BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Program in Islamic Law - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Program in Islamic Law X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Program in Islamic Law REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250701 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250520T141336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T003620Z UID:10001767-1751241600-1751327999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series\, American Society for Legal History\, June 30\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series \nSponsored by the American Society for Legal History \nDeadline for Applications: June 30\, 2025 \n\nThe ASLH “Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series” is intended to foster conversation and connection beyond the Annual Meeting about exciting new work in the field of legal history or likely to be of interest to legal historians. The series is hosted by the ASLH Committee on Digital Programming. Series Events will be 1 hour\, 6-7 pm (Central) Wednesday evenings on Zoom. \nEvent Structure: Each event opens with a brief introduction of the work by the author\, followed by conversation between the author and an interlocutor of their choice\, and closing with conversation with the audience. In panels featuring more than 1 book or article\, we expect the authors to serve as interlocutors for each other. There is no expectation that audience members have read the featured work; the format is structured with this in mind. \nEligibility: Books\, Articles\, or Digital Legal Histories published January 2024-December 2025 \nWe encourage scholars at all career stages\, both within and outside the U. S.\, and working in all geographic and chronological fields to apply. We welcome applications for events featuring two books or articles in conversation\, and events coordinated with another professional society. ASLH membership is encouraged\, but not required to present. Books featured on a panel at the Annual Meeting are not eligible. \nApplications: (max. 1 page; 12 pt font) \n\nBook/Article/DLH Author\, Title\, Publisher (for articles: Journal title; for DLH: url) and Publication date\nBook/Article/DLH Abstract (1 paragraph)\nAuthor Bio (1 paragraph)(including email & ASLH membership status)\nInterlocutor Bio (1 paragraph)(including email & ASLH membership status)\n\nFAQ: \n\nDoes the same 1-page limit apply to applications for more than 1 book or multiple articles? Yes. We are especially interested in hearing how featuring the works together would make for an interesting conversation.\nDo I have to find my own interlocutor? Yes. Only complete submissions\, including those with an interlocutor\, will be considered.\n\nPlease direct Questions & Submissions to: Naama Maor\, nmaor@tauex.tau.ac.il \nApplication Deadline: June 30\, 2024 URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/making-connections-new-works-in-legal-history-series-american-society-for-legal-history-june-30-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250527T205022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T232052Z UID:10001769-1750982400-1751068799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Wallace Johnson First Book Program\, June 27\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nWALLACE JOHNSON FIRST BOOK PROGRAM \nCRITERIA \nScholars working toward the publication of first books in legal history. \nAMOUNT \nFellowship funding for travel and accommodation. \nDEADLINE \nJune 27\, 2025 \nThe biennial Wallace Johnson Program for First Book Authors provides advice and support to scholars working toward the publication of first books in legal history\, broadly defined. In conversation with peers and with the advice of senior scholars\, participants develop and revise book proposals and sample chapters\, as well as meeting with guest editors to learn about approaching and working with publishers. \nThe Johnson Program is open to early career\, pre-tenure scholars\, publishing in English\, who have completed PhDs\, JDs\, or equivalent degrees. Scholars with expertise in all chronological periods and geographical fields are encouraged to apply\, as are applicants who may not (yet) identify as legal historians. The Program provides substantial travel and accommodation funding to support attendance at Program meetings. \nAdmission to the Wallace Johnson program is biennial. The next cohort will be selected in summer 2025\, and the call for applications for the program can be found below. \nThe program includes the following elements: \n\nFall 2025 (November 13\, 2025): in-person\, one-day\, pre-conference workshop at the ASLH Annual Meeting (Detroit\, MI)\, introduction to book publishing and proposal writing;\nSpring 2026 (date TBD): remote meeting\, feedback from program leader and peers on draft book proposal;\nSummer 2026 (date TBD): in-person\, two-day workshop on draft chapters at the American Bar Foundation (Chicago\, IL); and\nFall 2026 (date TBD): in-person\, half-day\, pre-conference workshop at the ASLH Annual Meeting (Location TBD).\n\nThe 2025-26 Johnson Program will be led by Professor Christopher Schmidt\, with the participation of other senior legal historians. \nUp to 5 Fellows will be selected. Fellows must commit to participation in all elements of the program. Each will receive substantial funding for travel and accommodation related to the program\, with a small supplement to participants who do not have institutional support for travel and research. \nThe application deadline is June 27\, 2025. Applicants should submit items 1-3 as a single pdf document\, Times New Roman\, 12-point font\, with your full name in a header on each page. All materials should be submitted to Sam Erman (samerman@umich.edu) by June 27\, 2025. \n\nApplicant Information Sheet (in lieu of cover letter).\n\n\nPersonal Information: first name; last name;\nCurrent mailing address;\nphone;\nemail address;\ncurrent institution;\ncurrent position;\ninstitutional affiliation for 2025-26.\nEducation: month and year of graduate degree\, institution\, and field: Ph.D.; J.D.; other.\nFunding: If selected for the Wallace Johnson program\, would you have access to university or other institutional funds to help cover the costs of attending the program? Yes\, No\, Don’t Know. (We are committed to enabling fellows from a range of institutional positions to participate in the program. Your answer here will have no effect on your candidacy\, but will enable us to provide small supplements to participants without institutional support.)\nComments or relevant details.\n\n\nAbridged Curriculum Vitae (limited to 2 pages).\nProject Description (single spaced; not exceeding 1\,000 words)organized with the following sections and addressing these questions. (We are looking for candid self-reflection. You should think of this document as the first step in the revision\, rethinking process.)\n\n\nAuthor Bio. Tell us about yourself\, including your position and commitments for the fellowship year (remember\, we’ll have your cv).\nDissertation (or other substantial piece of writing). Title? What was your dissertation (or other writing) about? What was its argument? What was its arc? What were its original contributions?\nWorking title for book? What changes are you imagining for the book in terms of conceptualization\, structure\, narrative\, or arc? Are you planning additional research and/or new chapters? How are you imagining the book’s audience? What stage are you at in your work on the book?\n\n\nTwo letters of recommendation submitted separately. Please ask two scholars who know your work well to write a letter of recommendation. We recommend that at least one letter come from a faculty member who was a major advisor of the dissertation (or other writing). Letters should be sent by email directly to Sam Erman (samerman@umich.edu) and received no later than June 27\, 2025. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/wallace-johnson-first-book-program-june-27-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250626 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250612T013447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T234756Z UID:10001772-1750809600-1750895999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Symposium: Digital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium\, Coventry University\, June 25\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDear friends and colleagues\, \nWe hope you can join us for this important upcoming symposium organised by the Digital British Islam research team. Please register as soon as possible as places are very limited. The details are as follows: \nDigital Methodologies for the Study of Religion Symposium \nWednesday 25th June \nCoventry University \n9.30am-4.15pm \nThis knowledge exchange symposium is part of the ESRC-funded Digital British Islam research project. Hosted by Coventry University\, it will bring together scholars to critically engage with the uses\, challenges\, and future directions of digital methodologies for the study of religion. The draft programme for the symposium is available on here:https://digitalbritishislam.com/draft-symposium-programme/ \nRegistration is free and includes access to all conference sessions\, lunch\, refreshments\, and networking opportunities. Please note\, we are not able to cover travel expenses on this occasion. \nPlease register on this link as soon as possible: https://digitalbritishislam.com/symposium-registration/ \nPlaces are very limited and registration will closed once full or on Wednesday 18th June. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/symposium-digital-methodologies-for-the-study-of-religion-symposium-coventry-university-june-25-2025/ CATEGORIES:digital humanities,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250328T000748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T234753Z UID:10001755-1750723200-1750982399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Conference: The Middle Ages in the Modern World\, London Strand Campus\, King’s College London\, June 24-26\, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 13\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nTHE MIDDLE AGES IN THE MODERN WORLD (MAMO): A multidisciplinary conference on medievalism in the post-Middle Ages Fifth Conference\, London\, 24–26 June 2025 Special strand: London Chaucer Conference 2025: Reception CALL FOR PAPERS The Middle Ages in the Modern World is a revived conference about the ways in which the Middle Ages have been received\, imagined\, invoked\, relived\, used\, abused\, and refashioned in the modern and contemporary worlds. Proposals are invited for papers\, panels\, linked panels\, readings and events for the 5th MAMO conference. Creative and scholarly work from any discipline on any aspect of medievalism is welcome\, but we are particularly interested in addressing: • Inclusivity and exclusivity; the struggle to claim the medieval; medievalist activism • Relationships between the medievalisms of scholarship\, creative work\, heritage and cultural industries • Performance and re-enactment of the medieval • Continuities: living and working with medieval buildings and institutions • Local\, national and global medievalisms; medievalisms of London • The history and current state of medievalism studies • Chaucer reception in all forms from the manuscripts to the present day Please send any proposals or queries to themamoconference@gmail.com by 13 January 2025. If you are submitting proposals for single or linked panels\, please consider diversity when selecting participants. The conference will take place in King’s College London Strand Campus. \nFor further details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-the-middle-ages-in-the-modern-world-london-strand-campus-kings-college-london-june-24-26-2025-call-for-papers-deadline-january-13-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250621 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250322T000513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T234755Z UID:10001753-1750377600-1750463999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:IISMM Seminar Series: “Waqfs\, women and circles of power\,” IISMM\, France (remote option)\, June 20\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:June 20\, 2025   \nChair: Randi Deguilhem \, CNRS\, TELEMMe-MMSH\, Aix-Marseille U.\, France\n“  Waqfs\, women and circles of power  ” \nAna Maria Carballeira Debasa \, Escuela de Estudios Árabes (EEA)\, CSIC\, Granada\, Spain: “  Habous in the circles of power in al-Andalus  ” \nNozhat Ahmadi \, University of Isfahan\, Iran\, “  Waqfs of the Women of the Safavid Court  ” \nMohammadreza Neyestani \, TELEMMe-MMSH\, Aix-Marseille University\, Aix-en-Provence\, France\, “  Structure of the waqf under the Safavids in Iran  ” \nFore more details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/iismm-seminar-series-waqfs-women-and-circles-of-power-iismm-france-remote-option-june-20-2025/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250619 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250320T002049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T234753Z UID:10001752-1750118400-1750291199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Conference: Law\, Culture\, and Humanities 27th Annual Conference\, Georgetown University\, June 17-18\, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: January 31\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: Law\, Culture\, and Humanities 27th Annual Conference\, Georgetown University\, June 17-18\, 2025 \nSpeech Matters \nWe live in a golden or an iron age\, depending on one’s point of view\, for laws regulating speech. The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the world to reckon with floods of dis- and misinformation. The global rise of the far right has brought with it a need for new legal tools to combat threats\, harassment\, and hate speech. And in the United States\, state and local governments have attempted to suppress speech by or about unpopular subjects through means ranging from book bans to felony prosecutions. For this year’s Law\, Culture\, and Humanities Annual Conference\, we invite papers on how the law conceptualizes\, regulates\, commodifies\, or instrumentalizes speech (broadly defined not just as language but as expressive activity). In particular\, we welcome papers that use humanistic tools for making sense of speech and expression—concepts from rhetoric\, narrative theory\, aesthetics\, genre studies\, and more—to tackle new or persistent legal puzzles. \nSubmission Guidelines \nWe encourage the submission of fully constituted panels\, as well as panels that reimagine or experiment with models for academic presentation\, such as roundtables\, author meet reader sessions (which may include multiple books and their authors in conversation)\, collaborative presentations\, multi-panel streams\, etc. Individual proposals should include a title and an abstract of no more than 250 words. Please note that online presenters should organize a full panel (we will not be accepting individual papers for online presentations this year) and that\, though we traditionally accept most papers\, we may need to limit the number of online panels we accept\, depending on demand. Panels\, whether virtual or in-person\, should include three papers (or\, exceptionally\, four papers). Please specify a title and designate a chair for your panel. The panel chair may also be a panel presenter. It is not necessary to write an abstract or proposal for the panel itself. To indicate your pre-constituted panel\, roundtable\, or stream\, please ensure that individual registrants provide the name of the panel and the chair in their individual submissions on the registration site. All panel\, roundtable\, or stream participants must make an individual submission on the registration site. When submitting a proposal\, we also ask that registrants identify two keywords to help us align sessions with each other. \nMode \nThe twenty-seventh annual conference will emphasize the LCH tradition of in-person conversation. While we encourage participants to join us in Washington\, D.C.\, we recognize that in-person attendance may be prohibitive for some. To that end\, we will also accept the submission of virtual panels. Since we will not be providing technical support for virtual participants\, panel chairs will be responsible for providing Zoom links that will be listed in the program. All plenary sessions will be available streaming online as well as in person. \nHow to Submit? \nSubmissions may be made through the website the link of which is given below.  