Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures, Library of Congress, January 9, 2026

  Praying in a Machine World: Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures – Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship Apply here The African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) of the Library of Congress invites applications for short-term fellowships on the theme of religious culture and technology, defined in its broadest sense from stone

Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University, January 26, 2026

The Keyman Program offers postdoctoral fellowships as well as visiting professor and visiting scholar programs. Call for Applications  Northwestern University, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study

Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal, January 30th, 2026

Fusayfsa`, Smith College’s student-led Middle East Studies Journal, is currently accepting submissions from undergraduate students to contribute to our fifth edition! We are looking for research papers, opinion pieces, book/movie reviews, poetry, visual artwork, or any other forms of media produced by students related to the MENA region! Submit your work via this google form. 

Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 31, 2026

The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2, 2026.   About the Conference. Since its inception four 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

Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Annual Conference, Chicago, January 31, 2026

From the organizers: Every year, the Association holds it annual conference, usually a two-day affair, as well as a graduate student workshop, usually held the day before the annual conference. The 2026 annual meeting will be held at the DePaul University College of Law from June 17-18th. Our call for papers and submissions guidelines can

Call for Papers: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Graduate Student Virtual Symposium, University of Alberta, February 2, 2026

The MEIS Graduate Student Virtual Symposium provides a critical space for graduate scholars (MA and PhD) to explore how power, knowledge, and resistance intersect across Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts. Submit your abstracts here. Submission Guidelines Eligibility: Graduate students (MA or PhD) from any discipline or institution worldwide. Abstract Length: 250–300 words. Include: o Title