343 search results for “islam and petra” in the Student website
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New podcast on one of Europe's oldest Muslim communities
For over six centuries, the Tatars have been part of Poland’s social and cultural fabric. In this 8-episode series, released weekly, professor Maurits Berger and assistant professor Ewa Górska explore how this Muslim minority has maintained its identity across generations, how Islam is practiced in…
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Annachiara Raia receives NWO Impact Explorer grant: ‘We want to ensure that literature is once again voiced by its own society and resonates
For decades, the trade in pocketbooks prescribing how to be a good Muslim flourished in East Africa, but in recent years the number of books in circulation has been declining. University lecturer Annachiara Raia is the recipient of an Impact Explorer grant to revive this tradition, in cooperation with…
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sai EnglertFaculty of Humanities
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Marc van OudheusdenFaculty of Humanities
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Harry StroomerFaculty of Humanities
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Omer KaracaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Azzeddine Karrat
Faculty of Humanities
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Marija Seric
Faculty of Humanities
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Youssef CherifFaculty of Humanities
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Nicole van OsFaculty of Humanities
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Arjan SchoemakerFaculty of Humanities
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Dilek Sahin
Faculty of Humanities
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Said Amrani
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart Barendregt receives Vici grant for research on Artificial Intelligence in Muslim Southeast Asia
Bart Barendregt receives a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros from the NWO for his research project 'One between the Zeros, an Anthropology of Artificial Intelligence in Islam'.
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Lecture: Zaydis, Salafis and Houthis and Their Engagement with the Islamic Tradition in Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Conversation on Islam in Today’s Indonesian Politics
Roundtable
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Ugur DerinFaculty of Humanities
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Jasmijn Rana in Dutch Newspaper on sexism and racism in recreational sports
The problem of unequal sports participation will only be addressed if sexism and racism in recreational sports and exercise are taken seriously. That's what cultural anthropologists Jasmijn Rana (Leiden University) and Kathrine van den Bogert (Utrecht University) write in an opinion piece in the Dutch…
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Da‘wa as Development: Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in Africa
Lecture
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
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When Turkish Islamism Meets Social Sciences: Essentialism Upgraded?
Lecture
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Two ERC Consolidator Grants for Leiden researchers
Research on quantum computers and Islamic charities: two Leiden researchers have received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council.
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Archaeological Project Sheds Light on Ancient Water Management in Udhruh
In 2011, the Udhruh Archaeological Project was launched, bringing together teams of Jordanian and Dutch archaeologists to investigate the region and reconstruct ancient water harvesting techniques in the extremely arid landscape of Udhruh. Access to fresh water remains one of the most pressing global…
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Health and safety
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Theological Speculation in Arabic: What Can We Know about Early Islamic Theology?
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Taking Theology Seriously: Islamic Media and the Revolutionary Struggle for a “New Egypt”
Lecture | LUCIS Keynote
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More education facilities
Other facilities
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Teaching a More Accurate and Inclusive History of Science: The Case of Islamic Contributions to Math and Sciences
Debate
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Was There Indeed a Decline of Ambiguity in Islamic Modernity? Deathbed Emotions as a Case Study
Lecture | LUCIS What's New?!
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Minors
A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor in Leiden and also in Delft or Rotterdam.
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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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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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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
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Previous projects
You can find an overview of the projects and a list of all research trainees below.
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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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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
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David EhrhardtFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Suliman IbrahimFaculty of Law
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Tahir AbbasFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Joery MatthysFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Maja VodopivecFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities