13 Feb 2023 / News

Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey

The staff of the Near and Middle Eastern Studies program would like to express their sincere condolences to the families who have lost their relatives in the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, and wish all the injured a speedy recovery. …

30 Jan 2023 / News, Research, People

Consolidator Grant for Dr. Falestin Naïli

Dr. Falestin Naïli, at the present Post-Doc member in the Eccellenza project team Ottoman Afterlife has been awarded by Swiss National Science Foundation a Consolidator Grant for the period 2024-8. Near & Middle Eastern Studies congratulate…

21 Jul 2022

Wladimir Putin blitzt in Teheran ab

Wladimir Putin war zu Besuch in Teheran. Wo er sich Solidarität und Unterstützung im Kampf gegen den Westen vorgestellt hat, bleibt gähnende Leere zurück. Und das mit gutem Grund.

22 Apr 2021

Opening hours of Maiengasse 51 from 26 April 2021

From next Monday, April 26, Maiengasse 51 will be open again for students. The building is open from 8h - 17h until further notice.

29 Mar 2021

SNSF-project by Sophie Moser

"Kerbela am Bosporus: Aushandlungsprozesse religiöser Identität in schiitischen Gemeinschaften in Istanbul"

01 Mar 2021 / News, Research, Organizational Unit, Campus

Maiengasse building remains closed until April 25, 2021 > Maiengasse Library offers PickUp-Service

The Seminar for Near and Middle Eastern Studies and the Maiengasse Library will remain closed until at least April 25, 2021. The library offers a pick-up service.

25 Jan 2021 / News, Organizational Unit, Campus, Info

The Seminar and the Maiengasse Library will be closed until 28 February 2021

The library offers a collection service.

21 Jan 2021 / News, Organizational Unit, Campus

Protection concept of the Department of Social Sciences

With the ordinance of the Federal Council of 13.01.2021, the measures of the University of Basel were also adjusted as of 18.01.2021