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Workshops, Seminars, and other Events
Call for Papers: Wine in the Middle East and North Africa: Images, Places, Markets, and Brands of a Contested Commodity (March 2027)
Workshop from Monday, 15 March until Wednesday, 17 March 2027, will be held at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
The production, sale, and consumption of wine is a multifaceted and ambiguous phenomenon in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The regional wine industry often goes unnoticed by the general public due to assumptions about the region’s Islamic character and its reservations about alcohol. Even in academia, it is more frequently overlooked than are other areas of wine research. Yet, it is an age-old business, with a history going back to ancient times, when the area was the cradle of winegrowing. It was continued under Islamic rule despite ups and downs and experienced a new boom in colonial times. At the same time, wine has long been a controversial commodity, with conflicting religious and legal opinions contrasting with the praise of its pleasures in visual and textual representations.
The deadline for applications is 30 March 2026. Further information
One-week Chagatai Manuscript Reading Course at the University of Münster in June 2026.
Professor Philip Bockholt (Münster) and Prof. Jeanine Dağyeli (Vienna) are organising an on-site and one-week Chagatai manuscript reading course at the University of Münster in June 2026.
The deadline for applications is 13 February 2026. Further information