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Hot on the heels of our 1st webinar of this season comes the 2nd:
‘Mobility and Cult of Relics in the Mediterranean from Late Antiquity to the Islamic Period: The Case of the Iberian Peninsula’
Wednesday 3 December, 17.00 (UTC)

All welcome, please register here: tinyurl.com/4zns7deh
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The SMM Executive Committee and Al-Masāq Editorial & Advisory Boards are delighted to announce the results of the Al-Masāq Article Prize 2025, for issues 35–36, 2023–24.

🥁Congratulations to the winner Amira Bennison, and the runner up Daniel Osland.
Many thanks to the judging panel!
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The first SMM webinar for the 2025–26 season will be at 5pm GMT on Wednesday 26 November.
All welcome!
Register here to receive the link: tinyurl.com/bdeyp8eb
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Conference in Lisbon with us next summer!
Call for papers below for #SMM2026
'Big Worlds, Small Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives'
More info coming soon on our website: www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2026-lisbon
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Applications for the SMM Simon Barton PG & ECR Conference Prize 2026/27 are open.
Up to £1000 to support a conference or event organised by PGs/ECRs.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
More info on our website here: www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/simon-barton...
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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On June 4, our workshop Motherhood and Unfreedom took place at the Allard Pierson Museum, 8 powerful papers, 20+ participants, and rich discussions from poetry to concubines to afterlife slavery. Grateful to @socmedimedit.bsky.social, Juynboll Foundation & our museum partners!
June 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Nos complace en anunciar 📣 el #CallForPapers del «V Seminario JIMENA. Spiritual Crossroads: Between Dogma and Heresy in the Medieval Mediterranean» que organizamos con la colaboración de @socmedimedit.bsky.social , en calidad de beneficiarios del "Simon Barton Postgraduate & ECR Conference Prize".
May 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our next SMM conference will be at the beautiful Colégio Almada Negreiros at NOVA University of Lisbon, 22-26 June 2026 🇵🇹
Theme: ‘Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives’
CfP out in September.
We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces next summer in Portugal 🌴
June 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Join us for the next SMM webinar, on Tuesday 13 May at 5pm (UTC +1) 'Diplomatic agents' heterogeneity: a glimpse into the background of emissaries from Mantua and Venice to the Mamluk Sultanate
All welcome!
Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/yry3f3br
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Join us for the next SMM webinar on 25 March at 5pm UTC. Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2zm9wdez
All welcome
March 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The SMM is on Blue Sky!

Join us for our next webinar:
Monday 10 February @ 5pm UTC
Register here for the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/3bpbdefb
January 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM