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Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture opens its doors 11 October 2018With 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 School 11 September 2018The 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 Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture 15 August 2018With the launch of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation ...
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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 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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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Wadad Kadi 03 July 2018This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Wadad Kadi, of the University of Chicago, to Leiden. She is the first Abdulaziz Saud Al...
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Join the NIMAR study trip to Morocco: Islam and citizenship 25 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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Islamic primary schools seeking right balance 12 June 2018Islamic primary schools contribute to the integration of Muslims in Dutch society, concludes Marietje Beemsterboer in her PhD dissertation. The school...
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LUCIS launches Passion in Profession video series 06 February 2018What inspires scholars who study the history, cultures, religions and languages of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia? LUCIS interviewed s...
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Leiden University to welcome Al-Babtain visiting professors in Arabic culture in 2018-2019 13 December 2017The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) and the Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation will join hands in promo...
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Online course for diplomats bridges perceptions between Islamic and Western worlds 06 November 2017Professor Maurits Berger is presenting an online course, starting on 6 November, on the images that Islam and the West hold of one another. The course...
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The unstoppable advance of Berber 06 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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Ahmad Al-Jallad wins Gratama Science Prize 04 September 2017Pre-Islamic Arabia was barren, barbaric, and isolated. At least, that's what many Arabic writers and historics argued. Ahmad Al-Jallad debunks this my...
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Peter Webb’s EPIC PASTS explores how Muslims viewed their pre-history 02 August 2017Peter Webb is one of the four young Leiden Humanities researchers to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (N...
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LUCIS funding continued from 2018-2020 30 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...