The 40th Annual Conference of the the Japan Assocaiation for Middle East Studies will be held on Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th, 2024. A public lecture and general meeting will be held on the first day of the conference, and individual research presentations and planning sessions will be held on the second day. […]
Kurdish vernacular Literature in the Persianate Cosmopolitan: A Case Study in Early Modern Islamic Cultural History Abstract: In recent years, the notion of a ‘Persianate cosmopolitan,’ characterized by the literate and literary use of Modern Persian, has gained traction in cultural histories of the early modern world. The notion was inspired, of course, by Sheldon […]
Persian Miniature Schools: Based on the Matenadaran illustrated Persian manuscripts Speaker Yvette Tajarian （Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts） Date and Time 19th February 2024（Mon）16:30～17:30 Venue Collaboration Room 3, Bldg. 18, the University of Tokyo, Komaba （3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ward, Tokyo） Application for participation Please be sure to apply for participation in advance from the […]
Lecture summary: We will invite Ms. Marianne Aringberg Laanatza, a researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden, to give a lecture titled “The Ibadi Berber Communities in the Maghreb: Challenges and Progress.” Speaker Marianne Aringberg Laanatza （Senior Lecturer and Researcher on Middle East and North Africa Associated to Lund, Stockholm and Uppsala University Executive advisor at […]
On Monday, October 9th, UTCMES Project Assistant Professor Fuga Kimura will give an explanation of the current state of pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in 2023, including an overview of the doctrine and the Saudi government’s pilgrimage policy, at the Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University（IAAMES). Date and time: October 9, […]
Historiographical research on hadith studies and hadith scholars: on the discrepancies between ‘local’ values and empirical research Abstract: This lecture examines the historical process of the formation and development of hadith scholarship and the use and penetration of hadith authority through socio-historical studies on the hadith scholars who called themselves ‘hadith scholars’ between the 10th […]
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a seminar with CCP Japan (Campaign for the children of Palestine). This seminar is free of charge and open to public participants. We sincerely look forward to your participation. Date and Time 3:00-5:00 PM, 8th July 2023 Speaker Kazuo Takahashi (The Open University […]
Erdoğan’s Seismic Adequacy and Mobilization Capacity: Analysis on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Türkiye We invite Dr. Yasushi HAZAMA (Senior Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO) for an overview of the presidential and parliamentary elections in this May, the current domestic political situation, and the outlook for foreign relations. Click here for details Speaker Yasushi HAZAMA（IDE-JETRO・Chief Researcher） Date […]
