BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Program in Islamic Law - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231116 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231012T213541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T235305Z UID:10001564-1700006400-1700092799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop\, November 15\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop \nJanuary 18-20\, 2024  \nAnnouncement and Call for Papers  \nCo-Organized and Co-Hosted by \nKim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) \nJacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Law School)\, and \nJacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) \nAnd the American Society of Comparative Law \nHosting institution this year:  Princeton University Center for Human Values \nCo-sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law\, University of Illinois College of Law\, \nand the American Society of Comparative 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 Princeton University and held in-person in Princeton\, New Jersey from January 18-20\, 2024 . \nInterested authors should submit papers to Kim Lane Scheppele atkimlane@princeton.edu. Please put “Comparative Law Workshop” in the subject line of your email when submitting.  \nPapers must be submitted by November 15\, 2023. We will inform authors of our decision by December 15\, 2023. \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. \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 dinner on January 18\, runs all day Friday January 19 and ends shortly after lunch on Saturday January 20.   We expect all authors to attend the entire workshop to provide continuity in the discussions. \nThe Workshop is supported by Princeton University’s Center for Human Values and the American Society of Comparative Law.   We will cover the costs of hotels and meals in Princeton and some portion of authors’ travel costs\, with amounts varying by need and distance. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-annual-comparative-law-work-in-progress-workshop-november-15-2023/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231113T040613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T235305Z UID:10001575-1700062200-1700067600@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Webinar: “Legal Canons as Precedent: The Contested Case of Bughaybigha\, 661-883” by Intisar Rabb\, Princeton Islamic Studies Colloquium\, November 15\, 2023 @ 3:30 p.m. DESCRIPTION:This is a hybrid event hosted by the Princeton Islamic Studies Colloquium. Professor Intisar Rabb (Harvard University) will present her research titled “Legal Canons as Precedent: The Contested Case of Bughaybigha\, 661-883.”  The event will take place at Princeton University\, 1879 Hall\, Room 137.  Those wishing to attend via Zoom can register here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/webinar-legal-canons-as-precedent-the-contested-case-of-bughaybigha-661-883-by-intisar-rabb-princeton-islamic-studies-colloquium-november-15-2023-330-p-m/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T193000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230929T143933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T235305Z UID:10001555-1700071200-1700076600@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “Chasing Floods: the Ottoman Introduction of Rice in the Balkan Peninsula” by Aleksandar Shopov\, CMES\, Harvard University\, November 15\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the CMES website: \nDate: Wednesday\, November 15\, 2023\, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nThe CMES Disaster Studies Initiative is pleased to present Aleksandar Shopov\, Visiting Scholar\, CMES; Assistant Professor\, History\, SUNY Binghamton University. \nFor more details\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-chasing-floods-the-ottoman-introduction-of-rice-in-the-balkan-peninsula-by-aleksandar-shopov-cmes-harvard-university-november-15-2023/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230929T143933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T233723Z UID:10001556-1700136000-1700141400@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Seminar: “Revisiting History: Nurullah Shushtari on Shī’ī Historiography\, Taqiyya & The Pre-Savafid Era” by Shahrad Shahvand\, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program\, Harvard University\, November 16\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, November 16\, 2023\, 12:00pm to 1:30pm; Location: TBD \n\n\n\n\nShahrad Shahvand\, Alwaleed Bin Talal Postdoctoral Fellow \nCo-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Persian and Persianate Studies Seminar\, Mahindra Humanities Center \nRSVP here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/seminar-revisiting-history-nurullah-shushtari-on-shii-historiography-taqiyya-the-pre-savafid-era-by-shahrad-shahvand-prince-alwaleed-bin-talal-islamic-studies-program/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231118 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231106T123653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T235054Z UID:10001572-1700179200-1700265599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Winter Excursion to Tunisia: Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, November 17\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers a study excursion to Tunisia in January 2024. This year’s expected dates are January 2 – 19. A predeparture meeting for accepted students will be held during reading week. \nThis three-week itinerary\, based in the city of Tunis\, focuses on thehistory and culture of Tunisiaand how they intersect with landscape and urbanism. The field-based programis intended for students whose primary focus is on North African and Middle Eastern Studies. The program is open to graduate students across Harvard’s schools. Undergraduates who are concentrating on fields relatedto North Africa and the Middle East are also eligible to apply\, with priority given to students in their junior or senior year. Participants must be enrolled as students at the time the program takes place. \nOne letter of reference\, a transcript/grade report\, and a one-page statement of purpose are required. The reference letter should come from a Harvard faculty member\, ideally one whose work relates to the MENA region. \nLodging\, food\, airfare\, and meals will be covered by CMES. \nIn order to comply with Tunisian regulations\, all students must be fully vaccinated. Non-US citizens are responsible for arranging any needed visas. \nThis winter excursion to Tunisia is available