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Third Annual ConferenceMonday 11 - Tuesday 12 April 2016Senate House, University of LondonCall for panels and papersFollowing BRAIS’s successful conferences in Edinburgh (April 2014) and London (April 2015), the organisers invite proposals for whole panels or individual papers on any aspect or sub-discipline of Islamic Studies, for the Third Annual Conference of BRAIS. Islamic Studies is broadly understood to include both Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts as well as historical, textual, contemporary anthropological and sociological approaches.Pre-arranged panels are particularly welcome on themes within the subject area, such as:Qur’anic studiesSociology of IslamLawMuslims in Britain/Europe/North America and other minority contextsHistory, Medieval and ModernHistory of SciencePhilosophy and theologyMuslims in Africa and AsiaIntellectual HistoryIslamic Art and ArchitectureDiversity within IslamEconomics and FinanceEducationGender StudiesIslam in the MediaInterreligious RelationsIndividual proposals will also be considered, and, if accepted, will then be grouped with similar submissions by the conference organisers.For panels, a 200-word outline of the theme of the panel, together with 200-word abstracts of each paper and the details of each presenter, should be submitted using the form which is available HERE. Please save the document as follows: "Surname of panel chair_first name of panel chair_panel". Example: "Smith_John_panel".For individual papers, a 200-word abstract of the paper should be submitted using the form which is available HERE. Please save the document as follows: "Your surname_your first name_paper". Example: "Smith_John_paper".ALL PANEL AND PAPER SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN ENGLISH. SUBMISSIONS IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.All completed forms should be sent by email attachment to conference2016@brais.ac.uk by 5pm (UK time) on Monday 30th November 2015.Notification of accepted panels and papers will be circulated in January 2016.Further details about the Association, including how to join, can be found at www.brais.ac.uk. Registration for the conference will open in February 2016, 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 21 March 2016.  If you have any questions, please contact the Conference Committee on: conference2016@brais.ac.uk.