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819 search results for “persian and iranian studies” in the Staff website

• Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History Event - 8 June 2026

  Lecture

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  Crewe Williams PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.williams.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Middle Eastern Culture Market 2021: Evening Edition News - 25 November 2021

  This year, LUCIS adapted the programme of its popular annual Middle Eastern Culture Market into an evening version, featuring a lecture, book discussion, and music.

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  Siavash Rafiee Rad Assistant Professor Persian

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.rafiee.rad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273942

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  Alireza Asghari PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.asghari@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jamaseb Soltani Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.soltani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Arash Mohammadavvali External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.mohammadavvali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Announcement Fellow Program 2022 'The Iranian Highlands' News - 7 December 2021

  For 2022, The Iranian-German project 'The Iranian Highlands: Resilience and Integration of Premodern Societies' announces the second round of fellowship grants. The fellowship is open for both iranian and non-iranian researchers, especially in archaeology but also in other interdisciplinary fields focussing…

• Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ News - 21 November 2022

  Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iranian regime should not be underestimated, says Senior Assistant Professor and Iranian Babak RezaeeDaryakenari.

• Rector Magnificus presented with long list of missing Iranians News - 14 December 2022

  Hester Bijl, the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, was handed a ‘shockingly long list’ of names of missing Iranians in her office at the Administration and Central Services department on 13 December 2022.

• Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia Event - 1 December 2025

  Lecture

• Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings News - 11 April 2024

  How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585

• In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023) News - 1 February 2023

  On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Leiden University.

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  Shahab Daneshvar PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.daneshvar.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sam Botan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  s.a.botan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Kingship, Normative Ethics, and Religion in Early Modern Persian Ramayanas Event - 9 May 2025

  VVIK Lecture

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  Christopher Green University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.k.green@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272327

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• 
  Peter Verhagen Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Boudewijn Walraven Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.c.a.walraven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Xiao Luo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  x.luo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Maghiel van Crevel Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272211

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  Sasha Lubotsky Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.lubotsky@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  schultenordholt@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Shirley Alexander PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.l.alexander@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosati@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Geoffrey Cain PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.n.cain@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Steven Hagers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.j.hagers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Edegar Da Conceição Savio

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.da.conceicao.savio@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

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  Amirardalan Emami

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.emami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xiong Xiong PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.xiong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caroline Fernandes Caromano Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.fernandes.caromano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marat Markert Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.markert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009934

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  Judith Frishman Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Arie van der Kooij Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.van.der.kooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Freedom: what does it mean? News - 3 May 2023

  On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.

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  Niels Schoubben Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408

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  Berthe Jansen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.k.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272379

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  Kiyan Foroutan PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Hélène Nut External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.nut.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sarah Holma

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.k.holma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Shuqi Jia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277402

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  Christian Henderson University Lecturer International Relations / Modern Middle East Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274995

• Study evening 'Femicide' Event - 6 May 2026

  Lecture

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Greeks, Persians, and Cilicians: Empire and Identity in the Iron Age Event - 22 April 2026

  Lecture, Byvanck Lecture