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Please note the Deadline for paper proposals for the Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) in Seville 2018 is 9 December 2017.
CONFERENCES
1. Conference: "From Oriens Christianus to the Islamic Near East – Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-Pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity", Freie Universität Berlin, 7-8 December 2017
2. Conference: "Oriental Bodies and the Performance of Gender", Univ. Paris7-Diderot, 7-9 December 2017
3. Conference: "Syria – Challenges of Reconstruction", University of Giessen, Germany, 8-10 December 2017
4. Colloque: "Le déni de Palestine : cent années de « déclaration Balfour » 1917/2017", Paris, Palais du Luxembourg, 9 décembre 2017
5. Symposium: “Early Hafsid Tunis – Capital of the Caliphate", Tunis, 13-14 February 2018
6. Workshop: "The Measure of Integration – Economic Structures and Resources of the Early Islamic Empire", University of Hamburg, 16-17 February 2018
7. Colloque : "L’autobiographie au croisement des genres, dans le Monde arabe et en Occident", Institut Supérieur des langues appliquées, Moknine. Tunisie, 5-6 avril 2018
8. International Conference: "Migrant Narratives and the City", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 27-28 April 2017
9. Colloque International : "L’herméneutique philosophique en contexte islamique", UCLouvain, Belgique, 9-11 Mai 2018
10. Conference: „Empirical Approaches to Salafism in Europe”, University of Cologne, 20-21 April 2018
11. Conference of the "Project on Middle East Political Science", George Washington University, 24-25 May 2018
12. Fourth International Conference on Syria: “The Syrian War: Later Evolution, Future Prospects”, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St Andrews, Scotland
13. Third European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman & Turkish Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany, 19-21 September 2018
14. Open Panel: “Islamist Actors and the International/Regional Dimension: Searching a New Paradigm in the Study of Islamist Politics” for Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Seville, 16-22 July 2018
15. 16 New Open Panels for Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Seville, 16-22 July 2018
16. Second International Conference of the "Central and West Asia and Diasporas Research Network (CWADRN)", Berliner Institut für empirische Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (BIM), Humboldt University, Berlin, 23-25 July 2018
17. Conference: "The Sacred in Conflict: Disagreements between and within Religions", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 28-30 June 2018
POSITIONS
18. Senior/ Research Fellow (Jordan), Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Heidelberg, Germany
19. Joint Berlin-Jerusalem Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program, Freie Universitaet Berlin and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
20. University Lecturer in Persian Language, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
21. Funding for Several Post-Doc Positions for Research Projects on "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements"
22. Junior Research Fellow - 'Uncovering Fundamentalism', Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge
23. Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Cheng-Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
24. Two Open-Rank Positions: 1) Digital Media Production 2) Arab Media Specialist; Department of Mass Communication and Media, Gulf University, Kuwait
25. Research Scholarship for 7-9 Months, British Institute at Ankara
26. Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
27. Teaching Fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh
28. Assistant Professor in Israel/Palestine Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
29. Scholar-in-Residence Program at the H.C. Centre for Women`s Empowerment, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
OTHER INFORMATION
30. Spring School "Space, Place and Dwelling (Focus on Muslim Traditions)", Tirana, Albania, 19-23 March 2018
31. Summer School: "Religion in Cities: Contested Presences, Contested Regulations", University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 20-24 August 2018
32. Summer School: "Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800 CE", Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 23 July - 3 August 2018
33. Summer Course on "Refugees and Forced Migration", Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Ontario, Canada, 7-11 May 2018
34. International Summer School: "The Indian Ocean World and Eurasian Connections. Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Contemporary Connectives of Indian Ocean History", Shanghai, China, 30 July - 12 August 2018
35. International Parliamentary Scholarship Program for Arab Graduates (IPS) of the German Bundestag, Berlin
36. Call for Book Proposals / Indiana University Press: "Worlds in Crisis: Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration"
37. Appel à articles: "L`Ecilé, l`étranger et l`autre dans les oevres de Nabile Farès" pour revue "Expressions maghrébines“
38. Articles on "Muslims and Jews in Latin America" for “Hamsa - Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies n. 5, 2018”
