The established understanding dominated by academic studies on Islamic culture and civilization rests on the assumption that Islamic thought had lost its productivity from the middle ages onwards. As a result of this perspective, it...
The Middle Eastern Studies Association, in partnership with Ben Gurion University of the Negev, will hold a two-day conference on the theme of "Rethinking Islam at the Turn of the 21st Century: Liberal Trends, Agents...
Website and Submission Guidelines Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) publishes original research on a range of issues, including international relations, political science, economics, and Islamic studies, among others. Guidelines Papers should be around...
Following the success of the last two previous Kurdish studies conferences in 2012 and 2015 at the University of Exeter Centre for Kurdish Studies, the next conference event will be held over 2.5 days: 26 –...
July 9-14, 2017, The Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, Amman, Jordan The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for philosophical and theological work by Muslim and Christian philosophy or theology graduate students...
About the Journal The Journal of Iranian Political Studies, a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal published in print and online by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the Iranian Association of Political Science invites quality articles, originating...
The development of awqaf projects has become an agenda to enhance the economy of ummah and to boost up the importance of the third sector of economy. The interest on the subject of waqf is...
2017 Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle East Studies October 12, 2017 The Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University is pleased to announce the program of the 2017 Book...
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) will hold a two-day academic conference on the theme of “Renewal of Islamic Thought: Contemporary Issues” on October 23-24, 2017, at its office in Herndon, Virginia. The conference...
Call for Papers: Abstracts due by 15 August 2017 About the Conference With liberal democracy becoming an increasingly important norm in contemporary world, masses constitute significant element in directing state policies. On one hand, the...
In Their Words / In Our Words: A conference about representations of the Other in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Call for Papers: Abstracts due by July 24 We are proud to welcome...
About the Conference The Qur'an and Tafsir Academy have taken the academic studies on the agenda of the Qur'anic studies as an issue of the year, 2017. Masters and Doctoral theses in the field of...
In Turkey politics is often emotional and emotions are highly politicized. However, a closer look at public and political expressions of emotions shows that distinctive emotions show salience at different decades and under different political...
Please submit at minimum a 250-300-word abstract accompanied by a working bibliography and CV to DukeUNCConf@gmail.com by December 1, 2017. About the Conference Conference will be held 9-10 February, 2018, in Durham, North Carolina. The...
Anthropology & Aging CfP: Religion, Spirituality, and Aging Research in fields like public health and social work has demonstrated that enhanced well-being as well as positive health and psychosocial outcomes are associated with different aspects...
About the Journal 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. The Editor-in-Chief...
Call for Papers Please submit 300-400-word abstracts, including a short biographical statement and a 5-entry bibliography, to Terri Ginsberg and Iman Hamam by August 31, 2017. Acceptance notices will be circulated by October 1, 2017. Participants must submit their completed...
About the Symposium/Areas of Interest Areas of interest include topics in the context of Sufi studies from multidisciplinary perspectives. This symposium, organized by graduate students, aims to bring together the growing community of researchers and...
Conference on The Global Status of Women and Girls at Christopher Newport University Call for Papers: Abstract Deadline is September 3, 2017 Submissions from any academic discipline are welcome, including, but not limited to, art,...
Call for Proposals We invite proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars about the Middle East from the sixth century c.e. to the present day, including but not limited...
Proposals should be sent to isgsc@cmes.ucsb.edu and must be received by July 30, 2018 About the Conference The SoCal Islamic Studies Graduate Student Consortium invites papers exploring the theme of “Sharia and the Secular.” Does Sharia rule Muslims’...
About the Conference Conceptualizing Sectarianization: Perspectives on the Dynamics of Ethno-Religious Difference in Studying the Middle East and North Africa Demarcating a given community on the basis of its confessional identity or religious denomination has...
CALL FOR PAPERS (Deadline is 03 April 2018) The rise of female Islamic scholarship and leadership in the non-Muslim world is a relatively recent phenomenon that is garnering increasing public attention. Growing opportunities for women...
