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Our stellar Intro to Ancient Egypt course is back! Do you live in Egypt and have you always wondered about the pharaonic heritage surrounding you? This fall NVIC organizes a beginner’s level, introductory course into Egyptology: universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/educat…

Join us tonight at 7 for Hatsuki Aishima's talk “Be Water, My Friend”: Knowledge, Body and Embodiment in the Age of Mass Media. We open our doors at 6:30. For more information: facebook.com/events/8623741…

Join us this Thursday at 7 pm for Ahmad Khan's talk, 'The Making of Sunnism: 8th-11th century,' which is related to his most recent publication, 'Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy' (Cambridge University Press, 2022): facebook.com/events/2141628…

We now have an elevator, which makes NVIC a lot more accessible. You can find it on the left side of our building.

Join us next week! For more information: universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/events…

Join us at 7 tonight for Mariam Elashmawy's talk, Rūḥ al-sharq in Interwar Cairo: Global Religious History and Esoteric Entanglements in al-Ma‘rifa Periodical. universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/events…

Join us tonight at 7 pm for Joel Blecher's lecture, 'Reflections on Hadith Commentary: Continuity and Change.' We work on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30. For more information: t.ly/UTNIj

Join us tonight at 7 for Nabil Yasien Mohamed's introduction to his most recent publication, Ghazālī’s Epistemology: A Critical Study of Doubt and Certainty (Routledge Books, 2023): t.ly/G0CXA

We kindly invite you to join us this Tuesday at 6 pm for a poetry reading and discussion with Mosab Abu Toha and mona el-naggar. Limited seats - we open our doors at 5:30. t.ly/_6H8F

Ifdal Elsaket, our Assistant Director for Arabic and Middle East Studies, featured on the blog of the New York Public Library!

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our director, Dr. Rudolf de Jong. We extend our deepest condolences to his loved ones. NVIC will be closed the coming week in mourning. Details of a memorial in Cairo will follow soon. Rest in peace, boss. We will miss you.

In Memoriam: our dear director, Dr Rudolf de Jong. universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/news/i…

Welcome to the team, Andrés!

We are looking forward to seeing you all this Thursday at 6 pm for the start of our new lecture season! We'll be joined by Raph Cormack, who will be talking about hypnotists and jinn in 1930s Cairo. shorturl.at/vqyMI