428 search results for “islam and petra” in the Staff website
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Leiden University Press
Leiden University Press publishes academic books and journals, primarily in the field of humanities and social and behavioural sciences. The press focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, History (Global, Military, Environmental) Archaeology, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Literary Studies,…
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023
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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021)
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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Leiden Papyri and the Economic History of the Early Medieval Islamic World
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283
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LUCSoR Staff Activism Against University Budget-Cuts
On Tuesday, September 17th, the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, will present the plans of the new government of the Netherlands. This government’s aspirations, led by the party (PVV) of right-wing nationalist Geert Wilders, are mostly defined by budget cuts. One of the sectors receiving such budget cuts…
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Protective Interventions by Local Elites in the Countryside of Early Islamic Egypt
PhD defence
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Academic and non-academic staff do an exchange: ‘We don’t know enough about each other’s worlds’
At a work meal HR Policy Adviser Petra Boerlage and Associate Professor Robert Stein got talking about the ‘worlds’ of academic and support staff: are they really that different, they wondered. And wouldn’t it be good if staff knew more about each other? The two put their money where their mouths are…
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Great War of the Middle Ages: Sasanians, Byzantines, and the Rise of Islam, 602-642
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones
On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.j.van.der.heide@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4995
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.putten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1583
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David EhrhardtFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9313
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Suliman IbrahimFaculty of Law
s.m.k.ibrahim@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7517
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Tahir AbbasFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
t.abbas@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Joery MatthysFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.matthys@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9395
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
r.saptari.soetikno.slamet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maja VodopivecFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.vodopivec@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9472
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.dechesne@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676
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Erik-jan ZurcherFaculty of Humanities
e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8004192
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Ab de JongFaculty of Humanities
a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585
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Judith FrishmanFaculty of Humanities
j.frishman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
d.l.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276497
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Onur AdaFaculty of Humanities
o.ada@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275485
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Ayub AyubFaculty of Humanities
a.ayub@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272331
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Katarína MokránováFaculty of Humanities
k.mokranova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272578
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Nasser Alajmi
Faculty of Humanities
n.f.n.f.alajmi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yifan Hu
Faculty of Humanities
y.hu.24@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mark Loderichs
Faculty of Humanities
m.a.loderichs@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge
Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…
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Four Leiden professors elected members of the KHMW
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed four Leiden professors as members. Petra Sijpesteijn, Vanessa Mak, Mariska Kret and Miranda van Eck have recently joined the KHMW.
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2024
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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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Research schools
Many PhD candidates, as well as research master students at the Faculty of Humanities, are members of a research school related to their area of expertise. Research schools aim at the collaboration of researchers from different faculties in the same university (interfaculty schools) or in different…
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023)
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.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions
The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month.
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Highlighting Dutch-Jordanian archaeological cooperation in Udhruh
In 2011, the University of Hussein Bin Talal in Maan and Leiden University initiated the joint Udhruh Archaeological Project, led by Professors Fawzi Abudanah and Mark Driessen.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2025
- Forgotten heroes
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In this small exhibition you will see a selection of nine photos, made in Udhruh. This ancient Jordanian settlement lies fifteen kilometres east of Petra,…
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty
Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty. Assessor Ava Bauer and student psychologists Petra Penning and Koen Linders explain what the Mindfulnest can mean for you.
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Driving Gigs in Oman: Women and Techno-Fixes in the Platform Economy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series