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944 search results for “islamic history” in the Student website

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  Jan Just Witkam Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.witkam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• from Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’ News - 9 August 2022

  What 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. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.

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  Edmund Hayes University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274692

• Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam News - 18 November 2021

  From 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 Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…

• ‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam News - 7 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,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271396

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast News - 4 March 2022

  Maurits Berger's new English-language podcast, Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe covers no fewer than thirteen centuries of history. In eight episodes, professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger argues that the Islam and Muslims are an important part of European history: ‘That was…

• Daring questions in Islam

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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271693

• Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series Event
• Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.' News - 6 March 2024

  When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. University Lecturer in the history of Islam, Edmund Hayes wants this to change. His new ERC-funded project , focuses on the development of the early Shia community.

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027

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  John Islam-van Klinken Asset Manager

  ISSC

  j.e.p.m.islam@issc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277026

• Large grant for research into Islamic non-conformism News - 22 April 2021

  In the coming years, Asghar Seyed Gohrab receives an advanced European Research Council grant of two and a half million euros to spend on his research into non-conformism in Islam. ‘Hopefully I can use this to contribute something to society, to pass something on to future generations.’

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  Ahab Bdaiwi University Lecturer Arabic and Medieval Philosophy and Late Antique Intellectual History

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.bdaiwi@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271639

• Peace Movements: A Global History Event - 24 March 2027

  Conference

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nathal Dessing University Lecturer Anthropology of Religion

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271690

• Vici for Petra Sijpesteijn: 'Islamic Empire rapidly became unified' News - 9 December 2024

  After the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic Empire expanded at a tremendous pace. Within a hundred years, it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian subcontinent. How did such a rapidly conquered territory become one empire? Professor Petra Sijpesteijn has been awarded a Vici grant…

• Histories Connected Event
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  Maurits Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271684

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  Marlou Schrover Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272786

• ‘Islamic primary schools have been important for Muslim emancipation’ News - 31 May 2021

  The opening of Islamic primary schools has made an important contribution to the emancipation and integration of Muslims in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of PhD candidate Bahaeddin Budak in his research into 25 years (1988-2013) of Islamic primary schools in the Netherlands. PhD defence on…

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  Hans Theunissen University Lecturer Turkish Studies/Islamic Art and Material Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276480

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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marlisa den Hartog Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272733

• Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026: Explore the Roman past of the Netherlands Event - 19 June 2026

  Festival, Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026

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  Anita van Dissel Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272760

• Pioneers in Migration History Event - 27 March 2026

  Conference, Symposium

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Helen Steele Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009937

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• Art History Book Launches Event
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  Anahita Arian Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.arian@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278568

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  Dennie Oude Nijhuis University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272734

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  Eileen van der Burgh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.burgh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271745

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636

• 
  Femme Gaastra Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.s.gaastra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Willem Otterspeer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Luuk de Ligt Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272669

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  Louis Sicking University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272717

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  Ben Schoenmaker Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.schoenmaker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272656

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
• Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026 Event
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  Evelien Walhout Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.c.walhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276412

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272764

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  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271399