Tag Archives: Muslims
Mar. 29-30, Conference on “Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia,” USA
A conference on “Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia” will be held on March 29-30, 2013 at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Muslims representing all strata of society throughout the world face an extraordinary degree of negative attention from both public and … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Feb 28, “Muslim Identity Formation in Religiously Diverse Societies,” Australia
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Inaugural Australasian Conference on Islam will be held on the theme “Muslim Identity Formation in Religiously Diverse Societies” 24–26 November 2013. Abstract submission date: 28 February 2013. Although religious diversity is more pronounced in the Western … Continue reading
Applications begin: Feb 18, “Literary Cultures of Muslim South Asia,” USA
Stanford University’s Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, the Center for South Asia, and the Division of International and Comparative Area Studies invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral position under the general rubric “Literary Cultures of Muslim South … Continue reading
CFA Deadline: Feb. 1, E-learning course “Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges,” UK
Applications are now being accepted for the e-learning course, ” Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges” at the Woolf Institute in the United Kingdom. Following two successful years, the course will commence in late February 2013. This three-part … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Jan 31, Conference on “Jews and Muslims in the Czarist Empire,” Germany
This conference deals with the Muslim and Jewish experiences in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from the 1860s until the 1920s. Numerous excellent studies in recent years have enhanced our understanding of the Jewish-Russian as well as the … Continue reading
Book Launch: Nov. 27, Al Andalus Rediscovered: Iberia’s New Muslims, USA
The Institute for Religion, Culture & Public Life at Columbia University is pleased to announce the launch of Marvine Howe’s new book, Al Andalus Rediscovered: Iberia’s New Muslims and a roundtable conversation with the author, Marvine Howe, a former New … Continue reading
Conversation, Oct. 16, Transforming Terrorism and Radicalism with Muslim Nonviolent Alternatives, USA
The United States Insitute of Peace, Washington, DC, will host a conversation with Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand, a prominent nonviolent activist and scholar from Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, on the subject of transforming radical extremism with principles of nonviolence action.
CFP Deadline: Nov 1, Conference on “Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia,” USA
Proposals are invited by Nov. 1 for a conference on “Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia”to be held on March 29-30, 2013 at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Muslims representing all strata of society throughout the world face an extraordinary degree of … Continue reading
Sep. 28-29, Workshop on “Religion, conflict and accommodation in Indian history: the medieval period,” USA
The IRCPL at Columbia University, New York, USA is sponsoring a two day workshop on ‘Religion, conflict and accommodation in Indian history: the medieval period’ on September 28-29, 2012. This year’s workshop will focus on the medieval period – and … Continue reading