Last week, Utrecht hosted this year’s NISIS Autumn School. We heard some sparkling keynotes: Cornelis van Lit and Jo van Steenbergen spoke about digital/computational methods, and did so in rather opposite terms (Cornelis: “You can do it!” vs Jo: “It’s great, but beware of DH amnesia!”). Mirjam Shatanawi, Mona Abdel-Fadil and Bettina Gräf addressed different…

We are pleased to announce that the registration for the seminar ‘Islam and Diversity’ is now open. In collaboration with NISIS, Maastricht University will host a one-day seminar titled ‘Islam and Diversity’ to bring together distinguished scholars, and PhD and master’s students who work on topics related to Islam and Muslim societies. The seminar is…

In collaboration with the Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies (NISIS), Maastricht University will host a one-day seminar titled ‘Islam and Diversity’ to bring together distinguished scholars, and PhD and master’s students who work on topics related to Islam and Muslim societies. The seminar is organized annually by NISIS for PhD students and research master…

From October 28-31, NISIS organizes the annual Autumn School on “Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies in the Digital Age” in Utrecht. Part of the programme is a film screening of Karlstraße 10. This documentary is made in the context of the ERC project Muslims in Interwar Europe by Prof. Umar Ryad. The film screening…