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Fatiha Azzarhouni: ‘Even during Covid, Ramadan is about fasting'12 May 2021Mosques with limited opening hours, fewer family visits and fewer events: for the second time, Ramadan was different due to Covid. Islamologist and de...
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Are you interested in Morocco? Take a minor in Rabat!25 March 2021Students interested in the study of Morocco can enroll in English-taught minor ‘Culture and Society in Morocco’, starting in September at the NIMAR in...
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Sarah Michiel: ‘I’m looking forward to being back in the office’06 July 2020Sarah Michiel is the Institute Manager of NIMAR and has been living in Morocco since 2012. Due to the coronavirus, she has been working in Belgium sin...
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Eighteenth Century Dutch slaves in Morocco already had orientalist views09 January 2020The idea that prejudices about the (Middle)-East came to be during the colonisation of North-Africa in the 19th century is false. Mounir el-Badri wrot...
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Teachers and lecturers broaden their perspective of Islam19 November 2018Islam can be a difficult or sensitive subject to discuss with pupils, regardless whether they are Muslim. Fourteen secondary-school teachers and unive...
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Islam and citizenship in the classroom15 October 2018Islam has a rich and fascinating history, but if you talk about it in the classroom, all kinds of opinions and emotions come up. 'How do I incorporate...
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Call for papers: Islam (re-)Observed23 July 2018In October, LUCIS and NIMAR will host a two-day workshop in honor of the 50th anniversary of Islam Observed, Clifford Geertz' comparative study of Isl...
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Join the NIMAR study trip to Morocco: Islam and citizenship25 June 2018Are you a teacher (history, social studies, religion, philosophy, geography, etc.) and do you have questions about the relationship between citizenshi...
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The unstoppable advance of Berber06 November 2017Berber languages have long been banned from public life in North Africa, but the situation has changed drastically. Linguistic research is generating ...
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LUCIS funding continued from 2018-202030 May 2017We are delighted to announce that the funding of the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) will be continued from 2018 u...
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Maarten Kossmann appointed as professor for Berber Studies01 April 2017The University Executive Board has appointed Maarten Kossmann as professor for Berber Studies as of April 1, 2017. The Leiden University Centre for Li...
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Studying in Rabat07 March 2017The Netherlands Institute in Morocco, part of Leiden University, is open for students from all academic and applied sciences universities in the Nethe...
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‘Morocco Institute crucial for better understanding of Arab world’02 March 2017A better understanding of Morocco and the Arab world is crucial for international relations and for Dutch society. This was the key message of Ministe...
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NIMAR exhibition: Morocco through Dutch eyes24 February 2017Leiden historian Herman Obdeijn has created an exhibition for NIMAR about the centuries-old bond between the two countries. The exhibition opens on 1 ...
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Minister Bussemaker to open Morocco Institute NIMAR in Rabat23 February 2017Minister Jet Bussemaker (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) will open the new headquarters of NIMAR (Netherlands Institute in Morocco) in Rab...