October 2024

Discussion: Comparison and Scalar Reading: Niqula al-Haddad’s Translation of Ignatious Donnelly’s Caesar’s Column, a Tale of the 20th Century, Europe in the Middle East, October 30, 2024

October 30 @ 11:00 - 12:30

EUME Berliner Seminar Wed 30 Oct 2024 | 17:00–18:30 (11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET) Comparison and Scalar Reading: Niqula al-Haddad’s Translation of Ignatious Donnelly’s Caesar’s Column, a Tale of the 20th Century Samah Selim (Rutgers University / EUME), Chair: Georges Khalil (EUME / Forum Transregionale Studien) Forum Transregionale Studien, Wallotstr. 14, 14193 Berlin

Panel: Islamophobia & the Law, University of Cincinnati, October 30, 2024 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm

October 30 @ 12:00 - 13:00

From the organizers: Dean Haider Ala Hamoudi, along with a panel of attorneys, will discuss the challenge of Islamophobia and how it manifests within the legal profession. This event, “Islamophobia & the Law”, will be held 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Bricker Graydon Law Offices (312 Walnut St., Ste. 1800). The panel discussion will …

Call for Proposals: Elements Series on Law and Religion, The Center for the Study of Law and Religion, October 31, 2024

October 31

From the organizers: The Center for the Study of Law and Religion is accepting book proposals for a new “Elements Series on Law and Religion” currently under discussion with Cambridge University …

November 2024

The Weatherhead Scholars Program: Visiting Scholars & Postdoctoral Fellows, November 1, 2024

November 1

From the Weatherhead Center: Visiting Scholars The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepts six to ten visiting faculty members each academic year through the Weatherhead Scholars Program. Visiting faculty must …

Scholarship: Rare Book School Scholarships, November 1, 2024

November 1

The Rare Book School is awarding a number of scholarships. “There are several types of scholarships awarded by RBS each fall, all of which are conducted through a single application …

Fellowship: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography Junior Fellows Program, Rare Book School, November 1, 2024

November 1

“Each year, ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) through an open application process. After completing two years in good standing as Junior Fellows, participants will have the option to become Senior Fellows.” For more details on this year’s application logistics and eligibility requirements, …

Talk: “Matriarchal Islam: Gendering Sharia in the Early Modern Indian Ocean” with Mahmood Kooria, Harvard University, November 4, 2024 @ 6:00 – 7:30pm

November 4 @ 18:00 - 19:30

Location: S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA Sponsors: Southeast Asia Initiative, Harvard Asia Center Mahmood Kooria, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, UK “Millions of Muslims from Mozambique to Indonesia historically followed a social system in which women held significant influence over family, community, and broader cultural traditions. Beginning in the …

EUME Berliner Seminar: “Conflicting Legacies of the 1858 Ottoman Land Law: A View from Palestine” by Munir Fakher Eldin, November 6, 2024, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

November 6 @ 11:00 - 12:00

Conflicting Legacies of the 1858 Ottoman Land Law: A View from Palestine Munir Fakher Eldin (Birzeit University / EUME Fellow 2009/10 and 2024/25), Chair: Nazan Maksudyan (Centre Marc Bloch / EUME Fellow 2009/10) Forum Transregionale Studien, Wallotstr. 14, 14193 Berlin Further information will follow soon. Pleaser register in advance via eume(at)trafo-berlin.de. Depending on approval by the …

Workshop: “Sites of Encounter in the Muslim World: Cairo & Delhi,” UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, November 7, 2024

November 7

“When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 / 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM (Pacific Time) This program, organized by UCLA History-Geography Project, and co-sponsored by the UCLA Islamic Studies Program and the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, will help educators in applying the California History-Social Science Framework approach to 7th grade world history, centering Cairo and …

Symposium: Recent Developments in Family Law in the MENA Region, Dutch Association for the Study of Islamic Law and Law of the Middle East, November 7, 2024

November 7

On 7 November, RIMO, the Dutch Association for the Study of Islamic Law and Law of the Middle East will host an online symposium on Recent Developments in Family Law in the MENA Region, with a focus on Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria. Program: 1:00 PM – Welcome by chair Prof. Susan Rutten 1:10 PM – …