39. Articles for New Journal "Afghanistan"
40. Notices of Ongoing or Forthcoming Research of the Arabian Peninsula for "Bulletin of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia"
41. Articles on Ongoing Research for the Working Papers Series of the Institute for Middle East Studies (IMESC), Canada
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CONFERENCES
1. Conference: "From Oriens Christianus to the Islamic Near East - Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-Pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity", Freie Universität Berlin, 7-8 December 2017
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2. Conference: "Oriental Bodies and the Performance of Gender", Univ. Paris7-Diderot, 7-9 December 2017
See the program at https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2017/11/programme_corps_final.pdf
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3. Conference: "Syria – Challenges of Reconstruction", University of Giessen, Germany, 8-10 December 2017
See the program at http://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb07/fachgebiete/geographie/bereiche/anthropo/SIGN-Syrien-Konferenz-Giessen-2017
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4. Colloque: "Le déni de Palestine : cent années de « déclaration Balfour » 1917/2017", Paris, Palais du Luxembourg, 9 décembre 2017
Information: http://orientxxi.info/magazine/le-deni-de-palestine-cent-annees-de-declaration-balfour-1917-2017%2C2127
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5. Symposium: “Early Hafsid Tunis – Capital of the Caliphate", Tunis, 13-14 February 2018
CEMAT (Le Centre d'Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis) and the American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) are hosting this symposium. It will focus on North African and Hafsid sources and what they reveal the North African perspective on this crucial period of Tunis history and the history of the Central Mediterranean.
Deadline for abstracts: 2 January 2018. Information: http://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-early-hafsid-tunis-capital-of-the-caliphate-13-14-february-tunis?e=82aeb6c61d
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6. Workshop: "The Measure of Integration – Economic Structures and Resources of the Early Islamic Empire", University of Hamburg, 16-17 February 2018
This workshop aims at developing an empirically based theoretical framework to gain a better understanding of the economic structures within the early Islamic Empire, as well as their potential as an integrative force connecting the different regions governed by the early caliphate.
Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/economy-workshop.html
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7. Colloque : "L’autobiographie au croisement des genres, dans le Monde arabe et en Occident", Institut Supérieur des langues appliquées, Moknine. Tunisie, 5-6 avril 2018
Nous interroger sur la question de l'autobiographie qui demeure de grande actualité : que signifie pour un écrivain le fait de raconter sa vie à l’heure des grandes crises et fractures de notre temps ? Questions qui méritent d’être examinées à la lumière aussi bien des textes du passé que celle d’aujourd’hui dans les deux mondes : arabe et occidental.
Soumission jusqu’au 20 décembre 2017. Information : http://calenda.org/421444
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8. International Conference: "Migrant Narratives and the City", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 27-28 April 2017
We are particularly interested in comparative interpretations, such as narratives of refugees fleeing from war, genocide and oppressive political regimes in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2017. Information: https://gender.ceu.edu/cfp-0
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9. Colloque International : "L’herméneutique philosophique en contexte islamique", UCLouvain, Belgique, 9-11 Mai 2018
Soumission avant le 1 janvier 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2017/10/Conference-HERM-ISLA-CFP_FR.pdf
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10. Conference: „Empirical Approaches to Salafism in Europe”, University of Cologne, 20-21 April 2018
This conference aims to bring together researchers in the fields of the humanities and social sciences who use qualitative methods to research Salafism in Europe. The comparison of various qualitative studies from different European countries can provide important insights into how the organisational structures of the wide range of forms of Salafism, as well as the social and political climates of different countries, have an impact on the development of Salafist ideas.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2018. Information: http://orient.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/36093.html
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11. Conference of the "Project on Middle East Political Science", George Washington University, 24-25 May 2018
Proposals for papers on the politics of the contemporary Middle East are invited. We welcome articles that have been previously submitted to journals and either rejected or sent back for revisions.
