholarship in the field. Papers will be evaluated according to originality of research\, innovation\, contribution to the field\, cogency of argument\, sources\, method\, and clarity of writing. \nThe deadline for submission is 15 July 2026. The author of the winning paper will be presented with a certificate at the AGAPS Business Meeting held during the next annual Middle East Studies Association (MESA) conference\, held from 21–24 November 2026 in Boston\, USA. The winning paper will be announced in the Journal of Arabian Studies (JAS)\, and winners have the option for their paper to be submitted to JAS to be considered for publication.  \nEligibility requirements: \n\nThe research paper must be unpublished and must have been written between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.\nSubmissions may include papers prepared for classes\, seminars\, conferences\, workshops\, etc.\, but the same paper may not be submitted more than once.\nAll applicants must be AGAPS members at the time of submission. Student membership is $15 per year – visit www.agaps.org to sign up.\n\nAll materials must be submitted according to the instructions on our application page found here. \nDue by: July 15\, 2026
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-graduate-paper-prize-association-for-gulf-and-arabian-peninsula-studies-july-15-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Grants,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702
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SUMMARY:Position Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East\, Colby College\, July 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Department of History at Colby College invites applications for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East/Islamic history beginning July 1\, 2026. \nThe annual teaching load is 4.5 courses\, including a course on the history of Islam\, as well as HI376 Doing History\, a general methods course as part of a rotation. Although the position is for a scholar of medieval Islam\, or of the medieval or early modern Middle East or Ottoman Empire\, an interest in offering courses which speak to the present would be welcomed. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring to the classroom experiences\, identities\, ideas\, and ways of engaging that resonate with the increasingly diverse student body at Colby. We seek candidates who are innovative and inclusive teacher-scholars\, who may be willing to make use of resources such as the Colby Museum of Art\, Special Collections\, or the Mule Works Innovation Lab. The Colby History Department is committed to professional development andthe future advancement of all its members. \nQualifications\nA PhD is preferred\, but not required\, by the start of the appointment. \nApplication Instructions\nPlease submit a cover letter\, curriculum vitae\, a statement of teaching philosophy\, a statement of research interests\, and three confidential letters of recommendation. The statement of teaching philosophy and the statement of research interests should demonstrate a commitment to inclusive teaching. Review of applications will begin on October 17\, 2025\, and will continue until the position is filled. \nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nColby is a private\, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race\, color\, age\, sex\, sexual orientation\, gender identity or expression\, religion\, caste\, national or ethnic origin\, marital status\, genetic information\, political beliefs\, veteran or military status\, parental status\, pregnancy\, childbirth or related medical conditions\, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-visiting-assistant-professor-of-medieval-middle-east-colby-college-july-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260620T225345Z
CREATED:20260529T020303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260620T225345Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship\, Caliphs\, Courts and Companions (700-900)\, University of Leiden\, January 13–15\, 2027
DESCRIPTION:From the Organizers: \nThe Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams:\nKinship\, Caliphs\, Courts and Companions (700-900)\nUniversity of Leiden\, 13th-15th January 2027 \nThis conference seeks to illuminate the embedding of imams (and uncanonised candidates for imamate) as actors within their social\, institutional and historical context before the canonization of an unbroken line of Twelve imams (260/874). \nIt will consist of a conference with traditional presentations\, combined with a more workshop-style discussion of sources and approaches aimed at generating solid conversations about the state of the field. \nThe Imami imams are familiar as scholars and sources of knowledge\, but they were\, crucially\, also elite members of the Islamic empire and as such occupied a pre-eminent place within society\, serving as landowners\, powerbrokers and community leaders. They also married into the other major families including the dynastic families of the Umayyad and Abbasids. Many of their followers occupied eminent positions within the polities of their day\, while a number of imams (Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq\, in primis) serve as transmitters of religious knowledge for non-Shiʿi communities. They were\, thus\, embedded within early Islamic society and played a role in its formation. \nA core assumption of this conference will be that the institutions of the Imami Shiʿi imamate came into being in historical time at some point after the death of the Prophet Muhammad\, but that it is not clear exactly when or how this occurred: key questions\, then\, will be to interrogate potential methodologies for tracing different aspects of when and how a distinctive Imami imamate emerged. The conference will not accept papers that are purely doctrinal or intellectual history\, without a large component of social or institutional contextualisation. \nThe organisers welcome papers addressing the following themes for the period 700-900 CE: \n\nImami vs Caliphal authority: in what sense were the imams\, imams?\nThe household of the imam\nAccess to the imams\nSocio-political studies of the lives of individual imams\nThe development or role of the “Shi’i” community in specific regions/cities (e.g.\, Qom\, Kufa\, Medina\, Baghdad)\nInheritance and bequesting practices\nInstruments of succession – waṣiyya\, naṣṣ vs bayʿa \nEstates and property\nKinship ties between the imams and other Arabian elites\nThe role of companions of imams in the caliphal court\nNetworks of companions (geographical and social)\nImams at the caliphal court (politics\, imprisonment etc.)\nMethodologies and sources for writing Shiʿi social and institutional history\nComparisons between the social and institutional positioning\, and followers of different candidates and conceptions of imamate: such as Zayd b. ʿAlī\, ʿAbd Allāh al-Afṭaḥ\, Abū Ḥanīfa\, or the caliph al-Manṣūr\nFailed imams\nAlqāb as indicators of claims to authority\nInscriptions and papyri as sources for the early Shiʿa\n\nPresentations will be 45 minutes long and the organisers are open to allowing presenters to choose how they wish to use their time\, whether as a traditional presentation (30 minutes talk + 15 minutes Q&A)\, by pre-circulating primary sources you wish to discuss or other suitable arrangements.  The organisers intend to publish contributions from the conference as either an edited volume/special issue and will be in touch with further details and timeline once the speakers have been determined. \nPlease send abstracts to e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl and l.f.pecorini.goodall@hum.leidenuniv.nl.  Abstracts of no more than 300 words. Deadline: Monday\, 20th of June 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-the-institutional-embedding-of-shi%ca%bfi-imams-kinship-caliphs-courts-and-companions-700-900-university-of-leiden-january-13-15-2027/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260620T225344Z
CREATED:20260529T020302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260620T225344Z
UID:10001857-1781913600-1781999999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Papers: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship\, Caliphs\, Courts and Companions (700-900)\, University of Leiden\, June 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the Organizers: \nCall for Papers: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams:\nKinship\, Caliphs\, Courts and Companions (700-900)\nUniversity of Leiden\, 13th-15th January 2027 \nThis conference seeks to illuminate the embedding of imams (and uncanonised candidates for imamate) as actors within their social\, institutional and historical context before the canonization of an unbroken line of Twelve imams (260/874). \nIt will consist of a conference with traditional presentations\, combined with a more workshop-style discussion of sources and approaches aimed at generating solid conversations about the state of the field. \nThe Imami imams are familiar as scholars and sources of knowledge\, but they were\, crucially\, also elite members of the Islamic empire and as such occupied a pre-eminent place within society\, serving as landowners\, powerbrokers and community leaders. They also married into the other major families including the dynastic families of the Umayyad and Abbasids. Many of their followers occupied eminent positions within the polities of their day\, while a number of imams (Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq\, in primis) serve as transmitters of religious knowledge for non-Shiʿi communities. They were\, thus\, embedded within early Islamic society and played a role in its formation. \nA core assumption of this conference will be that the institutions of the Imami Shiʿi imamate came into being in historical time at some point after the death of the Prophet Muhammad\, but that it is not clear exactly when or how this occurred: key questions\, then\, will be to interrogate potential methodologies for tracing different aspects of when and how a distinctive Imami imamate emerged. The conference will not accept papers that are purely doctrinal or intellectual history\, without a large component of social or institutional contextualisation. \nThe organisers welcome papers addressing the following themes for the period 700-900 CE: \n\nImami vs Caliphal authority: in what sense were the imams\, imams?