6th Annual Duke-UNC-CH Graduate Islamic Studies Conference The Duke-UNC Islamic Studies Conference is an annual international conference drawing graduate students from programs such as religious studies, history, comparative literature, Islamic studies, anthropology, political science, sociology, and cultural studies. Negotiating Multiple Islams: The study of Islam today has moved well beyond early Orientalist assumptions of seeing it as a monolithic religious entity. Static and reductionist categories have been replaced in order to account for the dynamic and "lived" aspects of Islam, bringing into focus its multiple interpretations and manifestations that transcend cultural boundaries. "Lived Islam" includes the variety of ways that…

The primary themes of the conference are global warming and climate change, not only in engineering and science but also in all other disciplines (e.g. ecology, education, social sciences, economics, management, political sciences, and information technology). It covers a broad range of topics on energy and environment policies, energy resources, energy conversion technologies, energy management and conservation, energy security, renewables, green technologies, emission reduction and abatement, carbon tax, sustainable development, pollution control and measures, policy development, etc. Therefore, papers on related topics are solicited from all relevant disciplinary areas, ranging from current problems, projections, new concepts, modeling, experiments and measurements,…

The Islamic Manuscript Association, in conjunction with the University of Cambridge, announces the third annual workshop on Islamic codicology, to be held 7-11 September 2009 at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Cambridge University Library. The workshop will be led by Professor François Déroche, Director of Studies at the Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes in Paris and author of the book Islamic Codicology: an Introduction to the Study of Manuscript in Arabic Script. The five-day programme will provide an overview of Islamic codicology with a comparative focus on the methods of localising and dating Islamic manuscripts.…

The world changed dramatically after Darwin, and we are still coming to terms with the Darwinian revolution, as well as its impact on virtually every domain of human culture. We will reassess this impact especially on science (Biology, genetics, Artificial Life, Psychology and Linguistics), philosophy (Anthropology, Ethics, Epistemology, Aesthetics), and religion (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religious faiths). The reception of Darwinism in the different countries and cultures will also be a major issue that is to be addressed in the Congress. The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 10 July 2009. Main key speakers: Michael Ruse, George Coyne, Francis Ayala,…

Join world leaders, policy makers, corporate and media executives, diplomats, artists, cultural entrepreneurs, and philanthropists as they discuss the role of media, arts, and culture in promoting mutual understanding and sustainable human security. A very limited number of public passes will be made available. The Aspen Institute and Centro Niemeyer are pleased to announce the second edition of the Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum to be held from September 15 to 17, 2009, in Aviles, Asturias, Spain. This premier convening on cultural diplomacy is an independent and worldwide program of the Aspen Institute's Global Initiative on Culture and Society. It will…

WasteTech Central Asia 2009 Main Topics of the Conference: 1. Waste management strategy in the Republic of Kazakhstan 2. Further development of legislation in the sphere of waste management 3. Best practices for waste recovery, recycling, treatment 4. Methods and technologies for remediation of legacy contamination (permanent biocontamination, heavy metals, oil products, anthropogenic mineral wastes) 5. Economical stimulus in waste management Participants: - manufacturers of equipment, traders, suppliers of goods and services, developers of waste management technologies and legacy contamination remediation, engineering and - consulting companies - industrial company’s managers (oil & gas, mining, food, pharmaceutical and other sectors) -…

Welcome to the Second International Seminar on Islamic Thought (ISoIT2 2009). It is a medium of discussion for all Muslims over the world the issues pertaining to the Muslim and Islam. It is a place where the Muslim scholars, researchers, academicians meet every five years to discuss the global issues related to Islam and non-Muslim counterparts. The Seminar will provide 3 Main Sessions for paper presentations by reputable scholars from renowned institutions and 16 Parallel sessions, comprising papers on different topics crossing through various academic disciplines and intellectual fields. In addition to the theoretical and practical disciplinary thrust reflected in…

The University of Indonesia is jointly organizing the Fourth International Conference of the Asian Philosophical Association (ICAPA 2008) in Jakarta, Indonesia on 4-6 November 2009 in cooperation with Fatih University of Turkey, DaeDong Philosophical Association of Korea. The sessions will be arranged thematically and each paper will be allowed twenty minutes for presentation. The languages of the conference are English, Bahasa Indonesia, Korean and Turkish. Accepted papers will be published in a proceedings volume one week before the conference will take place. Prospective participants are invited to send abstracts of their proposed papers by 1 September 2009 to the following…

Contemporary Events in Iran in Light of the Iranian Revolution Saturday, 5 December 09 Chase Auditorium Haverford College 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., with lunch served 10:00 a.m. Said Arjomand. Stony Brook University. "The Iran [post-election] Crisis - the Perspective of the Sociology of Revolution." Misagh Parsa. Dartmouth College. "Challenges against the Islamic Republic and Continuation of the Conflicts of the Iranian Revolution." Mark Gould. Haverford College. Chair 12:30 p.m. Lunch- Center for Peace and Global Citizenship Café/Stokes 104 2:00 p.m. Narges Erami. Yale University. "The Bazaar and the Politics of Protests." Ahmad Ashraf. Columbia University. "Reflections on Iran's Post-Election…

The issues to be discussed at this interfaith conference will be: Basics of dialogue between Islam and Eastern religions; Shared values between Islam and Eastern religions; Areas of cooperation between Muslims and believers in Eastern religions Relationship between Muslims and others Commonality of beliefs and shared ideas between Islam and Eastern religions, their stress on humane and civilised behaviour, tolerance, and important teachings of each religion for coexistence among people and nations.

