News and upcoming events (2021)14 December 2021|Islamic Material CultureLecture by Anvar Atakhodjaev on the political history of TransoxianaPhoto: IBISRCDue to illness, the lecture by Dr Anvar Atakhodjaev had to be rescheduled. His lecture on the "Political History of Maverannahr/ Transoxiana in the...2 November 2021|Islamic Material CultureLecture by Devin DeWeese on Najm al-Dīn al-KubrāPhoto: IBISRCOn Tuesday, Nov. 02, 2021, the Third Lecture Series on the History and Culture of Central Asia will start with a lecture by Prof Devin DeWeese. His...15 July 2021|Islamic Material CultureConference Program: "Ancient and Rare Manuscripts of the 'Sahih al-Bukhari' in World Libraries"Photo: IBISRCOn Jul. 15, 2021, the IBISRC organises an international conference on the "Ancient and Rare Manuscripts of the 'Sahih al-Bukhari' in World Libraries"...6 July 2021|ForschungJob Vacancy: Post-Doc for Arabic Written ArtefactsPhoto: UHH/F. von WiedingThe Center for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at the Universität Hamburg invites applications for a research associate (post-doc) with a...6 July 2021|LectureOnline Lecture: "Bukhārā between Antiquity and the Middle Ages: New Archaeological Research in the shahristān of Bukhara"Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannThe final lecture of this semester's Lecture Series on the History and Culture of Central Asia will be held by Prof Stark (NYU). He will focus on...15 June 2021|InternationalesOnline Conference: "Preservation of the Oldest and Rarest Manuscripts of 'Sahih al-Bukhari' in World Libraries"Photo: IBISRCOn Jul. 15, 2021, on the occasion of the al-Bukhārī's birthday, the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center (IBISRC) of Uzbekistan will...8 June 2021|LectureOnline Lecture: "Issues of Verification of Scientific Texts in the Works of Islamic Theologians and Philosophers from Bukhara in VIII-XII Centuries"Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannOn Jun. 08, 2021, the lecture of Dr Tulemetova will deal with "Issues of Verification of Scientific Texts in the Works of Islamic Theologians and...4 May 2021|LectureOnline Lecture: "Conversion to Islam in Bukhara: Princes, Nobles, Merchants, Urban Poor, and Peasants"Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannThe second lecture of this semester's Lecture Series on the History and Culture will take place on May 04, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. CEST / 4-6 p.m. Tashkent...13 April 2021|Islamic Material CultureProgram of the Boris Kochnev Memorial Seminar 2021Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannThe program for the 13th meeting of the Boris Kochnev Memorial Seminar in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics at Hofstra University has been...6 April 2021|LectureOnline Lecture: "Three Versions of Ṣiddīqī Family Legitimation in Mawaraunnahr and Beyond"Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannOn Apr. 06, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. CEST, the first lecture of the Second Lecture Series on the History and Culture will take place. In this lecture, Dr...1 April 2021|Islamic Material CultureSecond Lecture Series on the History and Culture of Central AsiaPhoto: UHH/S. HeidemannThe İmam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Department of Islamic...5 March 2021|Islamic Material CultureThe Story of the 'Hamburg marble'Photo: MKG/J. HiltmannIn the upcoming issue of the New York Time's Sunday magazine, the award-winning journalist Matthieu Aikins tells the story of the so-called 'Hamburg...25 February 2021|LectureCfP - Boris Kochnev Memorial Seminar 2021Photo: UHH/S. HeidemannOn Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18, 2021, from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm New York time, Hofstra University will hold the Thirteenth Seminar on Middle...24 February 2021|PublikationThe Oxford Handbook of Islamic ArchaeologyPhoto: Oxford University PressThe Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology is now out. This important work of reference has been edited by leading scholars of the field - Bethany...18 February 2021|VeranstaltungISAP Online Conference 2021Photo: LMU/A. KaplonyScholars working in pre-modern Arabic and Islamic studies are keenly aware of the importance of original documents. Yet, relevant documents have...