Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Petra de Bruijn’s talk: “Depicting unorthodox life on screen: the case of the Turkish series Kızıl Goncalar (Red Roses).” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Joas Wagemakers
@joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Associate prof. of Islamic & Arabic Studies, Utrecht University. Islam in the modern Arab world, (intellectual) history of modern Islam, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Salafism, Islamism, theology, sectarianism, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Hamas.
NISIS Autumn School 2026 👏 From mystics to movements, tradition to transformation — we’re bringing together research on religious, social & political non‑conformism in Islam throughout history. 🧠📚 📍 Utrecht University 🗓 10-12 November ’26 Register before October 4th! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for our Speaker Spotlight with Dr. Gulnaz Sibgatullina: “Dissent after the 1960s: The Murabitun Movement between Counterculture and Tradition.” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
NISIS Autumn School 2026 👏 From mystics to movements, tradition to transformation — we’re bringing together research on religious, social & political non‑conformism in Islam throughout history. 🧠📚 📍 Utrecht University 🗓 10-12 November ’26 Register before October 4th! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
We’re organizing a session for NISIS junior members to present their current research projects, exchange ideas, and receive valuable feedback from peers. 🎓 Open to all RMA students and PhD candidates Interested? Reach out to Dr. Zahra Azhar: z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Prof. dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab’s talk: “Beyond Sharia: How Central Are the Antinomian Themes and Motif in Islamic Thoughts and Mystical Tradition?” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Check out our Training Programme for the next academic year! Registrations for the Autumn School are already open. We are looking forward to seeing you there! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Mijn collega Dinah Wouters heeft zojuist een nieuwe bijdrage gepubliceerd op het Utrecht Religie Forum (URF) blog van @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social over het gebruik van Romeinse ideeën in de zeventiende eeuw. Haar bijdrage is via onderstaande link te lezen: urf.sites.uu.nl/2026/09/04/o...
Oude Romeinen en Nieuw-Nederlandse koloniale utopieën in de zeventiende eeuw
In 1623 werd in Amsterdam een boekje gepubliceerd waarin twee illustere oude Romeinen, Scipio Africanus en Fabius Maximus, een debat voeren. Scipio Africanus is een bekend historisch figuur: hij verdr...
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Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Roel Meijer’s talk: “The pendulum swing of secular political movements in the Arab world and their destabilizing effect on Islamic norms”. 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November Scan the QR code to learn more and register. @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
NISIS Autumn School 2026 👏 From mystics to movements, tradition to transformation — we’re bringing together research on religious, social & political non‑conformism in Islam throughout history. 🧠📚 📍 Utrecht University 🗓 10-12 November ’26 Register before October 4th! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Gisteren was ik bij het @nporadio1.bsky.social journaal om iets te vertellen over gewapende bendes in de Gazastrook en hoe Hamas daarmee omgaat. De uitzending is via onderstaande link te beluisteren. Het item begint bij 1:35:15: www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen...
NOS Radio 1 Journaal - 20 augustus 2026 - NPO Radio 1 Gemist | NPO Radio 1
Beluister gemiste uitzendingen van NOS Radio 1 Journaal op NPO Radio .
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Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Gökçen B. Dinç’s (Utrecht University) talk: “Antinomian Sufism as Authentic Islam: Recovering the Historiography of Abdülbâki Gölpınarlı (1900-1982)” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Op 27 juli werd ik voor @trouw.nl geïnterviewd door Mella Fuchs over de nieuwe leider van Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya. Het interview is via onderstaande link te lezen: www.academia.edu/172021452/Ka...