to full-time\, registered Harvard graduate students and upperclassmen. Preference is given to graduate students with MENA interests. \nOne letter of recommendation\, transcript (unofficial accepted)\, and personal statement required. \nThe deadline for applications is November 17\, 2023. \nFor more information\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/winter-excursion-to-tunisia-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-november-17-2023/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230916T014105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231122T225136Z UID:10001541-1700654400-1700658000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): The emirate of the Banū Tellīs in the 15th c. CE\, November 22\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:Session 3 (22 November 2022\, 18h CET) \nThe emirate of the Banū Tellīs in the 15th c. CE\, Zakia Elgoud (University of Benghazi\, Libya) \nLink on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/webinar-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-the-emirate-of-the-banu-tellis-in-the-15th-c-ce-november-22-2023/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231127T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231121T174803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231127T235140Z UID:10001576-1701086400-1701091800@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Lyall Armstrong\, Alwaleed Bin Talal Director’s Series\, Harvard Law School\, Lewis 214\, November 27\, 2023 @ 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, November 27\, 2023 at 12pm EST for a talk titled “Three Strikes and She’s Out: The Origins and Expansion of a Divorce and Remarriage Stipulation in Q 2:230” by Professor Lyall Armstrong. \nAbstract: Q 2:230 stipulates that if a man divorces his wife three times and then wants to marry her again\, she must have married and divorced another man in the intervening period in order for her to be legally licit for the previous husband. This lecture will explore the origins of this divorce ruling by evaluating its relationship to divorce and remarriage law in Late Antiquity and by analyzing the Islamic tradition purported to be the source for the ruling. The lecture will then investigate how early and medieval legal scholars approached the ruling in light of its canonization in the Qur’ān. This evaluation of Q 2:230 hopes to contribute to the expansion of our understanding of the origins and applications\, even in the modern period\, of Islamic law. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-three-strikes-and-shes-out-the-origins-and-expansion-of-a-divorce-and-remarriage-stipulation-in-q-2230-by-lyall-armstrong-alwaleed-bin-talal-directors-series-ha/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HUIS_Lyall-Armstrong_Pstr_r2-pdf-gsHXgP.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T183000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230929T143934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T233513Z UID:10001557-1701190800-1701196200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “The ‘Khitat’ of al-Maqrizi: Narrating History on the Tempo of ‘Kharab'” by Nasser Rabat\, CMES\, Harvard University\, November 28\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the CMES website: \nDate: Tuesday\, November 28\, 2023\, 5:00pm to 6:30pm; Location: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nThe CMES Disaster Studies Initiative presents Nasser Rabbat Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture\,  MIT \nNasser Rabbat is the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT.  His interests include Islamic architecture\, urban history\, heritage studies\, Arab history\, contemporary Islamic art\, and post-colonial criticism.  He teaches lecture courses on Islamic architecture\, the architecture of Cairo\, and Islamic architecture and the environment and seminars on Orientalism and colonialism; Issues in Islamic Urbanism; Historiography of Islamic Architecture; Late Antiquity and the foundation of Islamic architecture; Reading Ibn Khaldun; (Re)constructing Memory; Urbicide; and Balancing Globalism and Regionalism in the Arabian Gulf cities. \nProfessor Rabbat has published more than a hundred scholarly articles and several books on topics ranging from Mamluk architecture to Antique Syria\, 19th century Cairo\, Orientalism\, and urbicide.  His most recent books are Writing Egypt: Al-Maqrizi and His Historical Project (2022); ‘Imarat al-Mudun al-Mayyita (The Architecture of the Dead Cities) (2018)\, and an online book\, The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Napoléon to ISIS\, co-edited with Pamela Karimi (2016).  His co-edited book\, Construction as Destruction: The Case of Syria will be published in 2023 by AUC Press.  He is currently editing a book on the cultural history of Syria to be published by Edinburgh University Press.  His next book project is a history of Mamluk Cairo\, which is under contract with AUC Press. \nFor more information\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-the-khitat-of-al-maqrizi-narrating-history-on-the-tempo-of-kharab-by-nasser-rabat-cmes-harvard-university-november-28-2023/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T193000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230929T143934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T232205Z UID:10001558-1701280800-1701286200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “Locusts of Power” by Samuel Dolbee\, CMES\, Harvard University\, November 29\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the CMES website: \nDate: Wednesday\, November 29\, 2023\, 6:00pm to 7:30pm; Location: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nThe CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series is pleased to present Samuel Dolbee\, Assistant Professor of History\, Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Studies of the Middle East\, Vanderbilt University \nSamuel Dolbee\, Assistant Professor\, Vanderbilt University\, is an environmental historian of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East\, with interests in agriculture\, disease\, and science. He teaches courses in the Department of History and as part of the Climate Studies major. \nHis first book from Cambridge University Press is entitled Locusts of Power: Borders\, Empire\, and Environment in the Modern Middle East (June 2023). The book offers a new account of the end of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of the states of Iraq\, Syria\, and Turkey grounded in the ecology of the Jazira region\, its mobile people\, and distinctive