In Indonesia registration of Muslim marriages has been a controversial issue since the colonial era. Many Muslims consider state interference in marriage practices as an inadmissible intrusion upon religious life and
Professor Anand Yang's visit as a 2017 GLASS scholar will begin with the interfaculty roundtable called 'Transregional Asia: Methods and Challenges'. During this session, scholars with varied regional and disciplinary interests will reflect, critique and make sense of the challenges involved in doing transregional research on Asia.
The photography scene in Southeast Asia has developed regionally since the early days of the camera. The flourishing commercial photographic studios in the region (thanks to the success of colonial enterprises)
Op donderdag 7 december, de Internationale dag van de Mensenrechten, geeft Henk Schulte Nordholt een lezing in de Bibliotheek Deventer: 'Indonesië: Ontwikkelingen in de schaduw van een autoritair verleden'. Toegang: € 5,- voor leden van de bibliotheek, € 7,50 voor niet-leden. Kaartverkoop via de website: https://www.obdeventer.nl/...
Among all prominent Indian merchant communities, the Parsis (Zoroastrians) have played a momentous role in the growth of commerce and industry in India from the 18th century to the present. They were
Hierbij nodigt het Bestuur van de Vereniging KITLV u uit voor een ledenmiddag bestaande uit een tutorial, ledenvergadering en het debat ‘Betekenis, herkomst en toekomst KITLV-collecties’ op 12 december a.s.
From Wednesday 13 until Friday 15 December 2017, the 8th annual conference of LUCIS will take place in Leiden. This year's theme is ‘Islamic Visualities and In/Visibilities: Reimagining Public Citizenship?’
Since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office last June 2016, thousands of Filipinos have been killed extrajudicially. In trying to stop the killings, the dynamics of critical engagement must change. In his lecture, Professor Albert Alejo S.J., will examine the challenge now facing the opposition, including the Church.
The 16th ‘Islands of the World’ conference of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA,) The changing future of islands will take place from 10 to 14 June 2018, in Leeuwarden and on the island of Terschelling
Het Silvia de Groot fonds is bedoeld om jonge Caraïbische onderzoekers, bij voorkeur van Marron-afkomst, financieel te ondersteunen bij de voorbereiding van een wetenschappelijke publicatie over de
