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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to share that our doctoral researcher Natalie @kontny-wendt.bsky.social will present her research on the proposgraphy of Zaydi rebellion in the inaugural session of the @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social seminar series! Get in touch with the Network to listen to her talk on 20 Oct! 👇

Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 23d

The first session in our seminar series will be taking place on 20 October featuring @kontny-wendt.bsky.social and Ebrahim Mansoor. Further information can be found here: www.shiistudies.net/events/semin....

Shii Studies Seminars I: Natalie Kontny-Wendt & Ebrahim Mansoor

www.shiistudies.net

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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · Sep 8

A reminder that the upcoming @imc-leeds.bsky.social (July 2026) submission deadline is on 30 September (only for pre-organized panels!). IMC’s 2026 theme is “Temporalities” (www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026/).

MEM sponsors IMC panels in the field of medieval Islamic history/studies.

Call for Papers: IMC 2026 - 'Temporalities' | International Medieval Congress

www.imc.leeds.ac.uk

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Catchoftheday
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"The Greek orthodox waqf in Lebanon during the Ottoman period" by Souad Abou el-Rousse Slim

Beiruter Texte und Studien 113

[Würzburg : Ergon, 2007]

dx.doi.org/10.25673/112...

#ottomanempire #greeks #lebanon

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’ve crossed the halfway point on this fundraiser for a Syrian PhD student! 🥳 So excited!

Just 4 donations of $75 and he’ll have money needed to submit an open-access article: a requirement for graduation in his program. Who’s got $75 out there today? It might be you!

Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · Aug 26

This refugee student is in the final months of his dissertation after a long journey out of war. Helping him helps assure the future of Syria.

There's a lot of darkness in the world right now, but this is how we bring the light. No amount is too small (or too large lol)! 🙏 💖

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Help a Refugee Student Finish his PhD, Save Endangered Heritage!

By Stephennie Mulder

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Embodied Imamate @embodiedimamate.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are delighted to announce the autumn program of our online lecture series Material Culture, Art, and Architecture of Pre-Safavid Shīʿism. The series brings together scholars of early Shīʿism with specialists in Islamic material culture, art, architecture, and archaeology.

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Sep 2

⚔️ Our online lecture series on rebellion in the pre-modern Islamicate world resumes next month (21 Oct)! Tuesdays, 4-5:30 pm CET, on Zoom. Check out the new programme here: www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/forsch....
To attend, simply email us at [email protected]! 👇

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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social · Sep 1

Daisy Livingston delves into the archival history of one of the most powerful polities in Cairo: the ‘Mamluk’ sultanate of Cairo.

🎧 Dive into her insights during an interview with Jen Hoyer: https://edin.ac/4n7lsRz

📚 Explore Daisy’s book:

Managing Paperwork in Mamluk Cairo

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Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good morning! Here’s how you make the world just a bit better today!

Dr. Stephennie Mulder @stephenniem.bsky.social · Aug 26

This refugee student is in the final months of his dissertation after a long journey out of war. Helping him helps assure the future of Syria.

There's a lot of darkness in the world right now, but this is how we bring the light. No amount is too small (or too large lol)! 🙏 💖

givebutter.com/fgQG3V

Help a Refugee Student Finish his PhD, Save Endangered Heritage!

By Stephennie Mulder

givebutter.com

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 26

Over at @invisibleeast.bsky.social our member Teresa Bernheimer contributed a "Document of the Month" with her piece on "Scribal Building Blocks and Funerary Inscriptions in 9th-Century Egypt". Check it out:

Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · Aug 21

In August's “Document of the Month”, Teresa Bernheimer of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social examines a template #tombstone carved for “someone, daughter of someone, the someone”: bit.ly/scribalbuildingblocks

#documents #epigraphy #medievalsky #skystorian

Document of the Month 8/25: Template Funerary Inscriptions

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎺 Job alert! 🎺
Durham University is advertising for an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern), permanent and full-time!
Great department, lovely colleagues, beautiful historic city! Deadline for applications is 28/09/25!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...

Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) at Durham University

Discover Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are so excited to announce the launch of the Shii Studies Network, a space for PhD students researching Shiism to forge personal and professional connections, share their research with and learn from each other, and push the field forward.

