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<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">02 Oct 2013</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span name="Jeremy Palmer" style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jeremy Palmer</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;white-space:nowrap"><<a href="mailto:jeremy.palmer@gmail.com" target="_blank">jeremy.palmer@gmail.com</a>></span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Mapping Arabic Heritage Conf. CFP</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Call for papers</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Mapping Arabic Heritage: Language, Literature and Culture, Past and Present</font></div><div><br></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">A joint AUS- BRISMES conference</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Date: 14-16 April-2014</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Location: The American University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Contact Person: Dr. Imed Nsiri, Dr. Mai Zaki</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Conference Email: <a href="mailto:atsbrismes@aus.edu" target="_blank">atsbrismes@aus.edu</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
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<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Conference web Site: <a href="http://www.atsbrismesconf.com" target="_blank">www.atsbrismesconf.com</a> </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies (ATS) at the American University of Sharjah, with the support of the Center of Gulf Studies (CGS), and the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) invite submissions for paper presentations for this event which covers all areas related to Arabic heritage, including Arabic language and linguistics, literature, culture, translation and Islamic studies. Abstracts of original research in the following fields are welcomed:</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">1. Theoretical and applied issues in Arabic language and linguistics, including linguistic analysis, Arabic language teaching, Arabic dialectology, and the history of Arabic and its contact with other languages.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">2. Arabic literature studies covering any period from pre-Islamic era to the present.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">3. Islamic studies and studies on the history and culture of Arab society in any time period.</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">4. Theoretical and applied issues in Arabic translation and interpretation. </font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">These topics should only be considered as general guidelines and are not exhaustive. Any paper dealing with Arabic in its linguistic, cultural, literary or translation context will be considered.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Anonymous abstracts, not exceeding 300 words, should be sent by email before 31st December 2013 to <a href="mailto:atsbrismes@aus.edu" target="_blank">atsbrismes@aus.edu</a>, with the name and affiliation written in the body of the email. Notification of paper acceptance will be sent via email by end of January 2014. Each presentation will be allowed 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for questions and discussion.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Beyond the Colloquium</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Participants will be asked to develop their papers further for inclusion in a peer-reviewed conference proceeding. It is intended that selected high-quality papers are to be published by BRISMES in a special issue under the title of the conference. The papers accepted can be presented in English or Arabic.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Venue</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">This conference will be hosted by the American University of Sharjah. Participants must register in order to take part in the conference. Early bird registration fee is $100, starting on 15th February 2014. Registration on the first day of the conference is $125. This includes refreshments and lunch throughout the conference days and cultural trips in Sharjah, in addition to the conference dinner on April 14th.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please direct any inquiries to Dr. Imed Nsiri at <a href="mailto:insiri@aus.edu" target="_blank">insiri@aus.edu</a> or Dr. Mai Zaki at <a href="mailto:mzaki@aus.edu" target="_blank">mzaki@aus.edu</a></font></div>
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