Entries for December 2019
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2019-12-25
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ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (Middle East & Central Asia) (CAIS) forms part of the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences at The Australian National University and is Australia’s pr...
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2019-12-25
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A Special Issue of Religions
Call for Papers
Guest Editor: Dr. Patricia Snell Herzog
Publisher: MDPI – Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2020
Manuscript Submission Deadline: August 15,...
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2019-12-24
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Venue: Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5BG, UK
Start of program: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
This program will not be running in 2019/20, and will launch in 2020/21.
The MA Islamic Intellectual Histor...
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2019-12-24
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Date: February 20, 2020 @ 9.30am–12pm
Venue: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Organizer: ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
There is no doubt that recent events confirm the importance of the Middle East and Muslim w...
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2019-12-23
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'Abd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī and His Network of Scholarship (Studies and Texts)
Edited By: Lejla Demiri and Samuela Pagani
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck Verlag (January 1, 2019)
Series: Sapientia Islamica: Studies in Islamic Theology, Philosophy and ...
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2019-12-22
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Date: April 23, 2020
Venue: 341 Eggers Hall, Maxwell School of Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US
Co-Sponsored by:
• The Middle Eastern Studies Program, Syracuse University,
• The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs,
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2019-12-22
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IS-LE has created a transnational and multidisciplinary academic network and a common and stable space for sharing news and knowledge on late medieval and early modern exchanges between Christianity and Islam in Europe and the Mediterranean.
The pur...
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2019-12-21
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The Journal of Qur'anic Studies, launched in October 1999, is the first scholarly periodical dedicated to the study of the Qur'an. It aims to address the importance of the Qur'an for Islam and Islamic Studies, along with other issues vital to the dev...
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2019-12-21
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Call for Applications
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Deadline for application: February 15, 2020
Department of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University invites applications at the level of Associate or Full Professor from a histo...
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2019-12-20
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Prof. Souaiaia is Founder and currently the General Editor of the Book Series, Routledge Studies in Islam and Human Rights, which publishes scholarly monographs that examine the rich and complex intellectual and institutional legacy of Islam relevant...
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2019-12-20
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Call for Applications
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Application deadline: January 19, 2020
The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University is seeking a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor...
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2019-12-19
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Quebec Islamic cultural centre president Boufeldja Benabdallah, left, and Quebec City mayor Regis Labeaume hold one of the six metal leafs representing one of the six victims of the 2017 Mosque shooting, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 in Quebec City. Queb...
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2019-12-19
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The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) announced Wednesday that it will seek to challenge Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols at the Supreme Court of Canada.
This comes six days after the Quebec Court of Appeal refused to ...
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2019-12-19
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Call for Papers
Date: May 25-28, 2020
Venue: Swedish Theological Institute, Jerusalem
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 6, 2020
The recognition of Jerusalem as a holy city within a holy land both unites and divides Jewish, Christian, and Musl...
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2019-12-18
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Call for Applications
University of Edinburgh, UK
Deadline for application: February 14, 2020
The Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite applications for one PhD scholarship in any area within its ...
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2019-12-18
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The 2020 International Meeting of SBL (Society of Biblical Literature)
Call for Papers
Date: July 5-9, 2020
Venue: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Submission Deadline: January 29, 2020
The Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative P...
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2019-12-16
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Call for Papers
Date: April 29, 2020
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
Early Bird Registration Deadline: February 29, 2020
Abstract & Full Paper Submission Deadline: 29 March 2020
We invite all researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners and acade...
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2019-12-15
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British Muslims have started the process of leaving the UK over fears for their ‘personal safety’ now Boris Johnson is Prime Minister for five years, Metro.co.uk can reveal. It comes after the prime minister was accused of ‘Islamoph...
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2019-12-15
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by Nadine Jolie Courtney
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (November 12, 2019)
All-American Muslim Girl is a relevant, relatable story of being caught between two worlds, and the struggles and hard-won joys of finding your place.
Inspired by he...
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2019-12-14
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Expo magazine exposes Swedish closed social media group conversations rife with racism, death threats.
Far-right groups in Sweden are spewing hatred online by asking people to set mosques on fire and slaughter Muslims, according to a report by Expo ...
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2019-12-12
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Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Christians and religious ‘nones,’ in patterns influenced by regional norms.
Our households – who lives with us, how we are related to them and what role we play in that shared space &n...
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2019-12-10
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A leading Islamic school in Sweden accused of appointing teachers who had recently returned from fighting for ISIS abroad has been shut down amid fears students were at risk of being radicalized.
Abdel Nasser El Nadi, former principal of Vetenskapss...
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2019-12-10
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Date: January 22-24, 2020
Venue: University of Copenhagen, South Campus Karen Blixens Plads 8, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
Organizer: Danish Mosques & Nordic Mosques Research Network
For this workshop we address the changing politics of mosque ...
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2019-12-09
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Interdisciplinary Summer School and Conference
Call for Papers
Date: June 8-10, 2020
Venue: Åbo Akademi Arken, Turku, Finland
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2020
Keynote speakers:
• Prof. Catharina Raudvere, University of ...
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2019-12-08
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MBRN conference
Date: January 15, 2020
Venue: Humanitarian Academy for Development, 22-24 Sampson Rd N, Birmingham, B11 1BL UK
Organized by: The Muslims in Britain Research Network in partnership with the Muslim Charities Forum and the Humanitaria...
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2019-12-07
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Call for Papers
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 13, 2020
Editors: Andrew Village & Ralph Hood
Publisher: Brill
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) is an interdisciplinary and international annual series which dis...
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2019-12-06
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A Special Issue of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life
Volume 13, Issue 3, October 2019
Editors: Oliver Scharbrodt, Reza Gholami, and Sufyan Abid Dogra
Publisher: Springer
Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life is the first peer-rev...
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2019-12-06
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For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter. Muhammad ranks at No. 10, up four spots from last year. The name has been climbing stead...
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2019-12-05
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The Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award
Call for Applications
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2020
The International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) is a global network of journalists promoting excellence in the coverage of religi...
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2019-12-03
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At a time of growing hate crimes targeting Muslims, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid a special visit to a mosque in the southern town of Penzberg on Monday, calling for more understanding and respect between religions, Anadolu Agency rep...
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2019-12-02
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More than 1,000 mosques across Germany opened their doors Thursday to welcome non-Muslims in an effort of dispelling stereotypes and promoting mutual understanding, Anadolu Agency reported. Cologne Central Mosque, Germany’s largest mosque in th...
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2019-12-01
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26 Muslims won in state and local elections races across the US, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced. Elections were held, in large part, on November 5.
81 Muslim candidates ran for elections held in Kentucky, Louisiana, and M...
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