February 2026

Islamic Law Speaker Series: Sohaira Siddiqui (Georgetown University), “Islamic Law on Trial: Contesting Colonial Power in British India,” February 10, 2026 @ 12:30pm

February 10 @ 12:30 - 13:30

On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:30-1:30PM US EST, Dr. Sohaira Siddiqui will present her latest monograph, Islamic Law on Trial: Contesting Colonial Power in British India, which reexamines long-held assumptions about Islamic law under British rule. The book uncovers how colonial interventions disrupted existing legal traditions while revealing the strategies through which Muslim elites …

Call for Panels: Middle East Medievalists at MESA 2026, February 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm

February 12

The call for papers for MESA 2026 (60th annual meeting, Nov 21-24, 2026, at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza) is now out: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers Note that the deadline for submissions is Feb 17 (2026) As in previous MESA meetings, Middle East Medievalists will sponsor panels in the MESA 2026 meeting. We encourage all medievalists organizing panels to send us abstracts …

Call for Applications: 2026–2027 PIL Research Fellowship, February 13, 2026

February 13

PIL Research Fellowship Application, 2026–2027 The Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School is pleased to invite applications for the 2026-2027 PIL Research Fellowship (due: February 13, 2026). This fellowship is designed to provide an intellectual home to promising young scholars in Islamic legal studies, to advance their research, and to contribute to the …

Call for Papers: Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, February 17, 2026

February 17

MESA 2026 Call for Papers Deadline to submit is February 17, 2026 (11:59 AM EST) The 60th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association will be held in person in Boston, MA, on November 21-24, 2026. MESA members are invited to propose papers and sessions for the 60th Annual Meeting of the Middle East …

Call for Applications: Kamel Center Senior Postgraduate Fellowship, Yale Law School, February 20, 2026

February 20

Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization Yale Law School Kamel Center Senior Postgraduate Fellowship The Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization is a scholarly center at the Yale Law School that focuses on the intellectual and social history of Islam, Islamic legal and …

Call for Papers: Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, Princeton University, February 20, 2026

February 20

Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, May 7-9, 2026 Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by: Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) Jacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) Jacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) and Co-Sponsored by the American Society of Comparative Law We invite all interested comparative law scholars to submit a paper for the …

Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Giovanni DiRusso, “The Textual Tradition of the Arabic Apocalypse of Peter: Variance and Adaptation in a Christian Arabic Apocalypse,” February 23, 2026 @ 7:15pm

February 23 @ 19:15 - 20:30

Giovanni DiRusso (CSR), “The Textual Tradition of the Arabic Apocalypse of Peter: Variance and Adaptation in a Christian Arabic Apocalypse.” Oana Capatina (CSR) will respond. We will be meeting from …

Call for Proposals: UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Graduate Student Colloquium: The Visual Culture of Algeria Through Exchange, Circulation, and Global Networks, February 27, 2026

February 27

UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Call for Proposals for a Graduate Student Colloquium: The Visual Culture of Algeria Through Exchange, Circulation, and Global Networks We invite papers addressing a …

March 2026

Call for Applications: Orient-Institut Beirut Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship, March 1, 2026

March 1

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026-27 The Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) awards a number of fellowships-in-residence normally lasting 10 months and beginning on 1 September 2026 or shortly thereafter, specifically designed for postdoctoral candidates engaged in outstanding research projects in the humanities and social sciences. We invite applications across disciplines, time periods, and geographic coverage outlined …

Call for Nominations: American Society of Comparative Law Book Prize, March 1, 2026

March 1

The ASCL Book Prize recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in the field of comparative law. The prize celebrates rigorous, original, and impactful research of law across jurisdictions. The prize is awarded to the author or authors of an English-language (including by translation) monograph. Eligible works include those that examine legal issues through a comparative lens, study …