Creating a Panel: Contact Our Graduate Coordinators Early. While participants may submit individual paper proposals that the Program Committee will later combine into full panels\, we strongly encourage applicants to create full panels prior to submission. Pre-formed panels may cohere better\, and allow collaborators to craft focused scholarly exchanges. Panels comprising a diversity of institutions\, academic ranks\, disciplines\, and identities are often the most rewarding. If you would like support in finding others who might be interested in forming a panel\, please contact our Graduate Coordinators\, Aditya Banerjee (adityabanerjee@g.harvard.edu) and Jack Quirk (john_quirk@brown.edu) with “LCH panel” in the subject line. The Graduate Coordinators will act as intermediaries\, and may be able to put you in contact with others working on related topics. We especially encourage graduate students and those new to LCH to consider reaching out to the Graduate Coordinators if they’re struggling to identify potential co-panelists. Please contact them well before the submission deadline\, to allow time for follow-up. \nSubmission Deadline \n\nSubmission Deadline: January 31\, 2025\nDates of Conference: June 17-18\, 2025\n\nContact Information \nPlease email lch@lawculturehumanities.com with any queries. \nClick here to submit a proposal. \nClick here to view the official conference website. \nLaw\, Culture\, and Humanities Graduate Student Workshop\, Georgetown University\, June 16\, 2025 \nThe annual Association for the Study of Law\, Culture\, and the Humanities Graduate Student Workshop will be held on Monday\, June 16\, 2025 (the day before the annual meeting begins). \nThe workshop is designed for graduate students who are undertaking research that cuts across law\, cultural studies\, literature\, philosophy\, legal studies\, anthropology\, political science\, and history\, among others. The workshop is designed to afford graduate students the opportunity to experience the LCH community in a smaller venue with more sustained contact with one another and some faculty. The workshop also provides graduate students with an opportunity to discuss their research projects in a small group setting in anticipation of such things as job talks and publication. \nApplications to the workshop should consist of a current curriculum vitae (2-3 page maximum)\, an abstract of a current project not exceeding 700 words that explicitly addresses how it relates to law\, culture and the humanities\, as well as a short (5 page maximum) text relating to that project. This “text” could be a case\, literary work\, a time-line\, a photo\, a sound or video file\, or some other relevant text. The text you choose should be something that helps you reflect on the subject of your work and your methods of analysis. Please use your judgment and best guess in deciding how audio\, visual\, or audio-visual materials “translate” into pages of text. \nWhile it is possible to participate in both the workshop and the LCH annual conference\, the two events are separate and require separate applications. Should workshop participants wish to present at the conference as well\, they will need to submit a proposal here (in addition to their workshop application). Should workshop participants wish to attend the conference but not present a paper\, they will need to register (once registration for the conference becomes available). \nApplicants whose workshop proposals are accepted will receive some support towards an extra night’s accommodation from LCH as well as some support (varying\, depending on distance traveled) towards the cost of transportation to the conference site. While those who participated in a previous workshop may re-apply and participate again\, should space and/or funds be limited\, we will prioritize new participants. Please email your applications to lch@lawculturehumanities.com by January 31\, 2025. \nClick here to view the official workshop website. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-law-culture-and-humanities-27th-annual-conference-georgetown-university-june-17-18-2025-call-for-papers-deadline-january-31-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250329T003446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T232131Z UID:10001758-1749945600-1751068799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:2025 Hurst Summer Institute: Legal History\, University of Wisconsin Law School\, June 15-27\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe American Society for Legal History (ASLH) and the Institute for Legal Studies at the University of Wisconsin Law School are pleased to invite applications for the 13th biennial Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History. The two-week program features presentations by guest scholars\, discussions of core readings in legal history and analysis of the work of the participants in the Institute. The Hurst Institute is not primarily intended to provide time to write or work on a research project\, but instead to present your work and discuss the craft of writing legal history. \nFor application and summer program details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/2025-hurst-summer-institute-legal-history-university-of-wisconsin-law-school-june-15-27-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,courses,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250614 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250424T150744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T233535Z UID:10001763-1749772800-1749859199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Prize: Phanor J. Eder Prize in Comparative Law\, Younger Comparativists Committee\, June 13\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Phanor J. Eder Prize in Comparative Law \nThe YCC will award the Phanor J. Eder Prize for the best paper submitted by a J.D.\, B.A.\, LL.B.\, or other student who has not yet completed their first law degree as of May 31\, 2025. The author(s) of the winning paper will receive a modest stipend to help defray the costs of attending the conference and presenting the paper there. \nThose wishing to participate for this prize should also submit their paper by June 13\, 2025 via an e-mail to ycc@ascl.org with the subject line: “Submission for Phanor J. Eder Prize”. The email should state each author’s name and law school contact information\, the title of the paper\, and a certification that each author satisfies the eligibility criteria set out above. The paper should be attached to this email in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Papers must be no more than 15\,000 words (excluding footnotes). Submissions should reflect original research that will not yet have been published by the time of the conference\, although it may have been accepted for publication. Applicants to the prize do not have to apply to the 2025 YCC conference to be considered. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-phanor-j-eder-prize-in-comparative-law-younger-comparativists-committee-june-13-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250608 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250309T000656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T232056Z UID:10001742-1749168000-1749340799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: “Towards a Global Ecological-Economic Legal Framework\,” ESIL IG\, Paris\, June 6-7\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDear Colleagues\, \nI am pleased to share the Call for Papers for an European Society of International Law (ESIL)-supported event titled “Towards a Global Ecological-Economic Legal Framework\,” organized in collaboration among three interest groups: the ESIL IG on European and International Rule of Law\, the ESIL IG on International Environmental Law\, and the ESIL IG on International Economic Law. The event will take place at École Normale Supérieure – Paris Sciences et Lettres (ENS-PSL) on 6-7 June 2025. \nThe Call for Papers is open until 28 February 2025\, and you can find further details here. \nWe look forward to receiving your abstracts and to meeting you in Paris in June 2025. \nFor more details\, please see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-towards-a-global-ecological-economic-legal-framework-esil-ig-paris-june-6-7-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250603 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250520T141335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T232219Z UID:10001766-1748822400-1748908799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Arabic Intensive Program: SABLA 2025 Summer Arabic Intensive Program\, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center\, Washington\, D.C.\, June 16 – July 17\, 2025 (Deadline June 2\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDear Staff and Students\,\nWe are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the SABLA 2025 Summer Arabic Intensive Program\, hosted by the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) in Washington\, D.C. \nAbout the Program: \nSABLA is a five-week intensive Arabic language and cultural immersion program designed for current undergraduate and graduate students\, as well as recent graduates. The program offers courses at three proficiency levels: Mid Beginner\, Mid Intermediate\, and Mid Advanced\, focusing on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Classes are conducted by experienced instructors using a proficiency-based approach that emphasizes listening\, speaking\, reading\, writing\, and grammar skills. \nProgram Details: \n*   Dates: June 16 – July 17\, 2025\n*   Schedule: Monday to Thursday\, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\n*   Location: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center\, Washington\, D.C.\n*   Eligibility:\n*   Current college or university students and recent graduates will be considered\n*   Participants must be 19 years of age and up.\n*   Scholarship Coverage: Tuition and instructional materials\n*   Note: Participants are responsible for airfare to D.C.\, accommodation\, meals\, excursions\, and other personal expenses. SQCC does not provide housing; students must arrange their own accommodation.