Middle East Medievalists
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Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is an international professional non-profit association of scholars interested in the study of the medieval Middle East, defined expansively to include all geographies with prominent Muslim political, religious, or social pre
Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) 9th Annual Workshop (October 10-12, 2025), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Date: October 10-12, 2025
Full program: greatlakesadiban.github.io/workshop/202...
Date: October 10-12, 2025
Full program: greatlakesadiban.github.io/workshop/202...
September 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) 9th Annual Workshop (October 10-12, 2025), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Date: October 10-12, 2025
Full program: greatlakesadiban.github.io/workshop/202...
Date: October 10-12, 2025
Full program: greatlakesadiban.github.io/workshop/202...
A throwback to the reception we held earlier this month at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social in Leeds!
It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new potential MEMbers!
It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new potential MEMbers!
July 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A throwback to the reception we held earlier this month at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social in Leeds!
It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new potential MEMbers!
It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet new potential MEMbers!
And finally, the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jurgen Paul.
December 13, 2024 at 4:17 PM
And finally, the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jurgen Paul.
We are happy to welcome our new Honorary Member, Judith Lerner.
December 13, 2024 at 3:54 PM
We are happy to welcome our new Honorary Member, Judith Lerner.
the article is open access, so you can read, download, & share it here:
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here’s the full abstract:
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here’s the full abstract:
November 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM
the article is open access, so you can read, download, & share it here:
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/al...
here’s the full abstract:
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/al...
here’s the full abstract:
New article alert!
10th-c. traveler Ibn Faḍlān describes non-Muslim Rūs: “When the chieftain dies, the members of his household ask his jawārī and ghilmān, ‘Who will die with him?’ One answers, ‘I will.’”
Arabic texts suggest most funerary sacrifices among the Rūs were women
10th-c. traveler Ibn Faḍlān describes non-Muslim Rūs: “When the chieftain dies, the members of his household ask his jawārī and ghilmān, ‘Who will die with him?’ One answers, ‘I will.’”
Arabic texts suggest most funerary sacrifices among the Rūs were women
November 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM
New article alert!
10th-c. traveler Ibn Faḍlān describes non-Muslim Rūs: “When the chieftain dies, the members of his household ask his jawārī and ghilmān, ‘Who will die with him?’ One answers, ‘I will.’”
Arabic texts suggest most funerary sacrifices among the Rūs were women
10th-c. traveler Ibn Faḍlān describes non-Muslim Rūs: “When the chieftain dies, the members of his household ask his jawārī and ghilmān, ‘Who will die with him?’ One answers, ‘I will.’”
Arabic texts suggest most funerary sacrifices among the Rūs were women
Call for papers: New York University’s Medieval and Renaissance Center invites proposals for ten-minute papers for its annual conference to be held May 1-2 2025.
Divergence and Interconnectivity: Global Premodernity in Five Objects
Deadline for submission: October 1, 2024
Divergence and Interconnectivity: Global Premodernity in Five Objects
Deadline for submission: October 1, 2024
August 8, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Call for papers: New York University’s Medieval and Renaissance Center invites proposals for ten-minute papers for its annual conference to be held May 1-2 2025.
Divergence and Interconnectivity: Global Premodernity in Five Objects
Deadline for submission: October 1, 2024
Divergence and Interconnectivity: Global Premodernity in Five Objects
Deadline for submission: October 1, 2024
MEM is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Donald Whitcomb. Dr. Whitcomb received the Lifetime Achievement Award from MEM in 2018. You can read his remarks here. journals.library.columbia.edu/.../view/680...
A memorial service is planned for May 2nd. Please see the details below.
A memorial service is planned for May 2nd. Please see the details below.
February 28, 2024 at 8:07 PM
MEM is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Donald Whitcomb. Dr. Whitcomb received the Lifetime Achievement Award from MEM in 2018. You can read his remarks here. journals.library.columbia.edu/.../view/680...
A memorial service is planned for May 2nd. Please see the details below.
A memorial service is planned for May 2nd. Please see the details below.
Our President, Arezou Azad, recently delivered the MEM Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole Hillenbrand. Watch for Prof. Hillenbrand's remarks in next year's
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November 21, 2023 at 1:49 AM
Our President, Arezou Azad, recently delivered the MEM Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole Hillenbrand. Watch for Prof. Hillenbrand's remarks in next year's
@alusuralwusta.bsky.social
@alusuralwusta.bsky.social
Our Lifetime Achievement Award winner Prof. Carole Hillenbrand joins us virtually.
November 2, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Our Lifetime Achievement Award winner Prof. Carole Hillenbrand joins us virtually.
Oya Pancaroglu is given the 2023 Honorary MEMbership for her work in art history.
November 2, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Oya Pancaroglu is given the 2023 Honorary MEMbership for her work in art history.
Outgoing vice president Najam Haider awards the MEM book prize to Jocelyn Hendrickson for her book Leaving Iberia. Honorable Mentions go to Reyhan Durmaz and Kristina Richardson.
November 2, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Outgoing vice president Najam Haider awards the MEM book prize to Jocelyn Hendrickson for her book Leaving Iberia. Honorable Mentions go to Reyhan Durmaz and Kristina Richardson.
Al-'Usur al-Wusta editor Alison Vacca previews articles and edited dossiers planned for 2024 and the future.
November 2, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Al-'Usur al-Wusta editor Alison Vacca previews articles and edited dossiers planned for 2024 and the future.
Al-'Usur al-Wusta editor Zayde Antrim introduces the new issue of al-'Usur al-Wusta and new book review editors.
November 2, 2023 at 4:38 PM
Al-'Usur al-Wusta editor Zayde Antrim introduces the new issue of al-'Usur al-Wusta and new book review editors.
Our Treasurer Eric Hanne updates us on the state of MEM's finances which are looking healthy.
November 2, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Our Treasurer Eric Hanne updates us on the state of MEM's finances which are looking healthy.
The MEM Business Meeting has begun.
November 2, 2023 at 4:13 PM
The MEM Business Meeting has begun.
MEM is in Montreal for MESA. Join us in 15 minutes for our business meeting.
November 2, 2023 at 4:11 PM
MEM is in Montreal for MESA. Join us in 15 minutes for our business meeting.