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Theological pamphlets reveal passionate religious debate 09 September 2019
They might not have had Twitter, but they did have brochures (pamphlets), the Roman Catholics and ‘modern’ Protestants between 1840 and 1870. In these...
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Course helps primary-school teachers with Islam-related dilemmas 22 July 2019
Primary-school teachers who aren’t Muslim themselves but do have Muslim children in their class sometimes face dilemmas and cultural or religious diff...
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Fatiha Azzarhouni: ‘Delving deeply into something suits me’ 20 June 2019
She began as an IT professional but after 7 years in the business world, she devoted herself to an entirely different field: Islamic Theology. As co-f...
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KU Leuven joins NISIS partnership 19 December 2018
We are very pleased to announce that KU Leuven joins the partnership of the Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies (NISIS). KU Leuven ...
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NISIS moves to Utrecht University 04 December 2018
At 1 January 2019 NISIS will move from Leiden University to Utrecht University. Dutch research schools have to change host universities after a certai...
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New MOOC: The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World 29 November 2018
Did you know that Arabic was for centuries the lingua franca in an area stretching from the south of Spain to the Chinese border? And that the Middle ...
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Bachelor Religious Studies top program according to 'Keuzegids Universiteiten 2019' 23 November 2018
The bachelor program Religious Studies has, besides also Linguistics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, been awarded by the 'Keuzevakkengids Universite...
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Meet the new LUCIS director: Nathal Dessing 09 November 2018
Meet Nathal Dessing, LUCIS director as of 1 November 2018. Dessing is a lecturer for the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) a...
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LUCIS Annual Conference brings Shiʿi studies to the forefront 02 November 2018
On 14 and 15 November, the LUCIS Annual Conference takes place in Leiden. Scholars from diverse backgrounds will come together to share their research...
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Call for Applications ENIS Spring School 01 November 2018
In 2019 the ENIS Spring School takes place in Granada from 18 March until 22 March 2019. The Spring School will be organized by ENIS (the European Net...
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Catholics in the Dutch Republic were creative directors of their own lives 24 October 2018
The Catholics were by no means pitiable victims over the two centuries that they had to practise their religion underground, Caroline Lenarduzzi write...
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Interpreting Rituals: Historiographical Perspectives and Pluralistic Contexts 27 September 2018
From 29 October until 31 October 2018 the conference 'Interpreting Rituals: Historiographical Perspectives and Pluralistic Contexts' will be held at L...
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Extended Deadline NISIS Autumn School 11 September 2018
The deadline for applications for the NISIS Autumn School has been extended until Monday 24 September 2018, 9.00 hours (CET)!!
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Call for applications NISIS Autumn School 30 July 2018
From Monday 15 until Thursday 18 October 2018, the eighth annual NISIS Autumn School will take place at the University of Groningen. This year’s Autum...
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Call for papers: Islam (re-)Observed 23 July 2018
In 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...