7th Annual Duke-UNC Graduate Islamic Studies Conference: "No!: Subjectivity and Agency in Muslim Rights/Rites of Negation" Graduate students in Islamic Studies at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are now accepting papers for the following conference: Keynote Speaker - Kecia Ali, Boston University The concept and practice of “No!” can establish barriers and break them down. As Georges Bataille explained, “No” can be passive negation or active rebellion. Who gets to refuse and how they do so involves subjectivity—ways in which individuals relate to themselves and the other. The act of negation enacts the affirmation…

The Islamic Studies section encourages the submission of proposals that are related to the academic study of Islam. We are particularly interested in papers that touch directly or indirectly on the 2010 AAR/WR theme of "La Frontera” (border, boundary, or frontier). This theme calls for analysis of the many types of boundaries, including geographical, spiritual, cultural, chronological, theological, transformational, and theoretical, that are found in our societies and in our lives. You are also welcome to submit papers having to do with Islamic Studies that are unrelated to the topic of the conference. Proposals, no more than two pages in…

The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at Florida International University (FIU) is hosting a one day conference on Islam and Latin America in late March. Audio/video materials from the conference will be available on the website http://mesc.fiu.edu/homePage.php You may contact the MESC's program coordinator Frank Ortoleva (fortolev@fiu.edu) for more details.

The Seminar for Christian Oriental Studies and the Seminar for Arabic and Islamic Studies as part of the Oriental Institute at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg are organising a conference on Middle Eastern literatures in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century, with special reference to a comparison of Muslim, Christian and Jewish authors. The basic question is whether in 18th century Middle Eastern literatures aspects of modernity are visible. The conference aims at overcoming the disciplinary barriers between Islamic Studies, Christian Oriental Studies and Jewish Studies in order to get a better grasp of the whole range of literary production in the…

The Prague's Centre for Public Policy (Centrum pro verejnou politiku - CPVP) is pleased to announce the forthcoming European Spring Institute 2010 (ESI 2010) on the Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels Where? Prague, Czech Republic When? March 27 - April 3, 2010 Who? Prague's Centre for Public Policy (Centrum pro verejnou politiku - CPVP) has teamed up to organize the tenth institute On the Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels (ESI2010). Why? The European Spring Institute 2010 is a seven-day academic program designed to bring together 30 undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and academic backgrounds to enjoy…

American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies The 27th Annual Conference call for papers The American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS) plans to hold a conference on the topic Islam and South Asia. The Conference will be held on April 9-10, 2010 at Villanova University in Devon Room of the Connelly Center. Please see the attached Conference Paper and Panel Submission Form or visit the ACSIS website at www.acsis.us for further information regarding the conference including registration, directions, and accommodations. This year’s conference will focus on Islam and South Asia (typically, South Asia consists of India,…

“The (Muslim) Woman Question” Competing Representations, Contested Futures 9th Annual Critical Islamic Reflections Conference Yale University April 10, 2010 Extended Submission Deadline: February 1, 2010 http://www.yale.edu/cir Yale’s Critical Islamic Reflections committee is pleased to announce an extension in the submission deadline for our 9th annual conference, “The (Muslim) Woman Question: Competing Representations, Contested Futures.” The new deadline for the submission of abstracts is Monday, February 1, 2009. All proposals received by this date will be considered for presentation at Yale. This interdisciplinary forum will explore the politics of representation vis-à-vis women and gender in Islam and interrogate how representations of…

Critical Islamic Reflections Conference: Community Leadership in American Islam Born of a polyglot community of practitioners, American Islam is characterized by its heterogeneity. Whether the descendants of African slaves, emigrants from the Ottoman Empire, or colonial subjects who entered America after the immigration law reforms in the 1960s, each American Muslim community has struggled to establish institutions to help its members negotiate and live their religion robustly within a minority context. What's more,the past decade has witnessed unprecedented change in the American Muslim landscape: the election of a Caucasian female to the presidency of the Islamic Society of North America,…

Call for Papers Middle East Student Symposium April 17th, 2010 Georgia College and State University Milledgeville, GA The USG Council for the Middle East is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the First Annual Middle East Student Symposium. This symposium aims to bring together young scholars from across the USG and beyond for a day of intellectual and creative exchange centered around issues pertaining to the Middle East, including North Africa and Central Asia. Sessions will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 5:30 p.m. and will include a catered lunch of Middle Eastern food and cultural programming.…

Even though the role of Islam in the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria has been recognized and applauded and even though there is panoply of information on the history of the spread of the religion in the country, knowledge and information about the roles and contributions of the Muslims to the weal and woe of the country since independence are hard to come by. The need is equally felt for an Inside- and Outside-In critical appraisal of the destiny, fortune and "futures" of Islam and Nigerian Muslims as the country begins its march to its centenary. How does it…