414 search results for “ancient arabic” in the Staff website
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271684
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great'
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer Kim Beerden wants to take the next step.
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Gerard VersluisFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.h.a.versluis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278515
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Hylke Hettema
Faculty of Humanities
h.m.hettema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'Materiality, Religion and the Senses': L*CeSAR organizes its first workshop
On 11 December 2025, students and staff members from many fields of study had the opportunity to take part in a day-long workshop on the role of the senses in ancient religions.
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Research by Willemijn Waal in various media
Research by Assistant Professor Willemijn Waal has gained attention from various media outlets. Waal investigates, among other things, whether the Greek alphabet might be older than previously thought.
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Expressions of "war" and "peace" in medieval Arabic North African conquest narratives
Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980
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Annelou van Gijna.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389
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Edmund Flett wins J.C. Baak Thesis Prize 2023
Edmund Flett, alumnus of the International Relations master's programme, has won the 2023 J.C. Baak Prize for his thesis ‘Settlements now, settlement later. Land swaps, settler relocation, and the viability of the two-state solution in Israel-Palestine’.
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Harry StroomerFaculty of Humanities
h.j.stroomer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ilan PeledFaculty of Humanities
i.peled@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Miriam MüllerFaculty of Humanities
m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274859
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Tazuko van Berkel receives Ammodo Science Award
University lecturer Tazuko van Berkel is one of this year's laureates of the Ammodo Science Award. The award includes a sum of 350,000 euros that she can use as she wishes to explore new avenues in basic scientific research.
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Jan Gerrit DercksenFaculty of Humanities
j.g.dercksen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272912
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Theo KrispijnFaculty of Humanities
t.j.h.krispijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026
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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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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027
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Machine Learning: Linguistic Cues for Arabic Authorship Analysis
Middle East Studies Lecture
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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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ERC Consolidator Grant for Marijn van Putten: How many ways are there to read the Quran?
How should the Quran be read? The manuscript of this holy book makes different interpretations possible. Researcher Marijn van Putten has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of two million euros to explore centuries-old recitations.
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Remke KrukFaculty of Humanities
r.kruk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408
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Bleda Düringb.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276449
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Maarten Jansenm.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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From Cordoba to Damascus: Reconstructing the final lost chapter of the Arabic Orosius
Middle East Studies Lecture
- A Tale in Two Tongues
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Dutch Symposium of the ancient Near East (DUSANE)
Arts and culture
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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Margaretha FolmerFaculty of Humanities
m.l.folmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Rites of Passage in Ancient Near Eastern Rituals
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Adriaan RademakerFaculty of Humanities
a.m.rademaker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272677
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
i.sluiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273311
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Jewish angels who speak Arabic: Yemeni-Jewish vernacular religion in immigration context
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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The Values of Language(s) in the Ancient World
Conference, Penn-Leiden Colloquium on Ancient Values XIII
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Whose Language Is It, Anyway? Mapping Arabic in Modern Hebrew Literature
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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Yi ChenFaculty of Humanities
y.c.chen@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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PhD candidate Diego Salama: ‘UN peacekeeping operations have become increasingly important in Israel-Palestine conflict’
From 1967 to 1982, the United Nations undertook several peacekeeping operations in the Middle East. In his thesis from the Institute for History, Diego Salama examines how these operations were connected and their impact on the region.
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Marriage Traditions and the Stem Family in Ancient Egypt
PhD defence
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Francesca RosatiFaculty of Humanities
f.rosati@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Finn Lindo-DunnFaculty of Humanities
f.c.lindo-dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272210
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Programme accreditation
Degree programmes must be assessed and accredited once every six years to ensure they provide a high standard of education. You may be asked to speak to the assessment panel.
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Petra Sijpesteijn elected Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
In its session of 15 April 2024, the Austrian Academy of Sciences elected professor Petra Sijpesteijn as one of its new Corresponding Members.