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She was born in Vienna, fled the Nazis to Leiden, studied Egyptology @unileiden, and was killed for who she was in Bergen-Belsen. Now, the Middle Eastern Library Leiden building bears her name: Herta Mohr. Learn about #HertaMohr in the #UBLpodcast with Nicky van de Beek: ➡️edu.nl/mpmw3

With the opening of our new Middle Eastern Library, we're organising activities at home and abroad. Like the #Workshop "Arabic manuscripts and how to read them" at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in #Cairo on 6-7 November. Register before 5 August! ➡️edu.nl/jrbjb

The 11th-century Leiden Dioscurides, a Materia Medica and one of our most treasured Arabic manuscripts @MElibraryNL underwent large-scale conservation by our team of conservators @unileiden. Godelieva told us about how they went about the project: ➡️instagram.com/p/C91wKydNQfr/

Finally, after months of hard work, the #conservation of the 11th-century @unileiden 'Dioscurides' Materia Medica was finished. This is what it looked like after it was resown in its binding. Read more about the final stages of the project Middle Eastern Library Leiden: ➡️edu.nl/wxby6

NEW | The rich literary tradition of the Middle East is, steadily gaining a foothold in the West. With diverse topics from the place of women in society to the war in Israel/Palestine. Check out our #ReadingList with titles from our new Middle Eastern Library Leiden: ➡️edu.nl/gygj9

Proud to be launching our latest book Prophets, Poets and Scholars. Read more and order a copy lup.nl/publications/h… #launch #history #leiden

Kom naar de Avond van de Midden Oosten collecties & Middle Eastern Library! 🕢25 sept. 19.30 uur 📍UBLeiden Rondleidingen in de nieuwe Middle Eastern Library Leiden, speedlezingen en een tentoonstelling van bijzondere boeken en foto's uit het Midden-Oosten. Aanmelden: ➡️edu.nl/4vdag

Start of ‘Evening of the Middle Eastern Collections & Middle Eastern Library’ at ⁦UBLeiden⁩ by ⁦Kurt De Belder⁩ - looking forward to an exciting afternoon

Fascinating insights of a wonderful Middle Eastern Collections at ⁦UBLeiden⁩ ⁦Kurt De Belder⁩

We just presented this beautiful book to Annetje Ottow @unileiden. 'Prophets, Poets and Scholars' celebrates Leiden University's Middle Eastern Collections on the occasion of the opening of the new UBLeiden Middle Eastern Library Leiden. Learn more via: ➡️edu.nl/3dutr

Het is feest UBLeiden met de Avond van de Midden-Oosten collecties en Middle Eastern Library! Speedlezingen van experts, een enorme pop-up tentoonstelling met topstukken uit de Middle Eastern Library Leiden #BijzondereCollecties en nog veel meer. Meer weten? ➡️melibrary.nl

We had a wonderful Evening of the Middle-Eastern Collections & #MiddleEasternLibrary yesterday! 🤩 More than 250 people viewed the Middle Eastern Library Leiden for the first time, enjoyed our exhibitions and listened to lectures by our experts. Truly an evening to remember. 👇

Bekijk nu de eerste aflevering van onze serie: De Oosterse Collecties in Leiden - Sleutel tot het Midden-Oosten! ➡️ youtu.be/_bEQykjgSl8 Laila al-Zwaini gaat in #Leiden op zoek naar de diepe band van de stad met het Midden-Oosten. Iedere maandag ook op @OmroepWest.

Last week was the kick-off of the video series by UBLeiden on tv Omroep West In it, I discover deep connections between #Leiden & the #MiddleEast! Every Tuesday it goes online on YouTube, with English and Arabic subtitles: youtube.com/watch?v=_bEQyk… Middle Eastern Library Leiden #SpecialCollections

This exquisitely designed manuscript from Yemen is one of the first of its kind to reach Europe. It's a great example of cultural exchange in Yemen under Ottoman rule. Learn more about the history of this manuscript via: ➡️instagram.com/reel/DCqxcLtu-… Follow us for more!

In het vierde deel vd UBLeiden-serie 'De Oosterse collectie in #Leiden' komen de Heilige Schriften van verschillende religies i/h M-Oosten en N-Afrika aan bod. Met o.a. een Palestijnse Talmud, een Bijbel in Marokkaans-Arabisch en 'Korans-to-go'! Vandaag om 17 uur bij Omroep West

When you think about the "Middle East", you may immediately think "Islam", but in fact, the Middle East is a very religiously diverse place! Check out our newest episode of "Keys to the Middle East": ➡️youtube.com/playlist?list=… (English & Arabic subtitles available)

It is a common #stereotype that Sunnis and Shiis are always at odds with each other. But in fact, the #history of Sunni-Shii relations is a lot more complicated than that. #Yemen expert Kate Pukhovaia explains using this #manuscript from our Middle Eastern Library Leiden #SpecialCollections. 👇

What did contacts between Europe and the Middle East look like in the 16th and 17th centuries? @AbdelkaBenali & Maurits van den Boogert explain using authentic sources Middle Eastern Library Leiden #SpecialCollections. Watch the episode now: ➡️youtu.be/7bKmTAWyrAE (English & Arabic subtitles)

Vanaf 1 februari 2025 staat dit account van de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden op inactief, de reden hiervoor staat op onze website: universiteitleiden.nl/over-ons/conta… We zijn als bibliotheek nog altijd actief op Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook en LinkedIn.