\nApplication Requirements:\n*   Completed online application form\n*   Resume\n*   Two essays:\n*   English essay (300–500 words) discussing how participation in SABLA will help achieve your future goals and how you plan to incorporate Arabic language study into your academic or career plans\n*   Arabic essay (approximately 175 words) introducing yourself to the program staff\, including your personal and professional interests and goals\n*   Two letters of recommendation\, including one from an Arabic instructor\n*   Unofficial transcripts \nCultural Enrichment: \nBeyond classroom instruction\, SABLA offers integrated cultural activities\, including: \n*   Weekly lectures on Arab history\, society\, and culture with a focus on Oman\n*   Movie screenings\n*   Visits to museums\, libraries\, and Middle Eastern restaurants in D.C.\n*   Guest lectures conducted in Arabic \nApplication Deadline: June 2\, 2025 \nFor more information and to apply\, please visit the official SABLA program page: https://www.sqcc.org/classes/sabla/ \nWe strongly encourage eligible students to apply and take advantage of this unique opportunity to enhance their Arabic language skills and immerse themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Oman. \nBest regards\,\nSultan Qaboos Cultural Center\nTel: 202-677-3967\nEmail : Arabic@sqcc.org URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/arabic-intensive-program-sabla-2025-summer-arabic-intensive-program-sultan-qaboos-cultural-center-washington-d-c-june-16-july-17-2025-deadline-june-2-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,courses,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250526 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250226T081937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T233601Z UID:10001740-1747872000-1748217599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:LSA 2025 Annual Meeting: Chicago\, Illinois from May 22-25\, 2025 (Early registration: December 3\, 2024) DESCRIPTION:Registration for the LSA 2025 Annual Meeting  is now open!\n\nThe conference will take place in-person in Chicago\, Illinois from May 22-25\, 2025! The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For the latest updates and more information about the meeting\, be sure to visit lawandsociety.org .\n\nFor more details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/lsa-2025-annual-meeting-chicago-illinois-from-may-22-25-2025-early-registration-december-3-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250520T141333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T235017Z UID:10001765-1747785600-1747958399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Islamic Finance Conference at the World Bank HQ\, World Bank HQ\, May 21-22\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Event: IFESDC 2025\n\nDate: May 21–22\, 2025\n\nVenue: World Bank HQ\, Washington\, D.C.\n\nTheme: Eradicating Poverty and Enhancing Prosperity for Sustainable Development\n\nKeynote: Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar\, Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia\n\nTopic: “The Role of Faith in Development”\n\nRegistration link (free + meals included):\nhttps://imaamcenter.org/ifesdc_2025\n\n⸻\n\nSession 3: Islamic Finance\, Zakat\, and Economic Empowerment\n\nPaper title: Integrating Green Sukuk into the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework: Opportunities and Challenges\n\nPresenter: Assoc Prof Dr Wan Mohd Zulhafiz bin Wan Zahari\n\nAffiliation: Senior Research Fellow\, Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School; Associate Professor\, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Law\, International Islamic University Malaysia & Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow American University Washington College of Law. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-finance-conference-at-the-world-bank-hq-world-bank-hq-may-21-22-2025/ CATEGORIES:lectures and talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WB-Islamic-Finance-cz3Adr.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250522 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250226T081936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T235017Z UID:10001739-1747785600-1747871999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Graduate Student & Early Career Workshop\, Law & Society Association\, May 21\, 2025 (Deadline: November 6\, 2024) DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe Law and Society Association (LSA) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Graduate Student & Early Career Workshop. The workshop will convene on Wednesday\, May 21\, 2025\, immediately preceding the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting in Chicago\, Illinois\, USA.  \nApplications are due November 6th 2024. Successful applicants will be notified in early December\, 2024.  \nFor more information\, please see here. \n  URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-graduate-student-early-career-workshop-law-society-association-may-21-2025-deadline-november-6-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250517 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250313T044902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141332Z UID:10001747-1747353600-1747439999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Prize: Doctoral Dissertation Prize\, The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program\, May 16\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Doctoral Dissertation Prize\n\nAward Amount: $3\,000\nEligibility: Open to Harvard doctoral students in all disciplines who complete their Ph.D. between June 2024 and May 2025. Faculty advisor nomination is required.\nSubmission Deadline: Friday\, May 16\, 2025\, at 5 PM (via CARAT).\nAward Announcement: Fall 2025.\n\nAll applications must be submitted through CARAT. For more details\, visit islamicstudies.harvard.edu/thesis-prize or contact islamicstudies@harvard.edu with any questions. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-doctoral-dissertation-prize-the-alwaleed-bin-talal-islamic-studies-program-may-16-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250517 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250219T000241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141331Z UID:10001734-1747353600-1747439999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:IISMM Seminar Series: “From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences\,” IISMM\, France (remote option)\, May 16\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:May 16\, 2025 \n“  From Jerusalem to India: Endowments and Gender Influences  ” \nMusa Sroor \, Birzeit University\, Birzeit\, Palestine: “  Gender Influence on Waqf in Ottoman Jerusalem: Problem of Management and Benefit  ” \nMir Abdul Sofique \, University of Burdwan\, Burdwan\, West Bengal\, India: “  Indian Waqf Properties: Issues and Properties in Contemporary Times  ” \nFor more details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/iismm-seminar-series-from-jerusalem-to-india-endowments-and-gender-influences-iismm-france-remote-option-may-16-2025/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250507 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250205T001803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141331Z UID:10001725-1746403200-1746575999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: “Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy\,” Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium\, May 5-6\, 2025 (Deadline: January 31\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:“Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy”\nIslamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium\n\nMay 5 & 6\, 2025\n\nUniversity of Villanova School of Law\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania\n\nDeadline for Submission: January 31\, 2025\nDescription: The Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium invites submission of paper\nabstracts for a workshop hosted at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law\, May 5\n& 6\, 2025.\n\nThe symposium will explore the integration of pre-modern religious law and norms into the\nmodern financial economy. We anticipate that papers will explore the tools used by religious\ntraditions to construct their own commercial law in ways that both align with and diverge from\nmodern state law. Comparative inquiries between Islamic and Jewish law are encouraged\,\nalthough comparisons to other legal traditions and/or works related to one religious legal\ntradition are welcome. