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‘Radicalisation is the logical consequence of how we live together’ 31 January 2023With radicalisation, most people will think of individuals who carry out terrorist attacks as part of a certain ideology. Professor of Radicalisation ...
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Feminist fatwas: How female Islamic scholars influence the religious landscape in Indonesia 02 January 2023If you have a question about the right way to live as a Muslim, to find the answer - the fatwa - you need to speak to an alim (plural ulama), an Isla...
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Master Class | Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History 03 November 2022
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social ...
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’ 28 October 2022How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across...
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road 22 August 2022An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Centra...
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Researchers from Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’ 09 August 2022What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. A...
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What can Europe learn from Islamic thought? 22 July 2022Islamic banking, freedom of religion, LGBTQ+ acceptance and education are topics that European Muslims find important for their future. These are the ...
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Call for Applications | LUCIS Summer School 2022 | Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World 02 June 2022Apply now for the fourth LUCIS Summer School on Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim world, which will take place from Tuesday 23 August until Fr...
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity 06 May 2022How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast 04 March 2022Maurits Berger's new English-language podcast, Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe covers no fewer than thirteen centuries of history. I...
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Nicole van Os wins Academy Kiss 01 March 2022Nicole van Os won the Academy Kiss 2022. Van Os, study coordinator and advisor who also chairs the Delegation of Workers' Organizations in The Local C...
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam 07 February 2022
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history...
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‘Migration is more about hope than economy’ 18 December 2021Afghans who came to the Netherlands in a hurry, refugees who were used as leverage by Belarus and boat refugees who tried to reach Europe in an increa...
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam 18 November 2021From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of I...
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Islamic TV in Indonesia: piety or commodity? 09 November 2021In Indonesia, some Muslim preachers are TV stars with massive followings. Syahril Siddik studied how they operate and how their viewers react. On 9 No...