Vereniging voor de studie van het Midden-Oosten en de Islam
SMES/LUCIS Lecture: Dr. Jonathan Lyons - Islam, science and the west, notes from The house of wisdom,
3/3/2010
SMES/Lucis Lecture:
Khalid Mourigh: Arabic and berber in COntact - the case of ghomora Berber
5/4/2010
Actueel
Wat is er nieuw op het gebied van het Midden-Oosten en de Islam?
Between 2010-2015 NISIS has made available special funds to build an integrated interdisciplinary thematic profile area which focuses on lslam and Muslim societies. Application is now open for the last four Ph.D. positions.
The Ph.D. candidates will be appointed at the participating university with which the supervisor is affiliated. For information on the procedure, see here
4 PHD positions in the Profile area islam and muslim societies
Deadline: 14/3/2010
International conference presenting ‘Islamic art’ in contemporary context
On 5 April 2011, the Messis Foundation organises an international conference entitled 'Presenting "Islamic" Art in Contemporary Context'. NISIS is one the financial supporters of this conference.
What makes 'Islamic' art Islamic?
What are the conceptual aspirations of 'Islamic' art?
Is “Islamic” art transcultural, or is it culturally restricted?
