April 2025

Middle East Beyond Borders: Ian VanderMeulen (Brandeis University) “Microphonic Audition: Vocal Inscription and Technologized Listening in Qur’anic Recording” with Laura Thompson (Harvard University) responding @ 6:15-7:30 PM

April 24, 2025 @ 00:00

The Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle East” as an object of inquiry must fundamentally engage notions of boundaries, mobility, and transformation. Our goal is to …

Symposium: 12th Annual Graduate Symposium, hosted by the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Student Council (MIISSC), Montreal, April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

This year’s theme, “Gender, Knowledge, and Borders”, seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and invites bold, innovative inquiries into how these elements intersect across diverse contexts. We encourage graduate students from …

Lecture: Calligraphy, Meet Street Art, Ubaydallah Ahmad and Ismael Muhammad Nieves, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, April 27, 2025 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM

April 27, 2025 @ 14:00 - 15:00

From the Boston MFA: “Ubaydallah Ahmad and Ismael Muhammad Nieves might seem like very different artists. Muhammad is rooted in street art and imbeds narratives in his works that echoes graffiti’s love of letters. Ahmed was trained in Arabic-script calligraphy, including some of the earliest Arabic scripts found in Qurʾan manuscripts. But both artists are …

Call for Papers: Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Royal Holloway University of London, April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

Call for Papers – Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence School of Law and Social Science, Royal Holloway, University of London Date: 30 April 2025 Location: Royal Holloway, University of London About the Symposium The Symposium aims to explore the transformative impact of AI-powered tools on legal education. As legal …

Call for Managing Editor: Program in Islamic Law, 2025-2026

April 30, 2025

Managing Editor, Program in Islamic Law The Program in Islamic Law (PIL) is seeking a Managing Editor to begin as early as June 2025 for a one-year term. The Managing Editor will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the various publications-related operations at PIL, including its Islamic Law Blog, The Journal of Islamic Law (and …

May 2025

Grant: MESA Global Academy 2025 – 2026 Application, May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

From MESA: The MESA Global Academy offers scholars of the Middle East from the MENA region who are currently displaced the chance to join the strongest network of Middle East Studies scholars in North America, with professional development opportunities and a research grant. Eligibility criteria for the fellowships are: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent …

Workshop: Parchment, Paper, Inks, and Gold, The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program and Harvard Art Museums, May 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

May 1, 2025

A Workshop on Parchment, Paper, Inks, and Gold Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 10am-2pm | Art Study Center, Harvard Art Museums Penley Knipe, Philip and Lynn Straus Senior Conservator of Works of Art on Paper and Head of Paper Lab, Harvard Art Museums David Roxburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History, Harvard University …

Prize: Middle East Medievalists (MEM) Book Prize, May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

From the organizers: Dear MEM members, The Board of Directors of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to request submissions for its biennial prize for best book on the medieval Middle East (ca. 500-1500 CE). The prize will be awarded at the 2025 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association. Below is a list of criteria for the upcoming competition: …

Workshop: Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, May 1-3, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: February 5, 2025)

May 1, 2025 - May 3, 2025

Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop May 1-3, 2025 Announcement and Call for Papers Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by Jacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) Jacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Law School), and And co-sponsored by The American Society of Comparative Law Hosting institution this year: University of Illinois …

Call for Papers: 39th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, May 2-3, 2025 (Deadline: January 31, 2025)

May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025

From the organizers: We are excited to announce that the 39th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) will take place at The University of Chicago on May 2-3, 2025. Call for Papers. We are now accepting proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and independent scholars. We invite historians, …