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:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240106T114000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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:20260422T003246 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240201 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20231215T140336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T233646Z UID:10001578-1706659200-1706745599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowship: Kamel Center at Yale Law School\, 2024-2025 DESCRIPTION:The Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School invites applications for its 2024-2025 residency research fellowships. While the directors entertain applications from mid-career scholars working on specific writing projects\, the fellowships are primarily designed to bring promising junior scholars to the Law School in order to advance their academic research relating to Islamic law and civilization and to contribute to the intellectual life of the Law School and Yale University more broadly. \nThe Abdallah S. Kamel Center is seeking scholars from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines who have completed or are near completion of an advanced degree (e.g.\, Ph.D.\, J.S.D.\, D.Phil.) and whose work engages with the intellectual and social history of Islam\, Islamic legal and political theory\, or law in contemporary Muslim societies. Scholars working or studying abroad are welcome to apply. The one-year residence research fellowships carry a stipend in the range of USD $50\,000 to $65\,000 commensurate with education and experience. \nWhile fellows will devote the majority of their time to individual research\, they are expected to participate in all the activities of the Abdallah S. Kamel Center\, help in the administration of these activities\, and to the extent possible avail themselves of the Law School’s various workshops and course offerings. Fellows will be expected to be present at the law school when classes are in session\, which is from late August through mid-December 2024 and from mid-January until early May 2025. Support is available for fellows relocating to New Haven from abroad and the offer is contingent upon the ability of non-US citizens to obtain the necessary (J) visa. \nTo apply\, please submit the following materials by email to kamel.center@yale.edu by January 31\, 2024: \n\nA statement of interest (of no more than 1000 words) describing the applicant’s relevant experience\, interest in the Kamel Center\, and proposed research for the duration of the fellowship;\na current resume or CV;\nrelevant law school or graduate school transcripts; and\ntwo letters of recommendation to be sent by the recommenders directly to kamel.center@yale.edu.\nPlease also note that non-native speakers of English must provide proof of proficiency (e.g.\, a recent TOEFL score of over 100 or an advanced degree from an English-speaking university).\n\nFor any questions about the application process\, please contact bradley.hayes@yale.edu. \nDecisions will be made by March 1\, 2024. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-kamel-center-at-yale-law-school-2024-2025/ CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240202 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20231103T010805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T233748Z UID:10001569-1706745600-1706831999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies\, Leiden University\, February 2024-2027 DESCRIPTION:Scholars have long recognized that although Shiʿi claims emerged early in Islamic history\, Imami Shiʿism took a couple of centuries to crystallise. Scholarship on Shiʿism has tended to focus on doctrine\, but hitherto there has been little research into the institutions and social networks of early Imami Shiʿism. The project aims to propose the first rigorously historical model for how\, when and why a distinctive Imami Shiʿi Imamate emerged and developed as an institution. The ImBod project will frame the Imamate as a set of social interactions between the Imams\, and the community who venerated them\, within the broader networks of the early Islamic empire. Members of the ImBod project team will be assigned particular thematic spheres in order to identify and study the networks\, actors\, institutions\, spaces\, objects and processes through which the Imamate was mediated and performed within the Imami Shiʿi community and beyond. \nFor eligibility criteria and application details\, see here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/postdoctoral-opportunity-in-history-of-islam-arabic-studies-leiden-university-february-2024-2027/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240202 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240127T163533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T233748Z UID:10001602-1706745600-1706831999@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Summer School: Persian in Yerevan with ASPIRANTUM\, February 1\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2024 summer school for the Persian language.Deadline: February 1\, 2024For more details\, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad \nStudents pursuing Undergraduate (BA)\, graduate (MA)\, and postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs\, as well as researchers in Iranian Studies and related fields who are enrolled in universities or academic institutions in the countries specified below\, can apply for the ARMACAD scholarship. The ideal candidates will be 19 – 39 years old by the program’s start. \nThis scholarship is only available to citizens of the following countries. \nAlbania\, Argentina\, Australia\, Austria\, Belarus\, Belgium\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Brazil\, Bulgaria\, Canada\, China\, Croatia\, Czechia\, Denmark\, Estonia\, Finland\, France\, Georgia\, Germany\, Greece\, Hungary\, Iceland\, India\, Ireland\, Israel\, Italy\, Kosovo\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, Netherlands\, North Macedonia\, Norway\, Poland\, Portugal\, Romania\, Russia\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia\, South Korea\, Spain\, Sweden\, Switzerland\, Turkey\, Ukraine\, United Kingdom\, United States of America.