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News

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...

12/30/2009 - CFP: International Journal of Library and Information Sciences. The International Journal of Library and Information Science (IJLIS) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed monthly journal published by Academic Journals. more...

11/30/2009 - AAR Book Awards - 2009
In order to give recognition to new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion, the American Academy of Religion offers Awards for Excellence more...

11/14/2009 The Euro-Islam website (www.euro-islam.info), is currently looking for doctoral students and researchers working on Muslims in Europe and the US for its website research team. more...

10/10/2009 The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) invites you to their opening conference 'Islam, Science and Policy' on 14 October in the Academy Building. Conference partially in English and Dutch. more...

10/09/2009 Dr. Kecia Ali of Boston University prepared a set of Guidelines for Writing Conference Proposals and it is posted to the website as a pdf documents.

10/04/2009 Call for Papers: Fall 2009 The Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies Newsletter. Special Issue on Iran. more...

9/27/2009 Call for Papers - “Religion, Finance & Ethics.” Essays are being solicited for a special issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion on the timely theme of “religion, finance and ethics”. 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.

12/15/08 ISIM to be closed as per 1 January 2009 - The International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) will be closed as per 1 January 2009, due to the lack of adequate funding. ISIM was set up ten years ago by the universities of Leiden, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Nijmegen, and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. more..

Jobs

Pomona College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the modern history, society, politics, and culture of Northern Africa to begin in the academic year 2010-2011.more...

Wesleyan University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level starting July 2010, from scholars specializing in Gender and Islam.more..

Events

Third University of Essex Islamic Conference 2009 (UEIC 2009) - February 7, 2009, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom more..

2009 SECSOR Regional Meeting - March 13-15, 2009, Chapel Hill, NC, USA more...

See more conference information at events section.

Grants

FELLOWSHIPS- Middle East-Related Research at Harvard Kennedy School, 2010-11 The Dubai Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School is currently accepting Fellowship applications, for research related to the Middle East, for the 2010-2011 academic year. The deadline for applying is January 15, 2010.

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..

Book Reviews & Announcements

Kenneth George, Picturing Islam: Art and Ethics in a Muslim Lifeworld more...

Anna Bigelow, Sharing the Sacred: Practicing Pluralism in Muslim North India more...

Cihan Tugal, Passive Revolution: Absorbing the Islamic Challenge to Capitalism more...

Omid Safi, Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters more...

Richard Reddie, Black Muslims In Britain: Why are many young black men converting to Islam?more...

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..