locusts. It unearths what borders meant in the lives of not only locusts but also Arab and Kurdish nomads\, Armenian deportees\, and Assyrian refugees. His next project is an environmental history of the microbe in the late Ottoman Empire. It is concerned at once with new treatments and spatial controls established against ailments like phylloxera\, rabies\, and rinderpest—which devastated the empire’s grape vines\, street dogs\, and cattle—as well as the way the language of germs infected the language of politics in the empire’s final years. \nDolbee’s scholarship has appeared in the American Historical Review\, Past & Present\, and International Journal of Middle East Studies. He has also contributed chapters to edited volumes on the history of food and disease\, respectively. He is the editor in chief of Ottoman History Podcast. \nPrior to coming to Vanderbilt\, Dolbee was a lecturer on History & Literature at Harvard. He previously held postdoctoral fellowships at Yale’s Program in Agrarian Studies\, Harvard’s Mahindra Humanities Center\, and Brandeis University’s Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Dolbee completed his PhD at New York University in the joint program in History and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies\, and has an MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University and a BA in History and International Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nFor more information\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-locusts-of-power-by-samuel-dolbee-cmes-harvard-university-november-29-2023/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231201 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230911T174307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T235226Z UID:10001521-1701302400-1701388799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law\, AALS\, November 30\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:The Section on Comparative Law invites Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law to recognize scholarly excellence in any subject of comparative law by an untenured scholar at an AALS Member School. \nThe Prize will be given to the author(s) of a scholarly article judged to have made an important contribution in the field of comparative law. This article must have been published in an academic journal between July 2022 and November 2023. The Prize was awarded for the first time at the 2020 AALS Annual Meeting. All untenured scholars-including but not limited to tenure-track professors\, visiting assistant professors\, lecturers\, academic fellows\, doctoral candidates-are eligible. \nNominations for the 2023 Tushnet Prize should be sent by email to Professor Elizabeth M. Iglesias\, iglesias@law.miami.edu\, Professor Timothy Webster\, timothy.webster@law.wne.edu; Professor Anna Conley\, anna.conley@mso.umt.edu\, and Professor Jonathan Hafted\, Jonathan.Hafetz@shu.edu  no later than November 30\, 2023. Nominations should include the full name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information for the nominated scholar\, as well as a citation for the article. A PDF version of the published article would also be appreciated. Self-nominations are welcomed. \nAbout Mark Tushnet  \nMark Tushnet\, a former president of the Association of American Law Schools\, is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. A former law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall\, Tushnet is an authoritative voice in constitutional law and theory. His scholarship spans all areas of public law\, including comparative constitutional law\, a field in which he has co-authored a leading casebook. A respected teacher\, a devoted mentor\, and an influential scholar\, he retired from the Harvard faculty in June 2020. \nFor all questions\, please contact Professor Elizabeth Iglesias [iglesias@law.miami.edu]\, Chair of the AALS Section on Comparative Law. And in the meantime\, have a restful and productive summer! URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-nominations-for-the-mark-tushnet-prize-in-comparative-law-aals-november-30-2023-2/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230929T143934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T235226Z UID:10001559-1701345600-1701351000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Seminar: “Ineffability and Adequation: Symmetries between ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī’s Theory of Language\, Ontology and Mystical Epistemology” by Nicholas Boylston\, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program\, Harvard University\, November 30\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, November 30\, 2023\, 12:00pm to 1:30pm; Location: TBD \n\n\n\n\nNicholas Boylston\, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations \nCo-sponsor: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Persian and Persianate Studies Seminar\, Mahindra Humanities Center \nRSVP here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/seminar-ineffability-and-adequation-symmetries-between-ayn-al-qu%e1%b8%8dat-hamadanis-theory-of-language-ontology-and-mystical-epistemology-by-nicholas-boylston-prince/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231202 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231017T031923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T233618Z UID:10001567-1701388800-1701475199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: EMPIRE: In Theory and In Middle East History\, American University in Cairo\, December 1\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \n\n\n\nFor most of recorded history\, empires and imperial regimes have existed in one form or another and have shaped the lives of peoples of the Middle East. And yet the concept of Empire is o;en assumed to be clearly defined\, almost eternal\, even though empire took different shapes across history\, including the history of the Middle East. Furthermore\, current theories of empire tend to be Eurocentric and to focus on contemporary power structures in the post-colonial and post- modern period\, with less reference to historical empires. \nThis coming session of AUC’s Annual History Seminar aims to look more carefully at empire as a theoreIcal concept and its changing definiIons\, and how it shaped and was shaped by interacIons with peoples. How do these concepts apply to medieval\, early modern of modern empires? How do they apply to world empires that ruled the Middle East? \nWe invite abstracts of around 300 words in either English and Arabic for presentaIons that would revolve around the theories and concepts of Empire as they