324 search results for “early islamic egypt” in the Student website
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John Islam-van KlinkenICT Shared Service Centre
- Daring questions in Islam
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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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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…
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Month of Tutankhamun: Egypt's most legendary pharaoh
November marks exactly 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. To celebrate this special discovery, the Faculty of Humanities, together with various parties, is organising the 'Month of Tutankhamun': a month full of activities around Egypt's most legendary pharaoh.
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Sarah SchraderFaculteit Archeologie
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Mariëtte KeukenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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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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‘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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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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‘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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Olaf KaperFaculty of Humanities
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Researchers 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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Rehanna NurmohamedFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Said Reza HuseiniFaculty of Humanities
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Veronica TamorriFaculteit Archeologie
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Mélie LouysFaculteit Archeologie
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
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Mahmood KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
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Religious Discourse and Tribal Affiliation in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Lecture ‘Knickerbocker Renaissance: Dutch Schools and Slavery in the Early United States’
Lecture, Histories Connected: Special Guest Lecture
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
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Unknown Past: Leila Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Series: From Pixel to Caesar: Using Atlas.ti to discover the past in early digital games
Lecture
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Textual Sources and Geographies of Slavery in the Early Islamic Empire, ca. 600-1000 CE
Conference
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Online Conference: Wisdom Literature in Early Islam
Conference
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
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Making Islam Work: Islamic Authority among Muslims in Western Europe
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Marike van AerdeFaculteit Archeologie
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Ashley WilkinsonFaculty of Humanities
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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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Fitri MurfiantiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hosna SheikhattarFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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ENIS Spring School 2024 - Peripheral Islam: Muslims on the Geographical, Normative, Political and Religious Margins
Education
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Quintijn MauerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid