https://www.uu.nl/en en Sun, 05 May 2024 05:56:53 +0200 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:00 +0100 https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/will-hamas-meet-israel-deadline-over-release-of-hostages Hamas was given a deadline by Israel: all hostages must be released before Ramadan. Islamologist Joas Wagemakers explains the dilemma in which Hamas (and Israel) finds itself. 137926 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:56:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/the-edinburgh-companion-to-the-new-european-humanities Edited by Rosi Braidotti and Daan Oostveen, among others, this volume examines the rise of the ‘New’ Humanities. 136416 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:15:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/the-routledge-handbook-of-material-religion This handbook, edited by, among others, Pooyan Tamimi Arab, places objects and bodies at the centre of scholarly studies of religious life and practice. 133956 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:18:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/the-muslim-brotherhood-is-down-but-not-out Associate Professor Joas Wagemakers spoke with Al Jazeera about the Islamic movement and its future. 133334 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/micah-a-new-translation-with-introduction-and-commentary Emeritus Professor Bob Becking recently published this new examination of the 33rd book of the Hebrew Bible, which offers a new theory of its composition history. 133192 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:14:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/erik-meinema-wins-gerardus-van-der-leeuw-dissertatieprijs Erik Meinema has received the dissertation award of the Dutch Association for the Study of Religion (NGG) for his dissertation Regulating Religious Coexistence. 130474 Wed, 10 May 2023 08:44:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/birgit-meyer-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-universitat-zurich The Faculty of Theology honours Birgit Meyer for her studies on African Pentecostalism and her numerous impulses for research on religion. 130252 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:41:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/i-want-to-bring-philosophical-reflection-into-policy-choices-and-social-debates Marcel Verweij has been appointed professor of Philosophical Ethics. He investigates what philosophical issues of today can mean for ethical theory and vice versa. 130007 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:46:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/veerle-dijkstra-wins-khwb-jan-brouwer-thesis-prize After receiving the faculty prize for best research master’s thesis last year, Veerle Dijkstra now also wins the KHWB Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize. 127846 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:49:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/seven-nwo-open-competition-grants-for-uu-humanities-scholars Seven Utrecht humanities scholars have been awarded research grants for their research projects in NWO’s Open Competition. 127430 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:10:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-protests-in-iran-on-the-demonstrations-that-grew-into-a-national-revolt Following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, thousands of Iranians are taking to the streets every day. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. 124564 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/support-for-protests-in-iran-significant-81-per-cent-of-iranians-do-not-want-an-islamic-republic Pooyan Tamimi Arab’s research foundation GAMAAN shows that more than 80 per cent of Iranians do not want an Islamic republic and support protests in the country. 127406 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:12:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/educational-project-terinfo-wins-prestigious-brouwer-vertrouwensprijs Onderwijsproject TerInfo heeft de Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs gewonnen van de Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW). 126985 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/gamaan-research-group-wins-prestigious-mrs-presidents-medal Among others, assistant professor of Religious Studies Pooyan Tamimi Arab received the award for GAMAAN’s work on public research in Iran. 125915 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/wealth-and-power-philosophical-perspectives The new book Wealth & Power by Professor of Political Philosophy and Economic Ethics Rutger Claassen, among others, explores the link between wealth and politics. 125174 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:34:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/poetry-as-protest-iranian-poet-spoke-out-for-womens-self-determination-100-years-ago The socially critical poetry of Parvīn Iᶜtiṣāmī (1907-1941) is more relevant than ever. Postdoc researcher Zhinia Noorian explains why (video). 125011 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:00 +0100 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/majority-of-iranian-population-opposes-compulsory-hijab-the-protests-are-reflective-of-the-social Assistant professor Religious Studies Pooyan Tamimi Arab, together with Ammar Maleki (Tilburg University), researched support for the protests in Iran. 124160 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:27:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/veerle-dijkstra-wins-humanities-prize-for-best-research-masters-thesis Veerle Dijkstra (RMA Religious Studies) was awarded the prize for her thesis on how churches used digital media during the COVID-19 pandemic. 123052 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/protestantism-as-a-worldwide-renewal-movement-from-1945-until-today-panoramic-survey In his book, Emeritus Professor of Missiology Jan Jongeneel discusses Protestantism in 199 countries around the world. 122608 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:39:00 +0200 Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en/news/prof-alec-ryrie-to-be-visiting-professor-at-the-department-of-history-and-art-history From 27 June to 2 July, Ryrie will be working in Utrecht on his project Constructing Conversion, which aims to reconceive the history of the Protestant mission. 120110 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:24:00 +0200 Nieuws