Deadline for abstracts: 8 December 2017. Information: https://pomeps.org/2017/09/26/call-for-proposals-2018-pomeps-annual-conference/
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12. Fourth International Conference on Syria: “The Syrian War: Later Evolution, Future Prospects”, Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St Andrews, Scotland
The conference will focus on issues since 2015 such as the sectarianization of the conflict; the evolution of the balance of power among groups in the conflict; governance and civil society amidst civil war in both regime and opposition areas; diplomacy and external intervention in the conflict; the Syrian diaspora; and issues of “reconciliation” and “reconstruction.”
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2018. Information: http://www.inspired-by-syria.com/syriaconf2
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13. Third European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman & Turkish Studies, University of Bamberg, Germany, 19-21 September 2018
GTOT e.V. (Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies) invites scholars from all over the world working in the fields of history, linguistics, philology, literary studies, social sciences, anthropology, and political sciences on Turkey and the Turkic World to participate in the "Turkologentag" 2018.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2018. Information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/turkologie/studium/veranstaltungen/turkologentag-2018/
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14. Open Panel: “Islamist Actors and the International/Regional Dimension: Searching a New Paradigm in the Study of Islamist Politics” for Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Seville, 16-22 July 2018
The aim of this panel is to bring contributions that explore the interconnections (or linkages) between Islamists politics and regional/international events and dynamics
Deadline for abstracts: 7 December 2017. Contact Prof. Beatriz Tomé Alonso (btome@uloyola.es).
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15. 16 New Open Panels for Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Seville, 16-22 July 2018
No. 15: Oil, Institutions and economic development: Policy challenges for the oil MENA region in a post Arab spring era
No. 16: new trends in models of development in MENA countries: any prospects for success?
No. 17: The Analysis on the Modern Turkey Democracy from Political Science Perspectives
No. 18: Religion and civil society organizations in the Mediterranean: strengthening interreligious dialogue and tackling radicalization
No. 19: Teaching and learning Middle East and North Africa through domestic and international fiction and non-fiction
No. 20: Revisiting Colonial Morocco: French and Spanish Policies, Moroccan Nationalism and National Identity
No. 21: International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort
No. 21a: Islam and Democracy
No. 21b: Diplomacy in Islam: Past and Present No. 21c: Islamic Law and International
No. 22: Parliamentary Actors in/and the Mediterranean
No. 23: the Gülen Movement in light of the July 15, 2016, coup attempt in Turkey
No. 24: Wars on the Middle East and Their Effects on the Warring Countries: A Historical Re-examination
No. 25: Youth from the ‘Margins’: De-marginalisation Strategies in South and East Mediterranean Countries.
No. 26: Tourism to and from the Arab World: Challenges, Potentials, Risks
No. 27: The Arabic Press in the 19th C: History, Development, and Impact
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16. Second International Conference of the "Central and West Asia and Diasporas Research Network (CWADRN)", Berliner Institut für empirische Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (BIM), Humboldt University, Berlin, 23-25 July 2018
Deadline for abstracts: 4 January 2018. Information: https://cwadrn.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/2nd-international-cwadrn-conference-23-25-july-2018/
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17. Conference: " The Sacred in Conflict: Disagreements between and within Religions", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 28-30 June 2018
The Center for Religious Studies welcomes applications from all fields of humanities and social sciences including Anthropology, Economy, History, Law, Philology, Philosophy, Political sciences, Psychology, Sociology.
Deadline for abstracts: 29 January 2018. Information: Contact crsconference2018@ceu.edu
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POSITIONS
18. Senior/ Research Fellow (Jordan), Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Heidelberg, Germany
Requirements: Advanced Degree in Law; Experience of working/research on Law in the MENA region; Fluent in Arabic/English; Must relocate to Heidelberg, Germany; frequent travel to the region is required.
