On 15 September, Het Concertgebouw and Amsterdam Sinfonietta present Fairuz Our Muse, a tribute to one of the most iconic voices of the Arab world. www.concertgebouw.nl/en/concerts/...
NISIS
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NISIS (Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies) is the Dutch national research school for the study of Islam and Muslim societies. We organise seasonal schools, network days and other educational events. Find out more at nisis.sites.uu.nl
Currently on view at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, Larissa Sansour: Rogue Agents of History is the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands by Palestinian artist and filmmaker Larissa Sansour. amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/nl/zien-en-d...
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
This week’s external reading tip is Gökçen B. Dinç’s article, “Islam in Turkish” and its materiality: praising Nur Muhammad, loving Ahl Al-Bayt, remembering Karbala, published in New Perspectives on Turkey. www-cambridge-org.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/core/journal...
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
The newly launched Journal of Alevi Studies is inviting submissions for its inaugural issue. For more information, scan the QR code in the flyer or contact: journal-alevistudies@uni-hamburg.de
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
External event of interest | AIS Conference 2026 The Fifteenth Iranian Studies Biennial will take place at Utrecht University from 5–8 August 2026. For more information, please visit the Beyond Sharia website. beyondsharia.nl/2026/06/05/a...
External event of interest | AIS Conference 2026 The Fifteenth Iranian Studies Biennial will take place at Utrecht University from 5–8 August 2026. For more information, please visit the Beyond Sharia website. beyondsharia.nl/2026/06/05/a...
Article spotlight This week’s reading tip is Seyfeddin Kara’s new article, Debating the Origins: The Sanctity of Madina in Hadith Narratives, published in the Journal of Islamic Studies.
Article spotlight This week’s reading tip is Seyfeddin Kara’s new article, Debating the Origins: The Sanctity of Madina in Hadith Narratives, published in the Journal of Islamic Studies.
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
Cultural tip: Esma Yiğitoğlu at Museum Arnhem Currently on view at Museum Arnhem, Sonsbeek 2026 – Esma Yiğitoğlu presents a selection of sculptures by Turkish-Dutch artist Esma Yiğitoğlu. On view until 11 October 2026. www.museum.nl/en/museum-ar...
Join us at NISIS Autumn School ’26 for our Dr. Gökçen B. Dinç’s talk: “Antinomian Sufism 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
The Netherlands Institute in Turkey has an upcoming NIT Masterclass “Connecting Constantinople: The City and the World in Objects.” The masterclass will take place from 25–27 October 2026, with applications open until 9 September 2026. www.nit-istanbul.org/education/co...
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
📜 Call for Papers: Writing Shiʿism — Manuscripts and Archives from the Medieval to the Early Modern Periods 📝 Abstract: up to 300 words 📅 Deadline: 15 September 2026 📩 Submit to: [z.a.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl](mailto:z.a.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl)
This week’s external reading tip is Seyfeddin Kara’s (University of Groningen) new article, "From Rapprochement to Rupture: The Prophet’s Religious Pragmatism and the Making of Muslim Identity", published in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
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
Exhibition tip: Beauty from the World of Islam Currently on view at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Mix & Match – Kamalia Talhaoui explores beauty through Islamic applied arts, personal memory, and contemporary questions of identity and belonging. www.kunstmuseum.nl/en/exhibitio...
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
Exhibition spotlight The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently showing Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy, an exhibition exploring how 19th-century ideas of “the East” were shaped through art, collecting, travel, colonialism, and imperial encounters. www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
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
Podcast tip This week’s listening recommendation is a New Books Network conversation with Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer about her book Boundaries of Belonging: Sectarianism and Statecraft in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire.
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
RENSEP has put out a call for papers for The Oxford Symposium of Occult Studies. The theme of the conference is: “On the Nature of Grimoires as Scholarship and of Scholarship as Grimoires”. 19-20 November 2026 Collegium Sancti Johannis Baptistae in Oxford Submission deadline: 3 August
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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This month we highlight "From Islamic religiosity to political participation. The role of social exclusion and origin-country ties" by Rachel Kollar, Nella Geurts and Niels Spierings, published in Social Science Research in 2026.
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
📢 Congratulations to Dr. Pieter Coppens (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) on the official launch of this exciting new research project: "The Art of Dying in Islamic Traditions (600-1800)." Their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