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-islamic-and-jewish-law-in-the-modern-economy-islamic-and-jewish-legal-scholars-symposium-may-5-6-2025-deadline-january-31-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Blog,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250507 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250205T001802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141331Z UID:10001724-1746403200-1746575999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: “ Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy\,” University of Villanova School of Law\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania\, May 5-6\, 2025 (Abstract submission deadline: January 31\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nCall for Papers (CFP): “ Islamic and Jewish Law in the Modern Economy” \nIslamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium\, May 5 & 6\, 2025\, University of Villanova School of Law\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania \nDeadline for Submission: January 31\, 2025 \nDescription: The Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium invites submission of paper abstracts for a workshop hosted at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law\, May 5 & 6\, 2025. \nThe symposium will explore the integration of pre-modern religious law and norms into the modern financial economy. We anticipate that papers will explore the tools used by religious traditions to construct their own commercial law in ways that both align with and diverge from modern state law. Comparative inquiries between Islamic and Jewish law are encouraged\, although comparisons to other legal traditions and/or works related to one religious legal tradition are welcome. \nPapers are welcome from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to legal studies\, including law\, sociology\, anthropology\, politics\, and history\, from scholars based in law schools and other academic departments. \nThis symposium is organized by the Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium\, whose leadership includes Samy Ayoub (UT Austin)\, Michael Broyde (Emory University)\, Chaim Saiman (Villanova University)\, and Rabea Benhalim (University of Colorado). \nApplying: Paper abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to Chaim Saiman (saiman@law.villanova.edu) no later than Friday\, January 31\, 2025. Submissions are welcome from academics at all levels: tenured\, pre-tenure\, non-tenure track\, fellows\, visiting assistant professors\, adjunct professors\, graduate students\, etc. \nFunding: Meals and lodging will be provided for all attendees. Limited\, additional travel funds may also be available. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-islamic-and-jewish-law-in-the-modern-economy-university-of-villanova-school-of-law-villanova-pennsylvania-may-5-6-2025-abstract-submission-deadline-january-3/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250202T000723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141331Z UID:10001718-1746144000-1746316799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: 39th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT)\, University of Chicago\, May 2-3\, 2025 (Deadline: January 31\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nWe 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. \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. Travel support may be available\, please indicate in your application if you would like to be considered for travel support. \nWe particularly encourage submissions related to this year’s organizing theme: “Conceiving Time and Navigating Space: Spatiotemporal Engagements in the Middle East and North Africa ” The range of topics we hope to examine with this theme include\, but are not limited to: \n*   Meditations on Middle Eastern concepts of time and space\, whether connected to religious belief\, cultural practice\, national development\, or other ways of relating to spatial and temporal dimensions \n*   Engagement with speculative fictions\, alternative histories\, or forms of storytelling which shape the relationship between subjects and their temporality or spatiality \n*   Anthropological studies of concepts of time\, spatial organization\, and the way these concepts structure lived experience \n*   Microhistories\, oral history\, or other forms of memory preservation\, particularly  marginalized histories\, or alternative histories from any group \n*   Meditations on the development of national identities\, relationships between citizens and geography\, the alteration of geography through economic development\, colonial intervention\, war and conflict\, and nation building \n*   Imagined geography\, national belonging and the impact of diaspora and exile on such belonging \n*   Geographic surveys of the Middle East\, investigations into the politics of mapmaking and other forms of establishing geographic or environmental connection \n*   Engagement with indigenous literary and intellectual geographies produced in the Middle East and North Africa. Studies of toponymies and their cultural or political legacies in the region.\nAbout the Conference. Since its inception more than three 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 establish fruitful academic relationships. Participants come from North America\, Europe\, and the Middle East\, and they have traditionally included researchers at every stage of their careers. \nKeynote: The keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Professor Brahim El Guabli\, who will give a talk provisionally titled “Saharanism and its Afterlives: Historicizing a Universalizing Desert Imagination.” Brahim El Guabli is associate professor of Arabic studies and comparative literature at Williams College and currently associate professor of comparative thought and literature at Johns Hopkins University. El Guabli specializes in Amazigh\, Arabic\, and Francophone literatures\, but his interdisciplinary scholarship encompasses a variety of fields including memory\, indigeneity\, and environmental studies. El Guabli is the author of Moroccan Other-Archives: History and Citizenship after State Violence (Fordham University Press\, 2023)\, which has received honorable mention by the Middle East Librarians Association and is a finalist for the African Studies Association’s best book award. His second book\, entitled Saharan Imaginations: A History of Saharanism and its Radical Consequences\, is forthcoming with the University of California Press. He is currently completing a third monograph entitled Literature and Indigeneity: Imazighen’s Construction of a Literary Field (University of Michigan Press). Using untapped primary sources in Tamazight\, Darija\, and Arabic\, this book unsettles the current historicization of Tamazghan literature by rewriting the region’s literary history from an Indigenous Amazigh perspective.   El Guabli is co-founder and co-editor of the Amazigh Studies series with Georgetown University Press and of the independent peer-reviewed Tamazgha Studies Journal. \nApplications. Please send submissions electronically to mehat2025@gmail.com\, no later than Friday\, January 31\, 2025. 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 2025. \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. \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. \nPlease circulate widely! For questions and accessibility concerns\, please write to mehat2025@gmail.com. You can find additional information\, including last year’s conference program for reference\, on our website. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-39th-annual-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-mehat-university-of-chicago-may-2-3-2025-deadline-january-31-2025/ CATEGORIES:Call for papers,conferences and workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250202T000723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T233732Z UID:10001717-1746057600-1746316799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, May 1-3\, 2025 (Call for Papers deadline: February 5\, 2025) DESCRIPTION:Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop \nMay 1-3\, 2025 \nAnnouncement and Call for Papers \n Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by \nJacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) \nKim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) \nJacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Law School)\, and \nAnd co-sponsored by The American Society of Comparative Law \n  \nHosting institution this year:  University of Illinois College of Law  \nWe invite all interested comparative law scholars to consider submitting a paper to the next annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, which will be hosted by University of Illinois College of Law and held in-person in Champaign-Urbana\, from May 1-3\, 2025. \nInterested authors should submit papers to Jacqueline Ross at jeross1@illinois.edu. Please put “Comparative Law Workshop” in the subject line of your email when submitting.  \nPapers must be submitted by February 5\, 2025. We will inform authors of our decision by March 5\, 2025. \nThe annual workshop is an important forum in which comparative law works in progress can be explored among colleagues in a serious and thorough manner that will be truly helpful to the respective authors. “Work in progress” means scholarship that has reached a stage at which it is substantial enough for serious discussion and critique but that has not yet appeared in print and can still be revised after the workshop\, if it has already been accepted for publication.   