This event is interdisciplinary, interregional and transhistorical. A main aim is to break down disciplinary and regional boundaries. All students and scholars with an interest in the greater Middle East and related regions (from Andalusia to Central Asia) are encouraged to attend. In particular we would like to welcome, in addition to those working with…

Peripheral Islam: Muslims on the Geographical, Normative, Political and Religious Margins It is doubtful whether the Arab world should actually be seen as central to Muslims worldwide. One could easily make the case that the periphery – in all its diversity – is actually more important from a geographical point of view. This Spring School…

THIS CALL WAS CLOSED ON MAY 1st. We don’t accept any registrations received after the closing date. Peripheral Islam: Muslims on the Geographical, Normative, Political and Religious Margins When picturing the mainstream of Islam, many people will think of Arabs from the Middle East. While the latter area is clearly the first region in which…

What is specifically Islamic about Islamic philosophy? The discipline of philosophy (Arabic: falsafa) finds its roots in ancient Greece and deals with topics that, if not universally relevant, are at least not specifically tied to Islamic tradition. So what is it that makes philosophy stand out as being Islamic? Is this related to the philosophers in…