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The Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies is a national research school in the field of the study of Islam and Muslim societies.

Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joined March 2022
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gingko_org Application deadline: 6 April 2025 Read more about the GINGKO Grants Programme here: gingko.org.uk/grants/ Learn about previous grant recipients here: gingko.org.uk/grant-recipien… Find directions on how to apply here: gingko.org.uk/how-to-apply/
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In 3 minuten je onderzoek of wetenschapsconcept uitleggen. Kom kijken bij de Breaking Science wedstrijden uu.nl/nieuws/pitchwedstrijd-…
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📢Call for Papers #workshop on #Emotions and the #Body. Entangled Concepts in the #Bengal to Balkans Complex (B2B) 🗓️September 25-26, 2025 Application deadline: 1 March 2025 For details & application: mwfdelhi.hypotheses.org/1411…
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📢Submissions are invited for the 2025 BRISMES Early Career Development Scholarship which supports activities geared towards strengthening the academic profile and CV of an early career scholar. Two awards of £3,000 each are available. 📅 24 March 2025 👉brismes.ac.uk/awards/ecds
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For #ECSAS2025 in Heidelberg, I'm organizing a panel on "South Asian Islam and the World: In Search for a New Paradigm" (description below). Please help spread the word &, in case you're interest, submit an abstract! Deadline: January 30, 2025. More info: ecsas2025.com/
28th European Conference for South Asian Studies (ECSAS)  Heidelberg - Germany,  1- 4 October 2025   CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW OPEN!   For application: ecsas2025.com/call-for-panel… #SaiHeidelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #UniversitätHeidelberg #Heidelberg #SaiResearch #ECSAS2025 #ECSAS
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📢 One week left to submit proposals for #BRISMES2025 🕒 Submission Deadline: 10 January 2025 See our CFP: brismes.ac.uk/conference/abo… @NCL_Geography @NclPolitics @NCLsocsciences @NCLSociology
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! On 15–17 January, the workshop "Empire in Translation: Perso-Arabic Knowledge and the Making of Early Modern Ottoman Civilisation" will be taking place at the University of Münster, which is the first of two workshops organised by the TRANSLAPT...
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It is a common #stereotype that Sunnis and Shiis are always at odds with each other. But in fact, the #history of Sunni-Shii relations is a lot more complicated than that. #Yemen expert Kate Pukhovaia explains using this #manuscript from our @MELibraryNL #SpecialCollections. 👇
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📢 We look forward to receiving excellent submissions for #BRISMES2025: Destruction, Loss, and Recovery in the Middle East. 📅 Conference Dates: 1–3 July 2025 📍 Hosted by: @UniofNewcastle 🕒 Submission Deadline: 13 December 2024 See our CFP ➡️ shorturl.at/ZhDeo
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NIEUW | Nederlands-Indië was het grootste moslimland op aarde. Toch bespreekt koloniale literatuur de #islam maar zelden. In de #PostkolonialePodcast bespreekt Michiel Leezenberg @UvA_Amsterdam de rol van godsdienst in onder meer 'De stille kracht': ➡️edu.nl/ax6tw
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🚨DEADLINE APPROACHING🚨 Remember to submit your application to the 2025 MSAW by next Monday, December 2 here: bit.ly/MSAW2025
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📢 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Together with @KaoutarGhi, we are curating a special issue for @MidEastCritique that seeks to address a fundamental challenge in Middle Eastern and North African politics scholarship: the persistent conceptual confusion surrounding ‘state’ and ‘regime.’
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De Universiteit Utrecht gaat oa. de opleidingen Religiewetenschappen en Islam & Arabisch schrappen. Hoogleraar Birgit Meyer en haar collega’s zijn “geschrokken en ontgoocheld.” Voor het bestuurlijke ‘transitieplan’ bestaat volgens hen geen draagvlak. volzin.nl/geesteswetenschapp…
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De talen en culturen van het Midden-Oosten worden al eeuwenlang bestudeerd @unileiden. In onze nieuwe #serie gaat Laila al-Zwaini op zoek naar de sporen van het Midden-Oosten in #Leiden. Vanaf maandag 4 november iedere week een nieuwe aflevering📺 bij @omroepwest.
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Wir haben eine neue! 😃 Dieses Mal geht es in der #Ringvorlesung von @nimetzucker um "Weibliche #Wissensproduktion in der #Koranexegese". 🔗 tinyurl.com/mwyx7fuf ℹ️ Beginn: 06.11.2024 Interessierte sind herzlich eingeladen teilzunehmen! 🙂
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📢 Call for Papers: From Past and Present to Future: Finding A Positive Path Between Ideals and Possibilities in #Yemen. We warmly invite submissions of interest for our upcoming workshop on Thurs 24 April 2025. Deadline for abstracts is Mon 2 Dec 2024. lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre…
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I'm happy to announce the Call for Papers for the second conference we're organizing in Utrecht, scheduled for February 2025. The deadline for abstract submissions is December 15, 2024. Please spread the word. sensis.wp.hum.uu.nl/2024/10/…
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In onze #workshop over #Boekbindtechnieken uit het Midden-Oosten toont restaurator @KarinScheper waarom de regio de bakermat van de Codex is adhv voorbeelden uit onze @MELibraryNL #BijzondereCollecties. 🕐29 okt. 14:00 of 15:30 uur 📍@ubleiden Aanmelden: ➡️edu.nl/vtpbc
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NEW | Scholars have studied #ancient Mesopotamian #cuneiform tablets from @NINO_Leiden for decades. So, what have they been able to reveal about ancient Middle Eastern #civilizations? Listen to our #UBLPodcast with @LeidenHum Carolien Waerzeggers: ➡️edu.nl/rqwad
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#OnlineEvent: Funding Opportunities for Researchers in Middle Eastern Studies Date: 3 October Time: 18:00-19:30 (UK Time) Join colleagues from the British International Research Institutes (BIRI) to learn about funding opportunities for scholars researching the Middle East 1/2
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