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Sep 14, 20231 min read

"A Colonial Gaze on Mecca: Networks Surrounding the First Documentary about the Hajj" #BRILL

Recently Rukayyah Reichling published her research about the first moving pictures about the Hajj and Mecca. #BRILL #hajj #media...

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Mawa'id al-Ajdad (Banquets of Forebears)

Pascal Buresi

Mar 23, 20231 min read

Mawa'id al-Ajdad (Banquets of Forebears)

The Trauma-Film Collective and Al-Jazeera Documentary are pleased to introduce to you, a six-episode documentary series sketching the...

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Robin Cognée

Jan 13, 20231 min read

MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE - A Walk through the Medina of Tunis, with Robin Cognée

In this film we present the research of ESR Robin Cognée while walking through the old city of Tunis. Cognée compares the Tunisian and ...

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Audrey Debargue

Jan 9, 20231 min read

Final Conference Leuven

Dear all, we are pleased to announce the dates of the ITN-MIDA Final Conference. For 4 years, ESRs, Supervisors, Beneficiaries and...

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Grief is a thing to be sung: solace from Shi’a lamentation BY ALEEHA ZAHRA ALI

Aleeha Ali

Dec 6, 20221 min read

Grief is a thing to be sung: solace from Shi’a lamentation BY ALEEHA ZAHRA ALI

"A year and a half ago, I learnt what grief was. Before that I had known waves of sadness, despair, depression, heartbreak and anger. But...

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Lena Richter

Nov 16, 20221 min read

Not Religious in Tunis - Lena Richter about her research on Atheism

NEW FILM RELEASE Lena Richter's research is about non-religious everyday activism in Morocco and the Moroccan diaspora in Europe. Already...

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NEW Publication: Digital Artivism in Movement: The 2019 Lebanese Uprising’s Art on Instagram

Rayane al-Rammal

Nov 10, 20221 min read

NEW Publication: Digital Artivism in Movement: The 2019 Lebanese Uprising’s Art on Instagram

Rayane al-Rammal contributed to the Brill publication The Global Politics of Artistic Engagement: Beyond the Arab Uprisings (edited by...

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Eleonora Landucci

Oct 21, 20221 min read

REFLECTIONS about Research and Crisis - Eleonora Landucci

Tunis, September 2022 The International Forum for Humanities and Social Science INSANIYYAT took place in Tunis this year. Also MIDA...

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INVITATION - Farewell Lecture by Thijl Sunier

PS Media

Oct 5, 20221 min read

INVITATION - Farewell Lecture by Thijl Sunier

On Friday the 28th of October at 3.45 p.m. I shall give my valedictory lecture as professor of Islam in European Societies at the Vrije...

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UPCOMING COURSE: Reading Ethnographically: How Fiction Can Be Used in Anthropology - VU Amsterdam

PS Media

Aug 24, 20221 min read

UPCOMING COURSE: Reading Ethnographically: How Fiction Can Be Used in Anthropology - VU Amsterdam

This course will be rooted in anthropological and sociological theory, whilst encouraging students to bring in literary theory through...

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Justin Benavidez

Jun 14, 20221 min read

THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE - Justin Benavidez about the Andalusian Influence in Islamic Tradition

Justin Benavidez works on the transfer of knowledge, in particular from Al-Andalus to the Islamic East. In his research he focus on the...

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Hands-on Work with Manuscripts - Mahdieh Tavakol at the Gotha Research Library

PS Media

May 16, 20221 min read

Hands-on Work with Manuscripts - Mahdieh Tavakol at the Gotha Research Library

As part of my involvement in the project “Mediating Islam in the Digital Age” (MIDA), I spent an internship in the Gotha Research Library...

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MODERN ARAB-ORIENTALIST NETWORKS - ESR Elmozafar Abdelhafiz

Kotoz Abdelhafiz

May 9, 20221 min read

MODERN ARAB-ORIENTALIST NETWORKS - ESR Elmozafar Abdelhafiz

Elmozafar Abdelhafiz works on orientalism and its modern connections. Find out more about Abdelhafiz' reserach and current projects:...

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ART, ACTIVISM AND POLITICS - Between Potential and Expectations

Rayane al-Rammal

Apr 11, 20221 min read

ART, ACTIVISM AND POLITICS - Between Potential and Expectations

Isn't the dissident quality of art intimately related to precisely its capacity to transcend mere political protest? In our...

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Secondment at the Al Jazeera Media Institute

Lena Richter

Mar 30, 20223 min read

Secondment at the Al Jazeera Media Institute

by Lena Richter and Rayane Al-Rammal This last month (mid- February, mid-March 2022) a few ESRs had the chance to do a secondment at the...

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Rayane al-Rammal

Mar 25, 20222 min read

A Collective Virtual Art Exhibition

To get a deeper understanding of a place we either read about it, visit it, or experience its art. In this virtual art exhibition, we are...

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Special Issue: JOURNAL OF MUSLIMS IN EUROPE

PS Media

Mar 15, 20221 min read

Special Issue: JOURNAL OF MUSLIMS IN EUROPE

This special issue deals with the manifold process of authority-making among Muslims in Europe. The authors show that Islamic authority...

