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Date: 04 Jan 2014
From:  Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject: Deadline Extended for Mapping Arabic Heritage Conference

Dear all,

Due to the holiday season, the organizing committee decided to extend the
deadline for abstract submission for the conference below till 31st January
2014.

Happy New Year to you all.

Mai Zaki
American University of Sharjah

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Call for papers

*Mapping Arabic Heritage: Language, Literature and Culture, Past and
Present*

*A joint AUS- BRISMES conference*

Date: 14-16 April-2014

Location: The American University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE.

Contact Person: Dr. Imed Nsiri, Dr. Mai Zaki

Conference Email: atsbrismes at aus.edu

Conference web Site: http://www.aus.edu/atsbrismes


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:

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.

2.     Arabic literature studies covering any period from pre-Islamic era
to the present.

3.     Islamic studies and studies on the history and culture of Arab
society in any time period.

4.     Theoretical and applied issues in Arabic translation and
interpretation.

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.

Anonymous abstracts, not exceeding 300 words, should be sent by email
before 31st January 2014 to atsbrismes at aus.edu, with the name and
affiliation written in the body of the email. Notification of paper
acceptance will be sent via email by mid February. Each presentation will
be allowed 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for questions and discussion.

*Beyond the Colloquium*

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 in Arabic.

*Venue*

This conference will be hosted by the American University of Sharjah.
Participants
must register in order to take part in the conference. Registration for
conference is $125. Early bird registration fee is $100 till the 15th of
March 2014. This includes refreshments and lunch throughout the conference
days and cultural trips in Sharjah, in addition to the conference dinner on
April 14th.

Please direct any inquiries to Dr. Imed Nsiri at insiri @ aus .
edu<insiri at aus.edu>or Dr. Mai Zaki at mzaki
@ aus . edu <mzaki at aus.edu>
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