Mesa Book Awards: Including Two New Awards

The MESA Board of Directors has approved the creation of two new book awards honoring the pioneering efforts of two women. The inaugural awards will be presented at the 52nd MESA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The Nikki Keddie Book Award was established to recognize an outstanding contribution on religion, revolution, and history/society. The

MESA 2019 Book Awards

Nominations for the Albert Hourani Book Award, the Nikki Keddie Book Award, and the Fatima Mernissi Book Award are made simultaneously. Nominations can be made by either the publisher or the author. Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The Albert

Call for Applications: “Istanbul Research Institute Grants,” Istanbul Research Institute

Call for Applications: Istanbul Research Institute Grants | Deadline: May 11, 2020 Istanbul Research Institute offers four types of grants for researchers working on projects related to its departments of Byzantine, Ottoman, Atatürk and Republican-Era studies, and its “Istanbul and Music” Research Program. 1 Post-Doctoral Research and Writing Grant (TRY40.000): In order to support work for preparing publications from