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Mohamed El-Moursi

Mar 14, 20221 min read

"I SEE IT FEELINGLY" - Mohamed El-Moursi's research about ʻAbd Allāh B. Buluggīn

Mohamed El-Moursi works on the memoirs of ʻAbd Allāh B. Buluggīn. Buluggīn’s book ‘al-Tibyān’ documents history of Granada from the...

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NEW ARTICLE: Conjuring Karbala Online and Offline - Experiences of the ‘Authentic’ in Shiʾa majalis

Aleeha Ali

Feb 25, 20221 min read

NEW ARTICLE: Conjuring Karbala Online and Offline - Experiences of the ‘Authentic’ in Shiʾa majalis

We proudly announce the latest article by Aleeha Zahra Ali "Conjuring Karbala Online and Offline - Experiences of the ‘Authentic’ in...

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NET-HNOGRAPHIES: POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO

Eleonora Landucci

Feb 18, 20221 min read

NET-HNOGRAPHIES: POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO

Eleonora Landucci works on Hybrid voices of Political Islam: Net-hnographies of Politico-Religious Movements in contemporary Morroco....

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MECCA FROM PAINTING TO PHOTOGRAPH - How the Dutch captured it with their Cameras

Rukayyah Reichling

Feb 11, 20221 min read

MECCA FROM PAINTING TO PHOTOGRAPH - How the Dutch captured it with their Cameras

Rukayyah Reichling works on Media and the Hajj. In her MIDA project she focuses on the capturing of Mecca by Dutchmen. Reichling takes a...

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CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN TURKISH SERIES - How does "Payitaht:Abdülhamid" construct conspiracy theories

Mustafa Çolak

Jan 27, 20221 min read

CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN TURKISH SERIES - How does "Payitaht:Abdülhamid" construct conspiracy theories

Mustafa Çolak researches Turkish TV Series. Çolak analyzes how symbols are represented and examines the construction of various...

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PS Media

Jan 21, 20221 min read

HOW BOOKS BECAME "MANUSCRIPTS"?

Mahdieh Tavakol works on "Books from the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (953-1030/1547-1621), from carriers of knowledge to...

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VISUAL BATTLEFIELD: Past Inspirations and Current Revisions of War Photography in Iran

Elaheh Habibi

Jan 10, 20221 min read

VISUAL BATTLEFIELD: Past Inspirations and Current Revisions of War Photography in Iran

Early Stage Researcher Elaheh Habibi works on War Photography in Iran. Her project title "Visual Battlefield: Past Inspirations and...

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TRAVELING BOOKS - TRAVELING SCHOLARS: The Journey of Mahdieh Tavakol

PS Media

Dec 17, 20211 min read

TRAVELING BOOKS - TRAVELING SCHOLARS: The Journey of Mahdieh Tavakol

Mahdieh Tavakol researches on the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (1547-1621). The manuscripts of this collection are spread...

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FILM RELEASE: MEDIA TRAINING IN DOHA 2021

PS Media

Dec 2, 20211 min read

FILM RELEASE: MEDIA TRAINING IN DOHA 2021

The Early Stage Researchers of MIDA (Mediating Islam in the Digital Age) participated in the "Data Journalism and Story Telling" Workshop...

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A CULTURAL BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ISLAMIC EAST AND WEST

Justin Benavidez

Nov 24, 20211 min read

A CULTURAL BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ISLAMIC EAST AND WEST

Justin Benavidez works on knowledge transfer between Al-Andalus and Egypt. He focuses on Muhammad al-Qurtubi, who built these bridges of...

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THE MIDA HALF TIME REVIEW
by Prof. Pascal Buresi & Prof. Thijl Sunier

PS Media

Oct 28, 20211 min read

THE MIDA HALF TIME REVIEW by Prof. Pascal Buresi & Prof. Thijl Sunier

It has been half time of the MIDA. The Team met in Paris, September 2021. The film shows Prof. Pascal Buresi and Prof. Thijl Sunier...

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Zeynep Aydin

Oct 20, 20212 min read

The Web of Hate - A NEW ARTICLE by Zeynep Aydin

Zeynep Aydin's article "The Web of Hate: Fragmentation of Media Authority and its Link to Right-Wing Populism and Cyber Islamophobia'',...

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Mohamed El-Moursi

Oct 19, 20212 min read

BRILL INTERVIEW with Suleyman Dost and Shuruq Naguibby, by ESR Mohamed El-Moursi

During his training at BRILL Mohamed El-Moursi made this Interview about "Studying the Qurʾān in a Broader Context: Late Antiquity,...

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PS Media

Oct 13, 20211 min read

Mohamed El-Moursi, PARIS

Mohamed El-Moursi is an Early Stage Researcher (ESR), working at EHESS in Paris. His research focuses on Kitāb al-Tibyān or The Memoir...

