1,550 search results for “culture of the middle east” in the Staff website
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Tessa Verhoef
Science
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Stephen Harris
Faculty of Humanities
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Douglas Berger
Faculty of Humanities
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Alessandro Aleo
Faculteit Archeologie
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Karen Smith
Faculty of Humanities
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Dilara Erzeybek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eric Storm
Faculty of Humanities
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Bruno Braak
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Summer filled with conferences in Leiden
It will be a summer filled with conferences at the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. In the coming months, there will be something for everyone at the university, especially in the field of languages and cultures of Africa and the Middle East.
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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.
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Sander Hölsgens in Belgium Newspaper about changing skate culture
Skate legend Tony Hawk came to Antwerp. Belgium newspaper De Morgen published an article on the changing skate culture. Cultural Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens shines his light on this theme and talks about the democratisation of skate boarding, activism, public space and collective memory of skater…
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Call for proposals: second meeting of Cultures of Victimology
Research
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Call for papers: Conference “City nights: migration and cultural encounters”
Research
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Vincent Chang
Faculty of Humanities
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Athina Boleti
Faculteit Archeologie
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Erik Odegard
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Ammodo Science Award to bring cultural heritage to life through play
A team of Leiden researchers has won the Ammodo Science Award for innovative humanities research on perceptions of cultural heritage.
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road
Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition depicts life and different cultures along this important trade route.
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Leiden University condemns demonstration at Wijnhaven location
The Executive Board of the University is shocked by the unannounced demonstration that took place Thursday afternoon at the Wijnhaven location in The Hague relating to the situation in the Middle East. Without first requesting permission, a large group of students and staff held a gathering there. Moreover,…
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The Classical Zaydi Imamate (1200-1600) and its Legacy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Update process of cultural change Faculty of Archaeology
Organisation
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Falling bombs and looting soldiers: how to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage?
The war in Ukraine is leading not only to human suffering. Ukraine's cultural heritage is also experiencing the consequences of the war: museums are being bombed and 'Russification' in the occupied territories means children no longer learn Ukrainian. Researcher Evelien Campfens was commissioned by…
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Why are we so determined to find Amitābha in Gandhāra?
Lecture
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Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings
How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
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Geeske Langejans
Faculteit Archeologie
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisation and divisions within societies and amongst nations, any effort at bringing Asia and Europe closer to each other is truly important.’
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‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’
The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…
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Widespread cultural diffusion of knowledge started 400,000 years ago
Different groups of hominins probably learned from one another much earlier than was previously thought, and that knowledge was also distributed much further. A study by archaeologists at Leiden University on the use of fire shows that 400,000 years ago knowledge and skills must already have been exchanged…
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Relocation bike parking University Library
Facility, Library
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Evert Jan van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Adriaan van der Weel
Faculty of Humanities
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Dick Smakman
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Dirk Alkemade
Faculty of Humanities
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Boya Li
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Carel Smith
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Liesbeth Rosen Jacobson
Faculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo Ochigame
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Henk te Velde
Faculty of Humanities
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Martine Bruil
Faculty of Humanities
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Letty ten Harkel
Faculteit Archeologie
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023
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Making cards: the language of flowers
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Urban Systems in the Roman Near East
PhD defence