Appropriate work for the workshop includes law review articles\, book chapters\, and other similar genres. \nWe ask for only one contribution per author and also ask authors to limit their papers to 15\,000 words (including notes).   If the paper (or book chapter) is longer\, please indicate which 15\,000 word portion they would like to have read and discussed. \nOur objective is not only to provide an opportunity for the discussion of scholarly work but also to create the opportunity for comparative lawyers to get together for two days devoted to talking shop\, both in the sessions and outside. We hope that this will create synergy that fosters more dialogue\, cooperation\, and an increased sense of coherence for the discipline. \nThe participants in the workshop will consist of the paper authors\, designated commentators\, and scholars from the host institutions. The group will be kept small enough to sit around a large table and to allow serious discussion. The authors will not present their papers at the workshop. The papers will be distributed well in advance and every participant is expected to have read all of them before the workshop.   While it may be hard to ensure your own paper is below 15\,000 words\, you will appreciate the word limit when it comes to reading all of the other papers for the workshop. \nEach paper will be introduced and discussed first by two commentators before opening the discussion to the other workshop participants\, who are all expected to be prepared with comments on the circulated (and read) papers. The author of each paper will be given an opportunity to respond and ask questions of his or her own.   Each author whose work is featured in the workshop is expected to comment on the work of the other six authors and to participate in the discussion of their work.  \nThere are no plans to publish a collection of the workshop papers. Paper authors may seek publication if\, and wherever\, they wish. The goal of the workshop is to improve the work before publication. \nThe workshop begins with a Thursday evening reception and dinner on May 1\, runs all day Friday May 2 and ends shortly after lunch on Saturday May 3.   We expect all authors to attend the entire workshop to provide continuity in the discussions. \nThe Workshop is supported by the University of Illinois College of Law and the American Society of Comparative Law.   We will cover the costs of hotels and meals in Champaign-Urbana and some portion of authors’ travel costs\, up to $600 per person\, though with some flexibility to reimburse for more if warranted by cost and distance. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-annual-comparative-law-work-in-progress-workshop-may-1-3-2025-call-for-papers-deadline-february-5-2024/ CATEGORIES:Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250413T161841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T233732Z UID:10001762-1746057600-1746143999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Prize: Middle East Medievalists (MEM) Book Prize\, May 1\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDear MEM members\, \nThe 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. \nBelow is a list of criteria for the upcoming competition: \n\nBooks published between April 1\, 2023 and March 31\, 2025 are eligible for this year’s prize.\nBooks must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research.  Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations\, proceedings of symposia\, new editions of previously published books\, bibliographies\, dictionaries\, textbooks\, and surveys.  We welcome submissions from scholars working with primary source texts in Arabic\, Persian\, or any other Middle Eastern language\, as well as interdisciplinary studies and studies based on research with documents\, manuscripts\, and material culture.\nAuthors must be current members in good standing of Middle East Medievalists to be considered. To join MEM or renew your membership\, please visit our MEMbership page.\n\nDeadline:  May 1\, 2025 \nTO NOMINATE A BOOK \n\nAuthors or publishers should submit a short letter of nomination (preferably in an e-mail) noting the title\, publisher\, date of publication\, and series (if appropriate) to the Chair of the Selection Committee\, Abigail Balbale (abigail.balbale@nyu.edu) and the Secretary of MEM Jonathan Brack (jonathan.brack@northwestern.edu) by May 1\, 2025. *We recommend including a PDF of the book (if available) when submitting the letter of nomination.*\nSend hard copies of the book to each of the *four* members of the Selection committee\, postmarked by May 15 2025. Addresses are in the attached document. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-middle-east-medievalists-mem-book-prize-may-1-2025/ CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250313T044901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T233732Z UID:10001746-1746057600-1746143999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Parchment\, Paper\, Inks\, and Gold\, The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program and Harvard Art Museums\, May 1\, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm DESCRIPTION:A Workshop on Parchment\, Paper\, Inks\, and Gold \nThursday\, May 1\, 2025 | 10am-2pm | Art Study Center\, Harvard Art Museums\nPenley Knipe\, Philip and Lynn Straus Senior Conservator of Works of Art on Paper and Head of Paper Lab\, Harvard Art Museums\nDavid Roxburgh\, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History\, Harvard University \n\nThe workshop on May 1\, 2025\, will look at the materials and techniques of selected Qur’ans made between the 8th and 15th centuries in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums. We will look at the supports (paper and parchment)\, bindings (when applicable)\, inks\, gold\, and polychrome pigments (opaque watercolors) used to create these manuscripts. We will also discuss their development over time and throughout the regions of the Islamic lands. We have paired one reading to complete before the workshop\, Martin Levey’s “Mediaeval Arabic Bookmaking and its Relation to Early Chemistry and Pharmacology\,” which includes a translation of al-Mu’izz ibn Badis’s treatise “Book of the Staff of the Scribes and Implements of the Discerning” (Kitab ‘umdat al-kuttab wa ‘uddat dhawi al-albab) composed c. 1025 CE. \nThis first part of the workshop will take place in the Art Study Center for two hours\, 10:00am-12:00pm. Lunch will then be served. The final segment of the workshop\, 1:00-2:30pm\, will allow time for some of the participants to present a single leaf or single manuscript of their choosing to share with the cohort. This is not restricted to Qur’ans. Objects can be searched through the browse collections page of the Harvard Art Museums’ website. \nParticipation is by application and is limited to 15 graduate students. \nApplications will be accepted until March 31 and applicants will be notified whether they have been admitted by April 14. \nTo apply\, visit the link here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-parchment-paper-inks-and-gold-the-alwaleed-islamic-studies-program-and-harvard-art-museums-may-1-2025-1000-am-200-pm/ CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250309T030419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T233732Z UID:10001744-1746057600-1746143999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Grant: MESA Global Academy 2025 – 2026 Application\, May 1\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From MESA: \nThe 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. \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). \nThe deadline for applications is May 1\, 2025. \nFor more information and to apply\, click here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/grant-mesa-global-academy-2025-2026-application-may-1-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250328T180504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T235137Z UID:10001757-1745971200-1746057599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Managing Editor: Program in Islamic Law\, 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION:Managing Editor\, Program in Islamic Law \nThe 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 its associated Forum)\, and the SHARIAsource Portal. This position reports directly to the Editor-in-Chief\, Professor Intisar Rabb\, and to the Executive Director. The Managing Editor works closely with PIL Research Fellows\, the Lab Coordinator\, the Program’s Software Engineer\, and other staff members and external authors or peer reviewers. \nKey responsibilities of the Managing Editor include\, but are not limited to: \n\ncoordinating with the Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director to ensure the smooth operation of all PIL publications-related functions;\nworking with the Journal of Islamic Law editor(s)—which may include a volume editor\, student editor\, tech editor for online formatting\, and copyeditor for typesetting—to assist in publishing its annual volume\, including providing substantive contributions such as reading and copyediting draft submissions;\nmanaging the Islamic Law Blog\, which includes coordinating with the Guest Blog Editor\, with Research Fellows\, and with outside authors to ensure the timely publication of guest blog essays\, editing and copyediting these submissions\, and curating and publishing weekly news and scholarship roundups plus other essays as PIL may deem necessary;\ncoordinating with the Editor-in-Chief and PIL staff to organize the annual Islamic Law Blog Roundtable\, including editing and copyediting submissions for the Roundtable;\nconducting outreach for PIL\, including by liaising with potential authors for the HUP Islamic Law series and for other PIL publications\, including the Blog and the Journal;\npromoting PIL and its activities through presentations and other events\, as needed; and\ncollaborating with the outgoing Managing Editor to ensure a seamless transition and continuity in operations.