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NEW PUBLICATION: First documentary about Mecca - how a Dutchman captured moving images of the Hajj

Rukayyah Reichling

Sep 14, 20211 min read

NEW PUBLICATION: First documentary about Mecca - how a Dutchman captured moving images of the Hajj

We are happy to announce the most recent publication of Rukayyah Reichling, one of our Early Stage Researchers based in Amsterdam: "A...

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Congrats Rukayyah - THREE MIN. PITCH at UvA

Rukayyah Reichling

Sep 7, 20211 min read

Congrats Rukayyah - THREE MIN. PITCH at UvA

Condensing a whole doctoral research project into THREE minutes – is that even possible? Yes, it is! Rukayyah Reichling, our Early Stage...

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HOW DIGITIZATION IS SHAPING RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

Hayat Douhan

Jul 15, 20211 min read

HOW DIGITIZATION IS SHAPING RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

Hayat Douhan works on diasporic Islam among Moroccan Muslims in Germany. Her main question is how the digitization influences the...

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CREATING THE MYTH OF
“FOREIGN THREATS” IN TURKISH STATE-SPONSORED TV SERIES

Mustafa Çolak

Jul 13, 20212 min read

CREATING THE MYTH OF “FOREIGN THREATS” IN TURKISH STATE-SPONSORED TV SERIES

For a decade, TRT (Turkish state broadcaster) has been increasingly producing TV series about Ottoman history. One of the most popular...

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NEW SUPPORT: Machine Learning and Data Processing

Mustafa Çolak

Jul 7, 20211 min read

NEW SUPPORT: Machine Learning and Data Processing

MIDA is pleased to announce that we have good news from our Early-Stage Researcher Mustafa Colak's project! Peter Verhaar and Ben...

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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Amr Ryad

PS Media

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Amr Ryad

Professor Amr Ryad was selected for the Humboldt Research Fellowship Program for Experienced Researchers. In collaboration with Professor...

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Mustafa Çolak

Jun 25, 20212 min read

The Turks are coming!

WORKSHOP: The Popular Outreach of Turkish TV Series (6-10 December 2021) "The Turkish dizi (television series) has yielded a highly...

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PS Media

Jun 18, 20211 min read

Majlis: Online/ Offline Experience

What is the experience of the majlis sermon online and offline? How is it different and similar for both practitioners, & for the...

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Robin Cognée

May 27, 20211 min read

BOSNIAN MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE

Robin Cognée deals with the architecture and scripture of the Bosnian mosque. For more information about his current research, click...

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Mounir Saifi

May 19, 20211 min read

AL-ANDALUS ONLINE

ESR Mounir Saifi deals with the discourse of Al-Andalus online. For more information about his current research, click here:...

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May 7th Dan džamija/Day of the mosques : 15 pictures to remember

Robin Cognée

May 7, 20213 min read

May 7th Dan džamija/Day of the mosques : 15 pictures to remember

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 7th marks "Dan džamija" (the "Day of the mosques"), the annual commemoration of all the mosques destroyed...

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BOOKS4... | 4 Libros 4 Investigador@s 1 Tema

Eleonora Landucci

Apr 23, 20211 min read

BOOKS4... | 4 Libros 4 Investigador@s 1 Tema

#DíaDelLibro #WorldBookDay

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THE MIHRĀB IN THE BALKANS : A COMPARATIVE AND ILLUSTRATED STUDY

Robin Cognée

Apr 22, 20213 min read

THE MIHRĀB IN THE BALKANS : A COMPARATIVE AND ILLUSTRATED STUDY

Since its introduction in the very first decade of the 8th century (during the reconstruction of the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, by...

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Mohamed El-Moursi

Apr 9, 20211 min read

BRILL

Mohamed El-Moursi is one of our Early-Stage Researchers from the MIDA project. His research focuses on the character and self-description...

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On encountering a Corona-ravaged Europe, twice!

Kotoz Abdelhafiz

Mar 23, 20215 min read

On encountering a Corona-ravaged Europe, twice!

Witnessing the empty streets of this unfamiliar country almost felt like an archaeological adventure into the relics of a lost civilization

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PS Media

Mar 15, 20211 min read

BRAIS - 2021 Online Series

From the 19th of March onwards BRAIS, the British Association of Islamic Studies will organize a series of online sessions with papers...

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New Special Issue out: Religious Transformation in the Middle East

Lena Richter

Jan 27, 20211 min read

New Special Issue out: Religious Transformation in the Middle East

We’re happy to announce the publication of the Special Issue "Religious Transformation in the Middle East - Spirituality, Religious...

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Bosnian mosques and the challenge(s) of urbanization : a portfolio

Robin Cognée

Jan 25, 20212 min read

Bosnian mosques and the challenge(s) of urbanization : a portfolio

One of the important issues adressed in my thesis, entitled « Mosque architecture and scripture in Bosnia and Herzegovina : between...

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Mustafa Çolak

Dec 21, 20201 min read

Film: ESR 6 Mustafa Colak

We say Goodbye to 2020 by presenting you the last MIDA film for this year. Our ESR Mustafa Colak´s presentation about his research topic...

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