Vol. 49, Number 2 (Summer 2026 issue): @esmat.bsky.social critically examines the intellectual origins of JSAMES and the role that its founding editor, Hafeez Malik, played in shaping knowledge about the Middle East and South Asia. Read here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

From Vol. 49, Number 2 (Summer 2026 issue): Reflections on the Future of JSAMES by Samer Abboud (Villanova University) Read the prompt that contributors responded to in this exercise reenvisioning the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

In Issue 2, Volume 49, editorial board members and other guest contributors reflect on the JSAMES transition and its future space within the landscape of area studies knowledge production. Read more from Samer Abboud’s From the Editor in this issue at: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Structured by an insistence on interdisciplinarity, ‘Iraq: The State of the Field since 2003’ proceeds with the conviction that the Invasion of Iraq marked an epistemological watershed. Learn about JSAMES and help pass the call to critical scholars working on #Iraq.

Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue): In this first Al-Maydan contribution, Dina Baslan holds a Q&A with Pakistani visual artist Hafsa Ashfaque to reflect on belonging, displacement, and survival as a woman. Read the open access research article here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue): Femicide in the Context of Palestinian Medico-Legal Postmortem Practices: The Entanglement of Patriarchy and Colonialism by Suhad Daher-Nashif Read the open access research article here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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 bit.ly/IRAQCRP or scan the QR code to access the submission form.

Vol 49, Number 1 (Spring 2026 issue): Collision and Collusion: Colonial Laws and Postcolonial Ecclesiastical Reasoning in Pakistan by Afiya Shehrbano Zia. Read the open access research article here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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 Anusar Rahman (The Independent University). Read the open access research article here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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 Elizabeth Kolsky explains. Read her introduction here: bit.ly/4mLUSP9

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: jsames.scholasticahq.com/for-authors

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 collaboration with Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS): bit.ly/JSAMESCFP

Visit JSAMES website to learn about open calls for submissions to our recently relaunched, peer reviewed journal, published by @pennpress.bsky.social: bit.ly/jsames-opencalls