Call for Papers: 9th Annual Meeting of the Memory Studies Association – Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability, October 20, 2024

“The Memory Studies Association invites proposals for its ninth annual conference, to be held from 14 to 18 July 2025 at Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in the historic city of Prague. This on-site conference aims to carry over from earlier conferences a transdisciplinary conversation on memory and its social, cultural and public relevance. It welcomes scholars, practitioners,

Book sale: Harvard Middle East Cultural Association, Harvard University, October 23, 2024 @ 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12:00pm to 5:00pm  Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Stop by CMES Rm 102 to support HMECA (Harvard Middle East Cultural Association), score some cheap books ($1-$5), and reconnect with CMES students and faculty at the HMECA Book Sale! Light snacks will be served. All books have been generously donated by

Conference: Islamic Finance Conference (IFC), Harvard University, October 25-26, 2024

From the organizers: We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Islamic Finance Conference (IFC) tickets are now LIVE! This conference will take place on October 25-26th at Harvard University. Please note that this is a change from the previously announced dates. This year, the conference proudly marks its 27th anniversary, continuing its tradition of uniting Harvard faculty,

Talk: “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, October 29, 2024 @ 7 – 10 pm ET

Where: Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 When: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 / 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) “Between the 1850s and World War I, the Ottoman Empire welcomed about a million Muslim refugees from Russia. In his new book, Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State, Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky examines how Circassian, Chechen, Dagestani, and

Webinar: “The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa” with Malika Zeghal, Brandeis University, October 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am

From the organizers: Challenging claims that Middle Eastern states have become secular in modern times, this Crown Seminar features Malika Zeghal, in conversation with Eva Bellin. Zeghal will offer an innovative analysis of the continuity of the state’s custodianship of Islam as the preferred religion based on her new book, The Making of the Modern

Call for Proposals: Elements Series on Law and Religion, The Center for the Study of Law and Religion, October 31, 2024

From the organizers: The Center for the Study of Law and Religion is accepting book proposals for a new “Elements Series on Law and Religion” currently under discussion with Cambridge University Press. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals related to Islamic Law.  Cambridge has already embarked on several such Elements Series on different themes, described here.