751 search results for “islamic history” in the Staff website
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Jan Just Witkam
Faculty of Humanities
j.j.witkam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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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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Edmund Hayes
Faculty of Humanities
e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4692
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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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‘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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Mahmood Kooriadathodi
Faculty of Humanities
m.kooriadathodi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1396
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Ahab Bdaiwi
Faculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639
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Arnold Mol
Faculty of Humanities
a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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John Islam-van Klinken
ICT Shared Service Centre
j.e.p.m.islam@issc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7026
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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…
- Daring questions in Islam
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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Nico Kaptein
Faculty of Humanities
n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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.
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Sara Bolghiran
Faculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1693
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Alireza Asghari
Faculty of Humanities
a.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2031
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689
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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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Nathal Dessing
Faculty of Humanities
n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1690
- Histories Connected
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Juliette Roding
Faculty of Humanities
j.g.roding@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Dennie Oude Nijhuis
Faculty of Humanities
d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2734
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Rehanna Nurmohamed
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.a.nurmohamed.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5200
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Marion Pluskota
Faculty of Humanities
m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8568
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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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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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Helen Steele
Faculty of Humanities
h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Jeroen Touwen
Faculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416
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Anita van Dissel
Faculty of Humanities
a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2760
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Rens Tacoma
Faculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Leo Lucassen
Faculty of Humanities
l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2724
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Marlisa den Hartog
Faculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733
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Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas
Faculty of Humanities
j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2766
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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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Luuk de Ligt
Faculty of Humanities
l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2669
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Marlou Schrover
Faculty of Humanities
m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2786
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Ariadne Schmidt
Faculty of Humanities
a.schmidt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2502
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May Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
m.shaddel.basir@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anais van Ertvelde
Faculty of Humanities
a.e.van.ertvelde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Anne-Isabelle Richard
Faculty of Humanities
a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1399
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Randal Sheppard
Faculty of Humanities
r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2656
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Tiffany Bousard
Faculty of Humanities
t.v.c.bousard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Henk Kern
Faculty of Humanities
j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2764
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Willem Otterspeer
Faculty of Humanities
w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7242
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Femme Gaastra
Faculty of Humanities
f.s.gaastra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Wim Boot
Faculty of Humanities
w.j.boot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171