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Following BRAIS’s very successful inaugural conference in Edinburgh in April 2014, the organisers now invite proposals for whole panels or individual papers on any aspect or sub-discipline of Islamic Studies, for the Second Annual Conference of BRAIS.  Islamic Studies is broadly understood, to include all aspects of the study of Islam and Muslims, past and present, in both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts. Pre-arranged panels are particularly welcome on themes within the subject, such as:Qur’anic StudiesLawHistory, Medieval and ModernPhilosophy and TheologyIntellectual HistorySpiritualityHistory of ArtHistory of ScienceDiversity within IslamEconomics and FinanceEducationGender StudiesIslam in the MediaHuman RightsInterreligious RelationsMuslims in Britain/Europe/the West.Islam in Asia and AfricaIndividual proposals will also be considered, and, if accepted, will be grouped with similar submissions by the conference organisers.  This year’s conference will include Human Rights as one of its themes.Panel Submissions:For panels, a 200-word outline of the theme of the panel, together with 200-word abstracts of each paper and a short biography of each presenter, should be submitted using the form which can be downloaded via the link below:BRAIS Conference 2015 Panel Submission FormCompleted forms should be submitted via e-mail attachment to brais@ed.ac.uk by 5 pm (UK time) on Monday 1 December.Individual Paper Submissions:For individual papers, a 200-word abstract of the paper, with a short biography of the presenter should be submitted using the form which can be downloaded via the link below:BRAIS Conference 2015 Individual Paper Submission FormCompleted forms should be submitted via e-mail attachment to brais@ed.ac.uk by 5 pm (UK time) on Monday 1 December.Notification of accepted panels and papers will be circulated early in 2015. Registration for the conference will open in January 2015, and early registration is recommended as limited space is available.  The deadline for registration for the conference will be 5 pm (UK time) on Monday 16 March.If you have any questions, please contact the BRAIS Administrator, Rosie Mellor: brais@ed.ac.ukPlus d'infos