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September 2017

International Conference on Hajj, Umrah and Ziarah (ICHUZ’2017)

September 19, 2017 - September 20, 2017
Dewan Al-Bukhari Kota Kinabulu, Sabah Malaysia + Google Map

Conference Website Conference Theme "Managing Hajj, Umrah and Ziarah : Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium" Conference Description The International Conference on Hajj, Umrah and Ziarah (ICHUZ'2017) with the theme "Managing Hajj, Umrah and Ziarah : Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium" is intended to gather academicians and industry…

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October 2017

Translating Islam: A Conference in Honor of Carl Ernst

October 6, 2017 @ 9:30 am - October 7, 2017 @ 5:30 pm
Hampton Inn & Suites, 370 E Main St #100
Carrboro, NC 27510 United States
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About the Conference Carl Ernst has devoted his academic life to translating Islam, linguistically and culturally. From his first book, Words of Ecstasy in Sufism (1985), to his most recent book, co-edited with Fabrizio Speziale, Perso-Indica: An Analytical…

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November 2017

Identity in the Age of Populism: Southeast Asian Perspectives

November 10, 2017 - November 12, 2017
Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta, Indonesia + Google Map

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…

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“(Re)presenting Muslim Bodies of Performance” at ASTR Annual Conference

November 16, 2017 - November 19, 2017
Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead, 3300 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305 United States
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Section webpage here. Conference Website. Section Description This working group foregrounds theatre and performance in Islamic countries and cultures, and representations of Muslim bodies on stage. Orientalist ‘othering’ into an age of paranoid nationalism has…

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American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting

November 17, 2017 - November 21, 2017
Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115 United States
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Registration required. Conference Website. About the Conference The 2017 Annual Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts, November 18–21, hosted by the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, is the world's largest gathering of scholars interested…

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In Their Words / In Our Words

November 23, 2017 - November 24, 2017

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…

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Academic Theses in Qur’anic Studies: West and Muslim World in Comparison

November 23, 2017 - November 26, 2017

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…

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December 2017

Interdisciplinary symposium: Politics of Emotions in Turkey and Its Connected Geographies

December 1, 2017 - December 2, 2017
London School of Economics London, London United Kingdom + Google Map

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…

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March 2018

“Cinema of the Arab World”: Conference and Call for Papers

March 3, 2018 - March 4, 2018
New Cairo Campus, AUC, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74
New Cairo, 11835 Egypt
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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…

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“Women, Social Change and Activism: Then and Now”

March 22, 2018 - March 24, 2018

  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,…

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