relate to different empires with parIcular interest in studies\, comparaIve or otherwise\, that relate to Middle East history. \nThe themes that the seminar aims to tackle include: \n–  What is Empire? Are there features that are common to all empires? Is Empire as a concept or category of analysis useful to studying the history of the Middle East? How can we classify empires? What forms of Empire can historians disInguish in the history of the Middle East? To what extent were tributary\, commercial or colonial empires different in their relaIons with their subject populaIons? \n–  Empire and Power: Where does imperial power lie; in the center\, in capital ciIes\, or is it more diffuse? Power within empires and the use of violence. How do empires control resources? Do power and agency lie squarely with certain elites? \n–  Empire and Time: How did empires change and transform over Ime? What influenced such changes? What role did technologies\, including military technologies\, play in such transformaIon? How do empires maintain longevity? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n–  Empire and Religion: Did empires impose religions? How did they make poliIcal use of Religion? \n–  Empire and Culture: Can we speak of imperial culture? How far did empires impose cultural change and to what extent were they themselves shaped by culture? \n–  Why Empire? What were the objecIves behind the formaIon of empires\, and the historical circumstances that allowed and shaped their development? \n–  Can Empires be compared? To what use? Many theories and studies of empire tend to be Euro-centric. Can they sIll shed light on historical experiences of empires based in the Middle East? \n–  Empire and PopulaIon/Demography: One criterion o;en used in defining empires is that they contain diverse populaIons of various backgrounds and ethniciIes that are o;en controlled by a dominant group. Does this offer an angle into studying Middle East empires? \nThe sessions of the seminar are scheduled for Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March\, 2024 at Oriental Hall\, Tahrir Square Campus of the American University in Cairo. ParIcipants should plan to speak for around 20 minutes in either English or Arabic. Abstracts of around 300 words\, in either language\, are expected by 1 December\, 2023. Graduate students and PhD candidates are encouraged to apply. ParIcipants will be informed by late December 2023. Please send abstracts to aric@aucegypt.edu with carbon copies to the organizers. \nInquiries can be directed to either of the organizers: Dr Nelly Hanna nhanna@aucegypt.edu\nDr Amina Elbendary abendary@aucegypt.edu \nDepartment of Arab and Islamic Civiliza7ons\nThe American University in Cairo\nAUC Avenue\, New Cairo\nP.O. Box 74\nCairo 11835\, Egypt\nPrince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Hall\, Room 2167 tel 20.2.2615.1783/1786\nfax 2615.7565\naric@aucegypt.edu URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-empire-in-theory-and-in-middle-east-history-american-university-in-cairo-december-1-2023/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231206 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231106T172212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T234928Z UID:10001574-1701734400-1701820799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Book discussion: “Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II\,” United Nations Headquarters\, New York\, December 5\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nWe are very pleased to announce the publication today of ‘Interviewing and Interrogation: A Review of Research and Practice Since World War II‘ (585 pp.\, co-edited by Drs. Gavin E. Oxburgh\, Trond Myklebust\, Mark Fallon and Maria Hartwig; more here). We know that torture regrettably occurs during interrogations around the world. This book explains how non-coercive techniques yield qualitatively better information elicitation. With 24 chapters by 52 world-leading experts\, every criminal justice or intelligence agency should have a copy. As the intoxication with AI and mobile-phone generated or open-source information grows\, let us not lose sight of the enduring\, practical importance of witness evidence\, especially in international criminal justice. \nOn United Nations Day last week\, TOAEP published a Chinese edition and a third English edition of ‘National Military Manuals on the Law of Armed Conflict’ (234 pp.\, edited by Dr. Nobuo Hayashi\, translated by Dr. Xue Ru and Yang Ken). Beyond dissemination of law of war treaty obligations\, such manuals can also be seen through the lens of military self-regulation\, related to the military self-interest in accountability and compliance approach developed by CILRAP and partners. \nThe Gaza war reminds us of the importance of our recent book ‘Religion\, Hateful Expression and Violence‘ (1\,146 pp.) which has been well-received (see my interview in yesterday’s Al-Ahram as well as its earlier article on Justice Maged’s contributions\, an article in The Wire\, a note in the Journal of Peace Research\, and a policy brief by Ariana Razavi). This live-streamed\, special event at UNHQ in New York on 5 December 2023 will discuss the book\, with Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC\, UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea and UN Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu among the speakers (a second segment of the event discusses new English\, Arabic and French editions of the commentary on Lexsitus and the dawn of the era of digital public goods in international criminal law). \nVisit here for more details. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-discussion-interviewing-and-interrogation-a-review-of-research-and-practice-since-world-war-ii-united-nations-headquarters-new-york-december-5-2023/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231215 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230916T014105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T232248Z UID:10001542-1702512000-1702598399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies\, December 14\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe British Association for Islamic Studies is delighted to announce that it will be hosting its 2024 Annual Conference at the stunning Cloth Hall Court\, University of Leeds\, on Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 May 2024. \nWe now invite proposals for individual papers\, as well as whole panels\, from senior and early-career scholars from Professor to PhD level\, as well as colleagues from beyond the academic world who have specialist expertise or unique insights to share. This includes colleagues based in centres of further education\, museums and traditional centres of religious learning\, among others. \nFor individual papers\, a 400-word abstract of the paper should be submitted along with your details using the form available via the link here. \nThe deadline for abstract submissions is 14 December 2023. \nVisit here for more details. