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News

9/1/2010 "The Writing on the Wall: Calligraphy and Islamic Architecture" Book Project more...

8/24/2010 Call for Papers for Special Issue of CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East. Editors: Daniel Martin Varisco & Vit Sisler more...

01/08/2010 Islamic Heritage Project at Harvard: Through the /Islamic Heritage Project/ (IHP), Harvard University has cataloged, conserved, and digitized hundreds of Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts from Harvard’s renowned library and museum collections. more...

6/8/2009 Call for Publication: Jihad in the 21st Century. Book edited by Ahmed Al-Dawoody (University of Birmingham/Al-Azhar University) & Anicée Van Engeland (Law Faculty, McGill University). more...

1/15/09 The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick is pleased to announce "The Iranian Revolution: Thirty Years" event. Admission is free to this conference and its related art exhibitions and documentary screenings. Admission to the Conference Dinner (Persian cuisine) and concert by Haale is by ticket only (for further information, please contact Ms Shehnaz Abdeljaber at peaceingardens@comcast.net). Please see the event flier here.

1/08/09 Groups at AAR related with Islam have been added. See their members' contact information and CFPs for 2009 Conference at Islam at AAR section.

1/07/09 Syllabi for "Introduction to Islam", "Islamic History", and "Islam in the Modern World" classes taught by Dr. Anna Bigelow at North Carolina State University have been added. See list of classes at syllabi section.

12/10/08 Syllabus for "Modern Islamic Civilization" class, taught by Dr. Omid Safi at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been added. See it here..

12/09/08 The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Religious Studies (tenure-track or tenure), with a specialization in Islam. more..

12/08/08 Syllabus for "Islamic Heritage of Iran" class, taught by Dr. Omid Safi at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been added. See it here..

12/07/08 Syllabus for "Islam and Reform" class, taught by Dr. Omid Safi at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been added. See it here..

Events

The Turks and Islam
September 11, 2010, Bloomington, IN, USA more...

Muslims and political participation in Europe
October 6-8, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark more...

Christians and the Middle East Conflict
March 24-26, 2011, Langley, British Columbia, Canada more...

See more conference information at events section.

Grants

IREX - Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program 2009-10
IREX is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2009-10 Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program. The STG Program provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for up to eight weeks of overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. more..

McGill University - Postdoctoral Fellowship
The research group “Transmission, Translation and Transformation in Medieval Textual Cultures” (TTT), Faculty of Arts, McGill University, seeks applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship, starting August 1, 2009. more..

Jobs

The Department of International Studies at Rhodes College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of instructor or assistant professor to start Fall 2011. more...

The Department of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University seeks nominations and/or applications for the position of Department Chair. more...

The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks to make an appointment in Islamic Studies. Rank and salary are open. The School seeks a scholar with superior research skills and a promising agenda for future work in the field. more...

Book Reviews

Akbar S. Ahmed’s provocative new book, Islam Under Siege, features a blurb on the cover by Professor Tamara Sonn proclaiming the book as “the most important book to date on life in the post 9/11 world.” more..