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‘Morocco Institute crucial for better understanding of Arab world’ 02 March 2017A better understanding of Morocco and the Arab world is crucial for international relations and for Dutch society. This was the key message of Ministe...
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Minister Bussemaker to open Morocco Institute NIMAR in Rabat 23 February 2017Minister Jet Bussemaker (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) will open the new headquarters of NIMAR (Netherlands Institute in Morocco) in Rab...
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Martyrs are sometimes women 14 February 2017Women behind the front play an important role in a large proportion of Iranian novels, written on the Iran and Iraq-war (1980-1988). But their martyrd...
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Lorentz Center brings together researchers from all disciplines 19 December 2016For nearly twenty years the Lorentz Center has been a unique venue where researchers from all over the world work in intense collaboration. In an insp...
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Regional context changes Islamic law 12 December 2016Mahmood Kooria shows in his dissertation that Islam often adapts to the regional context. PhD defense 14 December.
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Launch meeting Leiden Islam Academy: gathering knowledge and meeting people 08 December 2016The launch meeting of the Leiden Islam Academy on 7 December in the Academy Building drew just the right audience: a diverse group of people who were...
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Leiden Islam Academy: sharing knowledge and making contact 07 December 2016
The aim of Leiden Islam Academy is to share the broad knowledge of Islam existing in Leiden University with various parties within society, and to bri...
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Blue bra graffiti: masterclass Bahia Shebab 01 December 2016Egyptian artist Bahia Shebab will give a masterclass in Leiden on 13 December. She is one of this year's laureates of the Prins Claus Award and has be...
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Tweets from the desert 22 November 2016Uncovering ancient Arabian inscriptions feels like pioneering detective work, says Arabist Michael Macdonald in a video interview with Leiden Islam Ce...
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Crossing boundaries between religion and psychiatry 27 October 2016What is the impact of Ramadan on patients with a bipolar disorder? What does it mean to be sensitive to psychiatric patients' religious beliefs? Dris...
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NISIS publication: Islamic Studies in the Twenty-first Century 29 August 2016This month, the NISIS publication “Islamic Studies in the Twenty-first Century: Transformations and Continuities” was published by Amsterdam Universit...
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'Using few words to say a lot – that’s the art of blogging' 24 August 2016Many Humanities scholars keep a blog of their own. This summer, we’re putting these in the spotlight. For this week’s interview, we sat down with Anne...
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New lecture series on Morocco at Leiden University 29 July 2016
A new elective course, 'History of Morocco and the Moroccans in The Netherlands", will start in September. The lectures (in Dutch) will be given by Dr...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad 30 June 2016The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.
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Panel discussion on unique research into the living conditions of Dutch fighters in Syria 24 May 2016Researchers from Leiden University have investigated the living conditions of Dutch fighters in Syria. Their report is central to a panel discussion o...