\nFor more details\, please visit https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/summer-school-persian-in-yerevan-with-aspirantum-february-1-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,courses,Due dates,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240115T141820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T232123Z UID:10001589-1706832000-1706918399@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowship: UCHV Fellows in Law and Normative Thinking for Academic Year 2024-25\, Princeton University\, February 2\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:UCHV Fellows in Law and Normative Thinking for Academic Year 2024-25\nThe University Center for Human Values invites practitioners\, faculty members of any discipline\, independent scholars\, and lawyers to apply for visiting residential fellowships for 2024-25. Scholars are expected to reside in or around Princeton or demonstrate to the program’s satisfaction the ability to be on campus daily. The fellowship typically extends from September 1 to June 1. The Princeton University rank is Visiting Research Scholar. Fellows are paid monthly in nine equal installments. \nFellows will devote the full academic year to research\, discussion\, and scholarly collaboration on topics related to law and normative inquiry. Under exceptional circumstances\, fellowships for one semester may be considered.  Scholars will participate in a seminar for Law-Engaged Graduate Students (which involves some mentoring of JD/PhD students) and in activities organized by Law@Princeton. \nApplicants must have a doctorate\, juris doctor\, or an equivalent professional degree at the time of submission. \nThe selection committee looks closely at the research proposal. Successful applicants should demonstrate substantial expertise in law-related matters\, but in explaining research projects\, applicants should write for an audience of academic generalists (not necessarily lawyers). The selection committee will evaluate applicants on: the quality of their achievements in their field of specialization and their ability to benefit from the activities of the program; the quality and significance of their proposed research projects and writing sample; the contributions they are likely to make in the future to legal scholarship and practice and their ability to contribute to legal studies at Princeton. The program seeks to appoint scholars with mutual synergies and a balance between senior and junior scholars\, domestic and international scholars\, and those based in law schools or in the practice of law and those who are home are in other disciplines. \nHow to apply\nCandidates must submit an online application. \nRequired materials:\n\nA cover letter explaining your intellectual trajectory and suitability for the fellowship\nA CV\nA research statement of maximum 1\,000 words for a project to be pursued in the course of the fellowship\nA writing sample consisting of a single article or chapter (published or unpublished)\nContact information for two referees\n\nThe deadline for submission is February 2\, 2024\, 11:59 p.m. EST. Letters of reference should be submitted by the priority deadline of February 9\, 2024\, 11:59 p.m. EST. The anticipated start date is on or about September 1\, 2024\, with some limited flexibility. \nThe work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. \nFor more about UCHV\, see https://uchv.princeton.edu/. \nFor more about PLANT\, see uchv.princeton.edu/academic-programs/… . \nAnd for more about an umbrella program called Law@Princeton that hosts several different legal initiatives\, see https://law.princeton.edu/ URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-uchv-fellows-in-law-and-normative-thinking-for-academic-year-2024-25-princeton-university-february-2-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240125T160625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T233406Z UID:10001596-1707436800-1707523199@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Nominations: Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association\, February 9\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Nominations are now open for leadership of the Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association. \nAs specified in the CRN by-laws\, all members of the CRN may submit nominations\, including self-nominations. \n\n Elections and Voting\n\nThe current co-Chairs will call for nominations in January of the election year (hereinafter “election year”). All members of the CRN (Section IV) may submit nominations\, including self nominations. The elections of the CRN shall be carried out in March of the final year of the current officers’ term. The two nominees who receive the highest and second highest number of votes will be elected co-Chairs. The term of the officers shall be three years\, and there shall be no consecutive term. Officers shall assume their responsibilities on the last day of the annual meeting of the LSA of the election year. Only members of the CRN are eligible to be officers of the CRN. Only members are eligible to vote in the elections and on by-law changes (Section V). \nNominations can be sent to lhost@library.ucla.edu and Mona.Oraby@howard.edu by Friday\, February 9. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-nominations-islamic-law-and-society-crn-of-the-law-and-society-association-february-9-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240125T160626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T233451Z UID:10001597-1707827400-1707831000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: “Creating a new Criminal Law: The Military-Administrative origins of Siyasa” with Mohammed Allehbi\, Program in Islamic Law\, February 13\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm DESCRIPTION:Islamic Law Speaker Series:: Mohammed Allehbi (2023-2024 PIL-LC Fellow) \nCreating a new Criminal Law: The Military-Administrative origins of Siyasa \nThe event will take place via Zoom.  Visit here for the link. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-creating-a-new-criminal-law-the-military-administrative-origins-of-siyasa-with-mohammed-allehbi-program-in-islamic-law-february-13-2024-1230-1/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T183000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240201T203359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T232216Z UID:10001604-1707930000-1707935400@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Book talk: “Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire” with Nora Barakat\, Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, February 14\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Book talk: “Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire” \nDate: Wednesday\, February 14\, 2024\,  5:00pm to 6:30pm \nLocation: CMES\, Rm 102\, 38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nThe CMES New Works in Middle East Studies series presents \nNora Barakat\nAssistant Professor of History\, Stanford University \nIn the late nineteenth century\, the Ottoman government sought to fill landscapes they legally defined as “empty.” Both land and people were incorporated into territorially bounded grids of administrative law. Bedouin Bureaucrats examines how tent-dwelling\, seasonally migrating Bedouin engaged in these processes of Ottoman state transformation on local\, imperial\, and global scales. As the “tribe” became a category of Ottoman administration\, Bedouin in the Syrian interior used this category both to gain political influence and to organize community resistance to maintain control over land. \nNarrating the lives of Bedouin individuals involved in Ottoman administration\, Nora Elizabeth Barakat brings this population to the center of modern state-making\, from their involvement in the pilgrimage administration in the eighteenth century and their performance of land registration and taxation as the Ottoman bureaucracy expanded in the nineteenth\, to their eventual rejection of Ottoman attempts to reallocate the “empty land” they inhabited in the twentieth. She places the Syrian interior in a global context of imperial expansion into regions formerly deemed marginal\, especially in relation to American and Russian empires. Ultimately\, the book illuminates Ottoman state formation attempts within Bedouin communities and the unique trajectory of Bedouin in Syria\, who maintained their control over land. \nLink: https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-bedouin-bureaucrats-mobility-and-property-ottoman-empire\nContact: Liz Flanagan URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-bedouin-bureaucrats-mobility-and-property-in-the-ottoman-empire-with-nora-barakat-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-february-14-2024/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240103T201904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233639Z UID:10001581-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowship: The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World\, Harvard Law School\, 2024-2025 DESCRIPTION:The Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World invites applications for the 2024-2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. \nThe Program on Law and Society Visiting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for outstanding scholars and legal practitioners to undertake research\, writing\, and scholarly engagement on law and society in Muslim majority and minority contexts. We are particularly interested in applicants whose work focuses on constitutional law\, human rights\, women’s rights\, children’s rights\, minority rights\, animal welfare and rights\, food law\, environmental law and climate change\, migration and refugee studies\, LGBTQ issues\, and related areas. \nWe welcome applications by scholars who have completed an advanced degree (e.g.\, PhD\, SJD\, JD\, LLM\, or other comparable degree) and have an established academic record\, as well as experienced and accomplished practicing lawyers who aim to draw upon their legal experience in their Fellowship project. Fellows may spend from one month up to one academic year (excluding June-August) in residence at Harvard Law School working on an independent project. We seek applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds\, disciplines\, academic traditions\, and scholarly interests. \nApplication deadline:  15 February 2024 \nFor more information and application materials: https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/fellowships/ URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowship-the-program-on-law-and-society-in-the-muslim-world-harvard-law-school-2024-2025/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240104T042247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233640Z UID:10001582-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Call for Papers: MESA 2024\, February 15\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The 58th annual meeting will be held virtually November 11-15\, 2024. The MESA 2024 Call for Papers will open January 10\, 2024\, and close at 11:59 AM (4:59 PM UTC) on February 15\, 2024.