Deadline: 8 December 2017. Information: http://www.mpfpr.de/fileadmin/media/pdf/Stellenausschreibungen/2017_11_Vacany_Notice_Jordan.pdf
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19. Joint Berlin-Jerusalem Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program, Freie Universitaet Berlin and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Postdoctoral Fellows will conduct their research projects under the joint supervision of experienced researchers for 12 months in Berlin and 12 months in Jerusalem in all disciplines and subject areas that exist at both universities or are complementary.
Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BFX153/joint-berlin-jerusalem-post-doctoral-fellowship-program/
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20. University Lecturer in Persian Language, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
Applicants must have experience with teaching at Bachelor level, preferably also at Master’s level. She/he will teach Persian courses at BA level and will be responsible for examinations.
Deadline for application: 8 January 2018. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/143594/university-lecturer-in-persian-language
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21. Funding for Several Post-Doc Positions for Research Projects on "Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements"
Applications are invited for funding research scholarships and research projects. PhD scholarships are only granted in connection with a research project.
Deadline for applications: 16 May 2017. Information: http://www.fundit.fr/fr/calls/research-projects-islam-modern-nation-state-and-transnational-movements
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22. Junior Research Fellow - 'Uncovering Fundamentalism', Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge
This is appointment for a two-year research project concerned with religious fundamentalism. The post-doctoral scholar should have good knowledge and experience in the study of religion and interdisciplinary research. The project will involve textual study as well as ethnography with a strong focus on modern as well as contemporary religious fundamentalisms.
Deadline for applications: 2 January 2018. Information: http://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/junior-research-fellow-uncovering-fundamentalism
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23. Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Cheng-Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Deadline for applications: 2017. Information: https://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/employment.html#NatlChengChiU
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24. Two Open-Rank Positions: 1) Digital Media Production 2) Arab Media Specialist; Department of Mass Communication and Media, Gulf University, Kuwait
Positions will begin Fall 2018. Applications are invited for two open-rank, full-time positions. PhD in a relevant field and demonstrated record of scholarly achievement expected.
Application reviews begin in December. Candidates apply at: https://www.gust.edu.kw/vacancies
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25. Research Scholarship for 7-9 Months, British Institute at Ankara
The position starts at March 1, 2018. The scholar will to spend at least two-thirds of their time on institute related work and a third conducting their own research relating to Turkey and/or the Black Sea littoral, which may fall within any of the academic disciplines of the humanities and social sciences.
Deadline for application: 20 December 2017. Information: http://biaa.ac.uk/opportunities/item/name/research-scholar-2018?open-calls
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26. Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Candidates must have a full range of qualifications, experience, and abilities to offer the leadership and fulfil the tasks described above, including a doctoral degree in Political Economy or a related field in Humanities and Social Sciences etc.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2017. Information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BFF760/chair-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/
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27. Teaching Fellow in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh
The Follow is to undertake a variety of teaching and admin duties across the department, for a fixed term period of 5 months to cover staff absence, from January 2018 to May 2018.
Deadline for applications: 8 December 2017. Information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BFZ214/teaching-fellow-in-islamic-and-middle-eastern-studies/
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28. Assistant Professor in Israel/Palestine Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
We are especially interested in candidates from literary and cultural studies, history, film studies, or memory studies.
Information: https://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=CC920CB856A54C57075E7B39B1D56128?JOBID=91794
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29. Scholar-in-Residence Program at the H.C. Centre for Women`s Empowerment, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
The focus of the scholarship is on the contemporary and historical forces that shape current gender discourses in the region.
Deadline for application: 15 February 2018. Information: http://www.aui.ma/HCC-Scholar-in-Residence.pdf
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OTHER INFORMATION
30. Spring School "Space, Place and Dwelling (Focus on Muslim Traditions)", Tirana, Albania, 19-23 March 2018
Spatiality is about how religious traditions formulate notions of home and community, the inside and the outside, but also about movement, transgression and direction. In short, spatiality of whatever sort is social action that unfolds within Muslim traditions. The Spring School is organised by NISIS in collaboration with IISMM/EHESS, CNMS (Marburg University), CSIC, and IAKSA (Instituti i Antropologjisë Kulturore dhe Studimit të Artit) ,
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31. Summer School: "Religion in Cities: Contested Presences, Contested Regulations", University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 20-24 August 2018
The aim is to provide undergraduate students in their last year of studies, as well as Master and PhD students with the means to reflect upon religious issues in cities from the perspective of sociology, geography, urban studies and religious studies.
