50th Anniversary Symposium of the Association of Young Scholars for Islamic Area Studies Overview The Association of Young Scholars for Islamic Area Studies marks its 50th anniversary this year, counting from its predecessor, the Research Group on the Islamic State. For half a century, it has continued to provide a place for academic inquiry and […]
International Workshop “The Making of the Transnational Complex: European History and Palestine in the 1920s” 概要 We will hold an international workshop focusing on the 1920s, when armed conflict first emerged in Palestine, and what historical aspects were coming together in Palestine at that time. The main axis of the workshop will be the connection […]
Yemen Special Assembly 2: “Bystanders in the Yemeni Civil War? : Historical Today’s Dynamics in Hadramout and Other Eastern Regions” Overview Located in the southern Arabian Peninsula, adjacent to Saudi Arabia and Oman The Hadramout region is not only located in Yemen, which is currently in the midst of a civil war, but at one […]
Kazuo Takahashi Lecture “Iran, America, and Israel/Middle East after Gaza” Date: June 22 (Sun.) 15:30-17:00 (doors open 15:00) Venue: 21KOMCEE WEST B1F, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo Lecture Hall (3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) Access to the venue: Get off at Komaba-todaimae Station, Todai-guchi Exit on the Keio Inokashira Line and walk about 5 minutes […]
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) is pleased to present a lecture by Omani novelist Zahran al-Qasmi, author of “Leaving the ‘Big Issues’ Behind and Creating Literature from the Vocabulary of the Margins”. Everyone is welcome to attend this event free of charge. Everyone is welcome to attend. Date and Time […]
The Middle East and the Periphery of the Islamic World: People from Remote and Central Places 概要 The Centre for Middle Eastern Area Studies of the University of Tokyo is planning a public lecture at the Toyama International Conference Center under the title of “The Middle East and the Peripery of the Islamic World: People […]
Special Meeting “Yemen: What has 10 years of turmoil produced?” Abstract In 2011, the long-term government of Saleh was peacefully deposed amid the swell of the “Arab Spring”. The process of Yemen’s transition to national renewal, supported by neighboring countries and the United Nations, was then derailed by clashes between domestic forces and intervention by […]
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a public lecture with JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24K03160 (A Study of the Challenges and Solutions for Muslim Communities in the Context of Contemporary Pluralism and Diversity). This lecture is free of charge and open to public participants. We sincerely look forward to […]
The University of Tokyo Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (UTCMES) will co-host a public lecture with JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24K15912 (Research in the history of ideas on the discourse of women by Shiite religious intellectuals), and Hakubi Project “Systematic study of literature by the Iranian diaspora.” This lecture is free of charge and open […]
Symposium Commemorating the Publication of “Introduction to the Study of Islamic Law”” Date, Time and Program 17:00-18:30, 11th April 2025 Opening Remarks: Tatsuya Kikuchi (Department of Islamic Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo) Hidemi Takahashi (Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Tokyo) Introduction of this book: […]