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎺 Job alert! 🎺
Durham University is advertising for an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern), permanent and full-time!
Great department, lovely colleagues, beautiful historic city! Deadline for applications is 28/09/25!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...

Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) at Durham University

Discover Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Aug 18

Come join our brilliant colleagues @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social and apply for a PhD in Manuscript Cultures with a fully funded 3-year scholarship! Deadline for applications: 30 September! 👇

Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do your PhD in Manuscript Cultures with us!

Our Grad School invites applications for full PhD scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service @daadworldwide.bsky.social

Apply by 30 Sep!
More info here👉 uhh.de/csmc-scholar...

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Aug 18

Come join our brilliant colleagues @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social and apply for a PhD in Manuscript Cultures with a fully funded 3-year scholarship! Deadline for applications: 30 September! 👇

Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) @csmc-hamburg.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do your PhD in Manuscript Cultures with us!

Our Grad School invites applications for full PhD scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service @daadworldwide.bsky.social

Apply by 30 Sep!
More info here👉 uhh.de/csmc-scholar...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 11

#CfP Conference: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations" (BMFTR-project "Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations) - deadline: 15 September 2025.

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 25

Job alert! 🎯
4 days until the deadline: research fellow in North African medieval history, full-time, based at UCL's Institute of Archaeology. 👇

SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great job opportunity: full-time research fellow in North African medieval history, fixed-term (10/25-07/28), UCL Institute of Archaeology, ERC Synergy project "MEDGREENREV" (medgreenrev.com). Excellent Arabic + background in medieval Islamic history. Apply by 29/07/25.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 21

8 days to go until the application deadline! Research fellow in North African medieval history, based at UCL and working on an ERC project studying the 'medieval green revolution'. 👇

SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great job opportunity: full-time research fellow in North African medieval history, fixed-term (10/25-07/28), UCL Institute of Archaeology, ERC Synergy project "MEDGREENREV" (medgreenrev.com). Excellent Arabic + background in medieval Islamic history. Apply by 29/07/25.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great job opportunity: full-time research fellow in North African medieval history, fixed-term (10/25-07/28), UCL Institute of Archaeology, ERC Synergy project "MEDGREENREV" (medgreenrev.com). Excellent Arabic + background in medieval Islamic history. Apply by 29/07/25.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great job opportunity: full-time research fellow in North African medieval history, fixed-term (10/25-07/28), UCL Institute of Archaeology, ERC Synergy project "MEDGREENREV" (medgreenrev.com). Excellent Arabic + background in medieval Islamic history. Apply by 29/07/25.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 15

Today at 4pm CEST on Zoom: Salah Bahmani on Ibadi rebellion in medieval North Africa! ⚔️
Email us at [email protected] for access details! 👇

SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our lecture series is back with a talk on Ibadi rebels! ⚔️
Tomorrow, 15 July, 4:00 pm CEST on Zoom: Salah Bahmani, "The Nukkaris: An Ibāḍī Protest Movement in North Africa under the Rustumids (8th–9th CE / 2nd–3rd AH)". To register, email us at [email protected]. 🎯

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our lecture series is back with a talk on Ibadi rebels! ⚔️
Tomorrow, 15 July, 4:00 pm CEST on Zoom: Salah Bahmani, "The Nukkaris: An Ibāḍī Protest Movement in North Africa under the Rustumids (8th–9th CE / 2nd–3rd AH)". To register, email us at [email protected]. 🎯

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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · Jun 26

Are you attending the International Medieval Congress in Leeds (@imc-leeds.bsky.social) next month?

We've compiled a handy list of all the panels addressing key themes in the medieval Islamic world including the panels we are sponsoring.

www.middleeastmedievalists.com/mem-at-the-i...

MEM at the International Medieval Congress

www.middleeastmedievalists.com

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Embodied Imamate @embodiedimamate.bsky.social · Jun 26

Part 3: The Practical Agency of the Shīʿī Imams

islamiclaw.blog/2025/06/19/t...

The Practical Agency of the Shīʿī Imams

By Edmund Hayes In my first essay, I raised the question: was there an early Imāmī Shīʿī legal system? In order to think about this question, it is convenient to think of the Imāmī community as hav…

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