\nMembers organizing sessions for MESA 2024 may place an open call for participants. For more information\, go here. \nQuestions about the submission process are always welcome. Please email meeting@mesana.org. \nSee here for more details. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-mesa-2024-february-15-2024/ CATEGORIES:Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240130T025213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233640Z UID:10001603-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:PIL–LC Research Fellowship Application\, 2024-2025\, February 15\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress\, the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School is pleased to invite applications for the 2024-2025 PIL–LC Research Fellowship (due: February 15\, 2024). This newly offered 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 intellectual life of the Program\, the greater Harvard community\, and the Library of Congress community. The unique opportunity afforded by this joint fellowship award allows the selected fellow to pursue independent research on Islamic law and history that utilizes the extensive collections of the Harvard Libraries and the Library of Congress. The PIL–LC Research Fellowship award is a full-time residential fellowship at Harvard Law School (for nine months\, during the academic year) and at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress (for three months\, the following summer). \nSuccessful applicants will have completed an advanced degree (JD\, PhD\, or SJD) before the start of the fellowship\, and plan to pursue a scholarly research agenda in Islamic law that engages legal history\, law and society\, or comparative law approaches. Fellows will receive a stipend for the duration of the fellowship. \nTo apply for this fellowship\, please submit the following materials via the research fellowship online application form by February 15\, 2024: \n1. a curriculum vitae \n2. a research proposal consisting of \n\na single-paragraph abstract of your proposed research\na research statement\, not to exceed 1500 words (3 single-spaced pages)\, and\na bibliography of works you have consulted that describes the proposed work during the fellowship period.\n\nThe proposal should outline research in your area of expertise or interest related to contemporary or historical issues of Islamic law that can be accomplished during the fellowship term; projects are to utilize the Harvard and Library of Congress collections to advance a novel contribution to scholarship through research in Islamic law\, with a legal history\, comparative law\, or law and society approach. \n3. an explanation of why Harvard/PIL and the Library of Congress are the required venue for your research (e.g.\, identification of specific Harvard/PIL resources and Library of Congress collections that are necessary to pursue the research project) \n4. a writing sample of no more than 25 pages in length\, in English (which can be a recent publication or unpublished work; works-in-progress are especially welcome) \n5. 3 reference letters from recommenders who are to upload letters directly at the referee link. \nA panel of scholars at both Harvard and the Library of Congress will review your application materials. The panel will consider your application in relation to numerous other proposals. Evaluation criteria will include: \n\nThe significance of the contribution that the project will make to knowledge in the field\nThe quality or the promise of quality of the work\nThe quality of the conception\, definition\, organization and description of the project\nThe likelihood that the applicant will complete the project\nThe appropriateness of the research for Harvard/PIL resources and the Library of Congress collections\n\nPlease ensure that your references have ample time to consider and comment on your proposal. Letters of reference are more highly regarded if they address the specific proposed activity and how well the candidate is suited to undertake it\, as opposed to letters that verify character\, limit comments to previous work\, or make only general observations on the topic. \nFollowing a process of committee review\, applicants will be notified of decisions in March 2024. \nDeadline: February 15\, 2024 URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/pil-lc-research-fellowship-application-2024-2025-february-15-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Blog,Due dates,Fellowships,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240212T165033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233640Z UID:10001605-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Fellowships and Scholarships: American Center of Research\, February 15\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The American Center of Research is offering various fellowship and scholarship opportunities.  The deadline to apply is February 15\, 2024.  