532 search results for “zahid africa” in the Staff website
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.j.spierenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276699
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272242
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737
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ASCL Seminar: Subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa
Lecture
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Erik BähreFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
ebaehre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273997
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272649
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Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting
Annual meeting
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Crisófia Langa da CâmaraFaculty of Humanities
c.c.f.langa.da.camara@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
Lecture
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ASCL Seminar: The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work
Lecture
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Deborah OyuuFaculty of Humanities
i.d.oyuu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271399
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Marianne Wiesebron
Faculty of Humanities
m.l.wiesebron@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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Boukary Sangaré
Faculty of Humanities
b.sangare@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Eden Dijkstra and Rosemary Selth winners of first H.S. Versnel Prize
Master's students Eden Dijkstra and Rosemary Snelth are the first winners of the H.S. Versnel Prize for best master's or research master's thesis in the field of ancient religion. According to the jury, their theses were so original, well-written and of such high quality that both deserved first pla…
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Mirjam de Bruijn receives NWO grant to research digital warfare in the Sahel
Professor Mirjam de Bruijn will research digital warfare in the North African Sahel with an NWO Open Competition grant. The focus of the research will be on Fulani social networks in war and cultural violence.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003903
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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Luca BrulsFaculty of Humanities
l.r.bruls@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278030
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LUMC professor Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives Spinoza Prize
Leiden professor of Cellular Immunology of Parasitic Infections Maria Yazdanbakhsh receives the prestigious NWO Spinoza Prize this year. This, in many ways, border-crossing scientist contributes with her research to more effective vaccines against parasitic infections and better medication for inflammatory…
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Social media
Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271693
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
As Professor of African Linguistics, Nancy Kula increases our knowledge of variation across languages. Her inaugural lecture is on Monday 23 March.
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Adjudicating Legal Pluralism in South Africa's Constitutional Democracy: The Challenge of Paradox
Van Vollenhoven Lecture 2025
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Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo
Panel discussion
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A semester in Morocco: ‘You see the history that you’re learning about’
The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is open to students from all Dutch universities. Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying in Rabat.
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Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Trust. Political Dynamics in Africa and Beyond.
Inaugural lecture
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276903
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Congo’s vergeten oorlog? Geweld, mineralen en macht
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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study of government and community responses to jihadi insurgencies in Africa
Roundtable
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MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South
Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
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Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’
From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during a recent visit by the Executive Board, staff from the African Studies Centre Leiden and the African Library presented their research, teaching and acquisition…
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Matthias Lukkes
Faculty of Humanities
m.a.lukkes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Femke Fakkeldij
Faculty of Humanities
f.k.fakkeldij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Victor Barros Correia
Faculty of Humanities
v.barros.correia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye
Faculty of Humanities
n.mamadjibeye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Koundja Mayoubila
Faculty of Humanities
k.mayoubila@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273445
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at a Time of Death: A Global Microhistory between Britain and South Africa
Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar