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Royal honour for Erik-Jan Zürcher 27 August 2018
At his farewell party on 25 August 2018, Erik-Jan Zürcher, professor and specialist on Turkey, was appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He...
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International group of scholars discuss Japanese protests 23 August 2018
In 1968 Japan was shocked by student protests and even today, exactly fifty years later, their effects can still be felt. An interdisciplinary group o...
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Opening of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture 15 August 2018
With the launch of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation ...
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Call for applications NISIS Autumn School 30 July 2018
From Monday 15 until Thursday 18 October 2018, the eighth annual NISIS Autumn School will take place at the University of Groningen. This year’s Autum...
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NWO grant for research on semantic universals in the modal domain 23 July 2018
Linguist Wataru Uegaki received an NWO Grant of 58400 Euro for his research project 'In search of semantic universals in the modal domain'. With this ...
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Call for papers: Islam (re-)Observed 23 July 2018
In October, LUCIS and NIMAR will host a two-day workshop in honor of the 50th anniversary of Islam Observed, Clifford Geertz' comparative study of Isl...
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The Marie Curie ITN proposal ‘Mediating Islam in the Digital Age’ (MIDA) has been awarded 05 July 2018
An international consortium of research institutes, universities and non-academic partners in six European countries has been awarded with a research ...
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Wadad Kadi 03 July 2018
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Wadad Kadi, of the University of Chicago, to Leiden. She is the first Abdulaziz Saud Al...
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Join the NIMAR study trip to Morocco: Islam and citizenship 25 June 2018
Are you a teacher (history, social studies, religion, philosophy, geography, etc.) and do you have questions about the relationship between citizenshi...
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NWO awards grants to Leiden University Humanities scholars 20 June 2018
No fewer than three Leiden University Humanities scholars have been awarded funding from the NWO’s Free Competition in the Humanities programme: two g...
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Leiden 2019: international centre for knowledge exchange on Asia 19 June 2018
In July next year around 1,500 Asia experts will come to Leiden for the eleventh International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 11). With participant...
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Erik-Jan Zurcher at the helm of LIAS 12 June 2018
From 1 June onwards, Erik-Jan Zurcher, professor of Turkish Studies, will be the new academic director of the Leiden University Institute for Area Stu...
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Islamic primary schools seeking right balance 12 June 2018
Islamic primary schools contribute to the integration of Muslims in Dutch society, concludes Marietje Beemsterboer in her PhD dissertation. The school...
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UN Security Council listens to text by Leiden student 11 June 2018
Leiden bachelor's student of International Studies Thomas wrote a text that was read out this year in the UN Security Council by the Netherlands repre...
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New Dossier: Korea in the media 11 June 2018
Did you know we have a complete dossier about Korea in de news? Together with Remco Breuker, Professor of Koreastudies, and our other experts we keep ...