News and events Upcoming events and the latest news, announcements and social media regarding the new Middle Eastern Library. Events 14 May Lecture | Studium Generale The Commentary on the Remarks and Admonitions of Ibn Sina by the Shi’i Polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Or.95 in the Leiden University Library Ahab Bdaiwi 16 May Workshop Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections Maartje van den Heuvel 21 May Lecture | Studium Generale Living Texts Petra Sijpesteijn 1 2 News Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections 19 April 2024 On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje va... Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings 11 April 2024 How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings. Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge 12 March 2024 Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arab... Announcements New phase for Middle Eastern Library: key handover to Herta Mohr building Work in progress on footbridge between UB and Cluster Zuid Noise due to construction works next to the UB