/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:22:29 +0200 Wed, 09 Apr 25 17:09:00 +0200 /en/publication/sufi-non-conformism-antinomian-trends-in-the-persianate-traditions This book by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab deals with nonconformist aspects of Sufism, and other antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas. 148556 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:09:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publication/sufism-studies-volumes-1-and-3 Professor Asghar Seyed-Gohrab published Of Piety and Heresy (volume 1) and researcher Ghajarjazi Remembering ʿUmar Khayyām (volume 3). 148558 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:09:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-senses-are-the-muscles-of-our-perceptive-apparatus Christian Lange delves into the role of the senses in Islam. “Smell plays a surprisingly significant role in religious and non-religious areas of Islamic culture.” 148236 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/publicatie/islamic-sensory-history-volume-2-600-1500 Islamic Sensory History engages with issues related to the sensorium in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the history of Islamic societies. 144686 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-and-umc-utrecht-awarded-with-fourteen-nwo-vidi-grants Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research. 144384 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/attack-on-golan-heights-increases-potential-israel-hezbollah-escalation Following the rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights, Joas Wagemakers explain the crux of the situation with the possible consequencess on NU.nl. 142391 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/beyond-sharia-critical-thinkers-in-islam-examined Since the birth of Islam, there have always been critical dissenters. ERC project Beyond Sharia examines precisely these non-conformists. 141285 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/achtergrond/religion-plays-a-smaller-part-in-this-war-than-people-think Scholars of religion Joas Wagemakers, Lucien van Liere and Eric Ottenheim discuss the role of religion in the war between Israel and the Palestinians. 140697 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:12:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/will-hamas-meet-israel-deadline-over-release-of-hostages Hamas was given a deadline by Israel: all hostages must be released before Ramadan. Islamologist Joas Wagemakers explains the dilemma in which Hamas (and Israel) finds itself. 137926 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/the-muslim-brotherhood-is-down-but-not-out Associate Professor Joas Wagemakers spoke with Al Jazeera about the Islamic movement and its future. 133334 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/the-protests-in-iran-on-the-demonstrations-that-grew-into-a-national-revolt Following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, thousands of Iranians are taking to the streets every day. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. 124564 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/the-talibans-approach-to-islamic-criminal-law-has-little-to-do-with-the-islam In The Conversation, Christian lange explains how the Taliban's interpretation of Islamic criminal justice is misguided. 110293 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:24:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/publicatie/the-orient-in-utrecht Last week, Brill published a book about Adriaan Reland, co-edited by various Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers. 108104 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:10:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/ammodo-science-award-2021-for-christian-lange-and-walter-immerzeel Christian Lange and Walter Immerzeel have both received an Ammodo Science Award for fundamental research 2021. 104559 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:17:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/in-de-media/corona-between-conspiracy-theories-and-confronting-reality This blog is a part of ‘Dossier Corona’, introduced by Religious Matters in the spring of 2020. 97154 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:01:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com /en/in-the-media/support-for-devout-and-conservative-worshippers-decreasing Joas Wagemakers wrote about the legal battle between imam Youssef Arkhouch and major Marcouch of Arnhem in Reformatorisch Dagblad. 80537 Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:04:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/ollo /en/in-the-media/joas-wagemakers-on-vpro-on-the-remarkable-diplomatic-actions-of-jordan-on-the-global-stage Joas Wagemakers joined Bureau Buitenland on May 7th to discuss the recent steps Jordan is taking on the global stage. 78345 Thu, 09 May 2019 12:59:00 +0200 Nieuws Amman Jordanië © iStockphoto.com /en/in-the-media/why-political-islam-is-so-popular On April 25th, Joas Wagemakers appeared in Nederlands Dagblad to discuss the popularity of political Islam in Muslim countries. 78279 Mon, 06 May 2019 09:13:00 +0200 Nieuws Israëlische controlepost © iStockphoto.com/ichinterlang /en/news/eight-utrecht-based-academics-chosen-to-become-members-of-knaw The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has appointed eight Utrecht-based academics as KNAW members. 62573 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/christian-lange-receives-2-million-euros-to-study-the-senses-in-islam Prof. Christian Lange was awarded a Consolidator Grant of 2 million euros for his project SENSIS (‘The senses in Islam’). 47117 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:32:00 +0100 Nieuws Prof. dr. Christian Lange