\nThe household of the imam\nAccess to the imams\nSocio-political studies of the lives of individual imams\nThe development or role of the “Shi’i” community in specific regions/cities (e.g.\, Qom\, Kufa\, Medina\, Baghdad)\nInheritance and bequesting practices\nInstruments of succession – waṣiyya\, naṣṣ vs bayʿa \nEstates and property\nKinship ties between the imams and other Arabian elites\nThe role of companions of imams in the caliphal court\nNetworks of companions (geographical and social)\nImams at the caliphal court (politics\, imprisonment etc.)\nMethodologies and sources for writing Shiʿi social and institutional history\nComparisons between the social and institutional positioning\, and followers of different candidates and conceptions of imamate: such as Zayd b. ʿAlī\, ʿAbd Allāh al-Afṭaḥ\, Abū Ḥanīfa\, or the caliph al-Manṣūr\nFailed imams\nAlqāb as indicators of claims to authority\nInscriptions and papyri as sources for the early Shiʿa\n\nPresentations will be 45 minutes long and the organisers are open to allowing presenters to choose how they wish to use their time\, whether as a traditional presentation (30 minutes talk + 15 minutes Q&A)\, by pre-circulating primary sources you wish to discuss or other suitable arrangements.  The organisers intend to publish contributions from the conference as either an edited volume/special issue and will be in touch with further details and timeline once the speakers have been determined. \nPlease send abstracts to e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl and l.f.pecorini.goodall@hum.leidenuniv.nl.  Abstracts of no more than 300 words. Deadline: Monday\, 20th of June 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-the-institutional-embedding-of-shi%ca%bfi-imams-kinship-caliphs-courts-and-companions-700-900-university-of-leiden-june-20-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTSTAMP:20260601T234803Z
CREATED:20260327T193328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T234803Z
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SUMMARY:Award: Global Dissertation Prize\, American Society for Legal History\, June 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the Organizers: \nCriteria: Best dissertation in global legal history\nAmount: $500\nDeadline: June 1\, 2026 \nThe Global Dissertation Prize recognizes the best dissertation from the previous calendar year on topics centered outside the United States. Eligible dissertations must be written in English and submitted for a PhD\, JSD\, or equivalent doctoral degree\, excluding the JD\, awarded in the previous calendar year (for example\, a dissertation for a PhD awarded in 2025 would be eligible in 2026). Dissertations should not be predominantly focused on the US and may examine contexts\, processes\, or institutions that are local\, regional\, imperial\, comparative\, global\, or otherwise. \nSubmissions should be made by the author including only (1) the dissertation as submitted to the university for the degree\, and (2) a curriculum vitae. \nTo be considered for the year’s prize\, the author should e-mail a PDF electronic copy of the dissertation and author’s curriculum vitae to the prize committee chair (globaldissertationprize@aslh.net) with the subject heading: GLOBAL DISSERTATION PRIZE SUBMISSION. Please title the PDF as “author last name” and “short title” .pdf (for example\, Adewoye Lawyers Southern Nigeria.pdf). \nSubmissions should arrive by June 1.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-global-dissertation-prize-american-society-for-legal-history-june-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Grants,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260505
DTSTAMP:20260504T234753Z
CREATED:20260319T203612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T234753Z
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SUMMARY:Summer School: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World\, Leiden University\, May 4\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDate: 17 August – 28 August 2026\nCosts: €600\nLevel: The course is meant for graduate students (MA and PhD) and researchers.\nLanguage: English. Non-native speakers are required to have a command of English equivalent to at least TOEFL 550.\nScholarships: There are two scholarships to cover the tuition for students who don’t have access to funding from their home institutions or otherwise. To be considered for this scholarship\, please provide an official letter from your institution stating that they cannot provide the tuition fee. \nWe are happy to announce the 8th Leiden Summer school on Manuscripts from the Muslim World! Its two weeks of lectures and hands-on practice with examples (of the student’s choice) in Leiden’s rich collection of Oriental manuscripts will be held from August 17 to 28\, 2026. The Summer school is meant for graduate students (MA and PHD)\, post-doc’s and researchers. The new programme will be published here shortly. \nThe deadline for application is May 4\, 2026. Please submit your application to the program assistant Lotte van Dam\, l.a.van.dam@umail.leidenuniv.nl . She can also provide more information\, e.g. on the possibility of a scholarship. \nIntroduction\nThis summer school is for graduate (MA and PhD) students and researchers who have an interest in handwritten materials\, editing\, and the tradition of editing in the Muslim world. It offers theoretical lectures as well as hands-on practice with samples from the world-famous collections of the Leiden University Library. \nOver the course of two weeks\, specialists from Leiden University and beyond will provide instruction on issues of editing\, paleography\, conservation and other material aspects of oriental manuscripts. They will also speak about philology\, literacy and orality and the transmission of knowledge in the Islamic manuscript culture\, presenting case-studies from various parts of the Muslim world. Participants can use this information to practice their skills in producing a sample critical edition of a manuscript of their choice\, under the supervision of experts. \nSince the first contributions of scholars such as Scaliger\, Golius and Warner\, the Leiden University Library has housed one of the most important collections of oriental manuscripts in Europe. It includes thousands of Arabic\, Persian and Ottoman manuscripts\, not only from the historic heartlands of Islam but also from Asia\, al-Andalus and Africa. Each participant will have full access to this collection as well as other library services. \nApplication\nGraduate (MA and PhD) students and researchers who have an interest in handwritten materials and text editing are encouraged to apply for participation in the summer school. Applications should include: \n\nA letter of motivation specifying what research language(s) the applicant masters;\nA curriculum vitae;\nIf you are a non-native speaker of English: a certificate testifying command of the English language (TOEFL 550 or equivalent).\n\nApplications can be submitted to: l.van.dam@hum.leidenuniv.nl \nThe deadline for applications is the 4th of May. \nFor questions please email: l.van.dam@hum.leidenuniv.nl \nAbout the instructors\nThis year’s programme offers a wonderful line-up of lecturers covering topics from codicological concerns of Arabic manuscripts to South-Asian manuscript collections in postcolonial and digital perspectives and Hebrew manuscript traditions. \nProf. dr Gabrielle van den Berg is the indefatigable leader of research projects on the relationship between Persian literature and politics. She has published extensively on manuscript traditions related to the Shahnama\, and she appreciates Persian poetry as an insider. She teaches cultural history of Central Asia and Iran at Leiden University. \nDr Jelle Bruning can decipher the most difficult handwriting on papyri and ancient documents. He uses his talent to teach at Leiden University and for research on the (early) social history of the Middle east\, with a focus on Egypt. \nDr Dorrit van Dalen’s academic work is based on manuscripts from West and Central Africa. She has also written on the study of oriental languages in the Dutch Republic (17th century) and created the Mouse & Manuscript website. \nDr Angela Isoldi has just completed (august 2025\, Radboud University\, Nijmegen) her dissertation on water management in Mamluk Cairo. She has studied dozens of waqf documents and passes her knowledge of them onwards\, with much insight in the field of manuscript studies. \nNicolien Karskens is a staff member of the Special Collections department of Leiden University Libraries\, who enjoys sharing her expert understanding of the endless but intricate possibilities of exploiting them. \nProf. dr Christian Lange holds the chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University. His interest in intellectual and cultural history has led to wonderful work for instance on ideas of the hereafter\, of justice or of the senses in Islam. \nDr Verena Meyer teaches Islam in South and Southeast Asia at Leiden University. This summer she obtained a prestigious grant for her research into the ritual value of Islamic manuscripts in Indonesia today and the influence of digitisation on the formation of heritage. \nNarges Pourmohammadian is a student at the University of Göttingen (Germany). Inspired by her participation in this Summerschool in 2023\, she applied for and obtained a Juynboll Fellowship in Leiden in 2024\, which enabled her to do original research on a literary tradition related to the Shahnamah. \nDr Kate Pukhovaia is the Curator of Oriental Manuscripts & Printed Works at Leiden University Libraries. She is also a specialist on state-building under Ottoman rule\, notably in Yemen. At Utrecht University she is assistant professor of Ottoman Studies. \nDr Marijn van Putten is a leading scholar on the history of the readings of the earliest Qur’ans. He teaches at Leiden University and is head of the research programme The Canonisation of the Quranic Traditions. \nGodelieva van der Randen divides her time between Leiden University Libraries and the National Library in The Hague to restore books\, codices\, prints and other materials. She had the opportunity to take care of one of the most famous Arabic codices in Leiden. \nProf dr Emile Schrijver holds the chair for History of the Jewish Book at Amsterdam University.  He is also the general director of the Jewish Cultural Quarter (musea and synagogue) in Amsterdam\, and as such a careful contributor to a sensitive public debate. \nDr Hans Theunissen inspires students of Turkish history and culture at Leiden University.  He is a fascinating teller of stories relating late Ottoman architecture or decoration to social development in the region.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/summer-school-philology-and-manuscripts-from-the-muslim-world-leiden-university-may-4-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260501T234805Z
