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Abstracts due: January 3, 2025.
Please email submissions to: avacgis@gmu.edu

The Annual Conference of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies will be held on the Fairfax, VA campus of George Mason Mason University and in hybrid format over a two day period in mid-April, 2025. Exact conference dates along with the conference keynote speaker(s) will be announced in early January. Accepted papers will be notified in early February.

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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh
Note Times are Paris time, 12 AM- 9 Am California TIme

Join us Wednesday on Zoom

Conference Date: December 11-12, 2024

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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

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Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Join the Jerusalem Fund for the Edward Said Memorial Lecture, featuring Moustafa Bayoumi, a former student of Edward Said and an award-winning author, journalist, and professor. Bayoumi will explore “The Question of Palestine in America,” offering insights shaped by his time learning directly from Edward Said.

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Call for Papers
The Middle East Studies Association is excited to share the call for papers for the 2025 Arabic and Islamic Studies track of the 2025 edition of the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference!

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL 11:59PM ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2024

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Pacific Time

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About the Workshop hosted by Boston University, Indiana University and University of Minnesota

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Kamran Bokhari, New Lines Institute will present “Eurasia in an Age of Strategic Churn.” His talk will explore the evolving "arc of crisis" across southern Eurasia, examining how ongoing domestic and regional conflicts have led to escalating instability in many states within this strategic region. Bokhari will explore how these dynamics may continue to shape the geopolitical landscape in the coming years. 

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Hasina Jalal will discuss her paper, “Resilience and Resistance: Afghan Women’s Fight Against the Taliban and the Role of Global Economic Sanctions.” The research analyzes the ways women-led Afghan social movements resist Taliban control. Drawing on interviews with activists, former professionals, and artists, Jalal’s research sheds light on the unique challenges Afghan women face and their resilience amid intersecting crises. 

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December 2 at 10:30 am ET, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, Executive Director, Arava Institute of Environmental Studies, will join GSPIA Professor Jennifer Murtazashvili for a dialogue, “Environmental Diplomacy During Crises: A View from Israel and Palestine.”

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