\n\nStrong candidates will possess a stellar editing record\, familiarity with multiple citations styles (including Chicago and Bluebook)\, experiencing serving on a journal as student or a degree in law (JD preferred) and/or an advanced degree in Islamic\, Middle Eastern\, or related studies. The application deadline is April 30\, 2025. All submissions must be made via Formstack using the submission link here. The application should include: \n\na resume; and\na statement of interest (maximum 500 words)\, highlighting your interest and relevant experience in either or both Islamic law and editing and managerial responsibilities.\n\nSalary will be commensurate with experience. Remote or hybrid work may be possible in some circumstances. This position is a 14-hour temporary\, non-benefits-eligible position. \nFor any questions\, please contact ctecimer@law.harvard.edu. \n  URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-managing-editor-program-in-islamic-law-2025-2026/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250226T081936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T235136Z UID:10001738-1745971200-1746057599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence\, Royal Holloway University of London\, April 30\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers – Symposium on Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence \nSchool of Law and Social Science\, Royal Holloway\, University of London \nDate: 30 April 2025 \nLocation: Royal Holloway\, University of London \nAbout the Symposium \nThe Symposium aims to explore the transformative impact of AI-powered tools on legal education. As legal academia and practice increasingly integrate AI-driven models such as ChatGPT\, DeepSeek\, NotebookLM\, Gemini\, Co-Pilot\, and Claude\, it is crucial to critically examine their implications for pedagogy\, legal reasoning\, and professional training. This interdisciplinary symposium will bring together scholars\, researchers\, educators\, legal practitioners\, and students from law\, computer science\, data science\, and related disciplines. The event will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange\, collaborative discussions\, and scholarly networking to advance research on AI’s role in shaping the future of legal education. \nThemes and Topics \nWe invite paper submissions that explore\, but are not limited to\, the following themes: \n• GenAI in Legal Education: How AI enhances legal research\, writing\, and analysis. \n• Pedagogical Impacts: The role of AI in fostering critical thinking and improving academic outcomes. \n• Evaluation and Benchmarking: Developing assessment frameworks for AI-generated legal responses\, including accuracy\, explainability\, and reliability. \n• Regulating AI in Legal Practice: The future role of AI tools in legal research\, case preparation\, and courtroom advocacy. \n• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Integrating insights from law\, technology\, and education to develop responsible AI policies for legal academia. \nSubmission Guidelines \nWe welcome abstracts (250-300 words) for papers that contribute to the discourse on AI-driven legal education. Submissions should outline: \n• Research objectives and methodology \n• Key findings or expected contributions \n• Relevance to the symposium themes \nDeadline for Abstract Submissions: March 15\, 2025 \nNotification of Acceptance: April 15\, 2025 \nContact: Zubair.abbasi@rhul.ac.uk URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-symposium-on-legal-education-in-the-age-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-royal-holloway-university-of-london-april-30-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,digital humanities,Due dates,Opportunities,tech END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T150000 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250325T155126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250427T234910Z UID:10001754-1745762400-1745766000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Lecture: Calligraphy\, Meet Street Art\, Ubaydallah Ahmad and Ismael Muhammad Nieves\, Boston Museum of Fine Arts\, April 27\, 2025 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM DESCRIPTION:From the Boston MFA: \n“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 also Muslim and they think about what it means to be a Muslim artist\, especially in public spaces—both in museums and galleries\, but also in the streets. \nJoin us for a conversation between Ubaydallah Ahmad and Ish Muhammad about art\, Islam\, and public spaces. \nUbaydallah Ahmad\, artist \nIsmael Muhammad Nieves\, artist” \nFor more details\, please visit the MFA’s website here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/lecture-calligraphy-meet-street-art-ubaydallah-ahmad-and-ismael-muhammad-nieves-boston-museum-of-fine-arts-april-27-2025-200-300-pm/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250425 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250219T000240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T233549Z UID:10001733-1745452800-1745539199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Symposium: 12th Annual Graduate Symposium\, hosted by the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Student Council (MIISSC)\, Montreal\, April 24\, 2025 DESCRIPTION: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 various disciplines and regions to participate and contribute to this vibrant exchange of ideas. \nThe new deadline for abstract submissions is February 17\, 2025. \nFor more details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/symposium-12th-annual-graduate-symposium-hosted-by-the-mcgill-institute-of-islamic-studies-student-council-miissc-montreal-april-24-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T000000 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250424T223451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T233549Z UID:10001764-1745452800-1745452800@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY: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 DESCRIPTION: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 offer a platform for collaboration and discussion to all Middle East scholars at Harvard across a wide range of academic fields and disciplines. To date\, our community has welcomed scholars from NELC\, History\, Middle Eastern Studies\, Anthropology\, the Study of Religion\, Law\, Art and Architecture\, and more. During meetings\, we typically workshop a polished dissertation chapter or prospectuses from graduate student. \nLocation: Barker 403 URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/middle-east-beyond-borders-ian-vandermeulen-brandeis-university-microphonic-audition-vocal-inscription-and-technologized-listening-in-quranic-recording-with-laura-thompson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250421 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250120T000704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T233559Z UID:10001715-1744934400-1745193599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Conference: The 2025 Annual Conference of the Humanities and Social Sciences at LUMS\, Lahore\, April 18-20\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Annual Conference of the Humanities and Social Sciences at LUMS will center on the theme of Islam and society in historical and contemporary South Asia. This conference aims to reimagine the past and present by encouraging submissions that deepen our understanding of Islamic traditions and their diverse expressions in South Asia\, as well as their relationships with other religious traditions and followers. Contributions may adopt historical\, ethnographic\, or interdisciplinary approaches within the humanities and social sciences\, with a particular focus on the construction of religious traditions as objects of study. \nThe study of Islamic traditions has become a vibrant area of scholarly engagement. In recent years\, researchers from diverse disciplines