CREATED:20260227T003326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T234805Z
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SUMMARY:Language School: Persian Language Summer School\, Armenian School of Languages and Cultures\, Yerevan\, Armenia\, May 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM is organizing a Persian language summer school in Yerevan\, Armenia. The program starts on June 21\, June 28\, or July 5\, and you can stay up to 10 weeks until August 28\, 2026. Shorter options of 6\, 7\, 8\, or 9 weeks are also available. We offer beginner\, elementary\, and intermediate (up to upper-intermediate) level Persian language classes\, ensuring that students of different backgrounds can progress effectively. To get more information and apply\, please refer to the details below. \nSee the photos of our programs on ASPIRANTUM’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aspirantumcom/ \nSee the videos about our programs and video testimonials on ASPIRANTUM’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@aspirantum \nThe testimonials of ASPIRANTUM Persian language summer and winter school alumni are available here: https://aspirantum.com/testimonials \n2026 Persian language summer school will help the participants master skills in written and oral modern Persian\, read and interpret Persian texts from different periods\, and rapidly deepen their knowledge in colloquial Persian. \n10 weeks – 200 contact hours (1 hour = 60 minutes)\n9 weeks – 180 contact hours\n8 weeks – 160 contact hours\n7 weeks – 140 contact hours\n6 weeks – 120 contact hours \nThe ten-week Persian language summer school offers 200 hours of intensive Persian language classes for 50 days (from Monday to Friday each week). Every day\, the participants will receive Persian language instruction for 4 hours and after-class lectures\, and extra training. \nDeadline:\nThe deadline to apply to the 2026 Persian language summer school is May 1\, 2026. \nTo apply\, please fill in the application form here. \n  \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/language-school-persian-language-summer-school-armenian-school-of-languages-and-cultures-yerevan-armenia-may-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Fellowship: MESA 2026–2027 Global Academy\, April 16\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Global Academy Fellowship Applications\nfor the 2026-2027 academic year\nis now open! \nThe MESA Global Academy offers scholars of the Middle East from the MENA region who are currently displaced and/or whose careers have been disrupted in their home countries due to war\, institutional collapse\, or repression the chance to join the strongest network of Middle East Studies scholars in North America\, with professional development opportunities and a modest grant. \nProfessional development opportunities include curated speaking engagements at partner universities across the United States\, Canada and Europe\, publication opportunities with leading journals in the field\, mentoring\, and workshops such as grant and proposal writing workshops. Fellows also benefit from being part of a supportive intellectual community during a time of professional transition. \nEligibility criteria for the fellowships are: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered); 2) the primary institutional affiliation was in the MENA region prior to displacement; and 3) a publication record indicating scholarly productivity (in English\, French\, a native MENA language\, or principal research language of the field). \nPlease reach out to Ceren Abi\, Program Manager\, at ceren@mesana.org with any questions about the Global Academy or the application process. Please share this call far and wide. \nApply here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-mesa-2026-2027-global-academy-april-16-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
DTSTAMP:20260403T234754Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: The BADR Project (7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond with Adrien de Jarmy\, April 3\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The BADR Project\n(7th-21st c.): A TEI-XML Analysis of Premodern Islamic Texts and Beyond \nAdrien de Jarmy\, University of Strasbourg\nZoom: https://bit.ly/JarmyTEI\nThis lecture is free and open to the public \nCO-SPONSORS: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations\, Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School \nFriday\, April 3\, 2026 | 12:00pm \nSee flyer here. \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-the-badr-project-7th-21st-c-a-tei-xml-analysis-of-premodern-islamic-texts-and-beyond-with-adrien-de-jarmy-april-3-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTSTAMP:20260401T234810Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T234810Z
UID:10001845-1775001600-1775087999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Fellowship: 2026 ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey\, American Research Institute in Turkey\, April 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:ARIT FELLOWSHIPS for 2026 \nThe American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) announces 2026 ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey. Awards are offered for research in ancient\, medieval\, or modern times\, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Tenures range from one to three months. \nScholars and advanced graduate students engaged in research on ancient\, medieval\, or modern times in Turkey\, in any field of the humanities and social sciences\, are eligible to apply.  Student applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation by June 2026.  Non-U.S. applicants who reside in the U.S. or Canada are expected to maintain an affiliation with an educational institution in the U.S. or Canada. \nApplications due April 1\, 2026 \nhttps://aritweb.org/fellowships/arit-research-fellowships/
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-2026-arit-fellowships-for-research-in-turkey-american-research-institute-in-turkey-april-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTSTAMP:20260401T234810Z
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UID:10001832-1775001600-1775087999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars Program\, American Society for Legal History\, April 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nCriteria: Early-career scholars who wish to present a paper on any topic in legal\, institutional and/or constitutional history\, at the annual ASLH conference. \nAmount: $500 cash + $750 reimbursement \nDeadline: April 1\, 2026 \nNamed after the late Kathryn T. Preyer\, a distinguished historian of the law of early America known for her generosity to early career legal historians\, the program of Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars is designed to help legal historians at the beginning of their careers. At the annual meeting of the Society two early career legal historians designated Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will present what would normally be their first papers to the Society. The generosity of Professor Preyer’s friends and family has enabled the Society to offer a small honorarium to the Preyer Scholars and to reimburse\, in some measure or entirely\, their costs of attending the meeting. The competition for Preyer Scholars is organized by the Society’s Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Committee. \nSubmissions are welcome on any topic in legal\, institutional and/or constitutional history. Early career scholars\, including those pursuing graduate or law degrees\, those who have completed their terminal degree within the previous year\, and those independent scholars at a comparable stage\, are eligible to apply. At the annual meeting of the Society two early career legal historians designated Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will present what would normally be their first papers to the Society. While papers simultaneously submitted to the ASLH Program committee are eligible\, Preyer Award winners must present their paper as part of the Preyer panel and will be removed from any other panel. For the 2026 conference in Banff only\, a Preyer Scholar may give their presentation virtually if they are unable to attend in person due to exceptional circumstances. \nSubmissions should consist of a single MS Word document consisting of a complete curriculum vitae\, contact information\, and a complete draft of the paper to be presented. Papers should not exceed 50 pages (12-point font\, double-spaced). In past competitions\, the Committee has given preference to draft articles and essays\, though the Committee will also consider shorter conference papers\, as one of the criteria for selection will be the suitability of the paper for reduction to a twenty-minute oral presentation. \nThe two Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will receive a $500 cash award and reimbursement of expenses up to $750 for travel\, hotels\, and meals. Each will present the paper that s/he submitted to the competition at the Society’s annual meeting. The Society’s journal\, Law and History Review\, has published several past winners of the Preyer competition\, though it is under no obligation to do so. \nPlease send submissions by the deadline to preyeraward@aslh.net.