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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...
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy 31 August 2021This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud ...
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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021) 02 August 2021We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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NWO grant for four humanities projects 18 May 2021The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has granted four grants to Leiden humanities scholars. They get to spend this money on research on a topic of their c...
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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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ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers 22 April 2021The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to six Leiden researchers. It awards these significant grants to established princip...
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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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Mouse & Manuscript: a Collection of Interactive Lessons on Codicology and Oriental Manuscripts 18 December 2020This week sees the first edition of the textbook Mouse&Manuscript published online. Mouse&Manuscript is a collection of interactive lessons on codicol...
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What the refugee crisis teaches us about human connection 09 November 2020What if a major world event alters the trajectory of your research project? Tsolin Nalbantian was studying citizenship along the Turkish-Syrian border...
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Maribel Fierro 27 October 2020This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Maribel Fierro, Research Professor at the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cie...
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Maurits Berger: ‘Every researcher should do a social project’ 03 July 2020Maurits Berger worked as a lawyer in Amsterdam and as a journalist and researcher in Egypt and Syria. Since 2008, he has been a Professor of Islam in ...
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Nine Leiden projects awarded first NWO Science Diplomacy Fund 19 May 2020The projects of nine researchers at Leiden University have received funding through the new NWO Science Diplomacy Fund. The Fund is for scientific act...