691 search results for “islamic history” in the Staff website
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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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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
j.j.witkam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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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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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4692
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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 KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
m.kooriadathodi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639
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John Islam-van KlinkenICT Shared Service Centre
j.e.p.m.islam@issc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7026
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1396
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.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…
- Daring questions in Islam
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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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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Mehdy Shaddel BasirFaculty of Humanities
m.shaddel.basir@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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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.
- Histories Connected
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6480
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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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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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
a.asghari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2031
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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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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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Rehanna NurmohamedFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.a.nurmohamed.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5200
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1690
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
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Said Reza HuseiniFaculty of Humanities
s.r.huseini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5329
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Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1684
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1692
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Textual Sources and Geographies of Slavery in the Early Islamic Empire, ca. 600-1000 CE
Conference
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Making Islam Work: Islamic Authority among Muslims in Western Europe
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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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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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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Maurits Berger on Ruetir about national holidays
Why are the majority of our national holidays based around Christian festivities? Arabist Maurits Berger talks about this in an article on Ruetir.
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Memory Politics and Contentious Heritage in Anṣār Allāh/Ḥūthī Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Hosna SheikhattarFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.sheikhattar@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fitri MurfiantiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.murfianti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2592
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Juliette RodingFaculty of Humanities
j.g.roding@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carolien BoenderFaculty of Humanities
c.boender@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Dennie Oude NijhuisFaculty of Humanities
d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2734