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-kathryn-t-preyer-scholars-program-american-society-for-legal-history-april-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTSTAMP:20260301T234823Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Contributions: Middle East Medievalists Newsletter\, March 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Call for Contributions: MEM Newsletter March 2026 \n\nIn order to represent the whole MEMbership as fully as possible\, we invite all MEMbers to contribute their news on a regular basis so as to facilitate and increase communication between colleagues and within fields. For the next newsletter issue\, which will be published on 15 March 2026\, please submit by 1 March 2026 any contribution you would like to share. \n\n\nContributions should respond to one or more of the relevant sections of the updated newsletter\, which are as follows: \n\n\nEvents (comprising upcoming conferences\, seminars\, summer schools\, and the like)\nPublications (monographs\, edited volumes\, themed issues\, editions\, translations\, and al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā content)\nOnline research output (comprising e.g. blogs\, conference reports\, resources (databases\, digital tools)\, datasets\, and websites)\nProjects and funding (e.g. successful larger funding applications (ERC\, DFG\, ANR\, NEH\, and so forth); new project groups)\nDissertations (information on current and recently completed doctoral research\, submitted by doctoral candidates or their supervisors)\n\n\nMEM has set up a secure folder on Proton Drive to which you can directly upload your content\, formatted as Word\, PDF\, or JPG. In this folder you will find a general ReadMe as well as guidelines within the sub-folders devoted to each individual section. We encourage you to include pictures whenever possible\, such as new book covers or conference photos. The folder can be found here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/Y2GP5B9K88#gNDolIY5Gnce. \n\n\nIf you have any questions or comments at all\, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Newsletter Editors\, Hannah-Lena Hagemann (Hamburg) and Noëmie Lucas (Beirut)\, at hannah-lena.hagemann@uni-hamburg.de and n.lucas@ifporient.org.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-contributions-middle-east-medievalists-newsletter-march-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
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DTSTAMP:20260301T234823Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Nominations: American Society of Comparative Law Book Prize\, March 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The ASCL Book Prize recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in the field of comparative law. The prize celebrates rigorous\, original\, and impactful research of law across jurisdictions. The prize is awarded to the author or authors of an English-language (including by translation) monograph. Eligible works include those that examine legal issues through a comparative lens\, study foreign legal systems\, engage in the comparative study of legal history\, or address aspects of private international law. Edited volumes\, reference works\, or new editions of a previously published work are not eligible. To be eligible for consideration\, a nominated work must have a copyright date of 2025 or 2026.   \nThe winner of the ASCL Book Prize will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law and memorialized on the ASCL website. The prize encompasses a $1\,000 award and a review of the book in the American Journal of Comparative Law. The winning author will be expected to assist in the selection of the book prize for the next cycle year. The Prize Committee may\, in its discretion\, also award an Honorable Mention. \nWe are now accepting nominations for the ASCL Book Prize. To submit a nomination\, please email Margaret Woo (m.woo@northeastern.edu) with the following information by March 1\, 2026: \n\nName of the nominator\nName of the nominee\nTitle of the nominated work\nPublisher\nPublication date\n\nUpon instruction by the Committee\, either a PDF file or hard copy of a nominated work must be received by each member of the Prizes Committee by April 1. Hard copies of nominated works will not be returned.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-nominations-american-society-of-comparative-law-book-prize-march-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTSTAMP:20260301T234823Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Orient-Institut Beirut Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship\, March 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026-27 \nThe Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) awards a number of fellowships-in-residence normally lasting 10 months and beginning on 1 September 2026 or shortly thereafter\, specifically designed for postdoctoral candidates engaged in outstanding research projects in the humanities and social sciences. We invite applications across disciplines\, time periods\, and geographic coverage outlined in our mission statement . Proposals are encouraged to articulate the contemporary stakes of the research project\, whether historiographical\, cultural\, religious or political dimensions. \nApplicants must hold a doctoral degree. It is essential for applicants to demonstrate how their projects will benefit from an extended stay in the region and contribute to the institute’s overall research environment. \nProficiency in written and oral English\, as well as all languages relevant to the research project\, is expected. Priority will be given to candidates with demonstrated oral proficiency in German. Fellows-in-residence are required to actively engage in the OIB’s research community\, by attending weekly colloquia\, and participating in relevant scholarly activities and events. attending weekly colloquia\, and participating in relevant scholarly activities and events. Fellows are required to present their work twice and write a research report for the OIB Annual Report and encouraged to publish a research precis in our OIB-Blog . \nFellowships include a monthly stipend of currently 1\,900 Euros and a one-time travel allowance of 600 Euros for those arriving from abroad. We also offer support for organizing an academic workshop that fits within the research profile of the OIB. Depending on availability\, the OIB may provide fellows-in-residence with office space. The OIB will not provide funding for preliminary research\, language courses\, or the composition and revision of book manuscripts. \nApplications must include: \n\nA brief cover letter indicating the preferred duration of the fellowship\nCurriculum vitae\nResearch proposal / project description (max. 2\,000 words)\nAt least one letter of recommendation\n\nThe application package should be submitted as a single PDF file (excluding letters of recommendation\, which should be submitted directly by the referee) to bewerbungen@orient-institut.org . Applicants may write in either English\, Arabic\, or German but need to demonstrate their proficiency in English so they can take part in OIB activities. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2026 . Interviews will be conducted via video call that month.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-orient-institut-beirut-residential-postdoctoral-fellowship-march-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260227
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DTSTAMP:20260227T235106Z
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies \nCall for Proposals for a Graduate Student Colloquium: The Visual Culture of Algeria Through Exchange\, Circulation\, and Global Networks \nWe 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 History)\, Yubai Shi (Art History)\, and Sarp Tanridag (Architecture and Urban Design). \nThis one-day hybrid colloquium will bring together early-career scholars working on the visual culture of Algeria from the Ottoman period to the present. It focuses on the movement of artists\, artworks\, materials\, and ideas across local\, regional\, and global networks\, situating Algerian visual culture as a site of innovation\, negotiation\, and exchange. Rather than treat the French invasion of Algiers in 1830 as a definitive point of rupture\, the colloquium invites contributions that emphasize continuities and transformations in artistic production over time\, cutting across conventional precolonial/colonial/postcolonial divisions. \nA central aim of the colloquium is to rethink dominant narratives of Algerian (and broader Maghribi) modernism. The growing interest in Algerian modern art and architecture often remains limited by national or colonial temporal frameworks. While colonial histories remain central to understanding nineteenth- and twentieth-century Algeria\, recent scholarship reminds us that colonialism alone cannot account for the complexity of North African cultural production. Here\, we will investigate the circulations and exchanges that have shaped artistic practice and visual culture across beylical\, colonial\, post-independence\, and contemporary periods\, while also attending to practices and media that have been marginalized in standard accounts of modernism.