In the media
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Yearly lecture on papyrology announced 06 February 2019
On Tuesday March 26, 2019 the yearly public lecture on papyrology will be held (in Dutch) by Prof. dr. Peter van Minnen (University of Cincinnati), en...
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Bachelor Religious Studies top program according to 'Keuzegids Universiteiten 2019' 23 November 2018
The bachelor program Religious Studies has, besides also Linguistics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, been awarded by the 'Keuzevakkengids Universite...
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Just published: Festschrift in honour of Sven P. Vleeming 09 May 2018
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Jue Wang on China and 'trade wars' 10 April 2018
Tensions ran high last week after China published a list on Wednesday of $50 billion in American products that would be hit by tariffs; a direct respo...
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Koen de Ceuster about North Korea's Winter Olympics propaganda 13 March 2018
With the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang being over, it can undoubtedly be said that a lot transpired between the both Koreas: the visit of Kim Jo...
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Religious Studies does well in QS Rankings by Subject 08 March 2018
Leiden’s Religious Studies ranks 40th place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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Former Leiden Colleague Sven Vleeming honored with ‘Festschrift’ 21 February 2018
On February 2nd, 2018, Professor Sven P. Vleeming of Trier University was presented with a ‘Festschrift’ to celebrate his retirement last summer. The ...
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Nira Wickramasinghe about confronting Sri Lanka's past 09 February 2018
Nira Wickramasinghe, professor of modern South Asian studies at Leiden University, spoke to Al Jazeera about Sri Lanka's turbulent past: "There wasn't...
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Report of the Conference: “China, the Netherlands and Europe”, 9th of February 14 February 2017
How do Chinese view the Netherlands, and what do they experience here? These and other matters were discussed February 9th at the conference: “China, ...
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Erik-Jan Zürcher in Nieuwsuur about the purges in Turkey 26 July 2016
On 19 July Erik-Jan Zürcher, professor of Turkish languages and cultures, made a TV appearance in Nieuwsuur to talk about the actions Erdogan took aft...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad 30 June 2016
The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.
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Enough is enough – the medal will be returned 10 May 2016
Over a decade ago the then foreign minister Abdullah Gül awarded me the “Medal of High Distinction” of the Republic of Turkey. I received the award, c...
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Freedom is not our gift to the world 08 April 2016
Tolerance and democracy are not our European values
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Call for papers: Compassion, Social Engagement, and Discontent: Believing and the Politics of Belonging in Europe Today 06 April 2016
Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR), Thursday 10 and Friday 11 November 2016
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An Interview with Kiri Paramore, Author of Japanese Confucianism 24 March 2016
For more than 1500 years, Confucianism has played a major role in shaping Japan's history - from the formation of the first Japanese states during the...