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The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is hosted by the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at @VillanovaU and published by @Pennpress

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Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue):

Femicide and Domestic Violence in Contemporary India by Nishi Mitra vom Berg.

Read the open access research article here: https://t.co/OgvOOxu7vk

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The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is accepting abstracts for a virtual workshop on the theme:

Iraq: The State of the Field Since 2003.

Use https://t.co/H7HiW3dy5Z or scan the QR code to access the submission form.

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Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue):

Collision and Collusion: Colonial Laws and Postcolonial Ecclesiastical Reasoning in Pakistan by @afiyaszia.

Read the open access research article here: https://t.co/vWvmMh2R2A

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Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue): The Construction of the Grave and Sudden Provocation in Bangladesh: Law, Colonialism, and Male Control Over the Female Body by @AnisurR53436408 (The Independent University)
Read the open access research article here: https://t.co/TWjOPkLKA6

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From Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue):

Archiving Femicide:
The Company State and Ritual Burnings of Hindu Widows in Early Colonial India
by Tanika Sarkar (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Read the open access research article here: https://t.co/BoKOsYkAEu

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@JsamesVU @samer_abboud @dinabaslan consider submitting your paper on #SouthAsia and the middle east https://t.co/5pyjtZlSof open access if you are in the global South

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“Ashfaq’s cover art is an artistic expression of the artist’s fear of sexual violence in her native city of Karachi & represents a broader critique of murderous violence against women in Pakistan & the global struggle for gender justice in South Asia, the Middle East, & beyond.”

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In issue 1, scholars from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Palestine seek to frame our understanding of the concept of femicide in social, legal and historical terms as @ElizabethKolsky explains.

Read her introduction here: https://t.co/RT4prKwhPn

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The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) relaunches with a new vision and editorial team. We welcome manuscript submissions that align with our interdisciplinary approach and research interests. For more, visit our Scholastica page: https://t.co/RnYdKh315r

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Submit your proposal on the theme of political & socio-economic transformations in South & Central Asia to participate in our development writing workshop in Lahore, in collab with @LifeAtLUMS: https://t.co/bUWwUVrsqe (@AASAsianStudies
conference attendees encouraged to apply)

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Visit JSAMES website to learn about open calls for submissions to our recently relaunched, peer reviewed journal, published by @PennPress:
https://t.co/FjdeIkhoDJ