\n \nWe encourage papers that propose new ways of writing Algerian art history and visual culture—for example\, moving beyond rupture-based temporal models\, colonial or nationalist canons\, and conventional medium-bound studies. We are especially interested in work that treats circulation (of objects\, materials\, techniques\, or ideas) and networks (institutional or independent\, regional or transnational) as methodological tools for rethinking periodization\, media hierarchies\, and artistic agency. \nThe colloquium is committed to fostering dialogue among graduate students and early-career scholars based in Algeria\, the United States\, and other parts of the MENA region. The event will be held in a hybrid format (in person and via Zoom) to accommodate participants facing visa constraints\, travel funding limitations\, or other access needs. We invite papers addressing a wide range of visual-material practice\, periods\, and methodological approaches that examine questions of exchange\, circulation\, and networks. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to: \n\nTransregional circulation of artists\, artworks\, or materials\nNetworks of artistic education and training (e.g. academies\, workshops\, or organizations)\nThe impact of beylical\, colonial\, and national transitions on visual and material cultures\nAlternative histories of media\, such as painting\, print\, or photography\, and practices such as miniature painting\, calligraphy\, or architecture\nTrans-Saharan\, Maghrib–Mashreq\, Mediterranean\, or Global South exchanges\nAlgeria’s role in Third Worldist\, socialist\, or non-aligned cultural networks and solidarity movements\nNon-French orientalisms and alternative imperial or post-imperial visual regimes\nForms of “popular” art\nDiasporic artistic production\nLocal or alternative archival practices\n\nThe colloquium will take place in English \nSubmission details \nPlease submit an abstract in English of no more than 300 words\, a one-line biographical statement\, and a CV via the submission link by February 27\, 2026. Applicants will be notified within one week of the deadline.\n\nTravel support \nTo support in-person participation\, limited travel reimbursement is available for up to three (3) international presenters traveling from overseas and one (1) domestic presenter. Travel support is contingent on the presenter securing a visa in time to travel (where applicable) and on the availability of funds. Presenters who are unable to attend in person due to visa or travel constraints will be fully accommodated as remote participants via Zoom. To be considered for travel support\, please indicate your need in the submission form.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/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/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260220
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DTSTAMP:20260220T233415Z
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UID:10001823-1771545600-1771631999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, Princeton University\, February 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, May 7-9\, 2026 \nCo-Organized and Co-Hosted by: \n\nKim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University)\nJacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School)\nJacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law)\nand Co-Sponsored by the American Society of Comparative Law\n\nWe invite all interested comparative law scholars to submit a paper for the next annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, which will be hosted by Princeton University held in-person in Princeton\, May 7-9\, 2026. \nAuthors should submit papers through the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/UMrqFxHwGgS5dZX38 \nPapers must be submitted by February 20\, 2026. Authors will be informed of decisions by March 20\, 2026.  \nThe annual workshop is a vibrant forum in which comparative law works in progress are discussed by colleagues in a serious and thorough manner that past participants have found valuable. A “work in progress” is scholarship that has reached a stage that is substantial enough for serious discussion and critique but has not yet appeared in print and (if it has been accepted for publication) can be substantially revised after the workshop.   Appropriate work includes law review articles\, book chapters\, and other similar genres. \nEach author may submit only one work for consideration\, and the work should be no more than 15\,000 words (including notes).   If the work is longer\, the author should indicate which 15\,000-word portion they would like to have read and discussed. \nThe objectives of the workshop are both to discuss the selected works in progress and also to provide an opportunity for comparative lawyers to gather to engage more broadly. We hope that this will foster more dialogue and an increased sense of community in the discipline. \nParticipants in the workshop will include paper authors\, designated commentators\, and scholars from the host institutions and elsewhere. The group will be small enough to gather around a single table and engage in robust discussion. Authors do not present their papers. The papers will be distributed well in advance. \nEach paper will be introduced and discussed by two commentators before opening the discussion to other workshop participants. At the end of the discussion\, the author will have an opportunity to respond and ask questions.  Authors are expected to offer comments on the other works presented at the workshop.   \nThere are no plans to publish a collection of the workshop papers. Paper authors may seek publication wherever they wish. \nThe workshop begins with an evening reception / dinner on Thursday May 7\, continues all day Friday and ends shortly after lunch on Saturday May 9.   Authors are expected to attend the entire workshop. \nThis year’s Workshop is supported by Princeton University and the American Society of Comparative Law.   The sponsors will cover the costs of accommodation and meals in Princeton and travel costs\, of up to $600 per person\, with limited flexibility to provide greater reimbursement for those travelling greater distances.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-comparative-law-work-in-progress-workshop-princeton-university-february-20-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260221
DTSTAMP:20260220T233415Z
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UID:10001817-1771545600-1771631999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Kamel Center Senior Postgraduate Fellowship\, Yale Law School\, February 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization \nYale Law School Kamel Center Senior Postgraduate Fellowship \nThe Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization is a scholarly center at the Yale Law School that focuses on the intellectual and social history of Islam\, Islamic legal and political theory and law in contemporary Muslim societies. The Kamel Center coordinates a diverse program of activities that serve students and scholars at Yale. The Center’s activities include: convening an annual lecture series\, as well as regular research forums and workshops; offering research fellowships for fellows in residence at YLS; hosting distinguished scholars in the field of Islamic law and civilization as visitors in residence; and providing student fellowships in support of research\, travel and training related to Islamic law and civilization. Through its activities\, the Center contributes to the fields of Islamic Law and Islamic Studies both locally and internationally. \nThe Kamel Center at Yale Law School invites applications for the position of Senior Fellow.  \nUnder the supervision of the Kamel Center faculty directors\, the Senior Fellow will be responsible for assisting with the programming and other activities of the Kamel Center; working with current and former visiting and post-graduate fellows; planning events\, including workshops and lectures\, and working with the many colleagues\, organizations\, and interested individuals with whom the Kamel Center collaborates. \nSpecific responsibilities of the Senior Fellow include the following: \n\nCoordinating the Kamel Center’s events\, including a lecture series\, workshops and other colloquia\, as well as other occasional speakers\, panels\, conferences and films as determined by the Kamel Center faculty directors;\nAdvising Yale students about opportunities in the field of Islamic Law and Islamic Studies\, including research projects\, and graduate and post-graduate opportunities;\nWorking together with the Kamel Center’s assigned administrative support staff;\nHelping to oversee public relations (web site\, social media\, press releases) for the Kamel Center;\nRepresenting the Kamel Center within the Law School and University;\nProviding some administrative oversight for Kamel Center operations;\nThe possibility of teaching or co-teaching at Yale Law School and Yale College\, by approval of the appropriate academic faculty; \nSupporting the Kamel Center’s  post-graduate fellowship program by maintaining relationships with fellows during their time at Yale; and\nCarrying out independent scholarship and other relevant research.\n\n  \nCandidates must have the following qualifications \n\nCompleted PhD with a distinguished academic record and deep scholarly engagement with Islamic Law and/or Islamic Studies  (a JD is not required but helpful\, depending on the candidate’s field of research);\nRelevant administrative and organizational experience; and\nRecord of scholarship in areas related to the Kamel Center’s work.\n\nThe Senior Fellow is expected to be in residence in the New Haven area and to begin his or her appointment by August 1\, 2026. The Senior Fellow will receive a salary (commensurate with experience) plus Yale University benefits. Initial appointment is for two years\, renewable for an appropriate term (up to five years) if renewal is agreed upon by the Senior Fellow and the Kamel Center. \nApplication materials should include the following: \n\ncover letter describing the candidate’s qualifications and including a statement of the applicant’s interests in Islamic Law and Civilization\, and particularly area of focus;\ncurriculum vitae;\ngraduate school and\, if applicable\, law school transcript;\nsample of recent scholarly writing; and\nthree letters of recommendation (to be submitted directly by the recommender).\n\nThe application materials and letters of recommendation should be sent to kamel.center@yale.edu no later than February 20\, 2026.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-kamel-center-senior-postgraduate-fellowship-yale-law-school-february-20-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260218
