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 […]

UTCMES Public Seminar

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 […]

The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) held the “Exhibition of the Sultanate of Oman: Dynamics of the Land of Oman” at Komaba Museum. As part of this fascinating exhibit, UTCMES will hold a gallery talk “ Horses in the Middle East through the lens: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey.” The lecture is […]

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  2:00-4:00 PM, 22nd April 2023 Speaker Kaoru Yamamoto (Keio University) Hiroyuki […]

DESK-UTCMES joint seminar

Research Seminar

UTCMES Museum Gallery Talk Series (3)

The Japan-Sweden Society-UTCMES joint event