Overview

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

The Department of Arabic and
Translation Studies at 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 the
   pre-Islamic era to the present.
3. Studies on the history, culture, religion, or
   society of Arabic in any time period.
4. Theoretical
   and applied issues in Arabic translation and interpretation.

Important Dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: 31 January 2014
Notification of acceptance: 31 January 2014
Early bird registration ends: 15 March 2014

Conference Program:

To download the conference program, please click here. 

Conference Committees

Organizing Committee

• Chair: Dr. Mai Zaki
• Dr. Boutheina Khaldi
• Dr. Imed Nsiri
• Dr. Meis Al-Kaisi
• Dr. Nuha Al Sha'ar
• Dr. Ronak Husni
• Ms.Wesam Al Assadi

Scientific Committee

• Chair: Dr. Ronak Husni
• Dr. Ahmed Ali
• Dr. Boutheina Khaldi
• Dr. Gavin Picken
• Dr. Imed Nsiri
• Dr. Ishaq Tijani
• Dr. Jeremy Palmer
• Dr. Mai Zaki
• Dr. Meis Al-Kaisi
• Dr. Nuha Al Sha'ar
• Dr. Sattar Izwaini
• Dr. Said Faiq
• Ms. Wesam Al Assadi

Registration

Registration is now open.

Please follow any of the methods of payment listed below. Please make sure you mention the conference name upon payment.

The early bird registration fee of $100 is available until March 15, 2014. The registration fee thereafter is $125.

For registration and payment form, please click here.

Visa Information

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a UAE visa upon entry: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland (Netherlands), Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vatican City.

Citizens of other countries will require a visa to enter the United Arab Emirates. If you are flying to the UAE using Emirates Airlines or Air Arabia, the airline can get you the necessary visa if you make the request in advance.

If you elect to apply for a visa at the UAE embassy in your country, we will be glad to provide you with any supporting documents that you may need, such as an invitation letter indicating the acceptance of your paper.

Venue

Founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Sharjah, American University of Sharjah (AUS) was envisaged by His Highness as a leading educational institution in the Gulf region. Consciously based upon American institutions of higher education, AUS is thoroughly grounded in Arab culture and is part of a larger process of the revitalization of intellectual life in the Middle East. AUS is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational institution that is proud of its role as a leading comprehensive coeducational university, serving students from the region and around the world.

Sharjah is a city of learning and the arts, as confirmed by its 1998 UNESCO designation as the Cultural Capital of the Arab World. This context facilitates the university's intention to be an academic center at the intersection of ancient cultural traditions and contemporary intellectual currents. The city of Sharjah is home to more than 20 museums with splendid collections of artifacts and art as well as exhibits on science and natural history. Sharjah also hosts many cultural festivals, educational conferences, fairs and economic expositions. These resources permit the university to broaden students' formal education in a way not possible elsewhere in the region.

For AUS map and directions, please click here.