Beyond the Majority: Agency, Identity, and Memory among Non-Majority Communities in Muslim-Majority Contexts This one-day conference, organized by NISIS and the University of Groningen,  invites researchers to explore the historical and contemporary experiences of non-majority communities in/from Muslim-majority contexts, particularly the Middle East. It focuses on religious, ethnic, linguistic, and sectarian communities that have often…

Call for Applications Deadline: 19 April 2026 Inter- and Transdisciplinary International Summer School 2026 within the framework of TransHumanities When: 31 August–4 September 2026 Where: Hotel Seaside, Spiez, https://www.hotel-seaside.ch Language: English ECTS: 6 Costs: CHF 600 (travel, food and accommodation [double room] covered by or ganizer; single room: CHF 750). Members of the GSAH and…

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 Palestinians after being attacked by a coalition of militant Palestinian groups that killed some 1,200 people in Israel. At the same time, two conflicts in broadly the…

For registrations, please email Ahab Bdaiwi: a.bdaiwi@phil.leidenuniv.nl