1,083 search results for “politics in islam” in the Staff website
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Book Launch: Explorations in Islamic Archaeology
Book Launch
- Daring questions in Islam
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Was There Indeed a Decline of Ambiguity in Islamic Modernity? Deathbed Emotions as a Case Study
Lecture
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From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world
Conference
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John Islam-van KlinkenISSC
j.e.p.m.islam@issc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7026
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Thijs VosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.j.vos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Amy VerdunSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Faizal RiantoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
f.rianto@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jan Meijer
Social & Behavioural Sciences
j.d.meijer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
a.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272031
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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What can Europe learn from Islamic thought?
Islamic banking, freedom of religion, LGBTQ+ acceptance and education are topics that European Muslims find important for their future. These are the results of a survey by Professor of Islam and the West, Maurits Berger. The survey is the starting point of a citizen project in which Berger wants to…
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Large grant for research into Islamic non-conformism
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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Islamic TV in Indonesia: piety or commodity?
In Indonesia, some Muslim preachers are TV stars with massive followings. Syahril Siddik studied how they operate and how their viewers react. On 9 November, he successfully defended his dissertation in Islamic Studies.
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
j.j.witkam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Vici for Petra Sijpesteijn: 'Islamic Empire rapidly became unified'
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…
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Karolina PomorskaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
k.m.pomorska@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275180
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Cynthia van Vonno
Social & Behavioural Sciences
vonnocmcvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast
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…
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Raafat Shamieh
Social & Behavioural Sciences
r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrican Studies Centre
a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1690
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Rehanna NurmohamedFaculty of Law
r.a.nurmohamed.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275200
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
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…
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Daan van den Wollenberg
Social & Behavioural Sciences
d.van.den.wollenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Renaming Ambiguity: Modernist Dream Encounters in Islamic Indonesia
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Feminist fatwas of female Islamic scholars
It matters a lot whether a fatwa is given by a female or male Islamic scholar, discovered doctoral student Nor Ismah.
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‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon
Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ and ‘evaluation frameworks’. This made debates more abstract and less ideological.
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Nicolas Blarel
Social & Behavioural Sciences
n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘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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Tim MicklerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.a.mickler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276199
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Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.'
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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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Simon Otjes
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.p.otjes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273946
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3903
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‘Islamic primary schools have been important for Muslim emancipation’
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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Cécile Pick
Social & Behavioural Sciences
c.c.pick@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Researchers from Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
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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An overview of Dutch politics and Political Science in the Netherlands: the Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics
Dutch politics has long been a paragon of stability. Think, for example, of our party system until, say, the last decade. At the same time, we also see occasional changes and significant shifts. Society has changed and this is reflected in, among other things, how we vote and how policy is made. About…
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Morena SkalameraFaculty of Humanities
m.skalamera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1982
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Floris Mansvelt BeckSocial & Behavioural Sciences
f.f.mansvelt.beck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276789
- Media | Art | Politics (MAP)
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Leila DemarestSocial & Behavioural Sciences
l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Silke HermsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.b.herms@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Babak Rezaeedaryakenari
Social & Behavioural Sciences
s.rezaeedaryakenari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Tom LouwerseSocial & Behavioural Sciences
t.p.louwerse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Denny van der Vlist
Social & Behavioural Sciences
j.m.d.van.der.vlist@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lecture: Individualism and Political Personalism
Lecture
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Social & Behavioural Sciences
pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1983
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Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830
For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…