DTSTAMP:20260217T234819Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting\, Boston\, MA\, February 17\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:MESA 2026 Call for Papers\nDeadline to submit is February 17\, 2026 (11:59 AM EST) \nThe 60th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association will be held in person in Boston\, MA\, on November 21-24\, 2026.\nMESA members are invited to propose papers and sessions for the 60th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association on November 21-24\, 2026\, related to MESA’s mission of scholarship and advocacy primarily concerning the region of the Middle East (including Southwest Asia\, the Arab world\, and North Africa) from the seventh century to today\, though not at the exclusion of earlier time periods. Other areas of Africa\, Asia\, Europe\, and the Americas—including diaspora communities—are also included as part of the study of the transnational dimensions of the societies of the Middle East in an interdisciplinary and comparative context. \nQuestions about the call for papers and the proposal submission process are always welcome.\nPlease email meeting@mesana.org. \nCategories of proposals for the 2026 MESA Annual Conference:\nThree categories of proposals may be submitted to the Program Committee for review through myMESA: \n\nPre-organized panels: Four to six papers on a common subject. Paper presentations are typically15-20 minutes long\, and based on a written paper with a title shared with fellow participants in advance. An overall panel description must be submitted by the organizer(s).\nPre-organized roundtables: Five to eight presentations on a common subject. Roundtable interventions are shorter\, typically 5-10 minutes\, and intended to start a discussion with greater audience participation and conversation among the roundtable participants. No pre-written paper is expected to be shared in advance and the roundtable room is not equipped with video presentation options. An overall roundtable description must be submitted by the organizer(s).\nIndividual paper abstracts: One abstract to be placed on a panel by the Program Committee if accepted. Selected individual abstracts will be combined with other similar proposals to create put-together panels.\n\nIn addition\, two limited categories of proposals may be submitted directly to the MESA Secretariat for initial review: \n\nSpecial sessions on urgent issues of relevance to numerous MESA members (this category is very limited)\nProfessional development workshops (limited)\n\nSee here for more information and instructions. \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-middle-east-studies-association-annual-meeting-boston-ma-february-17-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Applications: 2026–2027 PIL Research Fellowship\, February 13\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:PIL Research Fellowship Application\, 2026–2027\nThe Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School is pleased to invite applications for the 2026-2027 PIL Research Fellowship (due: February 13\, 2026). This 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 and the greater Harvard community. The opportunity allows the selected fellow to pursue independent research on Islamic law and history that utilizes the extensive collections of the Harvard Libraries. The PIL Research Fellowship award is a full-time residential fellowship at Harvard Law School (for nine months\, during the academic year). \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 13\, 2026: \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 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 is the required venue for your research (e.g.\, identification of specific Harvard/PIL resources 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 Harvard 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\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 on March 1st.\nDeadline: February 13\, 2026 \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-2026-2027-pil-research-fellowship-february-13-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Panels: Middle East Medievalists at MESA 2026\, February 12\, 2026 @ 8:00pm
DESCRIPTION:The call for papers for MESA 2026 (60th annual meeting\, Nov 21-24\, 2026\, at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza) is now out: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers \nNote that the deadline for submissions is Feb 17 (2026) \nAs in previous MESA meetings\, Middle East Medievalists will sponsor panels in the MESA 2026 meeting. \nWe encourage all medievalists organizing panels to send us abstracts for both individual papers and the panel as a whole (as well as the names of the participants)\, by Thursday February 12th  8pm so that the board may consider them for sponsorship before the MESA deadline (Tuesday\, Feb 17th). \nEmail your materials and/or any questions to Jonathan Brack: Jonathan.brack@northwestern.edu.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-panels-middle-east-medievalists-at-mesa-2026-february-12-2026-800pm/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Graduate Student Virtual Symposium\, University of Alberta\, February 2\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The MEIS Graduate Student Virtual Symposium provides a critical space for graduate scholars (MA and PhD) to explore how power\, knowledge\, and resistance intersect across Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts. \nSubmit your abstracts here. \nSubmission Guidelines \nEligibility: Graduate students (MA or PhD) from any discipline or institution worldwide. \nAbstract Length: 250–300 words. \nInclude: \no Title of paper \no Author’s name\, institutional affiliation\, and program level \no 3–5 keywords \no Short bio (max 100 words) \nPresentation Time: 15 minutes\, followed by discussion. \nImportant Dates \nAbstract Submission Deadline: February 2\, 2026 \nNotification of Acceptance: March 2\, 2026 \nFull Paper Submission (optional for competition): May 31\, 2026 \nSymposium Date: May 15\, 2026 \nParticipants may optionally submit full papers for the Graduate Paper Competition\, supported \nby the ECMC Chair in Islamic Studies: 1st Prize $500 | 2nd Prize $300
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-middle-eastern-and-islamic-studies-meis-graduate-student-virtual-symposium-university-of-alberta-february-2-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis\, Johns Hopkins University\, January 31\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis \nInaugural Humanities of AI Workshop \nJohns Hopkins University\, April 24-26\, 2026 \nAs a creative aspiration\, the Greek notion of mimesis (“imitation”) manifested not only in artistic works imitating reality and philosophical speculations but also in scientific theories and mechanical artifacts. Plato and Aristotle’s nous as a non-bodily principle of intelligibility underwriting cosmic order and thought; Hobbes and LaMettrie’s machine like mind and world; the Jaquet-Droz family’s musical automata; Wolfgang von Kempelen’s chess-playing Turk; Norbert Wiener’s cybernetic analogy between human\, animal\, and machine; Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori’s observation of the revulsion to imperfect verisimilitude (Bukimi no Tani: “uncanny valley”); and Soviet semiotician Yuri Lotman’s culture as collective mind\, exemplify the broad relevance of “imitations” to science\, literature\, and culture. \nDevelopments in artificial intelligence (AI) participate in the legacy of mimesis but also complicate and challenge it. In the course of AI’s research history\, AIs have variously been claimed to represent\, simulate\, assist\, improve upon\, provide a surrogate for\, or replace the functioning of human minds. Concepts such as “optimization\,” “satisficing\,” and “superintelligence” run orthogonal to the classical concept of mimesis. \nAt the same time\, developments in science and society have deeply challenged both mimesis and mindedness as concepts and ideals. Darwinian and embodied cognitive approaches challenge the primacy of abstract reasoning over embodiment; and reflections on human labor’s relation to material (re-)production\, social stratification\, and human experience from Marx\, Wallerstein\, Pasquinelli and others call into question the social “value-added” of material imitations as well asthe veracity of accounts of “intelligent” labor’s nature and origins. Deep divisions in the societal uptake of AI – exemplified in anti-AI activism\, dueling governance regimes\, and popular criticalslang like “AI slop” – exemplify and give opportunity to inform these theoretical challenges.Orientation to these developments requires approaches that scholars in the humanities may beuniquely positioned to provide. We hereby announce a three-day workshop on “Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis” for presentation and discussion of new humanities research engaging with this theme. \nOur aim is to foster a collective critical engagement with AIs in their history\, socioeconomic context\, architecture\, and other dimensions of significance with the assistance of resources from literature\, philosophy\, history\, or other humanities fields. We invite contributions from both early-career (including graduate students) and established academic researchers\, whose work-in-progress projects straddle disciplinary boundaries to illuminate aspects of the diverse mind-machine relations exemplified in AI’s history\, current reality\, and imagined futures. \nSome possible avenues of investigation include: \n• Mimesis and mechanical imitation from antiquity to the transformer \n• Transformer architecture and the hermeneutic circle of understanding \n• Political economy and ideology of digital infrastructures sustaining LLMs \n• New histories and historical perspectives on literary cybernetics and natural language \nprocessing (NLP) \n• Hybridity and joint agency between humans and LLMs \n• Anthropomorphism and human relations with the (in)animate \n• Emotional AI as mimesis or optimization \nIn addition to presented papers\, some time at the conference will be devoted to reflection on “humanities of AI” as a research domain\, including its current state and possible futures\, disciplinary articulation\, conditions of success\, relations with natural and social sciences\, and potential impact on sociotechnical systems involving AI. \nSubmission Instructions \nSubmit a single Word or PDF file to Jiantong Liao (jliao20@jh.edu) by January 31 containing: \n(i) an abstract roughly 300 words; (ii) a short bio including your name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact email; and (iii) up to five key words. Decisions will be communicated within one month of the deadline. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to send up to 3000 words (a short paper or portion of a paper-in-progress) for distribution before the workshop. Questions may be directed to the address above. \nSupporting Institutions \nAlexander Grass Humanities Institute\, Johns Hopkins \nUniversity\n(https://krieger.jhu.edu/humanities-institute/) \nCenter for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS)\, Morgan State \nUniversity\n(https://www.morgan.edu/ceamls) \nOrganizing Committee \nJiantong Liao (Chair) \nPhD Student\, German Program\, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures \njliao20@jh.edu \nKsenia Tatarchenko (Faculty Sponsor) \nFaculty\, Medicine\, Science & Humanities Program\, Johns Hopkins University \nktatarc1@jh.edu \nPhillip Honenberger (Faculty Sponsor) \nAI Ethicist & Researcher\, Center for Equitable AI & ML Systems (CEAMLS)\, Morgan State \nUniversity \njaywilliam.honenberger@morgan.edu
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-humanities-of-ai-workshop-intelligence-and-imitation-mind-mechanism-mimesis-johns-hopkins-university-january-31-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT)\, University of Chicago\, January 31\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2\, 2026.\n \nAbout the Conference. Since its inception four decades ago\, the annual Middle East History and Theory Conference at the University of Chicago has earned a reputation as one of the premier academic gatherings in the field. Capitalizing on its setting at a university with a strong tradition in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies\, MEHAT has established itself as a major forum for emerging scholars across disciplines to share their research with peers\, receive constructive feedback\, and foster fruitful academic relationships. Participants come from North America\, Europe\, and the Middle East\, and have traditionally included researchers at every stage of their careers.\n \nCall for Papers. We are now accepting proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and independent scholars. We invite historians\, linguists\, anthropologists\, literary scholars\, sociologists\, musicologists\, scholars of religion\, and political scientists whose work engages with a broad geography\, including but not limited to\, the Mediterranean\, North and West Africa\, and South and Central Asia\, from Late Antiquity and the advent of Islam to the present.\n \nWe particularly encourage (but do not limit!) submissions related to this year’s overarching theme: “Playing with the Scales: The Local\, Regional\, and Global in Middle Eastern Studies.” Drawing inspiration from economic historian Jan de Vries’s 2019 article “Playing with Scales: The Global and the Micro\, the Nano and the Nano”\, we invite you to problematize the scales of the phenomena\, contexts\, and developments our discipline and research shed light on. How do micro-scale engagements with Middle Eastern agents help us to understand global developments\, like the transformation of law and statehood and the emergence of capitalism? What role do regional configurations\, whether defined in terms of shared ecological\, economic or political contexts\, trade\, religious or intellectual networks\, play in shaping the interaction of individual\, local\, and global scales? How can our work account for these varied layers? The conference theme will also allow us to reflect this critical moment for our discipline amidst challenges that put humanistically informed area studies research at risk.\n \nThe range of topics we hope to examine with this theme include\, but are not limited to: \n●      Theoretical and methodological engagements with scales in Middle Eastern Studies\, i.e. with regard to micro and macrohistory approaches within the discipline\, studies actively problematizing the bridging of broad-scale and granular data sets\, whether qualitative or quantitative \n●      Critical approaches to studying the Middle East as a region\, as well as work situating its actors and locales in alternative geographical realms or disciplinary contexts \n●      The role of individuals\, communities\, and states of the region in shaping global developments as well as the impact of global transformations on the region and its actors\, examples for which may include but are not exhausted by colonialism and imperialism\, capitalism and neoliberalism\, climate change and other ecological alterations\, technological and infrastructural developments\, political movements and global ideologies\, scientific\, literary\, and linguistic exchanges etc. \n●      Meditations on individual and collective agency in the face of local\, regional\, and global transformations \n●      Papers that interrogate the utility of terms and concepts often employed to circumscribe the geographical foci of our field of study\, such as the Middle East\, North Africa\, the Islamicate world\, or the Global South \n●      Explorations of archives\, sources\, and data aiding our understanding of multi-scale phenomena from below \n \nKeynote Speaker. The keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Professor Chris Gratien. Chris Gratien is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Virginia\, where he offers courses on global environmental history and the modern Middle East. His first book\, The Unsettled Plain: An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier (Stanford University Press\, 2022)\, was awarded the Nikki Keddie Book Award by the Middle East Studies Association. He is also co-creator of the Ottoman History Podcast\, which has featured over 500 interviews with scholars of the Ottoman Empire and beyond since 2011.\n \nSubmissions. Please send submissions electronically to mehat2026@gmail.com\, no later than Saturday\, January 31\, 2026. Please include each presenter’s name\, and a brief biographical note including institutional affiliation\, program of study\, or position and attach a 250-word abstract with a tentative title. For pre-arranged panels\, please send a single email with an overall panel description plus individual paper abstracts. The best abstracts will summarize the paper’s topic\, its relationship and contribution to existing scholarship and specific conclusions. If you are unsure about the suitability of your topic\, feel free to email us at the above address. Submissions will be assessed\, and invitations extended by late February 2026. \n \nSelected papers will be grouped into panels of three or four. Participants should be prepared to deliver a maximum twenty-minute presentation and respond to questions from an assigned discussant as well as conference attendees. Written papers must be circulated to the respondent and fellow members of the panel at least two weeks before the conference. \n \nA small amount of travel support may be available for a number of presenters without access to institutional funding. Please indicate if you are interested in being considered in your email.\n \nPlease circulate widely! For questions and accessibility concerns\, please write to mehat2026@gmail.com. Additional information will be published on our website. For reference\, you can have a look at last year’s conference program here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-40th-annual-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-mehat-university-of-chicago-january-31-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’\, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal\, January 30th\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Fusayfsa`\, Smith College’s student-led Middle East Studies Journal\, is currently accepting submissions from undergraduate students to contribute to our fifth edition! We are looking for research papers\, opinion pieces\, book/movie reviews\, poetry\, visual artwork\, or any other forms of media produced by students related to the MENA region! \nSubmit your work via this google form.  \n\nSubmitting to Fusayfsa` is open to any undergraduate level student interested in the MENA region. The deadline for submissions is January 30th. Fusayfsa` is divided into two sections: journal and magazine. There are separate guidelines for each section. \nJournal Submission \nThe journal section will be accepting research papers on any topic related to the MENA region. Papers can be varied in length (maximum 3000)\, following Chicago style for citation\, font 12\, Times New Roman and double spaced. \nMagazine Submission \nThe magazine section will be accepting anything ranging from art (with the permission of the artist\, we may use the art piece as the cover of our journal and/or integrate it into our website)\, op-eds (similar guidelines as for the research papers\, but with a maximum word limit of 1500 words)\, book reviews\, poetry\, multimedia etc. (any sort of creative work related to the MENA region is acceptable!) \nPlease email fusayfsa@smith.edu with questions!
