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02 April 2026
Workshop “Forgotten Conflicts: The Civil Wars in Sudan and Yemen”
Over the past few years, we have understandably witnessed a lot of media attention for the war in the Gaza Strip, in which Israel killed more than 70,000 ...
20 February 2026
Call for applications for the second graduate school of Islamic Humanities
For registrations, please email Ahab Bdaiwi: a.bdaiwi@phil.leidenuniv.nl
07 February 2026
NISIS Autumn School ’26: “Religious, Social and Political Non-Conformism in Islam”
In older works on Islamic history, it was not uncommon for academic authors to refer to certain trends within Islam as “orthodox”. While this label, which ...
06 February 2026
NISIS networking event: Remembering the old, building the new | 23 April ’26
On Thursday April 23, NISIS organizes its third film screening in collaboration with a group of French documentary makers. This time, the evening starts ...
