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‘Despite its long-standing history, the Kashmir conflict continues to receive very little attention’The ongoing conflict in Kashmir is often seen as a political issue between India and Pakistan. Idrees Kanth, who has written a dissertation on the sub...
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'I get to continue my academic career': archaeologist who fled Damascus for LeidenGhazwan Yaghi was a leading archaeologist and researcher in Damascus but had to flee in 2014 because of the war. An NWO 'Refugees in Science' grant ha...
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Leiden Islam Academy launches online course ‘Islam in de klas’ for teachers‘Islam in de klas’ is a new course targeting primary school teachers to go online on 18 March by the Leiden Islam Academy (LIA). The online course aim...
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Meet our spring fellow: Christian MüllerLUCIS is happy to welcome Christian Müller to Leiden from mid-April to mid-May.
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This August: summer school Philology & Manuscripts from the Muslim WorldIn August 2019, LUCIS will again organise a summer school on Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim world. Are you interested in handwritten materi...
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KU Leuven joins NISIS partnershipWe 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 UniversityAt 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 WorldDid 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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Meet the new LUCIS director: Nathal DessingMeet 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 forefrontOn 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 SchoolIn 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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Islam and citizenship in the classroomIslam 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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Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture opens its doorsWith the official launch of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural F...
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Extended Deadline NISIS Autumn SchoolThe deadline for applications for the NISIS Autumn School has been extended until Monday 24 September 2018, 9.00 hours (CET)!!
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Opening of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic CultureWith the launch of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation...