Middle Eastern Library Leiden
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Knowledge institute under construction next to the Leiden University Library @ubleiden Instagram: https://t.co/x8DjKnTMp8…
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Joined June 2022
Vanaf 1 februari 2025 staat dit account van de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden op inactief, de reden hiervoor staat op onze website: https://t.co/C1or0Kr9VK We zijn als bibliotheek nog altijd actief op Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook en LinkedIn.
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What did contacts between Europe and the Middle East look like in the 16th and 17th centuries? @AbdelkaBenali & Maurits van den Boogert explain using authentic sources @MELibraryNL #SpecialCollections. Watch the episode now: ➡️ https://t.co/JhU3ruzrDk (English & Arabic subtitles)
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It is a common #stereotype that Sunnis and Shiis are always at odds with each other. But in fact, the #history of Sunni-Shii relations is a lot more complicated than that. #Yemen expert Kate Pukhovaia explains using this #manuscript from our @MELibraryNL #SpecialCollections. 👇
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When you think about the "Middle East", you may immediately think "Islam", but in fact, the Middle East is a very religiously diverse place! Check out our newest episode of "Keys to the Middle East": ➡️ https://t.co/3A1wpT7rCf (English & Arabic subtitles available)
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Het Midden-Oosten is zoveel meer dan alleen Islam. In aflevering 4 van onze serie 'Sleutel tot het Midden-Oosten' gaat @lailazwaini in Leiden op zoek naar sporen van de vele religies die het Midden-Oosten rijk is. Bekijk de aflevering nu: ➡️ https://t.co/3A1wpT7rCf
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In het vierde deel vd @ubleiden-serie 'De Oosterse collectie in #Leiden' komen de Heilige Schriften van verschillende religies i/h M-Oosten en N-Afrika aan bod. Met o.a. een Palestijnse Talmud, een Bijbel in Marokkaans-Arabisch en 'Korans-to-go'! Vandaag om 17 uur bij @omroepwest
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This exquisitely designed manuscript from Yemen is one of the first of its kind to reach Europe. It's a great example of cultural exchange in Yemen under Ottoman rule. Learn more about the history of this manuscript via: ➡️ https://t.co/5pEsLGjEJ9 Follow us for more!
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Last week was the kick-off of the video series by @ubleiden on tv @omroepwest In it, I discover deep connections between #Leiden & the #MiddleEast! Every Tuesday it goes online on YouTube, with English and Arabic subtitles: https://t.co/vs5BxFUnZW
@MELibraryNL #SpecialCollections
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Bekijk nu de eerste aflevering van onze serie: De Oosterse Collecties in Leiden - Sleutel tot het Midden-Oosten! ➡️ https://t.co/HyOllWtzZs Laila al-Zwaini gaat in #Leiden op zoek naar de diepe band van de stad met het Midden-Oosten. Iedere maandag ook op @OmroepWest.
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We had a wonderful Evening of the Middle-Eastern Collections & #MiddleEasternLibrary yesterday! 🤩 More than 250 people viewed the @MELibraryNL for the first time, enjoyed our exhibitions and listened to lectures by our experts. Truly an evening to remember. 👇
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Het is feest @ubleiden met de Avond van de Midden-Oosten collecties en Middle Eastern Library! Speedlezingen van experts, een enorme pop-up tentoonstelling met topstukken uit de @MELibraryNL #BijzondereCollecties en nog veel meer. Meer weten? ➡️ https://t.co/VajaY8wUJb
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Start of ‘Evening of the Middle Eastern Collections & Middle Eastern Library’ at @ubleiden by @KurtDeBelder - looking forward to an exciting afternoon
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We just presented this beautiful book to Annetje Ottow @unileiden. 'Prophets, Poets and Scholars' celebrates Leiden University's Middle Eastern Collections on the occasion of the opening of the new @ubleiden @MELibraryNL. Learn more via: ➡️ https://t.co/Brv0cwqMl3
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NEW | The rich literary tradition of the Middle East is, steadily gaining a foothold in the West. With diverse topics from the place of women in society to the war in Israel/Palestine. Check out our #ReadingList with titles from our new @MELibraryNL: ➡️ https://t.co/8yIwloIUjG
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Kom naar de Avond van de Midden Oosten collecties & Middle Eastern Library! 🕢25 sept. 19.30 uur 📍@ubleiden Rondleidingen in de nieuwe @MELibraryNL, speedlezingen en een tentoonstelling van bijzondere boeken en foto's uit het Midden-Oosten. Aanmelden: ➡️ https://t.co/xflwnaOnnY
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Proud to be launching our latest book Prophets, Poets and Scholars. Read more and order a copy https://t.co/hTA7XjYHJR
#launch #history #leiden
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Finally, after months of hard work, the #conservation of the 11th-century @unileiden 'Dioscurides' Materia Medica was finished. This is what it looked like after it was resown in its binding. Read more about the final stages of the project @MELibraryNL: ➡️ https://t.co/j8eGV8FiOm
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The 11th-century Leiden Dioscurides, a Materia Medica and one of our most treasured Arabic manuscripts @MElibraryNL underwent large-scale conservation by our team of conservators @unileiden. Godelieva told us about how they went about the project: ➡️ https://t.co/jEjuC1rAWa
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With the opening of our new Middle Eastern Library, we're organising activities at home and abroad. Like the #Workshop "Arabic manuscripts and how to read them" at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in #Cairo on 6-7 November. Register before 5 August! ➡️ https://t.co/eFKfDxSPVz
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She was born in Vienna, fled the Nazis to Leiden, studied Egyptology @unileiden, and was killed for who she was in Bergen-Belsen. Now, the @MELibraryNL building bears her name: Herta Mohr. Learn about #HertaMohr in the #UBLpodcast with Nicky van de Beek: ➡️ https://t.co/hNvZShduo5
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