Workshop: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, June 8–9, 2026

From the organizers: 2026 LAW AND HUMANITIES WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR SCHOLARS Georgetown University Law Center, Stanford Law School, UCLA School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Southern California Center for Law, History, and Culture invite submissions for the 24th meeting of the Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars, to be

Call for Papers: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900), University of Leiden, June 20, 2026

From the Organizers: Call for Papers: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900) University of Leiden, 13th-15th January 2027 This 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

Conference: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900), University of Leiden, January 13–15, 2027

From the Organizers: The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900) University of Leiden, 13th-15th January 2027 This 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).

Award: Gwenn Okruhlik Dissertation Award, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026

From the organizers: The 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

Award: Graduate Paper Prize, Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, July 15, 2026

From the organizers: The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) invites the submission of unpublished graduate student research papers for AGAPS’ 2026 Graduate Paper Prize competition.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