345 search results for “arabic language and culture” in the Library website
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James Bond, the cultural phenomenon - a reading list
With the creation of James Bond, author Ian Fleming laid the foundation for a sprawling media franchise. Since the first novel appeared in 1953, Bond has appeared in books, movies, comic strips, video games and countless other media. On September 30, the twenty-fifth instalment of the film series, 'No…
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Eric Storm
Faculty of Humanities
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Reza Shaker Ardekani
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jacqueline Hylkema
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Paula Esteves dos Santos Jordao
Faculty of Humanities
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Letty ten Harkel
Faculteit Archeologie
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Lauren Lauret
Faculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo Ochigame
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alain Wijffels
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Yasmin Ismail
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Liesbeth Rosen Jacobson
Faculty of Humanities
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Henk te Velde
Faculty of Humanities
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Dirk Alkemade
Faculty of Humanities
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Boya Li
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Asian Library
The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.
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Classics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Classics
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Japanese and Korean Special Collections
The special collections from Japan and Korea are located at the central library building at Witte Singel, where it forms a part of the Asian Library.
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Hebrew, Semitic and Armenian Special Collections
The Library of Leiden University holds c. 550 manuscripts and an extensive collection of rare printed books in Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, the languages of Ethiopia, South Arabic, Coptic and Armenian, as well as a collection of rare books on the Jewish World.
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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History of Science
Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science
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Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press
As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the academic press of Leiden University. Gieling brings a wealth of experience in scholarly publishing to her new position. She succeeds Anniek Meinders who has led LUP as managing publisher…
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Natalia Donner
Faculty of Humanities
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Elena Burgos Martinez
Faculty of Humanities
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Müge Kinacioglu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Randal Sheppard
Faculty of Humanities
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Leila Demarest
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sasha Lubotsky
Faculty of Humanities
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Gert Oostindie
Faculty of Humanities
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Diederik Smit
Faculty of Humanities
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Wouter van Beek
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Liesbeth Minnaard
Faculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello Lami
Faculteit Archeologie
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Uncatalogued materials from the Middle East now available through Leiden University Libraries’ catalogue
A collection of uncatalogued books from the Middle East is now available through the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) catalogue. The collection contains over 12,000 books mainly written in Arabic, but also in multiple other languages from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, including Persian,…
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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came up at Leiden University’s 448th Dies Natalis. A panel discussion including Leiden’s mayor Lenferink, music and two honorary doctorates completed the special…
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Journalism and New Media
Overview of databases and reference works for research in journalism and new media.
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Collection on the Italian occupation of Libya donated
UBL recently received a donation of some five hundred books on the Italian occupation of Libya and on Arabic linguistics. UBL gratefully acknowledges this donation by a Leiden University alumnus.
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Maikel Kuijpers
Faculteit Archeologie
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities
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Karsten Wentink
Faculteit Archeologie
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Anne Gerritsen
Faculty of Humanities
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Yasco Horsman
Faculty of Humanities
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Erik Danen
Science
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Márcia Gonçalves
Faculty of Humanities
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Fan Lin
Faculty of Humanities
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Frans Willem Korsten
Faculty of Humanities
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Executive Board column: Our institutes abroad are part of our international DNA
Ever since its foundation, Leiden University has turned its gaze outwards to other cultures, languages and forms of academic practice. It is only natural, therefore, that we as a university have four institutes abroad: the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV-KNAW)…
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Record number of applications for fellowships at Scaliger Institute
This year the Scaliger Institute received a record number of applications from domestic and foreign submitters for a fellowship to consult and research material in the Special Collections of the University Libraries. With the financial support of a number of companies and private foundations, the UBL…
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a reading list
Tensions between Israel and Palestine again reached fever pitch in May, with hundreds of – mainly Palestinian – deaths as a result. Now that a ceasefire offers some respite, there is an opportunity to reflect on the history of the conflict. Are there lessons to be learned from the past? How do historians…
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New in the Leiden collections: the Amsterdam Yemen Library
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) have been enriched with the Maktabat al-Yaman al-Amstirdāmīyah, or Amsterdam Yemen Library. This collection, which exists of about a thousand books, journals and maps, is the largest coherent Yemen collection in The Netherlands and was brought together…