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Middle East Studies Association
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2017 MESA: Judicial activism in the field of Egyptian shari‘a-derived family law
Presenter: Monika Lindbekk This paper analyzes aspects of judicial activism in the field of Egyptian personal status law for Muslims. In a country where reform of the current personal status codes is politically fraught, family court judges perform an important semi-legislative task in interpreting and applying the law. Taking this as a point of departure, …
Mesa Book Awards: Including Two New Awards
The MESA Board of Directors has approved the creation of two new book awards honoring the pioneering efforts of two women. The inaugural awards will be presented at the 52nd MESA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The Nikki Keddie Book Award was established to recognize an outstanding contribution on religion, revolution, and history/society. The …
MESA 2019 Book Awards
Nominations for the Albert Hourani Book Award, the Nikki Keddie Book Award, and the Fatima Mernissi Book Award are made simultaneously. Nominations can be made by either the publisher or the author. Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The Albert …
Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) Annual Conference – Global Academy Special Session
This year's Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) Annual Conference will feature a Global Academy Special Session for Global Academy scholars to present their research and serve as discussants on two panels. Panelists include Program in Islamic Law Global Academy Scholars (2020-2021) Dr. Masoud Noori who will speak on, "Islam and Human Rights: What Could/Should be …