<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#20124d"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I hope this message finds you well.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am thrilled to announce an upcoming conference focusing on the role of translation and multilingualism in the premodern Islamic world(s). The conference will be held in person from <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">November 15th to 16th, 2024,</span> at the Institute of Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. You can access the Call for Papers (CFP) through this link:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.academia.edu/119236124/Call_for_Papers_Translation_and_Multilingualism_in_the_Premodern_Islamic_World_s_Institute_of_Islamic_Studies_Freie_Universit%C3%A4t_Berlin_Germany_15_16_November_2024_organized_by_Hany_Rashwan_United_Arab_Emirates_University_UAE_and_Florian_Zemmin_Freie_Universit%C3%A4t_Berlin_Germany_" target="_blank">https://www.academia.edu/119236124/Call_for_Papers_Translation_and_Multilingualism_in_the_Premodern_Islamic_World_s_Institute_of_Islamic_Studies_Freie_Universit%C3%A4t_Berlin_Germany_15_16_November_2024_organized_by_Hany_Rashwan_United_Arab_Emirates_University_UAE_and_Florian_Zemmin_Freie_Universit%C3%A4t_Berlin_Germany_</a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Those interested in presenting papers are invited to submit an abstract in a Word file (500 words, including references) and a short biography that includes affiliations and publications (150 words) to Hany Rashwan (<a href="mailto:hrashwan@uaeu.ac.ae" target="_blank">hrashwan@uaeu.ac.ae</a>) by <span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">July 15, 2024</span>, at the latest. Accommodation and travel costs for invited speakers will be covered, subject to available funds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wishing you all the best for success and happiness.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:22.8267px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hany</span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Best wishes,  </font></p><p><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Dr Hany Rashwan</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature</font></p><p><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) <font size="2"><br></font></font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Honorary Research Fellow <br></font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music<br></font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">University of Birmingham (UoB) </font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d"><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/HanyRashwan" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-align:start" target="_blank">https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/HanyRashwan</a><br></font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d"><a href="https://bham.academia.edu/HanyRashwan" target="_blank">https://bham.academia.edu/HanyRashwan</a><br></font></p><p style="text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">PhD in  Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)<br></font></p><p><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Languages & Cultures Faculty</font></p></div><div><p><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)<br>University of London</font></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#20124d">SOAS, University of London, is a world-leading higher education institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It has a unique focus combining both disciplinary and regional expertise with language scholarship. Founded in 1916, with its first students enrolled in 1917, the School celebrated its Centenary in 2016-17.</font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>