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-annual-conference-of-the-british-association-for-islamic-studies-december-14-2023/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231220T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20230921T002334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T235122Z UID:10001549-1703073600-1703077200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Shedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica\, December 20\, 2023 DESCRIPTION:Session 4 (20 December 2023\, 18h CET) \nShedding light on some Islamic sites and buildings in Cyrenaica\, Zuha Sad al-Sadiq (Omar al-Mukhtar University\, El-Beyda\, Libya) \nLink on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/webinar-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-shedding-light-on-some-islamic-sites-and-buildings-in-cyrenaica-december-20-2023/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240102 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231106T123655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240101T234913Z UID:10001573-1704067200-1704153599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowship September 2024-May 2025: Crown Center for Middle East\, Brandeis University\, January 1\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Crown Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. The fellowship is open to all disciplines—particularly politics\, economics\, history\, religion\, sociology\, or anthropology—for the 2024–2025 academic year.\n\nSuccessful applicants must be tenure track or tenured professors (or equivalent) with a well-established publication record seeking a faculty leave appointment and interested in engaging in a substantive research or book project\, mentoring the Center’s junior research fellows\, and contributing to the Center’s publications. \nEligibility\nThe 2024–2025 faculty leave fellowship is open to all faculty members\, tenured and non-tenured\, in the ranks of assistant\, associate\, full\, and emeritus professor (or equivalent) who work on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. \nTerms\nThe faculty leave fellowship is an academic year appointment beginning September 1\, 2024 and ending May 31\, 2025. The fellowship is designed to supplement the scholar’s faculty leave salary from their institution and will provide a stipend plus funding for research\, travel\, and related expenses. The fellowship stipend is set at three levels based on academic rank (or rank equivalency based on scholarly attainment): $45\,000 for assistant professor or career equivalent; $55\,000 for associate professor or career equivalent; and $75\,000 for full professor\, emeritus\, or career equivalent. The Crown Center will determine the level based on the candidate’s rank or equivalent rank as of the application deadline. Fringe benefits\, when not provided by the scholar’s home institution\, can be made available during the appointment period.\n\nFellows are required to be in residence at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship and not hold any teaching or service responsibilities outside of the Center. During their residence\, fellows produce one public-facing Crown Center publication during the year and participate in all Crown Center events\, including seminars\, lunches\, workshops\, meetings and retreats.\n\nApplication Materials\n1. Cover letter\n2. Curriculum Vitae \nApplication Deadline\nJanuary 1\, 2024 \nNotification\nMarch 1\, 2024 \nInquiries\nYou may direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-5320. \nFor more information\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-september-2024-may-2025-crown-center-for-middle-east-brandeis-university-january-1-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240104T094000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231012T213542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T232012Z UID:10001565-1704355200-1704361200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Panel on Islamic Law and Constitutionalism: AALS 2024 Meeting\, January 4\, 2024 @ 8:00 – 9:40 a.m. DESCRIPTION:Islamic Law and Constitutionalism (Thursday\, January 4th\, 2024 – 8am to 9:40am) \nPresenters: \n\nMarzieh Tofighi Darian (Princeton University)\, “Abusive Islamic Judicial Review”\nSafa Ben Saad (Université de Sherbrooke)\, “Islamic constitutionalism: a stillborn model”\nBahman Khodadadi (Yale Law School)\, “Judge vs. Legislator in Islamic Constitutionalism: A Case Study of Iran”\nSaid Kaymakci (Catholic University): “Searching for a Lost Tradition: Ottoman Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice (1592-1807)”\n\nModerator: Asifa Quraishi-Landes (Professor\, University of Wisconsin Law) URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/panel-on-islamic-law-and-constitutionalism-aals-2024-meeting-january-4-2024-800-940-a-m/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240106T114000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231012T213543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T154945Z UID:10001566-1704535200-1704541200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Author-Meets-Reader: Sherman Jackson and “The Islamic Secular\,” AALS 2024 Meeting\, January 6\, 2024 @ 10:00 – 11:40 a.m. DESCRIPTION:Author-Meets-Reader – Sherman Jackson and “The Islamic Secular” (Saturday\, January 6th\, 2024 – 10am to 11:40am) \nSpeaker/Author: Sherman Jackson (Professor and King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture\, University of Southern California)\, author of The Islamic Secular. \nRespondent: Haider Ala Hamoudi (Dean and Professor\, University of Cincinnati Law). \nModerator: Adnan Zulfiqar (Associate Professor\, Rutgers Law School) URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/author-meets-reader-sherman-jackson-and-the-islamic-secular-aals-2024-meeting-january-6-2024-1000-1140-a-m/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240109 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240104T212036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T074822Z UID:10001584-1704672000-1704758399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Proposals: Law & Society Association Programming Grants\, January 8\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Proposals are due January 8\, 2024 12 PM ET (Noon) \n\nWe are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for Programming Grants in the field of law and society. This program\, authorized this year by the LSA Board of Trustees\, anticipates awarding one or more grants for field-enhancing activities. \nProposals are due January 8\, 2024 12 PM ET (Noon) and will be evaluated by an ad hoc committee of Valerie Hans (Chair)\, Jeffrey Omari\, Mario Barnes\, and Steve Boutcher. \nVisit here for more details. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-proposals-law-society-association-programming-grants-january-8-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Grants,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240109 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240104T212037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T074823Z UID:10001585-1704672000-1704758399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Proposals: Law and Society Association Global Collaboration\, January 8\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Proposals are due January 8\, 2024 12 PM ET (Noon) \nThe Law and Society Association (LSA) endeavors to promote socio-legal study as a global field and to foster opportunities for collaboration within the global community of law and society scholars. \nProposals are due January 8\, 2024 12 PM ET (Noon) \nFor details\, visit the link here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-proposals-law-and-society-association-global-collaboration-january-8-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240111 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240104T212037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T074823Z UID:10001586-1704844800-1704931199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Award Nominations: Law & Society Association\, January 10\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Law and Society Association offers awards for scholarship in the field of law and society. This year\, the awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Denver\, Colorado. The deadline to submit a nomination for one of our awards is January 10\, 2024 ET (USA). To submit an award nomination\, please login to your LSA profile and click on one of the nomination forms linked below. A current LSA membership is required to submit a nomination. Please note that you will not receive a confirmation email upon submitting a nomination. \nTo view our 2023 winners\, please click here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-nominations-law-society-association-january-10-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240113 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240105T183812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T074823Z UID:10001588-1705017600-1705103999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: The 4th Machine Lawyering Conference\, Hong Kong\, January 12\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:23 May 2024 – 24 May 2024\, Hong Kong \nThe Machine Lawyering Conference has established itself as one of the premier academic conferences globally\, focusing on the intersection of law and digital technology\, broadly defined. Since its inception at CUHK LAW in 2020\, the conference has garnered a stellar reputation in Asia and beyond. Participants from diverse corners of the world have contributed to the conference by presenting papers that delve into a wide spectrum of issues\, ranging from the legal and policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI) to data and platform governance. This collective exchange of ideas has proven to be highly effective in fostering cross-pollination among participants. \nIn line with the commitment to nurturing these valuable dialogues and staying abreast of the latest developments\, CUHK LAW’s Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Society (CLINDS) will host the Fourth Machine Lawyering Conference on 23-24 May 2024. The central theme of this conference will explore how the law responds to the ever-evolving landscape of digital technologies and emerging business models. \nAbstracts and papers submitted by the specified date below will undergo blind peer evaluation by a review committee. The committee will recognize outstanding contributions by awarding three Best Paper Prizes. These prizes include round-trip economy airfare to Hong Kong and three days of accommodation during the conference. This initiative is designed to acknowledge and reward exceptional research and insights presented at the conference. We encourage all participants to submit their work and contribute to the vibrant scholarly exchange that defines this event. \nTOPICS: For the avoidance of doubt\, papers on the following topics are within the conference scope:\n– Discrimination and other social problems resulting from the use of algorithms\n– Online content moderation\n– Legal issues in the metaverse\n– Legal issues concerning autonomous vehicle\n– AI and the law\n– Digital platform governance\n– Automated dispute resolution\n– Competition Law in the Big Data industries\n– Cybersecurity\n– Legal technologies\n– Intellectual property in automated systems\n– Regulation of digital payment systems\n– Personal data protection\n– Crypto regulation\n– Special problems of distributed ledger technologies\n– Criminal law and digital technologies \nDATES TO REMEMBER:\nAbstract (max 350 words) submission: 12 January 2024\nNotification of acceptance: 9 February 2024\nPaper submission for best paper prize: 29 March 2024\nRegistration deadline for accepted authors: 23 April 2024 \nSUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please submit your abstract as an email attachment to clinds.law@cuhk.edu.hk. The file with your submission should state the proposed paper title and the abstract but not your name so as to allow for blind review. Please include your name\, affiliation and contact details in your cover email\, which should state “Submission for Machine Lawyering Conference” as the subject line. \nCONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Kevin Cheng\, Stuart Hargreaves\, Robin Huang\, Jyh-An Lee (chair)\, Eliza Mik\, Normann Witzleb URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-the-4th-machine-lawyering-conference-hong-kong-january-12-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,digital humanities,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240116 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240104T192142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T233540Z UID:10001583-1705276800-1705363199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, 2024-25\, January 15\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Applications for the CMES Visiting Researcher Program are due January 15. \nCMES is currently accepting applications for unpaid Visiting Researcher positions for the 2024-25 academic year. The main appointment categories are Visiting Scholar\, for tenured and tenure-track faculty members on paid leave from other institutions\, and Visiting Fellow\, typically specialists in the region who work outside of academia. \nThe support of a CMES-affiliated Faculty Sponsor must be arranged prior to completing the application. \nApplicants should propose a project to be completed in person at Harvard University that explores one or both of the following themes: \n1.  