The Veil, Critical Theory, Politics, and Contemporary Society This conference offers a forum to problematize the prevailing surrounding the veil while exploring the veil's subversive potential.The extent to which the veil can erode, or even invert power and oppression is, with the exception of various Islam-inspired positions, an overlooked and under-explored area of academic theorizing. We ask what new insights may be unearthed in moving beyond the impetus to repudiate, fear, or adore the veil. This conference is a unique opportunity to discuss those contested voices situated within the interstices of the liberal, conservative and Islamic constellations, and, in the…

An international conference organized by the Department of History of the Eastern Mediterranean University & Department of Historical and Social Sciences of the University of Salerno & Department of History of Istanbul Sehir University. The idea, and the ideal, of 'Mediterranean' have always been hotly debated. From the Pirennian disruption of Mohammed (vis-à-vis Charlemagne), via the Braudelian concept of unity in the long durèe, to the more recent ecological and geographical approaches of Horden and Purcell, 'Mediterraneanism' (the peculiar characteristics that the cultures living around the Mediterranean had, and still have, in common), has stimulated and perplexed the scholarly mind.…

The conference will be held between 1st to 3rd June 2010 in Siberia (Transbaikal Region of) Russia. The chief organizers are Professor Oleg V. Kuznetsov (Chita State University) and Professor Olga Artimova (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology at Russian Academy of Science). The conference is organized by Chita State University and Russian Academy of Science.

The Faculty of Political Science, Public Administration and Diplomacy (FPSPAD) at Notre Dame University – Louaize, Lebanon (NDU), reflecting on the University’s mission statement and building on the pioneering experience of Lebanon in the field of human rights, is planning to organize an international conference on the role of Arab universities in spreading the culture of human rights and peace building for 20 to 22 May 2010. As a Faculty we believe that Arab universities play a key role in their respective societies and in the development of their surrounding communities. This cannot be separated from their genuine commitment to…

An interdisciplinary workshop to be held in the University of Edinburgh 7-8 May 2010 The role of the Middle Eastern intellectual has long constituted an object of study and fascination for scholars, particularly in colonial and post-colonial contexts, where the intellectual was often seen as the main bridge - or interpreter - between the modernity of the West and the 'traditional' culture of the East. But the study of Middle Eastern intellectuals has come a long way since Albert Hourani's seminal Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, with much work now examining such complex dynamics as the relationships between intellectuals…

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY Call for Paper Proposals U.S. Engagement with the Muslim World: One Year After Cairo CSID's 11th Annual Conference Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Washington DC In a much-anticipated speech in June 2009, President Barack Obama, speaking from the Egyptian capital, sought a "new beginning" in U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Promising to move beyond terrorism and security to focus on issues of mutual interest, the President laid out an ambitious agenda for overhauling ties between his country and the world's 1.57 billion Muslims. Since the speech there has been considerable debate over…

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…

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.…

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,…

“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…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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.

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 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…

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…