have questioned orientalist assumptions about the vitality and creativity of religious traditions\, interrogating the relevance of “religion” as a category of analysis. Studies of post-classical Islam have uncovered the subtle and significant ways in which Islamic traditions have evolved to address intellectual\, societal\, and existential concerns. This research also explores the dynamic interplay between different religious traditions in South Asia\, across multiple languages and cultural contexts. Furthermore\, scholars have examined how premodern traditions interacted with colonial modernity and continue to adapt in postcolonial contexts. However\, the nature and implications of these processes remain ripe for further inquiry. \nAdditionally\, there has been growing scholarly interest in the diversity of Muslim life in contemporary South Asia. This research often transcends the binary of Sufism versus reformism to explore creative reinterpretations of Muslim religiosity. It also investigates everyday practices\, focusing not only on texts and rituals but also on how Muslims navigate issues such as gender\, class\, inclusion\, exclusion\, coexistence\, and contestation. These studies consider the interactions between Muslims and followers of other religions within South Asia’s diverse cultural and historical contexts. \nTo foster interdisciplinary dialogue\, the conference invites papers addressing themes such as: \n\nHistorical studies of Islamicate traditions\nInterreligious encounters and interactions in Islamicate South Asia\nColonial modernity’s impact on religion\nSocial sciences and humanities research on Muslim and non-Muslim communities\, culture\, and arts\nTheorizations of religious traditions\, and critical studies on the legacies of orientalism\, colonialism\, and eurocentrism in humanities and social sciences\n\nThe conference will be held in person at LUMS in Lahore from April 18 to April 20\, 2025\, and will include a tour of Lahore. LUMS will cover meals for participants and offer limited accommodation support for those traveling from outside Lahore. \nAbstract submissions of up to 300 words\, along with a brief biography and contact details\, are due by December 31\, 2024. Notifications will be sent out in January. Interested researchers should email their submissions to hssconf@lums.edu.pk. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-the-2025-annual-conference-of-the-humanities-and-social-sciences-at-lums-lahore-april-18-20-2025/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250419 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250219T000240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T233559Z UID:10001732-1744934400-1745020799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:IISMM Seminar Series: “The Economics of Waqf: From the Imperial to the Personal\,” IISMM\, France (remote option)\, April 18\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:April 18\, 2025\n \n“  The Economics of Waqf: From the Imperial to the Personal  ” \nChristopher Markiewicz \, University of Ghent / Principal Investigator – ERC (European Research Council) OTTOWAQF \, Ghent\, Belgium\, “  Waqf and the Bayt al-Mal in the Mamluk and Ottoman Sultanates of the Fifteenth Century  ”  \nReda Rafei \, Texas Tech University\, Lubbock\, Texas\, USA\, “  Making a living before the age of  bulugh : waqf in eighteenth century Ottoman Tripoli and the employment of minor males  »  \nFor more details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/iismm-seminar-series-the-economics-of-waqf-from-the-imperial-to-the-personal-iismm-france-remote-option-april-18-2025/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250416 DTSTAMP:20260407T130108 CREATED:20250219T000239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T233531Z UID:10001731-1744675200-1744761599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis\, volume 3\, issue 1\, April 15\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:From the journal editors: \nCall for submissions for Volume 3 Issue 1 by Legal Research & Analysis \nAbout the Journal \nLegal Research & Analysis (DOI Prefix: 10.69971; 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\nSubmission Categories: Research papers/reviews/case comments/book reviews\nSubmission Guidelines: The sequence of manuscripts follows: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method (for original research articles); Main Heading Analysis; Conclusion; and References. The referencing style is the APA Style.\nTitle: The title of the articles is written with Calibri Light Bold (16 pt) and preferably not more than 20 words. Author(s) name\, affiliations\, and corresponding author e-mail.\nAbstract: The abstract should be clear\, concise\, and descriptive. This abstract should provide a brief introduction to the problem\, and objective of the paper\, followed by a statement regarding the method and a summary of results. Font with Calibri Light (11 pt) and preferably not more than 200 words.\nKeywords: Keywords arranged by alphabetically and should have at least two keywords and a maximum of five keywords separated by a semicolon (;).\nIntroduction: The introduction should be clear and provide the issue to be discussed in the manuscript. At the end of the paragraph\, the author/s should end with a comment on the significance concerning the identification of the issue and the objective of the research.\nMethod: The method is written in descriptive. This method is optional\, only for original research articles.\nAnalysis and Discussion: This section is the most important section of your article. Contains the results of the object of study and should be clear and concise.\nConclusion: The conclusion contains a description that should answer the objectives of the research. Do not repeat the Abstract or simply describe the results of the research. Give a clear explanation regarding the possible application and/or suggestions related to the research findings.\nReferences: For submissions\, Legal Research & Analysis (LRA) uses the APA Style in the References at the end of the manuscript. Cite only items that you have read and written in footnotes. Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote\, Mendeley\, Zotero\, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models. All publications cited in the text should be included in the References section and arranged alphabetically.\n\nGuideline for Online Submission \n\nThe author should fill the form as detailed as possible where the star-marked form must be entered. After all form textbox was filled\, the Author clicked on the “Register” button to proceed with the registration. Therefore\, the Author is brought to the online author submission interface where the Author should click on “New Submission”. In the Start a New Submission section\, click on “’ Click Here’: to go to step one of the five-step submission process”. The following are five steps in the online submission process:\nStep 1 – Starting the Submission: Select the appropriate section of the journal\, i.e. Original Research Articles or Review Articles. Thus\, the author must check on the submission checklists.\nStep 2 – Uploading the Submission: To upload a manuscript to this journal\, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and choose the manuscript document file to be submitted\, then click the Upload button.\nStep 3 – Entering Submission’s Metadata: In this step\, detailed author metadata should be entered including the marked corresponding author. After that\, the manuscript title and abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and paste in the textbox including keywords.\nStep 4 – Uploading Supplementary Files: Supplementary files should be uploaded including Covering/Submission Letter\, the proofread evidence\, and the Signed Copyright Transfer Agreement Form. Therefore\, click on the Browse button\, choose the files\, and then click on the Upload button.\nStep 5 – Confirming the Submission: The author should final check the uploaded manuscript documents in this step. To submit the manuscript to the LRA journal\, click the Finish Submission button after the document is true. The corresponding author or the principal contact will receive an acknowledgement by email and will be able to view the submission’s progress through the editorial process by logging in to the journal web address site. After this submission\, Authors who submit the manuscript will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore\, Authors are able to track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes the status of the manuscript review and editorial process.\n\nHow to Submit? \nSubmit through the link given below this post. \nImportant Dates \nApril 15\, 2025\, is the deadline for paper submission for the Volume 3 Issue 1 \nContact Information \nFor any queries\, please contact at ahirzia@gmail.com \n  URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-legal-research-analysis-volume-3-issue-1-april-15-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR