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Stadtansichten Kairo, Fotobestand der Universitätsbibliothek Basel, Sammlung Sarasin-His, Signatur: UBH NL 232: U:9:3 Brunnen.

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M. Reinkowski im Gespräch
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Wie der Nahostkonflikt die Wissenschaft verändert

Nach fast einem Jahr Krieg im Nahen Osten stellt sich die Frage, welche Rolle die Wissenschaft einnehmen soll: kommentieren, beobachten, ausklammern? Alfred Bodenheimer und Maurus Reinkowski im Gespräch über unterschiedliche Meinungen,…

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Porträt im Tages-Anzeiger zur Feldforschung von Moritz Haegi im Westjordanland

Der Tages-Anzeiger hat ein Porträt der Feldforschung im Westjordanland veröffentlicht, die Moritz Haegi im Rahmen seines Doktorats am Seminar für Nahoststudien durchführt.

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Two film series and panel discussion: Together for humanity

Together against anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim racism

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SRF - Club - Libanon - ein weiterer Krieg in Nahost?

SRF - Club - Libanon - ein weiterer Krieg in Nahost?

Aline Schläpfer
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Interview with Prof. Dr. Aline Schläpfer

Since 1 August 2024, our SNSF-Eccellenza Professor Aline Schlaepfer has been appointed as Associate Professor at the Unité d'Arabe of the University of Geneva. In this interview, she gives an insight into her upcoming work and looks back on…

Book cover in arabic
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New publication Aline Schläpfer: Iraqi History in Trouble. Talib al-Naqib and ‘Abd al-Mushin al-Sa‘dun

With whom does history feel empathy? The philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote that “the answer is inevitable: with the victor. All leaders are the heirs of those who conquered before them.

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Futures Interrupted: social pluralism and political projects beyond coloniality and the nation-state

The Near- and Middle Eastern Studies are glad to present you the new research project “Futures Interrupted: social pluralism and political projects beyond coloniality and the nation-state” by SNSF Consolidator grantee Prof. Dr. Falestin…

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06 May 2026 - 07 May 2026
Time: 08:00  - 18:00

Research in and on War: Methodological and Ethical Considerations

International Workshop Organized by Chiara Calabrese, Atwa Jaber, and Falestin Naïli as part of the SNSF Consolidator project Futures Interrupted: social pluralism and political projects beyond coloniality and the nation-state
18 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2026
Time: 13:30  - 14:30

Location: Maiengasse 51, Room 105

Workshop

Doctoral Workshop A Global History of Palestine

14th Annual SWANA Doctoral Workshop in Late and Post-Ottoman Studies in Basel 18 - 19 September 2026 with Prof. Dr. Sherene Seikaly

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