The Current Situation of Christians in the Middle East Speakers Shabo Talay (Freie Universität Berlin): “Current Political and Social Upheavals in Iraq and in Syria and the fate of the Christians” Naures Atto (University of Cambridge): “Hostages in the Homeland, Orphans in the Diaspora: the Dilemma of Syriac Christians” Date Monday, 14th September 2015 16:30-18:30 […]
Can we understand the current tense situation in Yemen as a sectarian conflict? It is necessary to understand the historical background of the past half century to deepen our knowledge on the current situation in Yemen. We will also discuss the impact of “tribal” societies on the future order and the Saudi airstrikes. There will […]
special lecture Speaker: Prof. Pardis Mahdavi (Pomona College) Re Date Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 14:55-16:40 Venue Room no. 112 Building no. 8, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Language English Contact The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies +81 3 5465 7724 The lectures will be in English, free, and open to […]
Special Lecture The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the Eastern churches, and many of its congregations have lived in the region covering south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria and north-eastern Iraq. The main part of its musical heritage is the tradition of Syriac sacred hymns whose foundation was laid by St. Ephrem (4th century) and other […]
(1) Lado Mirianashvili (Udabno Science Foundation) ”Davit-Gareji Monastery Complex and Its Place in Georgian History, 11-13th Centuries” (2) Temo Jojua (Ilia State University) “The Georgian Chalcedonian Monasteries in Today’s Northern Armenia (11-14th c.)” Date Saturday, 31st January 2015 16:00 – 18:00 Venue Collaboration Room 1, 4th Floor of Building no. 18, Komaba Campus, The University of […]
With Professor Wafa Al-Tuwaijri, a specialist on gender issues in Saudi Arabia, we will consider the significance of Saudi women’s weekend gatherings that help build and maintain their networks, and explore the mechanism of Saudi women’s agency and vulnerability. Date 20th January, 2015 Time 13:00pm-15:00pm Venue Collaboration Room 3, 4th Floor, Building 18, Komaba Campus, […]
Special Lecture Speaker Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Tamcke (Faculty of Theology, The University of Göttingen, Germany) Date 16:30-18:00 (Saturday, 6th December 2014) Venue Collaboration Room 2, Fourth Floor of the Build. 18, Komaba Campus, the University of Tokyo Language English The Lecture is open to public Download Resume PDF
IHS Seminar Speaker Naoko Kuwahara (Associate Professor, Faculty of Urban Management, Fukuyama City University) Date and Time Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 13:00-15:00 Venue Collaboration Room 3, 4th floor, Building 18, Komaba Campus https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam02_01_17_j.html Organizer The University of Tokyo Leading Graduate Program for Doctoral Education “Multicultural Conviviality and Integrated Human Studies Program (IHS) “Multicultural Conviviality […]
Special Lecture Starting in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the Georgian Bagratids portrayed themselves as a sharp break from what had come before: their unprecedented achievements demanded exceptional commemoration and a unique history. While Bagratid Georgia attained unprecedented political heights as it looked to Byzantium as never before, the royal family nevertheless stood on the […]