Environment/Climate\n2.  Palestine \nA description of application requirements and a link to the portal can be found here. \nPlease contact Jesse Howell (jhowell@fas.harvard.edu ) with questions. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/visiting-researcher-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-2024-25-january-15-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240117 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240104T212038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T235053Z UID:10001587-1705363200-1705449599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowship: Doctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Law & Inequality\, Law & Society Association\, January 16\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Law and Society Association has partnered with the American Bar Foundation and the National Science Foundation to offer two exciting fellowship opportunities in Law & Inequality. Applications are now being accepted for one Doctoral and one Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality to start in September 2024. \nWe welcome members of our community to share these opportunities with eligible candidates in your academic networks. The applications can be accessed by clicking the following links: \nPostdoctoral Fellowship Program in Law & Inequality \nDoctoral Fellowship Program in Law & Inequality \nBoth fellowships will be in-residence at the ABF’s Chicago office\, beginning in September 2024. \nShareable flyers can be downloaded at the buttons below. Applications will close on January 16\, 2024. For further information\, please email fellowships@abfn.org or visit the ABF website. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-doctoral-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-law-inequality-law-society-association-january-16-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240120 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231218T143725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T234811Z UID:10001579-1705536000-1705708799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:International Conference: Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices\, ISTAC-IIUM\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia\, January 18-19\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology (University of St Andrews\, UK) in collaboration with the al-Ghazali Chair of Epistemology and Civilisational Studies and Renewal at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC-IIUM\, Malaysia) cordially invite you to attend our forthcoming international conference\, Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices\, now set to take place from the 18 to 19 January 2024 at ISTAC-IIUM\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia.  \n   \nIn an increasingly uncertain and divided world\, the Conference will explore Islamic theology in its widest and most inclusive sense\, for a contemporary Muslim audience. By positioning Islamic thought within the context of Divine Unity (tawhid)\, the Conference will foster a balanced and moderate perspective capable of avoiding literalist interpretations\, while also integrating kalam with the fields of tafsir (Qur’anic interpretation)\, falsafa (philosophy)\, tasawwuf (mysticism)\, and fiqh (jurisprudence).   \n   \nThe Conference is free and will give all who attend in person\, whether scholars\, PhD students\, or practitioners\, a unique opportunity to discuss their research with a global audience\, while also exploring Southeast Asia’s rich and diverse Islamic tradition. It will feature keynote speeches by leading scholars\, including Professor Timothy Winter (online)\, Professor Osman Bakar\, Associate Professor Khairudin Aljunied\, and Professor Andrew Peacock.   \n   \nFor more information about the conference and how to register\, please visit our website\, Islamic Theology: Uniting Diverse Voices Conference. Those unable to travel to Malaysia in person may register to participate online.   URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/international-conference-islamic-theology-uniting-diverse-voices-istac-iium-kuala-lumpur-malaysia-january-18-19-2024/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20231026T002014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T233341Z UID:10001568-1706097600-1706101200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): The jurisprudential corpus and the history of Ibadism in medieval Libya: additions and difficulties\, January 24\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Session 5 (24 January 2024\, 18h CET) \nThe jurisprudential corpus and the history of Ibadism in medieval Libya: additions and difficulties\, Houcine Khlifi (University of Sousse\, Tunisia) \nLink on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/webinar-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-the-jurisprudential-corpus-and-the-history-of-ibadism-in-medieval-libya-additions-and-difficulties-january-24-2024/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240127 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240117T224831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T233304Z UID:10001591-1706227200-1706313599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT)\, University of Chicago\, January 26\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThis is just a quick reminder that the deadline for the call for papers for the Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago (Friday\, May 4\, and Saturday\, May 5\, 2024) featuring a keynote speaker Prof. Suraiya Faroqhi is fast approaching! Our call for papers closes January 26th. \nCall for Papers. We are now accepting proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and independent scholars. We are eager to hear from 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. \nWe particularly encourage submissions related to this year’s organizing theme: “The Middle East from the Margins: Geographic\, Temporal\, Linguistic\, and Cultural Boundary Crossers.” The range of topics we hope to examine with this theme include\, but are not limited to:\n·  Microhistories and ethnographies of unexpected or otherwise forgotten historical actors who traversed geographic\, linguistic\, racial\, national\, class\, and gender boundaries in the pre-modern and modern Middle East.\n·  Investigations of the marginal or paratextual elements of texts that illuminate the way written works and the ideas they contained transcended the temporal boundaries of their production.\n·  Examinations of minority histories or literatures and their relationship to the majority.\n·  Social histories and other quantitative or qualitative social scientific studies of everyday life and social groups of any description.\n·  The thought and history of minor ideological currents and political movements.\n·  Reflections on the use of historical method and theory in Middle Eastern studies. Particularly\, discussions of how micro-scale studies can inform our analysis of macro-level structures and processes operational in the history of the Middle East.\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 Suraiya Faroqhi\, a pioneering social and cultural historian of the Ottoman Empire whose publications include Approaching Ottoman History: An Introduction to the Sources and Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire. \nApplications. Please send submissions electronically to mehat2023@gmail.com\, no later than Friday\, January 26\, 2024. 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. Abstracts will be evaluated anonymously by the coordinators; therefore\, please do not include names or any identifying information in the abstract. 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 2024. \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 (~$250 per person) will 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 mehat2023@gmail.com. You can find additional information on our website. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-mehat-university-of-chicago-january-26-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240124T053652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T233304Z UID:10001595-1706270400-1706274000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility\, 1876-1908” with Ilkay Yilmaz\, January 26\, 2024 @ 12:00 pm DESCRIPTION:At the 35th W’OTSAp meeting on Friday\, January 26\, İlkay Yılmaz (Freie Universität Berlin) will present a summary of her book\, Ottoman Passports\, which was published by Syracuse University Press recently. Janet Klein (University of Akron) will be the discussant and David Gutman (Manhattanville College) will be the moderator. \nReigster here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-ottoman-passports-security-and-geographic-mobility-1876-1908-with-ilkay-yilmaz-january-26-2024-1200-pm/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240131 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240117T224831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T232144Z UID:10001592-1706572800-1706659199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Position opening: Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture\, American University in Cairo\, January 30\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on the study of the Islamic world before 1800 for an open-rank appointment that will begin in the fall of 2024. This is a fixed-term position for four years\, renewable upon successful review. Candidates with research agendas that include the Levant\, Egypt\, North Africa\, and/or Iberia are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels\, in all areas of Islamic art and architecture. The teaching load is three courses (nine credit hours) per semester. Courses are to be taught in English. The successful candidate is expected to pursue a robust research agenda; to demonstrate a commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; to supervise M.A. theses; and to engage meaningfully at the department\, school\, university\, and community levels. The department particularly seeks applicants whose research interests demonstrate facility with primary textual sources and reflect the department’s interdisciplinarity\, who engage with local material culture and built heritage in their scholarship\, and who are receptive to adapting instruction to emerging curricular needs. \nReview of applications will start immediately. Priority will be given to applications that are submitted by January 30\, 2024. Initial interviews will be held in late January and early February. The position will be open until filled. \nFor a list of application materials and more details\, visit here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-professor-in-history-of-islamic-art-and-architecture-american-university-in-cairo-january-30-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240131 DTSTAMP:20260420T155841 CREATED:20240121T185051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T232144Z UID:10001594-1706572800-1706659199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence: Applications\, Academic and Practical Legal Implications\, Kuwait International Law School\, January 30\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nKuwait International Law School (KILAW) has decided to devote its tenth annual international academic conference to researching the legal problems posed by artificial intelligence\, under the title: “Artificial Intelligence: Applications\, Academic and Practical Legal Implications” on 1-2 May 2024. \nKILAW is honored to invite legal researchers from various Arab and international law schools and universities\, and members of the judiciary to participate with new\, qualitative\, and distinguished research papers. The research should be based on critical and comparative study and should represent an added value in any of the proposed topics. \nKILAW will cover the transportation and accommodation expenses for researchers whose research paper is accepted. \nThe deadline to submit abstracts is January 30\, 2024. \nFor more information and submission details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-artificial-intelligence-applications-academic-and-practical-legal-implications-kuwait-international-law-school-january-30-2024/ CATEGORIES:Call for papers,conferences and workshops,digital humanities,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Opportunities END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR