314 search results for “middle east” in the Student website
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Israel's Gaza war. What caused it? What are the consequences?
Lecture
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’
How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO). After years of preparation, the Liagre Böhl collection has been moved on trolleys to its new home.
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Victor Klinkenberg
Faculteit Archeologie
m.v.klinkenberg@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Vincent Chang
Faculty of Humanities
v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2151
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Athina Boleti
Faculteit Archeologie
a.boleti@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Erik Odegard
Faculty of Humanities
e.l.l.odegard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2772
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Bleda Düring
Faculteit Archeologie
b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6449
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These students studied Byzantine Rome... in Rome: ‘It was an immersive experience’
Professor Joanita Vroom, together with the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) offered the course Byzantine Rome in September 2023. The course, co-taught by Vroom, Letty ten Harkel and various guest lecturers, investigated the transition of the city of Rome from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages,…
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Rolf Bremmer
Faculty of Humanities
r.h.bremmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geeske Langejans
Faculteit Archeologie
g.h.j.langejans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6003
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Thijs Porck
Faculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1611
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Israeli Politics Now
Debate
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023
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Paul Kloeg
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.kloeg@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1094
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Environmental Colonialism in Palestine
Panel
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Bareez Majid nominated for ECHO Award
Iraqi-Kurdish student of Middle Eastern Studies Bareez Majid has been nominated for the ECHO Award. ‘She has a strong personality, though she may appear unassuming at first,’ was the comment from one of her lecturers.
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What Do We Mean When We Say “Academic Freedom”?
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Unknown Past: Leila Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Meet our new colleague Letty ten Harkel: ‘I am interested in what happens when different cultures come together’
In August 2022 we welcome our new colleague Dr Letty ten Harkel as Assistant Professor in Roman and Post-Roman Archaeology. For the past ten years she has built up an impressive track record in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Read the interview about her background and research…
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The First Great War of the Middle Ages: Sasanians, Byzantines, and the Rise of Islam, 602-642
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Student associations
Leiden University is well known for its student associations, which provide a great way for you to get to know your fellow students. As well as parties and social events, student associations also offer excellent sporting and cultural opportunities.
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Blessed Aristocracies: Charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Ann Brysbaert
Faculteit Archeologie
a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5328
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Anne Gerritsen
Faculty of Humanities
a.t.gerritsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4692
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities
k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599
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Archaeology & Society
Changing the future, by understanding the past. Join Archaeology & Society and broaden your horizon!
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Hoe gaan we om met oplopende spanningen? ‘De keuze is: vechten of praten’
‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s Hooglandse Kerk. They discussed the rising tensions since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. ‘Dare to ask each other questions.’
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The impact of climate change on groups of people
The socio-economic effects of climate change often do not receive enough attention. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) a group of researchers will provide more insight. How does climate change affect whether people work together or conversely end up as opponents? And what can we learn from societies…
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…
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Archaeologist Jennifer Swerida investigates emergent social complexity in the Omani desert
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Jennifer Swerida, originally from the United States, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of West Asia. ‘I explore human-environment relationships inside an ancient oasis and the surrounding land. Previous…
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Turkey’s Centennial: Democracy, Diplomacy, Security
Lecture, Panel Discussion
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Stone Age Chronicles: The Middle to Later Stone Age Transition in Southern Africa
Conference
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Research by Leiden archaeologists in The Jordan Times
Recent fieldwork at the vast desert region in north-eastern Jordan has revealed an immensely rich heritage of an area that is difficult to access and archaeologically less known. Professor Peter Akkermans was interviewed about his groundbreaking research in this area, known as the Black Desert.
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In this small exhibition you will see a selection of nine photos, made in Udhruh. This ancient Jordanian settlement lies fifteen kilometres east of Petra,…
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Documentary series #1: Memories of Communism in Lebanon - Two Videos by Marwan Hamdan
Documentary screening
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Jews at Home. From Creation to Corona
Conference, First Annual Symposium of the Leiden Jewish Studies Association
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Programme
From ancient sites to heritage rescue, from digital sciences to the evolution of human origins: at Archaeology & Society, you will learn about the many multidisciplinary aspects of archaeological research.
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Poortgebouw
Rijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden
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Emerging Powers and Development Finance across the World
Debate, Roundtable
- Histories Connected
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Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Lecture
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Willem Einthoven
Kolffpad 1, Leiden
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What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War?
Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…