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Wednesday May 15th, 2019 / Last updated : Monday June 19th, 2023 SEMINARS

Tribal Society and Politics in Oman and the Northern Emirates of the UAE (June 5, 2019)

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 […]

Friday May 10th, 2019 / Last updated : Monday June 19th, 2023 SEMINARS

Malls, Mutawwa’a, State: Saudi Arabia and Consumerism (May 25. 2019)

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 […]

Tuesday November 13th, 2018 / Last updated : Saturday July 1st, 2023 EVENT

Lecture-Concert “Learning Arabic Melody in the Aleppo Tradition” (December 1, 2018)

Performed by Muhammad Khadry Dalal (oud) Abdu Hindi (singing) Salaf Bakr (lick [percussion]) Commentary by Risa Iino   We are pleased to announce the lecture concert by Muhammad Khadry Dalal, a leading oud player and master of traditional songs of Aleppo, Syria’s ancient capital. The concert will be performed by an ensemble of three members: […]

Wednesday April 11th, 2018 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 SEMINARS

Special Lecture on Christians in Aleppo (16th-19th Century)

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  […]

Monday March 12th, 2018 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 SEMINARS

International Seminar on the History of Georgia

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 […]

Monday March 12th, 2018 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 SEMINARS

Syrian refugees and the initial procedures for family reunification in Norway

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  

Monday March 12th, 2018 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 SEMINARS

Intellectual female preachers (al-dāʿiyāt al-muthaqqaft) in the Saudi public sphere

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  

Tuesday January 9th, 2018 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 EVENT

International Workshop: Perspectives and Practices of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Islam

14:00-14:05 Opening Remark 15:00 Dr. Soraya Tremayne Conceiving IVF in Iran 15:10-16:10 Dr. Mehmet Poroy Surrogacy under Turkish Law and the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights 16:15-16:55 Discussion 16:55-17:00 Closing Remark Date  21 January, 2018 2pm-5pm Venue  Collaboration Room 1, Building No. 18, Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo   The lectures […]

Thursday December 14th, 2017 / Last updated : Monday June 19th, 2023 SEMINARS

Lecture and Interactive Event by Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Khulayf, Saudi who is active in Japanese Media and Business

  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  

Wednesday October 18th, 2017 / Last updated : Tuesday January 25th, 2022 SEMINARS

Gender Justice and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa (November 6)

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 […]

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