EURAMES Info Service 27/2015

CONFERENCES
 
1. International Conference: "Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the
Narratives of the Enlightenment", British Academy, London, 14 - 16 September 2015  
 
2. 7th Gulf Research Meeting (GRM), University of Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016  
 
POSITIONS
 
3. Senior Managing Editor for New English-language Publication on the Economic
Policies in the Arab World, Berlin  
 
4. Postdoctoral Researcher in Islamic Studies in the Department of Theology and
Religious Studies, University of Chester  
 
5. Tenure-track Position in Modern Middle Eastern History, Swarthmore College,
Philadelphia
 

OTHER INFORMATION
 
6. Residential Fellowship at the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Hemdon
VA (near Washington DC)  
 
7. Call for Research Papers: "Labor Movements and Unions and the Quest for Social
Justice in the Arab World"  
 
8. Entries for "Second Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the Middle East and
Central Eurasia", European Association of Social Anthropologists, University of
Nantes, November 2015  
 
9. Articles on "Negotiating Gender Relations – Arab Women and the Transformation of
Arab Societies" for Special Issue of "GENDER. Journal for Gender, Culture and
Society"  
 
10. "Fragments of the oldest Quran manuscript found at the University of
Birmingham?" - Clarification by Muhammad Isa Waley, British Library  
 
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Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz,
Germany
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. International Conference: "Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the
Narratives of the Enlightenment", British Academy, London, 14 - 16 September 2015  
 
Co-Conveners: Prof. Ali Ansari (British Institute of Persian Studies) and Dr.
Barbara Schwepcke (Gingko Library). For introduction program and registration
see www.gingkolibrary.com/register
 
 
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 2. 7th Gulf Research Meeting (GRM), University of Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016  
 
Scholars are invited to apply to direct a workshop focusing on political, economic
or security issues of the Gulf until 30 September 2015. Information :
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/common/pdf/GRM-2015-CALL-FOR-PAPERS.pdf
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
3. Senior Managing Editor for New English-language Publication on the Economic
Policies in the Arab World, Berlin  
 
Your profile: Extensive experience in a managerial editing position and in editing
English-language publications; English mother tongue or proof of full professional
proficiency, fluent in German, Arabic language skills are an asset.
 
Application asap. Information: www.candid-foundation.org/vacancies/
 
 
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4. Postdoctoral Researcher in Islamic Studies in the Department of Theology and
Religious Studies, University of Chester  
 
Successful applicants will have a PhD in Religious Studies or other related
discipline in the areas of Shia Islam, modern Islam, Muslims in Europe and/or gender
and Islam. They must be able to conduct research in Arabic. Proficiency in Persian
and experience of ethnographic research are desirable.
 
Deadline for application: 6 August 2015. Information: www.chester.ac.uk/node/31766
 
 
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5. Tenure-track Position in Modern Middle Eastern History, Swarthmore College,
Philadelphia
 
The position is to begin with the fall semester of 2016. Applicants should hold a
Ph.D. by the time of appointment, and we also invite applications from candidates
holding assistant, advanced assistant and associate positions at the time of
application. 
 
Deadline for application: 1 October 2015. Information:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5681
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
6. Residential Fellowship at the International Institute of Islamic Thought, Hemdon
VA (near Washington DC)  
 
Fellowship for three months during September-December 2015. Monthly stipend $4,000
etc. Deadline for application: 17 August 2015. For information contact Saulat Pervez
at saulat@iiit.org  
 
 
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7. Call for Research Papers: "Labor Movements and Unions and the Quest for Social
Justice in the Arab World"  
 
The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship and the Issam Fares Institute
for Public Policy and International Affairs, in consultation with the ILO, are
issuing this call for research papers which should focus on one particular Arab
country, with priority given to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Oman,
Bahrain, Yemen, Occupied Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan. Researchers will be
paid for the study. 
 
Proposals are due by 28 August 2015. Information:
www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/Documents/events/2015-2016/20150925_labor_unions_call.pdf
 
 
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8. Entries for "Second Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the Middle East and
Central Eurasia", European Association of Social Anthropologists, University of
Nantes, November 2015  
 
The goal of our program is to promote original ethnographic films and visual media,
not only in the area of anthropology, but also in sociology, folklore, religion,
material culture and related topics. Students, anthropologists, sociologists,
documentary filmmakers and media artists are invited to participate by submitting
ethnographic videos, films (including online and cell phone styles, short and
feature-length films) as well as interactive media (websites,  hyperlinked
documents, etc.). 
 
Deadline for submissions: 10 September 2015. Information:
pedram.khosronejad@univ-nantes.fr
 
 
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9. Articles on "Negotiating Gender Relations – Arab Women and the Transformation of
Arab Societies" for Special Issue of "GENDER. Journal for Gender, Culture and
Society" 
 
This journal is well-established and provides a forum for academic debate and
discourse between academics and practitioners. Given the journal's
multi-disciplinary setting, we welcome analyses from, for instance, sociology,
educational science, political science, cultural science and history which
correspond to the interdisciplinary nature of gender studies. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 7 December 2015. For information contact
heidemarie.winkel@uni-bielefeld.de
 
 
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10. "Fragments of the oldest Quran manuscript found at the University of
Birmingham?" - Clarification by Muhammad Isa Waley, British Library  
 
"Please note that none of those involved in the announcement about the Qur'an folios
in Birmingham are foolish enough to think of claiming that they are the earliest
surviving ones. The notion that we made such a claim comes from certain of the media
who are given to this kind of misrepresentation. It has given rise to indignation
and to condescending remarks from Muslims and non-Muslims alike. 
The main point is that it now seems very likely that the earliest Hijazi survivals
are from the first hijri century rather than the second; and that some may date from
the first half of that century. Nobody is in a position to say which of the Hijazi
folios in San'a, Istanbul, Paris, London, Birmingham and elsewhere are the earliest,
and maybe nobody ever will be."