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The deadline is approaching for the International Qur’anic Studies Association’s call for papers for its Annual Meeting to be held in Boston, Massachusetts from November 20–23, 2020! Paper proposals should be submitted through the SBL’s automated online submission system under the corresponding “Affiliates” link by March 11, 2020 (note: IQSA membership is required for proposal submission; see below). Submission links can be found below under the respective program units. If you require further information or experience difficulties with the submission process, please contact the chairs of the program unit to which you would like to apply.Please note that all proposals must include:Author name and affiliationPaper title400 word paper abstract (written in English)Eligibility for proposal submissions is contingent upon the following:Active IQSA membership is required at the time of proposal submission for the IQSA Program, and the membership status of all applicants will be checked prior to acceptanceParticipants must maintain current IQSA Membership through their participation in the Annual MeetingPlease also note that:To ensure equity and diversity amongst participants, participants should submit only one paper presentation per IQSA Annual MeetingAll participants must adhere to IQSA’s Professional Conduct PolicyParticipants will be required to register for the conference by submitting payment through SBL’s online submission system (users are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the “Super Saver” rates which end mid-May)The Annual Meeting includes panels for each of IQSA’s eight program units:Linguistic, Literary, and Thematic Perspectives on the Qur’anic CorpusThe Societal Qur’anThe Qur’an and the Biblical TraditionThe Qur’an: Manuscripts and Textual CriticismThe Qur’an: Surah StudiesThe Qur’an and Late AntiquityQur’anic Studies: Methodology and HermeneuticsQur’anic Exegesis: Unpublished and Recently Published tafsīr Studieshttps://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/2020/03/02/deadline-approaching-iqsa-2020-annual-meeting-paper-proposals/