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The 2023 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Deadline September 15

The 2023 Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Deadline September 15

The AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University is hosting the Seventh Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies virtually on December 7, 2023. This year, the event has a specific theme in partnership with the Black American Muslim Internationalism Project (BAMI), led by Dr. Aminah Al-Deen. This panel is exclusively for undergraduate applicants. Applications must be submitted by September 15, 2023, at 11:59pm EST.

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Mohammad Salama appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Mohammad Salama appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Mohammad Salama, George Mason University professor of Arabic, was recently appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Professor Salama, who is a core faculty member of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies steering committee, previously served as department chair for Modern and Classical Languages.

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The IIR is hiring!

The IIR is hiring!

The George Mason University, Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) invites applications for a one-year, renewable (up to three years) position as the Shrivastava Family Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Immigration Research. The successful candidate’s areas of specialization will include immigration, economic, social and political consequences of migration, quality of life, and the overall issues related to immigration policy. This position is critical to the success of the IIR and requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of the IIR.

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BAMI |Town Hall Meeting: Transferring Legacies

BAMI |Town Hall Meeting: Transferring Legacies

Town Hall Meeting: Transferring Legacies on June 3rd from 5:30-7:30 pm at Masjid Muhammad with Dr. Aminah Beverly (McCloud) Al-Deen, A. Peter Bailey, Ibrahim Mu’min, Dr. Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Dr. Talib M. Shareef, and facilitated by Fitrah Muhammad. This event is hosted by BAMI in collaboration with the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University and Masjid Muhammad. 

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Call for Papers 2023 | 4th Graduate Colloquium in Middle Eastern and Ottoman Studies | Application Deadline May 20, 2023

Call for Papers 2023 | 4th Graduate Colloquium in Middle Eastern and Ottoman Studies | Application Deadline May 20, 2023

The Institute of Middle East and Islamic Countries Studies at Marmara University, in collaboration with the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, invites proposals for the third meeting of the Annual Graduate Colloquium in Middle Eastern and Ottoman Studies to be held on August 11-12, 2023 in Istanbul. Applications are due by May 20, 2023.

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Three CHSS professors named Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023-2024 academic year

Three CHSS professors named Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023-2024 academic year

Cher Weixia Chen, associate professor in the School of Integrative Studies, Nathaniel Greenberg, associate professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, and Mills Kelly, professor of history and director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM), will spend time abroad thanks to Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards.

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