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-fusayfsa-the-smith-college-student-led-middle-east-studies-journal-january-30th-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship\, Northwestern University\, January 26\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Keyman Program offers postdoctoral fellowships as well as visiting professor and visiting scholar programs. \nCall for Applications \nNorthwestern University\, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs\nKeyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship \n\nThe Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey and its diasporas in a global or a comparative perspective. Scholars in all branches of the Social Sciences and Humanities may apply. We welcome and encourage applications from early career scholars whose work focuses on nondominant and underrepresented groups including religious\, ethnic\, and LBGTQ minorities and otherwise marginalized groups. The Keyman Fellow will be associated with the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the academic department in their discipline. \nThe term of the fellowship will run from September 1\, 2026\, to June 30\, 2028. The second year of the fellowship is subject to review of the fellow’s first-year performance by the University Office of Research and the fellow’s home department. Fellows are expected to teach one course\, preferably during the Fall quarter of their second year with approval from the Dean’s office. \nThe fellow is expected to be in residence in Evanston for the duration of their appointment and be an active member of the university’s intellectual community. They will devote their time to research and writing and participating in academic events at Northwestern Buffett and their home department. During the spring term of their first year\, they will present their work in a format they choose in consultation with their home department. They may choose to deliver another talk during the second year of their residence. They will write a report detailing the progress and achievements of their project a month prior to the conclusion of their appointment. \nThis is a full-time\, benefits-eligible position. The salary will be $63\,000 for the academic year. The Keyman Program will offer up to $1\,500 in moving costs. The fellow may also apply for reimbursement up to $2\,000 per year for research-related activities such as presenting a paper at a conference or the purchase of books. The fellow will be responsible for finding and paying for housing in Evanston. They will be provided office space at the Buffett Institute and have full access to the University’s library and computing resources. \nEligibility:\nApplicants must have submitted all requirements for their doctoral degree by March 31\, 2026\, and have a June 2026 graduation date at the latest. Candidates who received their Ph.D. before September 2022 are not eligible to apply. They may not hold another scholarship\, visiting or employment position during their fellowship. The fellowship cannot be deferred. \nApplication:\nThe Deadline for applications is January 26\, 2026. Review will begin immediately. Candidates are invited to contact turkishstudies@northwestern.edu with any questions or concerns. To apply\, please submit the following documents to our application portal:  \n\nCover Letter (maximum 600 words) with title and summary of proposed project.\nCurriculum vitae with a list of publications.\nResearch proposal (maximum 2000 words) including a detailed description of the project\, goals\, timetable\, bibliography\, and how much of the work has already been done.\nOne writing sample equivalent to a single journal article\, book chapter\, or dissertation chapter. The writing sample may be published or unpublished.\nA sample syllabus for an undergraduate course you would teach. Please include a course description in addition to a reading schedule.\nGraduate Transcript: A transcript from your doctoral degree-granting institution. If your doctoral program did not include formal graded classes\, submit a statement to that effect instead.\nNames of two referees and their email addresses\n\nWith the exception of official transcripts\, all documents must be in English.\n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-keyman-modern-turkish-studies-postdoctoral-fellowship-northwestern-university-january-26-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program\, American Society of Comparative Law\, January 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for its 2026 Sponsored Event Program. The Program will provide a $3\,000 grant to a U.S.-based Member School in support of comparative law programming during the spring or summer of 2026. The grant is intended to support a high-quality comparative law event at the selected Member School. Qualifying events can be on any topic relevant to comparative law as an intellectual discipline. They can also be in any format\, including a conference\, a workshop\, a law review symposium or panel\, or a keynote lecture by a prominent comparatist. The selected Member School is expected to list the ASCL as a co-sponsor on all program advertising and marketing\, and to provide the ASCL with a short post-event blog post for potential publication on the ASCL website. \nWe regret that tax and administrative issues mean that this funding opportunity is only available to U.S.-based Member Schools. \nMember Schools that wish to apply for Sponsored Event Program funding should send a short (roughly 250-word) proposal to the ASCL’s Program Committee Chair\, Professor Jason Yackee (jyackee@wisc.edu)\, no later than January 20\, 2026.Member Schools should submit no more than one proposal per school. Final decisions will be communicated by February 1\, 2026. \nProposals should adequately describe the proposed event (i.e. topic\, format\, proposed speakers\, audience\, timing\, chief organizer/sponsor) and provide a brief indication of how ASCL funding will help to contribute to the program’s success. Given the timing of this Call and our interest in funding programming that will take place during the spring or summer of 2026\, we are—in extraordinary cases—willing to consider funding qualifying events that Member Schools have already planned and scheduled. In that case\, we hope that ASCL funding will allow the Member School to improve the quality or scope of the planned event. \nThank you for your interest in this funding opportunity\, and for your support of the Society.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-proposals-2026-sponsored-event-program-american-society-of-comparative-law-january-20-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures\, Library of Congress\, January 9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nPraying in a Machine World: Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures – Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship \nApply here \nThe African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) of the Library of Congress invites applications for short-term fellowships on the theme of religious culture and technology\, defined in its broadest sense from stone tools to AI. Projects must relate primarily to the Library’s African\, Middle Eastern\, Hebraic and Central Asian Collections. \nDeadline : before Midnight (EST) on January 9\, 2026.  \nWho should apply: Emerging Scholar applicants can be up to seven years beyond their doctoral or equivalent degree. Senior Scholar applicants must have held a doctoral or equivalent degree for at least seven years and have a strong record of publication.  \nEligibility: Fellowships will be offered to Applicants who are not U.S. residents but who otherwise meet the above academic qualifications may also apply and be considered for a fellowship\, contingent upon the applicant’s visa eligibility (refer to the fellowship link for more information) \nAward amounts: Senior scholars are eligible for a stipend of $4\,000 for a minimum residency of two weeks. Emerging postdoctoral scholars are eligible for a stipend of $7\,000 for a minimum residency of one month. \nDuration: There is no limitation regarding the time period covered. All appointments must start between June and December 2026\, with a preference for summer 2026.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-lilly-scholar-in-residence-short-term-fellowship-for-technology-african-and-middle-eastern-religious-cultures-library-of-congress-january-9-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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