695 search results for “middle east” in the Student website
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
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Dusan Maczek
Faculteit Archeologie
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Dutch symposium for the Near East (DUSANE)
Conference
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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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Democracy in action: Horizon grant for policy-oriented research on grassroots culture and democracy
Dr. Sara Brandellero and Dr. Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues from Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society will lead a collaborative research project funded by Horizon Europe Work Programme on Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society. #DemocracyinAction studies arts and culture-based grassroots…
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Caught in the middle? Beer and policy in a Leiden neighbourhood
For my Policy in Practice research project, Elise van Dansik engaged with a problem that Leiden ‘Social Domain’ policy officers saw themselves confronted with, which was why migrant organizations of Slaaghwijk (a socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Leiden’s north) do not cooperate with…
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Jay Huang
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Judith Bosnak
Faculty of Humanities
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Felicia Rosu
Faculty of Humanities
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Tijm Lanjouw
Faculteit Archeologie
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Paul Kessler
Science
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Maria Hadjigavriel
Faculteit Archeologie
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Valentina Azzarà
Faculteit Archeologie
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Sam Botan
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jonathan London
Faculty of Humanities
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Ebbe Rogge
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ying Zhang
Faculty of Humanities
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Kiri Paramore
Faculty of Humanities
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Roberto Arciero
Faculteit Archeologie
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Dutch East Indies tax system was supposed to elevate the colony, but turned out to be token politics
In the late 19th century, the Dutch government introduced a tax system in the Dutch East Indies, with the intention of transforming the colony into a modern state. PhD student Maarten Manse wrote his thesis on this development and discovered how grandiloquent colonial ideals became bogged down in daily…
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Christian Henderson
Faculty of Humanities
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May Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
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Bram Caers
Faculty of Humanities
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Imagine you’re Ilias from Turkey
In the confrontational ‘House of Misconceptions’, visitors put themselves in another person’s shoes and have to justify their existence. The performance is the result of a unique collaboration between the Liquid Society art collective and Professor of Law and Society Maartje van der Woude and her st…
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Jonathan Ouellet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Alicia Schrikker
Faculty of Humanities
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Aris Politopoulos
Faculteit Archeologie
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Marike van Aerde
Faculteit Archeologie
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Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Akkermans
Faculteit Archeologie
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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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LUC The Hague: Celebrating the Class of 2022
On Wednesday 6 July 2022 Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2022. The 170 students received their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree’s in LUC’s interdisciplinary honours programme Liberal Arts & Sciences: Global Challenges.
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
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Modern Moroccan Photography
Lecture
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Book Launch: Capitalism in Contemporary Iran
Lecture
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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International Studies students receive their diploma
On 2 September 2022, 300 students received their Bachelor Diploma of International Studies. The students were awarded their diplomas in the historic Pieterskerk in Leiden, in front of a large audience of family and friends. With about 1000 people present, including the graduates, the International Studies…
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Alumni panels
During the panels, alumni from all 4 FSW study programmes (Cultural Anthropology, Education and Child Studies, Political Science and Psycology) will share their experiences in their field of work. Each panel will focus on one field of work and will host 4 alumni, one from each FSW study programme.
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
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Femke Lippok
Faculteit Archeologie
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Leiden University's world-renowned collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Lecture, Studium Generale
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The Classical Zaydi Imamate (1200-1600) and its Legacy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Three students nominated for an ECHO Award: ‘I want to make the world a better place’
A more inclusive and diverse society is what Talisha Schilder, Hawra Nissi and Chiraz Hassoumi spend many hours a week working towards. Their hard work led them to being nominated for the ECHO Award.
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The history of the Perzian Book of Kings
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Israel's Gaza war. What caused it? What are the consequences?
Lecture
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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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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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.