Application deadline: 1 June 2018. Information: https://www.rug.nl/education/summer-winter-schools/summer_schools_2018/religion_in_cities/
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32. Summer School: "Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800 CE", Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 23 July - 3 August 2018
During the course MA and Ph.D. students will explore the major questions, methodologies, and problems in the study of Jewish-Christian interactions in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Horn of Africa, especially Ethiopia.
Deadline for application: 15 February 2018. Information: https://www.jewseast.org/summer-school-2018
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33. Summer Course on "Refugees and Forced Migration", Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Ontario, Canada, 7-11 May 2018
The course is for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. It serves as a hub for researchers, students, practitioners, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas.
Deadline for early bird registration: 1 February 2018. Information: http://crs.yorku.ca/summer/
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34. International Summer School: "The Indian Ocean World and Eurasian Connections. Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and Contemporary Connectives of Indian Ocean History", Shanghai, China, 30 July - 12 August 2018
The Center for Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University Halle-Witten, and the Center for Global Asia at New York University Shanghai are organising this Summer School which focuses also on the impact of Islam on this region. Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.
Deadline for application: 15 January 2018. Information: http://www.zirs.uni-halle.de/dokumente/2018-07-30-Call-for-Applications.pdf
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35. International Parliamentary Scholarship Programme for Arab Graduates (IPS) of the German Bundestag, Berlin
The one month programme offers the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system in September 2018. The programme is intended for talented Arab graduates who are interested in politics and who are keen to play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries.
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2018. Information: http://www.bundestag.de/en/europe/international/exchange/ips/arabian/250618
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36. Call for Book Proposals / Indiana University Press: "Worlds in Crisis: Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration"
We are seeking proposals for books that address topics related to forced migration and displacement. Work in the series will be necessarily multi-scalar, showing how the international, national, and local interact when responding to problems caused when people fall out of the “national order of things” and lose their homes, their states, and their rights.
Information: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2017/11/Call-for-Book-Proposals_Worlds-in-Crisis.pdf
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37. Appel à articles: "L`Ecilé, l`étranger et l`autre dans les oevres de Nabile Farès" pour revue "Expressions maghrébines“
Date limite de soumission des articles : 31 janvier 2018. Information : http://www.ub.edu/cdona/sites/default/files/files/17_2_CFP.pdf
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38. Articles on "Muslims and Jews in Latin America" for “Hamsa - Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies n. 5, 2018”
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2017. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/28186
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39. Articles for New Journal "Afghanistan"
The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and Edinburgh University Press are pleased to announce the launch of AFGHANISTAN, which will be published every Spring and Autumn beginning in April 2018. AFGHANISTAN covers all subjects in the humanities including history, art, archaeology, architecture, geography, numismatics, literature, religion, and social sciences from the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods.
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40. Notices of Ongoing or Forthcoming Research of the Arabian Peninsula for "Bulletin of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia"
Deadline for submissions: 20 January 2018. Information: http://mailchi.mp/18a811c9f85d/call-for-contributions-for-bfsa-bulletin-2018?e=18cf0337f7
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41. Articles on Ongoing Research for the Working Papers Series of the Institute for Middle East Studies (IMESC), Canada
The purpose of this series is to circulate the results of ongoing research in international institutions that focus on the Middle East within the research community and thus to encourage discussion and stimulate critical comments within the field as well as to enhance networking and potential cooperation among researchers.
The call for papers is ongoing all the year. Information: http://www.imesc.org/index.php?cmd=view_event&id=12
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