Visit here for more details. \nThe fellowships and scholarships include: \n\nACOR-CAORC Post-Doctoral Fellowship\nACOR-CAORC Graduate Student Fellowship\nS. Thomas Parker Memorial Fund\nLawrence T. Geraty Travel Scholarship\nJennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship\nBert and Sally de Vries Fellowship\nHarrell Family Fellowship\nPierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship\nBurton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship\nKenneth W. Russell Fellowship\nJames A. Sauer Fellowship\nFrederick-Wenger Memorial Endowment\nJordanian Graduate Student Scholarship\nConference Travel Award for Jordanians\n\n  URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/fellowships-and-scholarships-american-center-of-research-february-15-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Fellowships,Grants,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240216 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240212T165034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T233641Z UID:10001606-1707955200-1708041599@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Summer Travel Grants: Harvard Center for African Studies\, February 15\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:From the Harvard University Center for African Studies: \nThe Center for African Studies offers funding to Harvard undergraduate students traveling to Africa for thesis research\, internships\, volunteer work\, or study abroad. Grants require a minimum stay of eight weeks in Africa. Grant awards range from $2\,500 – $5\,000 and are intended to cover otherwise unfunded costs of round-trip travel and modest accommodations. Summer grants are highly competitive\, and we encourage students to apply to multiple funding sources. \nFor more information and application instructions\, visit the link here.  Applications are due by February 15\, 2024. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/summer-travel-grants-harvard-center-for-african-studies-february-15-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Harvard Events,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240219T110000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240212T165034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T231927Z UID:10001607-1708336800-1708340400@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series: Reimaging Peacemaking: Gender\, Diaspora\, and Peace Democratization in Yemen\, February 19\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:From Ekaterina Pukhovaia at the Leiden University (see here): \nDear colleagues\, \nI am pleased to announce that this spring Leiden University will host the first round of a series of online talks about Yemen. The series\, running from January 2024 till June 2025 and sponsored by the Horizon-2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project EMStaD YEMEN\, brings together experts on various aspects of Yemen’s history\, art and archaeology\, politics\, economics\, sociology\, anthropology\, and literature\, creating an interdisciplinary dialogue about the region. \nAll talks take place online (zoom) at 16.00 Central European Time [10.00 AM Eastern Time]\, registration is available through the individual pages of the events on the series webpage. \nThe schedule for the spring is the following: \nJanuary 22\, 2024 – Bernard Haykel (Princeton University)\, Keynote lecture: Zaydis\, Salafis and Houthis and their Engagement with the Islamic Tradition in Yemen. \nFebruary 19\, 2024 – Ewa Strzelecka (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)\, Reimaging Peacemaking: Gender\, Diaspora\, and Peace Democratization in Yemen / discussant: Elham Manea (University of Zurich) \nMarch 25\, 2024 – Mahmood Kooria (Edinburgh University)\, Indian Problems\, Yemeni Solutions? Legal Exchanges in the Sixteenth Century / discussant: Roxani Eleni Margariti (Emory University) \nApril 22\, 2024 – Zacharie Mochtari de Pierrepont (University of Liège)\, Blessed Aristocracies: Charismatic authority\, rural elites\, and historiography in Medieval Yemen (6th-9th/12th-15th c.) / discussant: Vincent Cornell (Emory University) \nMay 20\, 2024 – Ingrid Hehmeyer (Toronto Metropolitan University)\, History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study / discussant Daniel Varisco (American Institute for Yemeni Studies) \nJune 24\, 2024 – Marieke Brandt (Austrian Academy of Sciences)\, Mapping the Past\, Imagining the Future: Heritage Politics in Ḥūthī Yemen / discussant Noha Sadek URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/leiden-yemeni-studies-lecture-series-reimaging-peacemaking-gender-diaspora-and-peace-democratization-in-yemen-february-19-2024/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20231123T010602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T231927Z UID:10001577-1708516800-1708520400@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Webinar: Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries): Looking for Libya in Coptic-Arabic historiographical sources\, February 21\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Session 6 (21 February 2024\, 18h CET) \nLooking for Libya in Coptic-Arabic historiographical sources\, Perrine Pilette (CNRS\, Paris\, France) \nLink on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/webinar-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-looking-for-libya-in-coptic-arabic-historiographical-sources-february-21-2024/ CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T133000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240125T160627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T231928Z UID:10001598-1708518600-1708522200@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Roundtable: Islamic Land Law\, Program in Islamic Law\, Harvard Law School\, February 21\, 2024 @ 12:30 – 