Kan de nieuwe leider van Hamas de impasse doorbreken, en wil hij dat? (2026)
Kan de nieuwe leider van Hamas de impasse doorbreken, en wil hij dat? (2026)
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We’re organizing a session for NISIS junior members to present their current research projects, exchange ideas, and receive valuable feedback from peers. 🎓 Open to all RMA students and PhD candidates Interested? Reach out to Dr. Zahra Azhar: z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Gulnaz Sibgatullina’s talk: “Dissent after the 1960s: The Murabitun Movement between Counterculture and Tradition.” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November Scan the QR code to learn more and register. @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
We’re organizing a session for NISIS junior members to present their current research projects, exchange ideas, and receive valuable feedback from peers. Open to all RMA students and PhD candidates Interested? Reach out to Dr. Zahra Azhar: z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Vanochtend was ik bij het NOS Radio 1 Journaal van @nporadio1.bsky.social om iets te vertellen over Jordanië na de Iraanse aanvallen op Amerikaanse troepen in dat land. Het interview is via onderstaande link te beluisteren (en begint bij 32:56): www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen...
NOS Radio 1 Journaal - 21 juli 2026 - NPO Radio 1 Gemist | NPO Radio 1
Beluister gemiste uitzendingen van NOS Radio 1 Journaal op NPO Radio .
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Today, it is exactly 75 years ago that Jordan's King 'Abdallah I was assassinated in Jerusalem: jordantimes.com/news/local/j...
Jordan remembers King Abdullah I | Jordan Times
AMMAN — Jordan on Monday commemorates the 75th anniversary of the death of His Majesty King Abdullah I (1882-1951), the founder of the Kingdom, who was ...
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"Hamas elects the leader Khalil al-Hayya as president of its Political Bureau": alresalah.news/post/313453/...
حماس تنتخب القائد خليل الحيّة رئيسا لمكتبها السياسي
محدث
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Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Prof. dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab's talk: “Beyond Sharia: How Central Are the Antinomian Themes and Motif in Islamic Thoughts and Mystical Tradition?” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Gulnaz Sibgatullina’s talk: “Dissent after the 1960s: The Murabitun Movement between Counterculture and Tradition.” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November Scan the QR code to learn more and register. @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
NISIS Autumn School 2026 👏 From mystics to movements, tradition to transformation — we’re bringing together research on religious, social & political non‑conformism in Islam throughout history. 🧠📚 📍 Utrecht University 🗓 10-12 November ’26 Register before October 4th! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for our Dr. Gökçen B. Dinç's: “Antinomian Sufisn as Authentic Islam: Recovering the Historiography of Abdülbâki Gölpınarlı (1900-1982)” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November Scan the QR code to learn more and register. @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
@driesblontrock.bsky.social schreef voor @standaard.be een analyse van Hamas's opgave van het bestuur van de Gazastrook (inclusief mijn commentaar): www.academia.edu/169877961/Ha...
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Looking for something to visit this summer? Escher & Islamic Art: 20 Perspectives is now on view at Escher in The Palace in The Hague. escherinhetpaleis.nl/en/whats-on/... @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
Escher & Islamic Art: 20 Perspectives
M.C. Escher is renowned for his extraordinary graphic works in which he plays with perspective, space and repetition. Through the combination of art and mathema
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Eerder vanmiddag werd ik geïnterviewd door @bureaubuitenland.bsky.social van @nporadio1.bsky.social over "Hamas zet een stap terug in Gaza". Het gesprek is via onderstaande link terug te luisteren: www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/b...
Hamas zet stap terug in Gaza
Hamas wil na bijna twintig jaar het dagelijks bestuur van Gaza overdragen aan een Palestijnse technocratische commissie. Wat zit achter deze opvallende beslissing? We bespreken de politieke betekenis ...
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Vanochtend was ik in de uitzending van De Ochtend op VRT Max om iets te vertellen over de overdracht van het bestuur van de Gazastrook door Hamas. Het bericht is via onderstaande link te beluisteren en begint bij 19:05: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...
VRT MAX
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Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for Dr. Petra de Bruijn's talk: “Depicting unorthodox life on screen: the case of the Turkish series Kızıl Goncalar (Red Roses).” 📍 Utrecht University 📅 10–12 November Scan the QR code to learn more and register. @joaswagemakers.bsky.social
NISIS Autumn School 2026 👏 From mystics to movements, tradition to transformation — we’re bringing together research on religious, social & political non‑conformism in Islam throughout history. 🧠📚 At Utrecht University 10-12 November ’26 Register before October 4th! @joaswagemakers.bsky.social