581 search results for “history of islam” in the Student website
-
‘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.
-
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…
-
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…
-
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
-
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.’
-
History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
-
Book Launch: Provocative Images in Contemporary Islam
Lecture
-
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.
-
John Islam-van KlinkenICT Shared Service Centre
-
Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
-
Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
-
Marlou SchroverFaculty of Humanities
-
Bianca Angelien ClaveriaFaculty of Humanities
-
Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
-
Ann Marie WilsonFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
-
Esther ZwinkelsFaculty of Humanities
-
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.
- Daring questions in Islam
-
Tiffany BousardFaculty of Humanities
-
Willem OtterspeerFaculty of Humanities
-
Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
-
Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
-
Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
-
Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
-
Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
-
Maria Pereira BastiaoFaculty of Humanities
-
Turaj AtabakiFaculty of Humanities
-
Bart van der SteenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
Evelien WalhoutFaculty of Humanities
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
-
Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
-
Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
-
Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
-
Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
-
Mahmood KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
-
Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
-
Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
-
The Need for Teaching a More Accurate and Inclusive History of Science: The Case of Islamic Contributions to Math and Sciences
Debate
-
Nicolette MoutFaculty of Humanities
-
Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities
-
John KegelAfrika-Studiecentrum
-
‘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…
-
Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
-
Shenghao YueFaculty of Humanities
-
Chie AritaFaculty of Humanities
-
Qinggang HaoFaculty of Humanities
-
Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
-
Thato MaganoFaculty of Humanities