News and upcoming events (2024)17 December 2024|LectureLecture by Aleksandr Naymark on archery and kingship in pre-islamic Soghd and in early islamic MawarannahrPhoto: © SinaniWe are delighted to announce the second lecture in the winter term series on the history and culture of the Zerafshan Valley. The series is jointly...26 November 2024|LectureReflections on the Bukhara Education System in the Middle AgesPhoto: IBIRCOnline lecture series jointly organized by the Imam Bukhari International scientific Research Center (Uzbekistan) and the Asien-Afrika-Institut of the...25 November 2024|LectureLecture Series on the History and Culture of Central AsiaPhoto: Webinar Intitatiave in Islamic Material CultureSince the winter semester of 2020/2021, the İmam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center, operating under the auspices of the Cabinet of...21 October 2024|WebinarThe 23rd Arabic Papyrology WebclassPhoto: Khaled YounesGeneral Description Not infrequently, the life cycle of pre-modern documents did not end with their primary use. Quite on the contrary, old and...17 October 2024|WebinarWebinar on Islamic Numismatics with Stefan HeidemannPhoto: RomanIslam CenterThis webinar is part of the "Webinar Initiative in Islamic Material Culture" jointly organized by the Universität Bonn (Bethany Walker), the...7 September 2024|LectureWeekly "Majlis - Get Together" of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgPhoto: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgDear Friends, From now on, “Majlis – Get Together” will take place every first Saturday of the month at the MK&G. We would like to invite you to the...2 July 2024|LectureLecture by Kurt Franz on Mā warāʾ al-Nahr according to Yāqūt’s Muʿjam al-buldānPhoto: © E.SinaniWe are pleased to invite you to this term's third lecture of the series on the history and culture of the Zerafshan valley, jointly organized by...4 June 2024|InternationalesRediscovering the Chronicle of John of NikiuPhoto: British LibraryFirst published in 1883, the Chronicle of the Severan-miaphysite bishop John of Nikiu (fl. 690s) is the sole universal history to have survived from...28 May 2024|InternationalesMusical Heritage Across Borders: Materiality as an Indication of Distribution ChannelsPhoto: UHH/WeyerHave a look at the call for papers for the conference organized by one of our colleagues Yasemin Gokpinar (Acting Professor at Abteilung für...14 May 2024|LectureLecture by Alexandre Papas on The Dala’il al-Khayrat and its Central Asian ManuscriptsPhoto: © SinaniWe are pleased to invite you to this terms second lecture of the series on the history and culture of the Zerafshan valley, jointly organized by...10 May 2024|LectureThe 'Pure Faith' and SalomonPhoto: © HeidemannWe are glad to announce that Professor Stefan Heidemann (Asien-Afrika Institut, Universität Hamburg) will give this year's annual numismatic lecture...16 April 2024|LectureLecture by Mekhrojiddin Amonov on History of Sufism in the Zerafshan ValleyPhoto: © IBISRCWe are pleased to announce that the 7th lecture series on the history and culture of Central Asia will take place online via Zoom during the summer...5 April 2024|InternationalesThe Introduction of Islamic Coinage in 697-98: The before and afterPhoto: Circle for Late Antique and Medieval StudiesThe Circle for Late Antique and Medieval Studies is pleased to present the panel discussion: "The Introduction of Islamic Coinage in 697-98: The...26 March 2024|InternationalesSOURCES OF ISLAMIC CULTURE IN CENTRAL ASIAPhoto: Imam Bukhari InstituteProf. Dr. Stefan Heidemann, professor of Islamic Studies at the Asia-Africa Institute, Univerität Hamburg coorganises the online roundtable discussion...9 March 2024|InternationalesNumismatic Conference at Hofstra University, NYPhoto: © HeidemannCall for Papers:On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the XIVth Seminar in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics in Memoriam Boris Kochnev (1940-2002)...31 January 2024|Studium und LehreCall for a professorship in Islamic Art/Architecture (all ranks) at the American University of CairoPhoto: AUCJob Description:The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on...16 January 2024|LectureLecture by Elyor Karimov on the Kubraviyya Sufi tariqa of Central AsiaPhoto: © Karimov & SinaniWe are pleased to kindly invite you to the last lecture of this term's lecture series on the history and culture of Central Asia, which is jointly...
