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Displacement and Remembrance
New Article Published:Displacement and Remembrance: mediated listening among exile Uyghur Sufis Rachel Harris Part of the special issue “Liturgies amplifiées”Archives de sciences sociales des religions, vol. 214 | avril-juin 2026, p107-130.https://doi.org/10.4000/16tj2 Abstract: This article engages with the notion of «amplified liturgies» through a focus on migrant practices of mediated listening among displaced Uyghur Naqshbandi Sufi followers. Cut off from family and community in the homeland, they maintain connections with other […]
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Modal Migration – an international conference
Modal Migration, Maqām Beyond Nation – an international conference Hosted by Maqām Beyond Nation and the Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum Venue: SALT Lecture Theatre, Paul Webley Wing, SOAS University of London Time: Thursday 17 September – Friday 18 September • 9am-5:30pm This conference explores the contemporary mobilities, cosmopolitan settings, and cross-border potentials of the diverse but interlinked musical world of maqām. The conference works against the grain […]
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Saeid Kordmafi Delivers Lecture at the Research Institute of Cultural Studies and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Uzbekistan
On 10 September 2025, Dr. Saeid Kordmafi, Co-Investigator of the Maqam Beyond Nation project, delivered an online lecture as part of the Scientific and Practical Lecture Series at the “Research Institute of Cultural Studies and Intangible Cultural Heritage” under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The lecture, titled “Where Is the Maqam World? An Introduction to Classical Musics of the Islamic World” aimed to establish a general […]
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Professor Owen Wright Receives the 2025 British Academy Derek Allen Prize
Maqam Beyond Nation is proud to share that Professor Owen Wright, esteemed member of our Advisory Board and Emeritus Professor of Musicology of the Middle East at SOAS University of London, has been awarded the 2025 Derek Allen Prize by the British Academy. This prestigious award, presented annually in rotation across the fields of musicology, numismatics, and Celtic studies, recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions. This year, it honours Professor Wright for his […]
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Symposium in Baku April 2026
“Maqam Beyond Nation” is organizing an international symposium together with Azerbaijan National Conservatory, and the ICTMD Study Group on Maqām. This symposium will be focused on both historical and current connections between Azerbaijani mugham and cognate maqam branches in the Middle East, Central Asia, and beyond. The symposium will take place on April 29-30, 2026, at the Azerbaijan National Conservatory in Baku, and will function as the 12th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group […]
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New article by Polina Dessiatnitchenko
The Voice of Azerbaijan: Experiencing Recordings of Hajibaba Huseynov and post-Soviet Muslim Musical IdentitiesPolina Dessiatnitchenko’s article has been published in the Yale Journal of Music & Religion’s special issue titled “Sacred Recitation and Ritual in Digital Worlds.” Her article is focused on the Azerbaijani mugham singer Hajibaba Huseynov and how his legacy continues to create transnational communities, connecting Azerbaijanis astride the Aras River. The article is free to read and […]