2019 Public Seminar “History, Culture, and Society in the Arabian Peninsula” (3rd session) While the Gulf states are well known for their high percentage of foreign population, the ethnicity of Oman’s population is diverse, including “old immigrants” who came from Indo-Persia centuries ago and “new immigrants” who repatriated from East Africa after 1970. This seminar examines national integration in […]
2019 Public Seminar “History, Culture, and Society in the Arabian Peninsula” (2nd session) Historically, several small tribal political coalitions existed from Oman to the UAE, but in the process of modern state-building, each state was formed based on the identity of each tribe, which led to the drawing of intricate border lines with a succession of enclaves. However, politics […]
2019 Public Seminar “History, Culture, and Society in the Arabian Peninsula” (1st session) Saudi Arabia has seen a rush to build shopping malls since the 2000s. Malls have served not only for shopping, but also to open public spaces primarily for women. Changes are also taking place in the religious community, which had previously defined the code of conduct […]
Title: Christians in Aleppo (16th-19th Century): communities and Individuals Lecturer: Prof. Bernard Heyberger (Directeur d’études, EHESS/EPHE, France) Date Wednesday 25th April, 2018 Time 17:00-1830 Venue Collaboration Room 1, 4th Floor, Building no. 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Language English Others The lecture is free, open to public, has no need for registration. Download […]
On the Border of Chalcedon and non-Chalcedon: New Perspective on the History of Medieval Georgian Nobles Speakers: Aleksandre Boshishvili (Tbilisi State University) “On the Origin and the Activities of Meliks (Melikishvili Family)” Tamaz Goguladze (Georgian National Center of Manuscripts/ Ilia State University) “On the Political and Religious Activities of Baratashvili=Abashishvilis in 17-18th Centuries” Okropiri Jikuri […]
Speaker: Laila Makboul (Oslo University) “Syrian refugees and the initial procedures for family reunification in Norway” Friday, 15th March 2018 14:00-15:00 Collaboration Room no. 3 Building no. 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Download Resume PDF
Speaker: Laila Makboul (Oslo University) “Intellectual female preachers (al-dāʿiyāt al-muthaqqaft) in the Saudi public sphere” Friday, 16th March 2018 17:00-18:00 Collaboration Room no. 3 Building no. 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Download Resume PDF
Date and Time Monday, December 18, 2017 14:55-16:35 Venue Room 158, Bldg. 1, Komaba Campus Contact Centre for Middle East Studies (UTCMES), The University of Tokyo 03-5465-7724/info@utcmes.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
The Case of Female Genital Mutilation Speaker: Prof. Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf (Georgetown University in Qatar) “Gender Justice and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Female Genital Mutilation” Date Monday, 6th November 2017 14:55-16:40 Room no. 158 Building no. 1, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Language English Contact The University of Tokyo Centre […]
Speakers: Seiji Morimoto (the University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies) Hideaki Sugita (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo) Date Friday, 28th October 2017 13:30-15:30 Venue 2-16-42, Yasuhigashi, Aasaminami-ku, Hiroshima Language Japanese Contact The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies +81 3 5465 7724 The lectures will […]
