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• A quick call with Petra Slabber about Emergency Response Day News - 7 November 2022

  Every year, the first Monday in November is Emergency Response Day: the opportunity to recognise the importance of emergency response officers. At Leiden University over 400 enthusiastic and dedicated emergency response officers make sure our students and staff are safe, says emergency response training…

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

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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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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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271692

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  Ian Simpson Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Edmund Hayes University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series Event
• Middle East Studies Lectures Event
• The ties that bound early Islamicate society Event - 14 October 2025

  Middle East Studies Lecture

• How should we use AI? The Islamic world may have an answer News - 4 April 2023

  The secular West is struggling with the rise of AI, but so too is Muslim Southeast Asia. What can we learn from each other?

• Call for papers: Burial and Memory in the early Islamic World News - 8 May 2025

  From 6-8 April 2026 the conference "From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world" will take place in Cairo, Egypt. Deadline for sending in your abstract: 21 June 2025.

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276903

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  Crystal Ennis University Lecturer Political Economies of the Middle East

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.a.ennis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275635

• Jasmijn Rana on women's football and emancipation in Morocco News - 20 December 2023

  Explore the captivating world of women's football in Morocco through Trouw's insightful report, examining the intersection of Islam, popularity, money, and role models, as emphasized by cultural anthropologist Jasmijn Rana.

• New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia News - 5 February 2025

  As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…

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  Shuqi Jia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.jia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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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

• How do European Muslims see their future? News - 30 May 2022

  Professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger wants to use citizen science to answer this question. On the futureofislam.eu website, he is inviting European Muslims to complete an anonymous survey about how they see their future and the role of Islam in this. He will present the first findings at the…

• Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking research on Pre-Islamic Arabia News - 9 December 2025

  Dr Peter Webb (LIAS) has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project Geo-Poetic Analysis of Pre-Islamic Arabia (GeoPo).

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272985

• Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades. News - 4 December 2023

  'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely one function.'

• Maurits Berger on Ruetir about national holidays News - 4 January 2023

  Why are the majority of our national holidays based around Christian festivities? Arabist Maurits Berger talks about this in an article on Ruetir.

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  Ifdal El Saket Assistant Director Arabic and Islamic Studies / Guest

  Administration and Central Services

  i.elsaket@nvic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Léon Buskens Director NIMAR

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.p.h.m.buskens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 212 5376 68500

• The Muslim Woman Question in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Between Islamic Tradition and Global Modernity Event - 24 September 2025

  PhD defence

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  Tolga Güneri Project coordinator

  Student and Educational Support

  t.guneri@sea.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karin Scheper Conservator

  Leiden University Libraries

  c.h.scheper@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272859

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  Arnoud Vrolijk Guest

  Leiden University Libraries

  a.j.m.vrolijk@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Remke Kruk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.kruk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joanita Vroom Professor Archaeology of Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.a.c.vroom@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276087

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  Afshin Ellian Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.ellian@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277652

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  l.w.oudenhuijsen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fitri Murfianti PhD

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.murfianti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Book Launch: Explorations in Islamic Archaeology Event - 20 November 2025

  Book Launch

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.omari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275025

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  Mustafa Colak External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.o.colak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Health and Safety Coordinators Help and support

  At many university locations the health, safety and environment tasks are coordinated by the General Services Department (UFB). The Faculty of Sciene has its own HSE-service. You can contact your health and safety coordinator (HSE coordinator) for advice and information on working conditions. In most…

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  Rashed Nazrabi Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.nazrabi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Abdallah Abu Ayyash Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.abu.ayyash@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Khodadad Rezakhani Researcher / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.rezakhani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ercan Büyükçifçi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.buyukcifci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arnout van Ree Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.t.s.a.van.ree@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009010

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  Mat Immerzeel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.immerzeel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

• Religion and Secularism in Turkish television drama Event - 12 May 2026

  Middle East Studies Lecture

• Historical Topography of Medina: Faith, Power, and Memory in Early Islamic Arabia Event - 3 April 2025

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• [CANCELLED] Mechanisms of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire Event - 8 April 2025

  Middle East Studies Lecture

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271689