1:30 pm DESCRIPTION:WED 21 FEB 2024 | 12.30-1.30 | via Zoom \nEvent::Roundtable on Islamic Land Law \nThe roundtable focuses on the transformation of the Ottoman land system in the 19th century\, particularly examining the 1858 Land Code (Kanunname-i Arazi) and its impact on land laws in the Ottoman Empire’s successor states. With case studies focusing on Bosnia\, Greece\, Bulgaria\, and Serbia\, the roundtable will explore how these changes influenced the balance between labor and capital\, the privatization of estates and agricultural lands\, the legal rights of landholders\, and the link between land ownership and sovereignty. The discussion aims to understand continuity and change between Ottoman and successor state legal systems by analyzing bureaucratic interactions and the use of Ottoman and European legal sources. By also considering the political and economic reasons behind these legal changes\, including how new administrations used them for nation-building\, the roundtable offers new perspectives on legal continuity and adaptation in post-Ottoman regions. \nThe link for this roundtable is available here. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/roundtable-islamic-land-law-program-in-islamic-law-harvard-law-school-february-21-2024-1230-130-pm/ CATEGORIES:Blog,conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240229 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240115T141821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T233507Z UID:10001590-1709078400-1709164799@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Anthony Lester Fellowships\, 2024-2025\, Bard College\, February 28\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The Anthony Lester Fellowships support lawyers or law students undertaking practical fieldwork in human rights/ the rule of law. \nThe fellowships honour the memory and legacy of Anthony Lester QC (Lord Lester of Herne Hill)\, one of Britain’s most distinguished human rights lawyers. As a young lawyer\, he twice visited the American South during the civil rights movement and wrote a report on race relations. His experiences there inspired his pioneering work as a barrister and legislator. \nThe Anthony Lester Fellowships are intended to support lawyers and law students early in their careers to undertake a project of their choosing that helps affect positive\, practical change in relation to the rule of law and human rights\, inspired by his experience. The fellowships are designed to support those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to undertake practical fieldwork overseas\, for minimum period of 3 months. The fellowships are administered by the Human Rights Project at Bard College\, and supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation\, the Open Society Foundation\, and the Lester family. \nDeadline: February 28\, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time \n\nVist here to apply. URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/anthony-lester-fellowships-2024-2025-bard-college-february-28-2024/ CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T183000 DTSTAMP:20260422T003246 CREATED:20240226T233444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T233508Z UID:10001615-1709139600-1709145000@pil.law.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Talk: “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain\, Center for Middle Eastern Studies\, Harvard University\, February 28\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series presents \n“Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain\, Assistant Professor of History\, Department of History\, College of the Liberal Arts\, Penn State \n“Rivers of the Sultan” offers a history of the Ottoman Empire’s management of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the early modern period. During the early sixteenth century\, a radical political realignment in West Asia placed the reins of the Tigris and Euphrates in the hands of Istanbul. The political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia allowed the Ottoman state to rebalance the natural resource disparity along its eastern frontier. It regularly organized the shipment of grain\, metal\, and timber from upstream areas of surplus in Anatolia and the Jazira to downstream areas of need in Iraq. This imperial system of waterborne communication\, the book argues\, created heavily militarized fortresses that anchored the Ottoman presence in Iraq\, enabling Istanbul to hold in check foreign and domestic challenges to its authority and to exploit the organic wealth of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium. From the end of the seventeenth century\, the convergence of natural and human disasters transformed the Ottoman Empire’s relationship with its twin rivers. A trend toward provincial autonomy ensued that would localize the Ottoman management of the Tigris and Euphrates and shift its command post from Istanbul to the provinces. By placing a river system at the center of analysis\, this book reveals intimate bonds between valley and mountain\, water and power in the early modern world. \nFebruary 28\, 2024\n5:00pm to 6:30pm \nCMES\, Rm 102\n38 Kirkland St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 \nLink: https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/rivers-sultan-tigris-and-euphrates-ottoman-empire\nContact: Liz Flanagan URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-rivers-of-the-sultan-the-tigris-and-euphrates-in-the-ottoman-empire-with-faisal-husain-center-for-middle-eastern-studies-harvard-university-february-28-2024/ CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR